Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Republican uncovered secret FBI debate over Trump motivation for Comey firing
Fox News ^

Posted on 01/13/2019 1:42:49 PM PST by springwater13

A House Republican's line of questioning uncovered revelations that in May 2017 senior FBI leadership debated whether President Trump was directed by the Russian government to fire FBI Director James Comey, Fox News has learned.

Contacted by Fox, U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, confirmed his questions to former FBI General Counsel James A. Baker uncovered the claims, some of which were first reported Friday by the New York Times.

Ratcliffe called the Baker transcript leak "selective," adding that the full transcript of the Oct. 18 interview, which is undergoing a classification review by the FBI and the Justice Department, reveals "that in May 2017, political bias infected senior FBI leadership, and emotion -- not evidence -- drove their decision making."

A separate source said Baker told investigators the internal FBI debate over the president's decision to fire Comey on May 9, 2017, included personnel who have since left the bureau for cause, retired, or have been demoted.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 201705; 20170509; 20170519; 20181018; braking; coup; deepstate; doj; fbi; jamesabaker; jamescomey; johnratcliffe; lisapage; newyork; oldnews; peterstrzok; robertmueller; texas
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-59 last
To: springwater13

“whether President Trump was directed by the Russian government to fire FBI Director James Comey”

The Russians did this. The Russians did that. They’re behind the Walkaway movement. They directed Trump to fire James Commy. They made Trump win. They made Hillary fall down at Ground Zero. What will they do next? Check under your beds.

These are FBI agents? Trained, world-class detectives? Dan Blather is the very soul of objectivity and cool-headed analysis by comparison.


41 posted on 01/13/2019 4:39:00 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: springwater13

“What is scum?”, Billy the Kid is asked as the gang rides into White Oaks, where a sign declares: “We Will Not Tolerate Scum”.
Billy replies, “Well, Tom, that’s bad types: politicians, bankers, cattle kings...scum.”


42 posted on 01/13/2019 4:41:33 PM PST by Thar U. Havit
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer

I suspect you will be concluding: Banana Republic.


43 posted on 01/13/2019 4:55:09 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: an amused spectator
That’s right. Don’t forget it’s the Democrat media.
44 posted on 01/13/2019 5:01:14 PM PST by Crucial
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: springwater13

I may be way off base here but wasn’t the uproar concerning the the Patriot Act, it could be used to spy on Americans????

Been listening to Bongino’s podcast. This is a very disgusting creepy web.

And I thought Mexico had a corrupt government.


45 posted on 01/13/2019 5:15:09 PM PST by lizma2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SaveFerris

It went on steroids during Obama but it started wayyyy before. LBJ, FDR???


46 posted on 01/13/2019 5:25:49 PM PST by lizma2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: springwater13
... in May 2017 senior FBI leadership debated whether President Trump was directed by the Russian government to fire FBI Director James Comey, ...

Why would the Russian government give a fat rat's ass about Jimmy the Weasel being FBI director? Obviously they wouldn't which in turn makes it equally obvious how malevolent and corrupt "senior FBI leadership" is.

Off with their heads! If the law won't do it then the people should.

47 posted on 01/13/2019 6:28:58 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SanchoP
The DOJ should be sentenced to decimation for atrocious performance.

To be carried out in classic Roman fashion.

48 posted on 01/13/2019 6:34:34 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: KavMan

“New AG needs to appoint a Special Counsel!!!!!!!!!!”

Too bad Trump nominated Muller’s best buddy for AG.


49 posted on 01/13/2019 8:43:21 PM PST by heights
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: springwater13
Uh, yeah and some Kung Pao Chicken.

Hey Barrack, you want anything?


50 posted on 01/13/2019 9:10:50 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Freee-dame; springwater13; caww; All

Are you aware that states are now issuing drivers licenses with a bar code for complete medical records, and an iris scan? When did we vote for that? A friend of mine discovered that when she had a bicycle accident and the ambulance folk scanned her medical records. She has some Libertarian friends who are quite upset about that.


51 posted on 01/13/2019 10:24:38 PM PST by gleeaikin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: gleeaikin

Interesting..how about an article on this?


52 posted on 01/13/2019 10:27:25 PM PST by caww
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 51 | View Replies]

To: caww; springwater13; SunkenCiv; All

To find an article I entered “When did states start putting medical records and iris scans on drivers licenses?” A number of articles came up, some merely informative and some expressing concern/alarm. I just decided to give you the URL for the entire list:

https://www.google.com/search?num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&ei=kTc8XJfROsG2sAXI8beoAg&q=when+did+states+start+putting+medical+records+and+iris+scans+on+drivers+licenses&oq=when+did+states+start+putting+medical+records+and+iris+scans+on+drivers+licenses&gs_l=psy-ab.12...7072.7072..12764...0.0..0.91.91.1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.GRanUdY6JvQ


53 posted on 01/13/2019 11:23:02 PM PST by gleeaikin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: springwater13
here look over here... some guy trump knew was in the same room with Putin one day

no dont look over there at Hillary and Obama using campaign funds to get a FISA warrant illegally under false pretenses

Look over here ! ...the Meuller dog and pony show is closing in on Trump

the hand is faster than the eye

look over here

54 posted on 01/14/2019 12:29:57 AM PST by KTM rider ( .......than to post a. Syria d remove all doubt)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: springwater13

The rotten Deep State “onion” is beginning to peel back its seditious layers and reveal the truth about the corrupt FBI/DOJ leaders who should be charged with treason and sedition, election tampering, and criminal negligence/dereliction of duty re not totally vetting Steele’s “Russian sources - probably Russian SFB/old KGB type operatives, “perjury trap” operations against Papadopoulous, Page, etc.

There is a great need for former FBI/DOJ/CIA/State/NSA officials to testify as to the operations the Deep State illegally ran, the depth and scope of them, who ordered them to begin, and who participated in them.

This is the only way to get a “Rogues List” of traitors and their stooges to be used for some serious prosecutions.

The FBI “grapevine” will suddenly blossom with information like a flower garden after a good fertilizing. There are some good people in the old FBI/CIA contingent and retirees (AFIO - I knew its first real leader, David Atlee Phillips - author of “Secret Wars Diary”, 1989. Used to have lunch with him and the late Assistant Director of FBI Foreign Counter-Intelligence Operations, the great Ray Wannell - A ssoc. of Former FBI Agents).

I know that there are at least 5-7 or more former intel officers and agents who have publicly asked to testify before Congress (and the stupid Republicans haven’t asked most of them, if not all of them, to appear). This cowardice has got to stop and some Republican leader in Congress with at least one ball has got to get this investigation up and running NOW.


55 posted on 01/14/2019 2:03:57 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: springwater13

So. The corrupt leader of a highly partisan FBI gets fired justifiably and his fellow partisans suddenly fear their crooked operation will become exposed.

Trump is just waiting till Mueller and the Democrats take their shot. He should then declassify everything, unredacted, related to the bogus scheme to ruin him. The platform to clean out Washington DC will again be the powerful theme of his 2020 campaign.


56 posted on 01/14/2019 5:38:02 AM PST by LeonardFMason
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: springwater13

These Double Super Secret Courts, run by liberals, used to go after veterans, conservatives, Christians, active military, good Republicans (I know, I know, they are FEW and VERY FAR in-between!). Our RIGHT to privacy IS GONE! Our RIGHT to free speech is GONE! These and many more are targets of the Dimocratic Communist People’s Socialist Homosexual Lovers Party, run by the fools using the minority, with the remainder of STUPID America having their stupid heads up their @$$e$, watching football, basketball, reality programs, playing video games, yada, yada, have lost sight of all these freedoms and given them away to the enemy of communism. Americans are going to awake one morning soon and find out they now live in a dominated police state, governed by the EXTREME FAR, FAR, LEFT and wondering when the country went!!?? Yup. This world is being set up for the Extreme Left’s takeover of the nation and world under a UN led One World Government, led by one that is called in the Holy Scriptures as the Antichrist. It is all coming together. The Bible has laid it all out verse by verse and it is coming true. The LORD put it out for all to see and read, yet 99% of human kind ignore it. Do so at your own peril. This 50-75 years you have on this earth is not all of it. There is Eternity. Eternity in Heaven with the LORD. OR, Eternity in the Lake of Fire. If you don’t believe that, then do so at your own peril. However, are you sure YOU know? Do YOU have the right answers? Do you KNOW that YOU have it correct? Remember, you are doing so at your own risk, at your own peril. If YOU are SURE, You’d better be CORRECT!! Being wrong will, well in human jargon, be a bummer!! Make sure you understand the consequences of being WRONG!!


57 posted on 01/14/2019 5:55:42 AM PST by RetiredArmy (We are in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! Do U know Him?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: springwater13
"political bias infected senior FBI leadership, and emotion -- not evidence -- drove their decision making."

Duh... They are Democrats

58 posted on 01/14/2019 7:09:27 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: springwater13
Apparently, it’s OK for FBI Leadership to get “emotional” and “angry” that Trump fired their Dear Corrupt Leader and retaliation in the form of a Deep State Coup to paralyze his administration is just fine and dandy.

The FBI/Intel Community/DOJ are guilty of TREASON

59 posted on 01/14/2019 7:36:14 AM PST by kabar
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-59 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson