Posted on 08/28/2019 9:05:14 PM PDT by bitt
By the time Trump nominated Wray, he should have known better. Within hours of his nomination Wray was pegged as the DS stooge he has turned out to be here on FR. The president should look for hiring advice here rather than in DC.
Hiring lawyers to make sure the DOJ obeys the law.
Color this with the rainbow flag of the state of irony. /sarc
Trump plugged Executive Service NPC Wray into the prominent bureaucratic socket from which drama queen Comey was unceremoniously yanked because he was temporarily beset by an unprecedented storm of deep state perfidy. To mount the kind of offensive campaign that would have been necessary to push an actual sentient being through the senate confirmation process and install same as a potentially worthwhile FBI director could have cost Trump close to his last ounce of political capital. But the Mueller investigation was then (unjustly) dangling over his political neck like the proverbial sword of Damocles. In order to survive in the way he wanted to survive, Trump needed to display long-term strength and bravado.
So, he punted on the FBI director post.
It was probaby the right decision at the time, even though it’s causing certain problems for him now.
So many traitors and seditionists . ..so little time .
Can the “Office of Transparency” fire people if they don’t turn over documents?
Disappointing - this is a typical politician’s move. Trump should not delegate his authority to expose documents.
I don’t believe he wants to expend the political capital to release the docs.
Why doesn’t President Trump invite FBI Director Chris Wray to the Oval Office for an attitude adjustment session. The session should go like this. Chris, if you like your job, then henceforth and for evermore you will seek to maximize every opportunity to provide the information sought from the FBI, and minimize any reason to conceal the info. The info belongs to the people except in cases that would involve national security. Efforts to prohibit me from being elected president and efforts to prevent me from remaining president have nothing to do with national security. You got it? Good. I hope that you want to serve your entire tenure as director. The ball is now in your court. You are in the game and I am the coach.
Where are all the documents that were already promised to be released? Who is dragging their feet and why?
It might take someone with power of the Vice-God. Maybe just send in Seal Team six...
Where is the “Bagpiper’?
Isn't it a crime to withhold them? Can't they be prosecuted?
Yeah, this gets all of the fanfare while the department of redundancy department was virtually ignored
I was thinking along the lines of
The president can give the FBI director a direct order to immediately turn over any documents the president wishes.
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Sorry, there is no evidence the GOP Senate would confirm a replacement any better than Wray.
ROTFLMFAO!!!
This is a dig on Obama claiming he would have “the most transparent administration in history.”
Then put in Whitaker as temporary replacement
Excellent points.
And Trump is heading off at the pass. He usually does.
bump
HUGH!
The President is pretty much powerless in making it happen. He can direct declassification, but there are enough laws and policies in effect that the foot draggers can hide behind and delay release for years, not to mention legal actions to drag in the courts.
That is the point WHO will be the office of transparency MORE swamp creatures??? I have NO MORE faith in justice in the SWAMP!!! NONE!!! These bastards can do whatever they please with no consequences!!!!
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