Posted on 05/23/2020 8:20:23 AM PDT by AndyJackson
Ever since I first heard, “Trust Wray”.
Yes, day one for me. Trump himself was obtuse in his judgment of character. Why he didn’t he clean house totally, immediately upon his swearing in? I will never understand it.
He will be gone after November. So will Dr. Fauchi.
One of the worst kinds of bad judgment is to know the integrity of the public actions of this president—the entirety of them—and think you can derive knowledge that his private judgments must be deficient.
“Why he didn’t he clean house totally, immediately upon his swearing in? “
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That is the easiest question to answer, alstewartfan, of all the questions being asked during/about this mess.
Pres Trump did not have enough politically astute allies actually in power to guide him.
He, being merely human, was flawed in his belief that while some may personally dislike him, they would RESPECT the office of the President of the United States, once he was sworn into said office.
The fact that those humans were and are so corrupt as to hate the true concept and intention of the United States is a tool they used against him.
He is a very fast learner, and is making up time for time lost.
That said, it’s still not a very deep pool of those in political power who love this country enough to work with him. Their fault, not his, mind you. :(
Trump’s accomplishments are beginning to rival those of Lincoln. The best conclusion we can make is that behind the scenes Trump knows what he’s doing, and that our ignorance of those hidden events is a natural occurrence of the system.
I do believe many of us were pissed at Wray during his confirmation hearings. He’s a phony crook. General Flynn for Director of the new FBI
He was the first President in modern times who isn’t a politician. He didn’t have years to build up a political team like all the deadbeat politicians that usually get the office.
Add to that the fact that every person he wanted was torn to pieces by the deep state, the uniparty and the corrupt media.
It’s not easy to staff an entire government with no cooperation from anyone.
How stupid would it be for us to think that Trump’s draining of the swamp would only be done in broad daylight for all to see?
It is impossible for me to believe that Rosenstein was not a willing part of the coup attempt.
Impossible.
He had FAR more conflicts than Sessions did, yet he and his comrades advised Sessions that he had to recuse himself.
There were some in the house that tried to wrap their heads around what was happening (a coup attempt and a criminal persecution), but they were NOT supported by their leaders and their efforts were thwarted repeatedly.
We have to take back the house this fall. It is probably unlikely at the moment, but the GOP and Trump have to make a full court press to gain seats in congress or we may never know exactly what happened or more accurately see them admit it.
What happened was that a small group in charge of our institutions attempted a coup. They lied, played dirty tricks, and conspired to overturn an election. They leaked, whispered, and played games with a willing media to undermine an administration.
Now it appears that those in charge, who were not present when this occurred, are mostly interested in hiding the truth to protect the institutions when the only real answer would be to tell the truth about what happened and let the chips fall where they will.
We cannot blame Wray for what Comey did. We cannot blame Barr for what Rosenstein and Co. did.
However, we can blame them for not telling us.
I've heard that many times, that he was not a career politician versed in the filthy gutter politics of Washington. But that does not square with his experience as a real estate developer in New York City where you don't make it unless you know how to deal with crooked pols at every level of city government. Plus, his advisors HAD to have known how previous administrations cleaned house when they arrived. I think it was more likely a case that he arrived without any political capital, didn't have any strong allies in Washington (especially in Congress), he had made a lot more enemies during the bitter campaign, and he had beaten the anointed one.
I voted to drain the swamp, not refill it with larger creatures.
Lord help us if President Trump fails to get re-elected which can only happen they voter fraud.
Rosenstein was flustered. “I’ve heard you make those allegations publicly, on TV. Mr. Jordan, I am the deputy attorney general of the United States, OK? I am not the person doing the redacting.
If Rosenstein didn't redact the fact that Strozk and Contreras were friends, who did? That person should be identified and forced to come testify. Why was that vital information redacted and withheld from the investigators? It was not a matter of national security.
“Trust Wray. 2018 is going to be glorious.”
Qball fools.
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Because you cant convict people of previously pardoned crimes. You have to give them the benefit of the doubt at first, or as some would say “give them some slack.” Its often just enough for them to wrap it around their own neck.
Average Americans assume that our organs of executive power (the FBI, the EPA, the Forest service, etc…) are “perfect servants” of both the President and ultimately, the Republic.
This is not at all true. Ideology, bureaucratic insularity, and pure power and self-interest create organizations that have lives and interests of their own. Wray may be better than Comey, but he’s still committed to serving his organization and his/its ideology more than he is committed to serving the President.
So, why did Trump appoint him? I would say - imperfect knowledge, and politics. Trump didn’t know exactly how Wray would operate. He really only needed him and the FBI to not be actively opposed to the his Administration, and that’s probably good enough for now.
What becomes obvious to people is granted by GOD.
I have no other way to explain the mess called a democrat.
“Why he didn’t he clean house totally, immediately upon his swearing in? I will never understand it.”
Trump’s strength is that he is a total outsider, owes no one in DC anything, not even respect. They’ve got nothing on him.
Trump’s weakness is that he is a total outsider. He had to learn on the job how things really “work” in DC. He couldn’t just shut down the government.
The sad thing is that the GOP gave him lukewarm-cool support in his first two years of the coup attempt. After Kavanaugh incited the GOP that playing nice with the lying demokraps was over. However, putting that realization into practice has been dialed back. One would think what has come out on the Flynn case and the whole Russian hoax would have the GOP up in arms and shut everything down until justice is served and the demonkraps be made to take back all their lies. HA!
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