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Chuck Schumer: There Will Be No Vote on FBI Director Until a Special Prosecutor is Named
PJ Media ^ | 05/14/2017 | Rick Moran

Posted on 05/14/2017 6:58:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" that he would support an effort by Senate Democrats to refuse a vote on President Trump's nominee to be the new director of the FBI if a special prosecutor is not named to investigate Russian involvement in the 2017 campaign.

Politico:

The notion that Democrats might refuse to vote on any nominee put forward by Trump to be the bureau’s director was first floated last week by a handful of lawmakers including Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Schumer, who spoke Sunday morning to CNN’s “State of the Union,” is the highest-profile Democrat to back such a plan.

“Yes, I think there are a lot of Democrats who feel that way,” Schumer told host Jake Tapper when asked whether he would support a move to block any potential FBI director until an independent investigator is named. “We will have to discuss it as a caucus, but I would support that move, because who the FBI director is, is related to who the special prosecutor is.”

The president’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey last week raised eyebrows from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, especially given the FBI’s ongoing investigation into Trump’s campaign. The president did little to calm concerns about Comey’s dismissal when he told NBC News in an interview that he weighed the Russia investigation, which he called a “made-up story,” as he made up his mind to fire the FBI director.

As the Senate’s minority party, Democrats would have little power to truly block a new FBI director, whose nomination would need only a simple majority to clear the bar of confirmation. But a partisan battle over the head of the FBI would be new territory for the Senate, which typically confirms the bureau’s director with essentially universal bipartisan support. (Comey was confirmed by a vote of 93-1 in 2013.)

Schumer predicted that the plan would enjoy “broad support” among Senate Democrats, as well as among the American people.

Democrats sure have fallen in love with special prosecutors, haven't they? The IRS can target conservatives for special treatment, but we trusted the Democratic Justice Department to thoroughly and fairly investigate that, right? Ditto for Fast and Furious, Benghazi, Hillary's emails, and any one of a half dozen more instances of abuse of power, unconstitutional actions, or illegal activities carried out by the Obama administration. We didn't need a special prosecutor for any of those, said Democrats at the time.

Now, suddenly (!) we need a special prosecutor for...sorry, but I've lost track. How many "special prosecutors" have the Democrats called for in the first four months of the Trump administration?


As for a new FBI director, it's not really necessary for the smooth functioning of the bureau to have a permanent director. If Democrats want to look like spoiled brats by refusing the courtesy of voting on a new nominee, that's their choice.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fbi; prosecutor; schumer; senate
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To: octex

I screwed up! ...The name is McCabe!


101 posted on 05/15/2017 2:47:13 AM PDT by octex
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To: SeekAndFind

What would this illegal “special prosecutor” prosecute?

What are the worst actions by Trump which, if true, would constitute a crime?

This people are crazy. Give Putin the Medal of Freedom and be done with it.


102 posted on 05/15/2017 3:15:37 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: SeekAndFind

Who died and made him boss?


103 posted on 05/15/2017 3:27:02 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative
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To: Flick Lives
block a new FBI director, whose nomination would need only a simple majority to clear the bar of confirmation

In other words, can be blocked by 46 Democrats, 2 independents, and McCain, Graham, Flake, Burr, Murkowski, Collins, and Flake.

There are FIFTY-FIVE anti-Trump Senators, occasionally joined by Little Marco and Alexander.

For matters like the "Russia Investigation™", Schumer has a functional majority, and he knows it.

104 posted on 05/15/2017 3:33:16 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: Flick Lives

“F. U. Chuck. You aren’t holding any cards”

Umm not so sure with Linda and McQueeg as wild cards.


105 posted on 05/15/2017 3:37:06 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: gibsonguy

Trump should’ve let McCabe go when he axed Comey. McCabe actually may be worse than Comey.


106 posted on 05/15/2017 3:45:45 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("If we cannot control our tempers, what has grace done for us?" Charles Spurgeon)
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To: DAC21
Umm not so sure with Linda and McQueeg as wild cards

There are nine Republican Senators (at least) who hate Trump with a passion and who will support Schumer on this.

107 posted on 05/15/2017 3:48:13 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: Jim Noble

There are nine senators who can lose their appointments to committees if McConnell chooses


108 posted on 05/15/2017 3:56:15 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is why Senator Mike Lee suggested appointing Merrick Garland for FBI Director.

Let Schumer and the other members of the hate-group, known as the Democratic Party, fillibuster Garland.


109 posted on 05/15/2017 3:58:10 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The largest and most dangerous hate-group in the US is now the Democratic Party)
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To: Fantasywriter

You paying attention? He has and continues to slow walk EVERY nominee, is dominating the news with no fight back from GOP leadership and blocking any and all legislation. For a minority leader he sure is acting and impacting the majority agenda. So yes he is running just about everything on thebhill


110 posted on 05/15/2017 5:59:47 AM PDT by Jarhead9297
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To: Jarhead9297

‘Funny thing is on the hill chuckie is running everything’

If Schumer were running everything, there’d be no SCJ Gorsuch.


111 posted on 05/15/2017 6:12:52 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Jarhead9297

Dems will be Dems. He wouldn’t be able to get away with it if it weren’t for the traitorous Pubs. THEY are the ones who deserve our wrath.

I wonder what kind of dirt Schumer has on McConnell.


112 posted on 05/15/2017 6:24:45 AM PDT by Kalamata
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To: SeekAndFind

I really wish this guy would disappear.....


113 posted on 05/15/2017 6:25:52 AM PDT by 1217Chic
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To: SeekAndFind

“Chuck Schumer: There Will Be No Vote on FBI Director Until a Special Prosecutor is Named”

Bitchy little girl isn’t he.


114 posted on 05/15/2017 6:27:15 AM PDT by JayAr36 (The so-called democratic party has morphed into the Despicable Party. Anti-American to the core.)
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To: Kalamata

Agree and that is my point! Anyone seen any of those bills going through that our President has been speaking of? Tax legislation? Border funding? Wall construction?

Nope not a one. Why? Because we have a spineless GOP Congress who is afraid to cross Chuckie or are working with him.

I think May are in for a rude awakening come November if they don’t think Chuckie is running Congress


115 posted on 05/15/2017 6:29:03 AM PDT by Jarhead9297
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To: Jarhead9297

Yep. McConnell’s inaction screams treason. I wish we lived in a free country so free citizens would able to freely express what really needs to be done to restore the Republic.


116 posted on 05/15/2017 6:31:51 AM PDT by Kalamata
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To: NormsRevenge

In another lifetime ChuckU commanded The Hindenberg. He is going down with the airship.


117 posted on 05/15/2017 6:49:05 AM PDT by Mozilla (Truth Is Stranger than Fictionr)
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To: Mozilla

In another lifetime ChuckU commanded The Hindenberg. He is going down with the airship.
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Chuckles the Clown is such a creepy man.

I so wish Trump would open up his file and place it before him without saying a word. There has to be a mountain of dirt on that pervert.


118 posted on 05/15/2017 6:58:28 AM PDT by Ms Mable
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To: Kalamata

Just a point of fact:
McConnell not only held up Obamas SCOTUS appointement (creating the opening for Gorsuch) he also refused to move on 81 other federal judicial appointments This means those 81 plus about forty more will be appointed by Trump. He has already nominated ten. It will change the complexion of the federal court system for decades.
My hats off to McConnell. With the removal of the sixty vote requirement and only needing 51. All will get through.
Schumer is a dog with no teeth. He’s a gong with no sound! He’s a stud with no hammer! He’s a joke !
McConnell has out maneuvered him! ( and he’s a Turtle)


119 posted on 05/15/2017 7:02:42 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: SeekAndFind

Someone should tell Smucky he controls “NOTHING”!!!!!


120 posted on 05/15/2017 7:24:05 AM PDT by ontap
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