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GOP lawmaker: McCabe's firing ‘looks like retribution and a bit vindictive’
The Hill ^
| March 17, 2018
| John Bowden
Posted on 03/17/2018 10:56:07 AM PDT by yoe
Republican Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) said Saturday that the firing of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday looked to be a "vindictive" move by the president.
In an interview with CNN, Dent said that while he would wait for the inspector general's report to judge McCabe, his firing looked like retribution from the White House.
"This firing looks a bit forced, a bit rushed. Candidly, it looks like retribution and a bit vindictive," Dent said. "And I think it's unfortunate. The man said he's resigning, you know, and on a Friday night before his 50th birthday he's fired to take away his pension? I don't like the optics of this, I really don't."
Dent added that he believed Attorney General Jeff Sessions was "browbeaten" into firing McCabe Friday night after weeks of public humiliation from President Trump.
"It looks like the attorney general may have been browbeaten into this, he's been publicly humiliated and shamed by the president on multiple occasions, and I just don't think this bodes well."
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allentown; charliedent; dent; mainstpartnership; mainstreet; mainstreeters; mccabefired; msrp; rino; tuesdaygroup; wormtongue
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To: apocalypto
Wheres the sympathy for Finn? The FBI forced the guy into bankruptcy, had to sell his house, plead guilty to stop the financial hemorrhaging so to protect his family. How about a little proportionality?
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posted on
03/17/2018 12:48:29 PM PDT
by
snoringbear
(W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon; All
Me too. I want to see this entire rats nest exposed, the rats prosecuted, and in jail. The fact that they are all democrats should sink the party even further.
122
posted on
03/17/2018 12:51:31 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn't common any more.)
To: SERKIT
There are sooooo many words and descriptions for why!
Lets start with insananity.
To: yoe
"Republican (POSER) Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) said Saturday that the firing of Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday looked to be a "vindictive" move by the president."
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posted on
03/17/2018 12:54:45 PM PDT
by
User901
To: snoringbear
Dent sure has shown not a smidgen of compassion as far I’ve heard.
To: gibsonguy
Of course. He has all of the prerequisites as a walk on.
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posted on
03/17/2018 12:59:16 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Alex Jones isnÂ’t quite the wing nut now, all things considered.)
To: yoe
And why did Chuckie Dent deem it necessary to comment on this?
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posted on
03/17/2018 12:59:24 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Democrat laws and regulations kill people.)
To: faithhopecharity; Cobra64; blackdog
I want so much to see indictments and frankly if some “on our side” are marched off to jail, I would be happy about that too.
You would think that after what happened to Steve Scalise that our side would galvanize to crush the opposition, but instead they have become even more mealy-mouthed.
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posted on
03/17/2018 12:59:53 PM PDT
by
The Deplorable Miss Lemon
(If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Dent is the House version of Flake. A Never Trumper who would rather retire than face the voters again.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:01:44 PM PDT
by
lodi90
To: yoe
Dent must be in a swing district. Screechy liberals getting on his case, maybe.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:02:49 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
To: piasa
Retiring? Don’t think so.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:05:56 PM PDT
by
DarthVader
("The biggeest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon
“our side” includes a number of enemy agents ... or completely neutered wimps wear suits
they range from totally useless to outright dangerous
the RINOs are not “our side’
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:12:35 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
To: Cboldt
Pardon my presumption, FRiend, but, that's so good, it deserves maximum visibility:
"OPR recommended termination, Sessions carried it out. Not rushed, same material caused Wray to offer McCabe a job in the cafeteria if he wanted to stay on, which prompted McCabe to give his retirement notice. Took OPR a few weeks to review the same evidence and compose a recommendation. McCabe had an opportunity to plead his case, and sessions had a couple days to deliberate on the case. Had to be complete before McCabe retired, but McCabe is the one who chose his retirement date."
Cboldt
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:27:04 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias; "0bama": Allah's stooge; "Moderate Muslims": Allah's useful idiots.)
To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon
GOP is just as worse than the DNC and in many cases more dangerous to the Republic.
134
posted on
03/17/2018 1:27:05 PM PDT
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: yoe
Too funny - the FBI’s version of Internal Affairs says he’s so dirty he needs to be fired and Sessions fires him because of indisputable proof he’s broke a number of laws and his firing is “vindictive”....they hate when their corrupt heroes go down.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:27:31 PM PDT
by
trebb
(I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
To: Robert357
Its only a little taste of justice but better than none.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:36:44 PM PDT
by
Crucial
To: gov_bean_ counter
This guy Dent needs to be watched folks. So, if you are in his district,beware!
137
posted on
03/17/2018 2:02:23 PM PDT
by
MGunny
To: yoe
McCabe got less than what he deserves for his part in the attempted overthrow of the United States Government. He should be swinging from a rope, along with his coconspirators.
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posted on
03/17/2018 2:27:04 PM PDT
by
Colorado Doug
(Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
To: Titus-Maximus
Trump has made LOTS of mistakes in his choices of people to apppoint.
To: yoe
We’ve got to fight election fraud with everything that’s in us! Help our President by ensuring our votes really matter.
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posted on
03/17/2018 2:55:38 PM PDT
by
Melian
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." -Gimli)
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