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2020-08-14 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Donald Trump hints at FIRING his FBI director Chris Wray over claims he is covering up misconduct in the Russia probe - and steps up demands for AG Bill Barr to launch prosecutions
Moving the Overton Window.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • President Trump hinted he could fire FBI director Christopher Wray over unproven allegations he is stalling on cooperating with the Russia probe

  • 'I wish he was more forthcoming. He certainly hasn't been,' Trump told Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo

  • The FBI is one of Trump's favorite punching bags

  • The president also said he hoped Attorney General Bill Barr would launch prosecutions soon in the matter of the investigations into his tenure

  • 'Bill Barr has a chance to be the greatest of all time, but if he wants to be politically correct he’ll be just another guy,' he said
Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-14 11:33|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ]  Top

#1 Barr teases Friday 'development' in Durham probe, says investigation won't be 'dictated to' by election
Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-14 11:36||   2020-08-14 11:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Kevin Clinesmith to plead guilty to making a false statement.

Underwhelming.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-08-14 13:11||   2020-08-14 13:11|| Front Page Top

#3 role up his boss with a plea deal
Posted by Frank G 2020-08-14 13:32||   2020-08-14 13:32|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ That would be great, but I don't see it. He's going to lose his law license, he needs to be a "stand up guy" to land his next gig.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-08-14 13:49||   2020-08-14 13:49|| Front Page Top

#5 True but he's toxic now. What white shoe law firm is gonna hire him?
Posted by Frank G 2020-08-14 13:53||   2020-08-14 13:53|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ That's what I meant about him losing his license. He's gonna need a gig outside practicing law. Some cushy think tank or non-profit type thing where all the money is sluicing through from "donors."
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-08-14 14:07||   2020-08-14 14:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Daily Caller: he has a "cooperation agreement"

Posted by Frank G 2020-08-14 14:26||   2020-08-14 14:26|| Front Page Top

#8 at Ace: @paulsperry_
20m

Sources: Former deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe in legal jeopardy in wake of Clinesmith plea deal
Posted by Frank G 2020-08-14 15:31||   2020-08-14 15:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Brennan knew the deal. Comey knew the deal. Wray knows the deal. Nobody wants to come clean.

The weasel in the graphic was a witting 'Deep State' plant inside the Trump campaign. Come on somebody, OUT with it !
Posted by Besoeker 2020-08-14 15:45||   2020-08-14 15:45|| Front Page Top

#10 Fire Barr while you are at it, Mr. Prez.
Posted by Clem 2020-08-14 17:43||   2020-08-14 17:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Hell yes Clem. Barr should have been charging traitors two years ago!
Posted by Woodrow 2020-08-14 22:17||   2020-08-14 22:17|| Front Page Top

#12 It is not obvious Wray is doing anything to clean up the horrendous mess left behind by the Obama administration. Maybe he is not the right man to head up the FBI.
Posted by JohnQC 2020-08-14 22:48||   2020-08-14 22:48|| Front Page Top

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