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Trump Nominates Lawyer To Lead FBI (bbc.com)
President Donald Trump announced via Twitter on Wednesday that he has chosen a new FBI director. Trump says he's nominating Christopher A. Wray for the position. He described Wray as "a man of impeccable credentials." From a report: Donald Trump says he is nominating lawyer Christopher A Wray who served under George W Bush. Wray more recently represented the New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, during the investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case, in which two of Christie's former aides were convicted of plotting to close lanes of the bridge to punish a Democratic mayor who wouldn't endorse the governor. Christie, who has informally advised the president, was not charged in the case.
Wray would succeed James Comey, whom Trump fired last month amid mounting scrutiny of ties between his campaign and Russia. The announcement comes a day ahead of Comey's scheduled appearance before the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday where he is expected to touch on his firing and claims that Trump asked him to soft-pedal the investigation into former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Wray would succeed James Comey, whom Trump fired last month amid mounting scrutiny of ties between his campaign and Russia. The announcement comes a day ahead of Comey's scheduled appearance before the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday where he is expected to touch on his firing and claims that Trump asked him to soft-pedal the investigation into former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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"mounting scrutiny of ties between his campaign and Russia."
Reminder, no such ties have been shown to actually exist.
Posting as AC because the last time I went against the Conspiracy Theories someone decided to call my boss and claim I was destroying America.
Really, just don't send us any news from this asshole anymore. Thanks!
I can't be bothered doing a background check on this guy, someone tell me why he's a knob and should be hanged.
...was being fired by Trump.
Before being fired: OMG COMEY CONSPIRED WITH TRUMP TO KILL HILLARY'S PRESIDENCY!!
After being fired: COMEY IS A BEING OF PURE ENERGY FROM A HIGHER PLANE OF EXISTENCE WHO CAME HERE TO BRING US PEACE AND LOVE.
AntiFA: An abbreviation for Anti First Amendment.
Couldn't you be bothered to write an actual summary?
Build a Man a Fire, and He'll Be Warm for a Day. Set a Man on Fire, and He'll Be Warm for the Rest of His Life.
Make America break again
He knows many words.
Served in the Bush administration
Also, it seems like Sessions offered Trump his resignation right before the overseas trip and he refused it: http://www.politico.com/story/...
All I think is he served the worst president of all time(GW) and possibly played a hand in bringing us the patriot act among other privacy removing laws brought in through secret courts and other BS.
I had hopes for Trump, but he just seems to be serving the billionaires club.
Partisan hack for FBI after Comey I can never trust them again.
He described Wray as "a man of impeccable credentials.
Translation: "He is loyal to Trump"
They want their foreign policy back.
- Barack Obama
At least he has not appointed to his horse.
FBI agents must have a law degree. Why is it unusual that the FBI Director might be a lawyer. Is that supposed to be something negative?
I thought a lot of people missed this:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-election-exclusive-idUSKBN17L2N3
"A second institute document, drafted in October and distributed in the same way, warned that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was likely to win the election. For that reason, it argued, it was better for Russia to end its pro-Trump propaganda and instead intensify its messaging about voter fraud to undermine the U.S. electoral system’s legitimacy and damage Clinton’s reputation in an effort to undermine her presidency, the seven officials said."
i.e. the change of plan was to switch to attacking the election, and sure enough Trump switch message:
October 16th Trump: "The election is absolutely being rigged by the dishonest and distorted media pushing Crooked Hillary - but also at many polling places - SAD"
At least he has not appointed to his horse.
He has appointed a number of horses asses though...
/. is loosing touch with what people wants!
We know for sure that the investigation is happening: this is objective fact, not a hypothesis or paranoid delusion. There's smoke and people are looking for fire. Perhaps mistakenly.
And the investigation is why he fired Comey.
You're right that Trump hasn't been caught in a crime yet, but he has already made powerful efforts to cover up whatever did happen. (And if fire is found, then the Comey thing turns into obstruction of justice.) But maybe there's no fire, maybe you're right.
What do you think happened? And then, after you've answered that, why do you think such an innocent, legal act by the president was worth such a high-profile, high-risk move of firing the person who was investigating this totally innocent and legal act?
FBI agents are cops. They do not need to have law degrees, and very usually do not.
Got bigger ever since Trump was elected. The only thing he changed is the size of the Gators swimming in it. They went from large to YUuUUuGE.
James Comey is also a Lawyer, who practiced Law and worked for the DOJ prior to heading the FBI. Prior to Comey, we had Robert Mueller who was also a Lawyer and also worked for the DOJ. Pickard who served a whole 71 days was not an attorney, but prior to him Louis Freeh was.. can you guess? An Attorney.
In fact, why not run through the list and see how many FBI directors were of all things, a "Lawyer". The only reason for this thread to make it to the front page is for clickbait and post count. It is not a "story", and not "news"
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.
Stop buying every narrative the media hands you! Stop focusing on the narratives they hand you!
Ever think that Trump-Russia-Gate may be a distraction by keeping us bickering so that we miss the forest for the trees!
Wake Up!!!
People talk about the deep state but don't understand what it really is. The real challenge for the deep state is to convince the people that US democracy actually works. This is why despite knowing that Russia hacked the US election and made Trump the victor, they will not admit it. Imagine all the chaos that would ensue if the truth came out? How could the government demand an elected president step down because of fraud? Who would trust the US election system again? How much power would the US acknowledge Russia has and how would Russia react if it's actions were confirmed to have an impact? How would those that support the president react if their president was removed for foreign hacking? You sheep are too blind and naive to realize what is really going on. Anyone with sense can see Trump is a Russian Patsy. The deep state government is struggling at what to do about it. It can try to let it ride but that is allowing Russia more control of the US. This is also why the Russia propaganda bits continue to swarm. The US is tasting the same propaganda tactics it used during Obama's campaign in the middle East to spark the Arab spring. US citizens are falling for the divide and conquer strategy in droves - either join the socialists or the Nazi fascists. The center is collapsing. Russia is winning. Fools.
"You don't want a criminal _lawyer_... you want a _criminal_ lawyer."
- Jessie Pinkman
Scarce, scared, scarred, sacred... -Col. Bruce Hampton
took office.
I can't remember where, but he stated he would not be retaining his position even if requested by the president after that shitshow, then a couple months later did exactly that.
Hmm... is that a single or double Windsor?
Except the states, but that's not really how it is supposed to work.
"We love lawyers!"
Wasn't Wray connected with a firm that represented a Russian Oil company ?
You actually think Democrats and Republicans are different, and that they aren't controlled by the same masters, who also control Russia.
My bet though, is you've fallen for CNN's version of the lie, they way to so elegantly extrapolate all of CNN's recent talking points.
You are completely mind controlled, and the measuring stick of your reality is Network Cable and your mother's cold lonely basement.
You liberals are always telling us how great it is to have a minimum wage.
You say that like it is a bad thing.
News would be "Trump selects Joe Schmoe for position", instead of the labels tagged on everything. Did Obama select "Lawyer Lorretts Lynch" as the AG? How about "Lawyer Eric Holder"? Did Obama hire "Lawyer Comey" as the head of the FBI? Was "Lawyer Clinton" selected for Secretary of State? How about "Lawyer Kerry"? If you don't see the FUD here, you are simply not looking. Sensationalizing everything you dislike in a negative way is not "news", it's propaganda.
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.
Can't attack the argument, attack the data. Politico cites every claim they make. You can research it all yourself. You find it not credible because YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
The same little group over and over.
Why is a country as large as the USA run by a bunch like a small town high school tennis club?
Christopher A. Wray will be fine!
As long as he swears personal loyalty to Trump. And "let's go" of investigations the Trumpmeister doesn't like. And is willing to back up even the most laughable statements Trump makes, with a straight face, à la Conway and Spicer. And shows Twister-level flexibility when the boss directly contradicts you, makes you look like dribbling fool, or on the "outs" regarding briefings.
Loyalty is a must and may be rewarded with a sweet, sweet Presidential Pardon some day. Morality, integrity, devotion to Institution, Constitution or Country, or any sense of right and wrong are fireable offenses, as per James Comey.
From this post here:
https://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10697895&cid=54545899
What is the point of lying about it?
It takes a very special sort of person to blame others for your own words. Are you sure you want to keep on being that sort of person? What would your parents think of you turning into that sort of person?