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Trump Kicks FBI Deputy Director On The Way Out
Daily Caller ^ | 12/23/17 | Saagar Enjeti

Posted on 12/23/2017 3:55:06 PM PST by markomalley

President Donald Trump attacked FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe amid news of his impending retirement in a series of Saturday tweets.

Trump made reference to hundreds of thousands of Clinton-allied fundraising dollars spent on behalf of McCabe’s wife during a race for the Virginia state Senate in 2015. McCabe later played a key role in the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server, which did not result in a criminal charge. He recused himself from that investigation only after reports of the financial ties between his wife and Clinton-linked groups became public.

McCabe is reportedly waiting a few months to retire from the FBI in order to accrue full lifetime pension benefits, much to the apparent ire of Trump. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley recently called for McCabe’s removal, saying he  “ought to go for reasons of being involved in some of the things that took place in the previous administration. We want to make sure that there’s not undue political influence within the FBI.”

The president then made reference to the recent reassignment of top FBI lawyer James Baker who served at the helm of the bureau for nearly 25 years. Baker was possibly linked in recent days as a source to a reporter for left-wing news organization Mother Jones.



TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andrewmccabe; fbi; jamesbaker; jamescomey; jillmccabe; leak; mccabe; mccaberetiring; motherjones; mueller; peterstrzok; robertmueller; steeledossier; trumpmccabe; trumptweets
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To: Enchante
They are civil service, so they can’t be easily dismissed. Their positions are not political appointments (only the Director is within the FBI).

But they can be demoted, barred from the building and have their security clearances "temporarily" revoked by the President.

21 posted on 12/23/2017 4:24:37 PM PST by montag813
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

There have been so many criminal activities during the Kenyanesian Usurpation any investigation will be like pulling the loose end on a sweater and having the whole thing unravel.

That’s why it will never happen.
Too many people in both parties would be going to jail.


22 posted on 12/23/2017 4:24:41 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents-Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: markomalley

GOP Rep Gaetz: ‘We Have Email Evidence From Andrew McCabe Indicating That Hillary Clinton Was Going to Get a ‘HQ Special”

http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/12/23/gop-rep-gaetz-email-evidence-andrew-mccabe-indicating-hillary-clinton-going-get-hq-special/


23 posted on 12/23/2017 4:25:20 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: rolling_stone

Everything would inevitably lead back to Usurpation Day, January 20, 2009.
The Uniparty will bury all of this.


24 posted on 12/23/2017 4:26:14 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents-Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Steely Tom

The legal term is sedition...

Excerpt:

We, the People look forward to hearing the full details of Mr. Strzok’s insurance policy that was intended to disable a potential but “unlikely” Trump administration.

Maybe Mr. Strzok’s attorneys have provided him with advice and counsel regarding 18 U.S. Code 2384, “Seditious Conspiracy.” For a seditious conspiracy crime to occur, such as a plan to de facto disable the administration of a duly elected president, the plan need only be planned, not actually executed. But in this case, the Strzok plot may in fact be operating before our very eyes. It’s called the Mueller Russia probe.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/questions_for_mr_strzok.html#ixzz520Bf5kGD


25 posted on 12/23/2017 4:26:27 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: basalt

ON DNC/FBI/RUSSIA COLLUSION, THE CIA AND NSA PLAYED A PART TOO

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/12/on-dnc-fbi-russia-collusion-the-cia-and-nsa-played-a-part-too.php


26 posted on 12/23/2017 4:26:59 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: markomalley

A TIMELINE OF TREASON: How the DNC and FBI Leadership Tried to Fix a Presidential Election [Updated]

http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-timeline-of-treason-how-fbi.html

Oh Dear – Trail of Russian Dossier Origination Now Directly Leads to The Obama White House….

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017


27 posted on 12/23/2017 4:27:35 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: markomalley

Screw his retirement benefits. Fire him now and try him for his crimes


28 posted on 12/23/2017 4:27:44 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon

McCabe should be under criminal investigation, not planning a retirement party at taxpayer expense. Shut off your office tv with the reruns of Andy Griffith, AG Sessions, and get to work.


29 posted on 12/23/2017 4:28:14 PM PST by laconic (uir)
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To: papertyger

It’s American vernacular for “your time is coming”...


30 posted on 12/23/2017 4:28:48 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: tennmountainman

Metal watch?


31 posted on 12/23/2017 4:29:48 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken
The pungent question!

Isn’t that pungent odor the swamp? It REALLY does need draining.

32 posted on 12/23/2017 4:30:36 PM PST by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: markomalley
So this turns into a waiting game between President Trump and Andrew McCabe. When McCabe leaves, there's nothing stopping President Trump from appointing a REAL FBI Director who'll be responsible to reign in Mueller, the scope of the investigation, and ultimately shut down this fraud of an investigation.

That's how I see this playing out. Am I missing something?

33 posted on 12/23/2017 4:30:36 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: plain talk

Fire him, keep the retirement he is hoping for, he is a crook.


34 posted on 12/23/2017 4:30:37 PM PST by boomop1 (Term limits is the only way to change this failed government.)
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To: Cobra64

An award and a watch.


35 posted on 12/23/2017 4:33:11 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: basalt

“does anyone really think if Trump was in any kind of trouble he’d be smacking these punks around on twitter?.”

quote of the day!


36 posted on 12/23/2017 4:34:06 PM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)
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To: markomalley

McCabe has a lot to explain but I suspect he walks to a comfy cozy retirement. Maybe he shouldn’t.


37 posted on 12/23/2017 4:34:18 PM PST by Spiridon
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To: markomalley

Remember, Trump’s tweets often serve as the stimiulus, so the response from certain people can be observed.


38 posted on 12/23/2017 4:34:41 PM PST by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: markomalley

He’s obviously legally compromised and should be relieved of duty immediately. No brainer!


39 posted on 12/23/2017 4:36:09 PM PST by drypowder
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To: tennmountainman

I don’t want to meddle, but would the medal be made of metal?


40 posted on 12/23/2017 4:39:17 PM PST by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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