GOP Lawmaker Wants To 'Purge' FBI And Justice Dept.
A Republican lawmaker called on the heads of the FBI and Department of Justice on Tuesday to "purge" its "deep state" personnel.
Florida Representative Francis Rooney bemoaned the FBI's Trump-Russia probe during an interview with MSNBC's Hallie Jackson, saying, "That investigation is totally off the rails," and called on the justice department to clean house."I'm very concerned that the DOJ and FBI, whether you want to call it 'deep state' or what, are kind of off the rails," he said.
Rooney cited the recent revelation that one of the FBI's top investigators, Peter Strzok, had sent anti-Trump text messages, to bolster his argument. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is heading up the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, removed Strzok in July immediately after learning about the texts.Rooney also mentioned a former associate deputy attorney general, Bruce Ohr, who was demoted at the justice department after it was revealed he had undisclosed meetings with officials from Fusion GPS, the company that commissioned the controversial Trump dossier that the national intelligence agencies have not fully corroborated. The lawmaker also brought up money FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's wife received while running for a Virginia state Senate seat in 2015. Trump tweeted in July that Jill McCabe had gotten $700,000 from Clinton, though Politifact deemed that claim "mostly false."
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MSNBC's Jackson pressed Rooney on his criticisms of the FBI and Department of Justice.
"How does that not, sort of, undermine the work that these agencies are doing?" she asked."Those aforementioned examples are really nerve-wracking to me and undermine my confidence that the agencies don't respect the Constitution," He said, adding, "People need a good clean government."
Jackson pushed back again. "There are those who look at comments like that ones that you're making and say that Republicans are working to essentially try to discredit the Department of Justice and thus discredit the investigations. Is that not what you're doing?"
"I don't want to discredit them," Rooney answered. "I would like to see the directors of those agencies purge it and say, 'look, we've got a lot of great agents, a lot of great lawyers here,' those are the people that I want the American people to see and know the good works being done, not these people who are kind of the deep state."
Rooney's comments come after Trump renewed his attacks against McCabe and the FBI over the holiday weekend. Trump critics say the spate of attacks on the bureau and justice department are a tactic to erode public trust in the agencies' credibility.
McCabe is expected to retire in the next few months, according to the Washington Post.
A personal note from me, this is the same kind of "Purge" that was done to the KGB whenever a new leader took over during the days of the USSR, the old guard was purged if they didn't see eye to eye with the new leader.
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Hitler even had a "Purge" when he first took over.
Purge is definitely not the right word to use in a situation like this, we are not the Soviet Union or, Nazi Germany........for now.
purge
[pərj]
VERB
rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release:
"Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her"
NOUN
an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people from an organization or place:
"a purge of the ruling class is absolutely necessary" · [more]
synonyms: removal · expulsion · ejection · exclusion · eviction · dismissal · sacking · [more]
So, tell me, why does this Republican think that there needs to be a "purge" in the FBI? It is controlled by Republican appointee's, the investigation into the meddling of our elections by the Russians is being headed by a Republican, the head of the FBI is a Republican. Tell me also, why does this Republican think that Mueller, who is a Republican as well, wants to be a "left wing hero"? Are Republicans now "left wing"?
To today's demented right in America, anyone who thinks Barack Obama is an American citizen, is a full blown communist. White supremacists are not some fringe element like we thought, [hoped?] they RULE the Republican party. The king of birthers is President.
Do you believe that the FBI agents caught texting derogatory comments about Trump and favorable ones for Hillary were Republicans? Oh, that's so cute of you!
So because you have 3 FBI agents are not biased on who they wanted as POTUS constitutes a "purge"?!
Wow, I guess there is no such thing as a good cop then huh?...
Maybe we need change because the FBI "cleared" Abuela before the investigation was complete? Because the Justice Dept. refused to prosecute her or even take it to a grand jury? Because Mueller's team is loaded with Hillary flacks? Maybe because the JD head under Obama met with the husband of a person under investigation--secretly (so they hoped!)
WTF? Why would anyone purge UNBIASED agents???
Tell you what though--if there is only 3 unbiased agents, the FBI has REAL problems.
So how many times did the GOP investigate Hillary and find nothing? According to Einstein doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
My mistake I meant unbiased........but still why would anyone feel the need to purge the FBI just because a handful of agents openly professed their POLITICAL BIASENESS?
So let me get this straight......you want the FBI cleared because of you biasness against Clinton, based on a lot of assumptions that was thoroughly investigated as nothing.........like I said before I guess there's no such thing as a good cop in some peoples eyes!
So because someone make derogatory comments about one candidate and good comments about the other, they are "deep state"?
Well...shit......looks like I'm deep state, too.
The investigation was complete.
For what crime? Being a Democrat?
TWO PEOPLE do not constitute loaded. On top of that when it was discovered, back in July they were let go from the investigation.
It was said by both that it was just to talk about personal things, like family. If you can prove something else then maybe you should contact the DOJ.
Do you want to dig a dipper hole?
Except that what they actually want to do to the FBI and DOJ is to :corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, pervert, stain, warp, sully and especially tarnish. The antonym to purge.
Well, first off, I didn't say anything about deep state---and never have. Let's stick to what I wrote and not what you think I wrote.
When you can manage that, get back to me.
Because the agents did not recuse themselves from investigations regarding Trump or Hillary.
WTF does that have to do with the FBI?
Get back to me when you figure what the topic is.
Okay, point out anywhere I wrote I wanted the FBI cleared.
Geez louise, what the hell is wrong with y'all?
Let's stick to what I write.
If y'all just want to make up shit, converse amongst yourselves and leave me the fuck alone.
Here, since you are not aware:
Senators: Comey may have cleared Clinton BEFORE investigation
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/senators-comey-may...
Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., say newly released transcripts from a federal watchdog agency indicate that Comey decided to draft a statement exonerating Clinton in May of 2016, before Clinton was interviewed by the FBI.
GOP chairmen: Comey may have cleared Clinton before ...
thehill.com/...comey-may-have-cleared-clinton-before-interviewing-her
GOP chairmen: Comey may have cleared Clinton before interviewing her. ... he also said he had decided to fire Comey before receiving Rosenstein’s May 9 memo.
Comey wrote draft exoneration of Clinton months before ...
www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/politics/comey-clinton-investigation/index.html
Sep 01, 2017 · Comey drafted Clinton exoneration before finishing ... much of the evidence by spring and it was becoming more clear that it was not likely to ...
BREAKING: Memos Reveal Comey Cleared Clinton BEFORE ...
thefreethoughtproject.com/comey-memos-reveal-hillary-cleared
BREAKING: Memos Reveal Comey Cleared Clinton BEFORE Interviewing Her & 17 Other Key Witnesses. Former FBI director James Comey's own memos reveal he exonerated Hillary Clinton of criminal wrongdoing BEFORE ever interviewing her and 17 other key witnesses.
GOP senators: Comey drafted statement clearing Clinton ...
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/31/fbi-comey-clinton-email...
Former FBI Director James Comey began drafting a statement rejecting the idea of criminal charges against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her private email account about two months or more before Clinton was interviewed in the FBI probe, according to partial transcripts of interviews released Thursday by two Republican senators.
FBI Releases Proof: Comey Cleared Hillary Before Any ...
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/fbi-proof-james-comey-hllary-scam
New James Comey Hillary Clinton news proves that the former FBI Director cleared her from criminal wrongdoing before even investigating.
REPORT: James Comey Cleared Clinton in FBI Probe BEFORE ...
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/2017-08-31-report-james-comey...
Aug 31, 2017 · The former FBI chief drafted a statement exonerating Clinton months before interviewing her, other key witnesses.
FBI Admits Comey Cleared Clinton Before Interview
https://www.trunews.com/article/fbi-admits-comey-cleared-clinton...
The FBI released a draft Monday of then-Director James Comey’s letter clearing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of wrongdoing in connection with her use of ...
Trump rips ‘rigged system’ over claim Comey cleared ...
https://nypost.com/2017/09/01/trump-rips-rigged-system-over-report...
Trump’s latest rebuke followed a report from two GOP senators alleging that Comey was prepared to absolve Clinton before key interviews in the investigation were completed. The FBI was looking into Clinton’s use of a private email server containing classified information and her …
Memos reveal Comey cleared Clinton before ... - Sott.net
https://www.sott.net/article/360779-Memos-reveal-Comey-cleared...
Two U.S. Senators, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, sent a letter to the FBI, which specifically noted that Comey's draft was prepared well before two Clinton aides, Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson, were given what Republicans deemed a "highly unusual" immunity deal with the U.S. Justice Department.
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Special counsel team members donated to Dems, FEC ... - CNN
www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/robert-mueller-donations-democrats...
Jun 13, 2017 · Washington (CNN)Three members of the legal team known to have been hired so far by special counsel Robert Mueller to handle the Russia investigation have given political donations almost exclusively to Democrats, according to a CNN analysis of Federal Election Commission records.
Mueller Hires Multiple Hillary Clinton Donors for …
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Special counsel Robert Mueller has hired multiple donors who gave to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to join his team investigating President Donald Trump. Federal records show that three attorneys who Mueller hired have made political donations, mostly to Democrats, CNN reports.
NOT just two, and NOT let go.
Your rather dubious opinion.
Texan, do I really have to bring up that free beacon is a far right conservative site and, is prone to lying?
Besides, you are talking about three people, not the whole investigation, I'm sure Mueller supported the GOP and, donated to the GOP since he is a Republican, should he disqualify himself because he donated to the GOP or, is this just more bias on your part because you don't like "Dems" and, "libruls"?
if you choose to ignore all the other sources, then that's on you.
We also checked Federal Election Commission filings.
Here’s what we found:
Six of the 15 lawyers have not made campaign contributions to any political campaigns at the federal level.
Among the lawyers who did make contributions, a total of $62,043 went to Democrats and $2,750 to Republicans, according to the special counsel’s office.
In terms of Clinton specifically, election filings indicate that three lawyers gave her 2016 presidential campaign a total of $700; and three gave a total of $18,100 to either her 2016 campaign or her 2008 run for the presidential nomination.
OK, now what you are showing me is news from CNN which you have said many times doesn't get the story right. You also show me things from Hannity and, other RW sites that clearly don't like Comey and, would love to discredit him simply because he is against Trump and, has said that Trump fired him to protect Flynn and, of course they would love to discredit Clinton simply because she is a Clinton. Try again.
Show ONE time I have ever said CNN doesn't ever get stories right. Do y'all just make shit up ALL the fucking time, or what?
Oh wow!! Then let's just take them there Libruls out and, hang 'em from the nearest tree, how dare they as citizens of the United States have an opinion of who they like politically and, how dare they donate to any campaign!!! Really? Do I need to add a sarc tag to this? I hope not.
Texan, what these politicians are doing is nothing more than trying to subvert our legal system, they need to leave this alone and, let it play out, there is nothing wrong here in spite of what you and, others on the Right might think, except that we have politicians wanting to prove that the guy they wanted in the White House isn't a crook like the other guy, (Nixon), they wanted in there or, a traitor.
So lawyers involved in the case are perfectly okay donating to whoever they want, and you champion their right to say and support whoever they want, but then chastise politicians for expressing their opinion?
Not hypocritical in the LEAST, right?
SMDH
Are you saying that CNN does get story's right all the time then?
As is your opinion of my opinion.
When the politicians use their office and, position to try to undermine an investigation simply because they don't like the way it is going and, try to "put in tatters" an agency that is meant to protect us all, yes, it is my right to speak out against it. As far as the agents are concerned, if they don't bring their likes and, dislikes to the investigation which, I will admit, is probably what Skrok did and, why he is no longer a part of the Mueller investigation and, hasn't been since July.
Both of ya play nice or, I'll take your toys away.
Undermine what investigation? Mueller's investigation is independent of any FBI investigation, so what are referring to?
What the fuck are you babbling on about CNN for??
WTF does CNN have to do with anything we were talking about--other than your lame-ass attempt to attack my sources instead of discussing what those sources said?
I am sure that CNN is like EVERY other news source in that it gets some things wrong. If you wish to dispute that what CNN reported in my source was wrong, go for it. Otherwise, tell me how CNN became the topic.
This is the kind of sh!t I'm talking about.
You give me a link that I can go to and, I'll be happy to read it and, see what is there, however, the links that you provided aren't good links, I can't go to them.
Wow. So worked up over a no-power, first term Congressman nobody outside his freaking district even knew is going to undermine the great Mueller?
Surely you jest!
So all of your bitching was over something you haven't even read?
Damn!
When you figure out what I wrote then get back to me.
Paranoid much?
You're losing it big time
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Not at all.
And I did notice you didn't provide one post where I have EVER said anything about a deep state. Why not?
But you keep on imagining what I write instead of actually READING what I wrote.
And you keep on imagining what you think I wrote.
bye
I'm about sick of you and your petty insults.
Take it to somebody who may want to trade insults with you. I'm not interested
According to BLM...and others....there aren't.
Why would you now assume ALL are ?
Deflection Factors just kicked in......AGAIN !
10. "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition."
Those types don't care what the subject really is.
That WAS me being nice.
Really? Are you claiming that the IG has no authority to investigate Mueller's investigation? If so, please post a link to the regulation that prohibits it.
I need to follow you around. I'm not being nice and I don't give a shit
She never cooperated with the investigators, lying, deflecting, and refusing to answer the questions. They finally had to give up.
Sounds like Donald Rump wants to get rid of all the agencies investigating him. He's such a dumb fuck.
In my experiences through work, friends, associations and travel i've had many dealings with government employees and while i've had some good experiences i found most of them to be underwhelming in the intelligence department. Not sure why that is since i know some of the selection processes and training many of them go through is rather rigorous.
Best explanation i can give you is what friend said when he became a congressmen. He told me:
The whole system is corrupt in that regard and i think that corruption tends to extend it's noodly appendages into all facets of government.
Especially when multinational corporations are involved. Citizens United guaranteed ultimate corruption.
If CU was the big, bad wolf like y'all think, wouldn't Abuela be President after outspending Trump significantly?
Thirty+ years of far right wing propaganda, innuendo and lies plus Russian interference are why Hillary lost the election.
And that's the absolute truth. Thank you!
But, but, but, Cu means that whoever spends the most always wins, right?
She lost because enough of America didn't trust her. That, and she ran a shitty campaign.
Two other politicians said pretty much the same thing after they left office, John Boehner and, Barack Obama.
It’s not like the FBI doesn’t have a long history of deep state corrupt unconstitutional activity. Look at how long J Edgar Hoover was in power there and what we now know about his deep state activities.
You can’t drain the swamp without a purge.
Is J. Edgar Hoover still in charge at the FBI? I thought it was someone who was appointed by a Republican that was in charge there now. Is the "deep state" coming from the Trump White House? Wow, the Democrats better do something about that.
J Edgar was so virulently anti-communist there is no way you can call him a liberal. So I guess this "deep state" shit can come from any where, eh? Like far right wing conservatives maybe?
Yes the deep state has infected both parties. Trump not only had to beat the Dems but also the deep state Republicans like Jeb. The deep state didn’t die when Hoover did.
thank-you
The FBI needs to be above politics.
It's not.
I misread it. I thought they wanted to combine them and we already know they are combined with Comey taking his orders from Lynch.
The people working for the FBI overall are good people, but the top brass are political hacks or just plain out Lefties and very corrupt. Why else would they and they alone have to handle things like Hillary's matter as they called it?
Have you ever tried looking the "top brass" at the FBI up at all to see if you can back up what you are saying in your post? No, of course not, I did a little search and, this is what I found.
He's a Republican.
https://www.biography.com/people/christopher-wray-071417?_escaped_fragment_=#!
He's a Democrat and, is under Wray.
Mr. Bowdich doesn't have his political affiliation listed in his bio, (commendable), but, he has served in four administrations and, until the middle of the Obama administration was a field agent handling gangs in California.
I can't blame him, after the past year I'd call myself unaffiliated if my life long party had treated me the same.
So, if the leadership at the FBI are all "lefties" as you put it, why aren't they all Democrats or, worse, (gasp) progressives? You really need to quit listening to the crap that comes out of the RW sites, it's damaging your brain.