Wednesday, December 11, 2024

F.B.I. Director to Step Down

The decision by Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, to step down comes after President-elect Donald J. Trump announced his intention to replace him with a longtime loyalist, Kash Patel, before Mr. Wray's 10-year term expired.

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Really says something about the partisan asymmetry of political appointments that Trump appointed Christopher Wray (a Republican); Biden kept Wray on for four years, governing under a GOP-run FBI; and now Wray is resigning because otherwise Trump will fire him to install a more extreme Republican.

-- Mark Joseph Stern (
@mjsdc.bsky.social) December 11, 2024 at 3:17 PM

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... Mr. Wray's F.B.I. repeatedly investigated Mr. Trump, including by searching the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022 for classified documents. "I'm very unhappy with the things he's done," Mr. Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-11 02:18 PM

Democrats should fight to keep their jobs rather than allowing Trump to seat his loyalists.

Republicans never give up without a fight.

Democrats bow out the second they're compelled to do so.

That's why republicans keep winning and democrats keep losing.

When's Biden going to demand recounts in all 50 states?

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-11 02:23 PM

Anticipatory capitulation.

Dems are soo ------- weak.

#3 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-12-11 04:22 PM

Slight correction, IDK if Wray is Dem or what, but this is truly despicable.

#4 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-12-11 04:25 PM

We're just lucky that DJT's nominee isn't Hulk Hogan.... I think.

Maybe not. Maybe the more wrestling promotors in the Government the better, right?

I mean, that seems to be the approach, although if you have a record of crimes against women, that's apparently the winning determining factor.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-11 04:54 PM

When's Biden going to demand recounts in all 50 states?

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-11 02:23 PM | Reply | Flag

Biden cant even count his fingers.

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-12-11 05:05 PM

Wray needs to get his affairs in order, it's time for payback (jail).

#7 | Posted by visitor_ at 2024-12-11 09:47 PM

No way, Visitbot... Trump appointed him, and as we all know he only hires the best people.

And those who testify to his crimes under Oath. He hired them, too.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-11 10:06 PM

This is actually a middle finger to Trump. Now Biden gets to appoint his replacement. Granted, Trump can still fire the replacement but he won't have a track record to cite as justification.

#9 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-12-11 10:30 PM

lmfao!

As if DJT needs justification for anything; his Cult knows he can do no wrong.

Of course, it helps to have been accused and investigated and if possible convicted of violence against women if you want the Appointment.

#10 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-11 10:44 PM

The reason that the term of office for Director of the FBI is to prevent incoming Presidents from firing sitting Directors and appointing partisan hacks to a job that should never be used for partisan purposes but which is exactly what Kash Patel says is exactly his intention if he is approved by the Senate. Director Wray is playing right into the hands of the incoming administration which intends to seek revenge against many government lawyers and investigators for the FBI who were all just doing their jobs investigating the first insurrection ever inside our Capital instigated by a dishonest piece of filth President who destroyed 200 years of the peaceful trabsition of power after a President loses reelection; All of public servants have a perfect right to deeply resent being deserted now by Director Wray and left to deal with an actually weaponized DOJ and FBI under Crooked Donald and Boot Licking Lackey Patel.

#11 | Posted by danni at 2024-12-12 06:32 AM

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