Originally published at: Dem Senator Denounces Wray’s Resignation: He Should’ve ‘Stayed And Fought’
A handful of Democrats on Capitol Hill criticized FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday for announcing he would resign from his position before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, caving to pressure after Trump announced his nomination of extremist Kash Patel to lead the FBI. “I think his resignation is a result of raw political pressure…
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When the going gets tough…
… some say “Meh. It’s a job. Legacy, schmegmacy. Fvck it. Let those US citizens fend for themselves!”
”I got mine!”
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Christ on a cracker. Really, who gives a shit. Wray is a 'pub for starters, and why should he fight for the Democratic Party that gave us the Trump Trifecta? Should he make it hard on Trump and get himself fired? Democrats take zero responsibility, as if saying Trump ran a better campaign and we got to do better. That’s it? Blumenthal is great on TV with all his outrage but we’ve all been here before. Do we have any new faces under 60 to lead the resistance?
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I hope this Newsweek take is accurate: that by resigning before Rump 2.0, he delays Patel’s grossly unmerited ascendancy. Apparently, under the Vacancies Reform Act, The Senate would have to confirm the grossly unfit Patel, rather than letting Rump foist him immediately. Whatever it takes.
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Patel is prequalified for 10-fold less sympathy than a drowned rat who boarded the sinking ship.
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We saw the same bullshit from James Comey.
FBI making a legacy for itself even more than during the J. Edgar Hoover days! McCarthyism, here we come!
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Wait… I thought all that had to happen was a Senate up or down vote. Isn’t it that way for most cabnet posts?
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Appeasement, anyone?
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Courage or cowardice aside, maybe it was tactically smart. Any lawyers who can comment on French’s assertion?
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Appoint Merrick Garland as Acting FBI head. DonOLD will keep him on and let him prosecute Hunter again.
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At this point, I don’t see the Senate saying no to any of 'em. This is a fait accompli that everyone one of these noodniks will take their respective roles and start tearing things apart right after the reception congratulating them for their good fortune.
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Firing Wray or making him resign to be replaced by Patel is a grossly stupid move on trump’s part.
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Ah yes, the famous “Stay and fight” Democrats have entered the chat.
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We are gonna find out how unfit trump is for putting slavish obedience over any ability of his picks to do their appointed jobs. We will see the result … sad to say
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I would not be surprised if Donald Trump made Patel a recess appointment regardless if it is illegal. Then there will be a long drawn out judicial process challenging the appointment, which good chance goes to the Supreme Court. The conservatives on the court will then shrug and let it stand. Seems the way of things with Republicans in their move to make an autocracy.
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“I’m dealing with five or six major issues right now. His timing is not one of them for me,” Wyden told TPM softly, before moving onto other questions from other reporters circled around him.
They’re overwhelmed with the bullshit, which is all part of the strategy.
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The guardrails are gone.
Trump now has a blank check to do anything thanks to the six assholes on the corrupted court. He’s gonna appoint Leatherboy and every Republican in the Senate will confirm him.
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And basically who gives a shit, since it will be old, dead news in 30 days?
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I’m glad you mentioned this article.
No recess appointment for Patel?
It’s a win to get him before a Senate confirmation hearing.
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Nice to see you!
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