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I really thought I wouldn't see another Watergate in my lifetime. We are not there yet but it's sure as heck starting to feel like it. The difference is that in the end Nixon had the integrity to think about the best outcome for the country. I doubt that will happen here.
At very least any further investigations by the FBI will be tainted by the appearance of impropriety.
At very least any further investigations by the FBI will be tainted by the appearance of impropriety.
President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey
Posted from npr.org
Office of the President (POTUS)
Donald Trump
FBI
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 12
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Or, could it be that Comey was not a good FBI Director? And that his immediate supervisor, the deputy attorney general, recommended that he be terminated and the president accepted the recommendation? Watergate, hardly.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint - Not nearly so clumsily because she remembers when Nixon blundered this badly, and since she has bigger balls than Trump she would have at least had the courtesy to fire him herself and le not let him find out on CNN.
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LTC Stephen B.
SPC Erich Guenther - No, Hillary would have made sure he was found in Ft. Marcy Park, in the rain, laid out as neat as can be, gun in hand, bullet in head and shoes without a trace of grass or mud.
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LTC Stephen B.
Here are 10 of Comey's biggest embarrassments at the FBI:
1. Before he bombed the Boston Marathon, the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev but let him go. Russia sent the Obama Administration a second warning, but the FBI opted against investigating him again.
2. Shortly after the NSA scandal exploded in 2013, the FBI was exposed conducting its own data mining on innocent Americans; the agency, Bloomberg reported, retains that material for decades (even if no wrongdoing is found).
3. The FBI had possession of emails sent by Nidal Hasan saying he wanted to kill his fellow soldiers to protect the Taliban -- but didn't intervene, leading many critics to argue the tragedy that resulted in the death of 31 Americans at Fort Hood could have been prevented.
4. During the Obama Administration, the FBI claimed that two private jets were being used primarily for counterterrorism, when in fact they were mostly being used for Eric Holder and Robert Mueller's business and personal travel.
5. When the FBI demanded Apple create a "backdoor" that would allow law enforcement agencies to unlock the cell phones of various suspects, the company refused, sparking a battle between the feds and America's biggest tech company. What makes this incident indicative of Comey's questionable management of the agency is that a) The FBI jumped the gun, as they were indeed ultimately able to crack the San Bernardino terrorist's phone, and b) Almost every other major national security figure sided with Apple (from former CIA Director General Petraeus to former CIA Director James Woolsey to former director of the NSA, General Michael Hayden), warning that such a "crack" would inevitably wind up in the wrong hands.
6. In 2015, the FBI conducted a controversial raid on a Texas political meeting, finger printing, photographing, and seizing phones from attendees (some in the group believe in restoring Texas as an independent constitutional republic).
7. During its investigation into Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified material, the FBI made an unusual deal in which Clinton aides were both given immunity and allowed to destroy their laptops.
8. The father of the radical Islamist who detonated a backpack bomb in New York City in 2016 alerted the FBI to his son's radicalization. The FBI, however, cleared Ahmad Khan Rahami after a brief interview.
9. The FBI also investigated the terrorist who killed 49 people and wounded 53 more at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Despite a more than 10-month investigation of Omar Mateen -- during which Mateen admitting lying to agents -- the FBI opted against pressing further and closed its case.
10. CBS recently reported that when two terrorists sought to kill Americans attending the "Draw Muhammad" event in Garland, Texas, the FBI not only had an understanding an attack was coming, but actually had an undercover agent traveling with the Islamists, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi. The FBI has refused to comment on why the agent on the scene did not intervene during the attack.
https://news.grabien.com/story-10-major-fbi-scandals-comeys-watch
1. Before he bombed the Boston Marathon, the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev but let him go. Russia sent the Obama Administration a second warning, but the FBI opted against investigating him again.
2. Shortly after the NSA scandal exploded in 2013, the FBI was exposed conducting its own data mining on innocent Americans; the agency, Bloomberg reported, retains that material for decades (even if no wrongdoing is found).
3. The FBI had possession of emails sent by Nidal Hasan saying he wanted to kill his fellow soldiers to protect the Taliban -- but didn't intervene, leading many critics to argue the tragedy that resulted in the death of 31 Americans at Fort Hood could have been prevented.
4. During the Obama Administration, the FBI claimed that two private jets were being used primarily for counterterrorism, when in fact they were mostly being used for Eric Holder and Robert Mueller's business and personal travel.
5. When the FBI demanded Apple create a "backdoor" that would allow law enforcement agencies to unlock the cell phones of various suspects, the company refused, sparking a battle between the feds and America's biggest tech company. What makes this incident indicative of Comey's questionable management of the agency is that a) The FBI jumped the gun, as they were indeed ultimately able to crack the San Bernardino terrorist's phone, and b) Almost every other major national security figure sided with Apple (from former CIA Director General Petraeus to former CIA Director James Woolsey to former director of the NSA, General Michael Hayden), warning that such a "crack" would inevitably wind up in the wrong hands.
6. In 2015, the FBI conducted a controversial raid on a Texas political meeting, finger printing, photographing, and seizing phones from attendees (some in the group believe in restoring Texas as an independent constitutional republic).
7. During its investigation into Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified material, the FBI made an unusual deal in which Clinton aides were both given immunity and allowed to destroy their laptops.
8. The father of the radical Islamist who detonated a backpack bomb in New York City in 2016 alerted the FBI to his son's radicalization. The FBI, however, cleared Ahmad Khan Rahami after a brief interview.
9. The FBI also investigated the terrorist who killed 49 people and wounded 53 more at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Despite a more than 10-month investigation of Omar Mateen -- during which Mateen admitting lying to agents -- the FBI opted against pressing further and closed its case.
10. CBS recently reported that when two terrorists sought to kill Americans attending the "Draw Muhammad" event in Garland, Texas, the FBI not only had an understanding an attack was coming, but actually had an undercover agent traveling with the Islamists, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi. The FBI has refused to comment on why the agent on the scene did not intervene during the attack.
https://news.grabien.com/story-10-major-fbi-scandals-comeys-watch
10 Major FBI Scandals on Comey's Watch
The FBI interviewed almost every terrorist who successfully struck America
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Not sure about how this is Watergate, I hope not. I thought HRC wanted him fired? Now he is fired and all the DEM Congressmen are upset. Sounds like POTUS has a no win situation.
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SPC Kevin Ford
The win situation was to let the investigation of his campaign finish and then do the firing. Now he's tainted any possible appearance of an independent investigation by the FBI.
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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
SPC Kevin Ford - Why? The Democrats already think Comey is in for Trump, as evident in their tantrum about the election. Had Trump allowed him to continue and complete the investigation, they would STILL bitch, claiming Comey is still supporting Trump.
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SPC Kevin Ford
Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin - Because no matter how bad a situation may be, it can always be made worse. In this case, much worse
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LTC Stephen B.
Hillary, Harry Reid, Chucky Schumer, Pelosi, Steve Cohen (D-Tenn), Hank Johnson, (D-Ga)....
Both the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General recommended he be sacked. Trump accepted the recommendation.
Both the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General recommended he be sacked. Trump accepted the recommendation.
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If you're looking for a Watergate parallel, you're looking at the wrong President. Remember, the whole thing started with the Nixon administration's attempt of spying on the other party during the election, followed by lying about it.
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SPC Kevin Ford
I believe the parallel is some sort of malfeasance and then using the power as president to cover it up.
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SSgt Christopher Brose
SPC Kevin Ford - In that case, you're still looking at the wrong President. When President Clinton took power, he was being investigated for sexual and financial improprieties. He immediately fired ALL the US Attorneys, which stopped all the investigations in their tracks.
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