Another FBI Director Almost Out the Door Over Russia

We are so much closer to a lawless fascist state that we actually realize. It is only the people like Wray that keep us from a headfirst dive.

From Axios

Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed, according to three sources with direct knowledge. Wray's resignation under those circumstances would have created a media firestorm. The White House — understandably gun-shy after the Comey debacle — didn’t want that scene, so McCabe remains.

Trump wants everyone with knowledge of what he did with respect to Russia gone. Trump’s “loyalty test” extends down to whomever it need extend.

For those who don’t know, the RW is now hyperventilating about (their words) “An illegal FISA warrant that allowed President Obama to spy on the Trump campaign in order to help Hillary” and that Trump/Nunes have a report that “Will blow the whole ordeal open and put Obama and Hillary in prison.”

This “pressure” surely relates to installing loyal people who can play along with the Kabuki theater created by the Kremlin and running hour after hour on Fox, breathlessly related by Lou Dobbs, Sean Hannity and Jeanne Perinno.

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said of Wray: “As we’ve said, the president has enormous respect for the thousands of rank and file FBI agents who make up the world’s most professional and talented law enforcement agency. He believes politically-motivated senior leaders including former Director Comey and others he empowered have tainted the agency’s reputation for unbiased pursuit of justice. The president appointed Chris Wray because he is a man of true character and integrity and the right choice to clean up the misconduct at the highest levels of the FBI and give the rank and file confidence in their leadership.”

“Clean up the misconduct at the highest levels of the FBI ...”

Trump attempted to force Wray to “clean-up” misconduct and Trump is willing to engage in biased misconduct if Wray doesn’t utilize the right bias in defining “misconduct.”

Another day, more Trump fascism.

Thank you, Director Wray.