Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe fired

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McCabe, Comey, and Mueller … perfect together.

Mueller was the principle actor in the Uranium One scandal.
 
dvdjs said:
His statement indicates that he was authorized to share the information. That is not leaking.
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Did you expect him to say it wasn’t authorized if it wasn’t? Appears Comey contradicts McCabe on that issue. So which one is lying?
 
dvdjs said:
Is that helping ratings?
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Doubtful. But it might help Americans understand the depths to which some of this country’s institutions have descended, and encourage remediation by congress.
 
Ridgerunner said:
Doubtful. But it might help Americans understand the depths to which some of this country’s institutions have descended, and encourage remediation by congress.
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Whether our country’s institutions have fallen to depths is a question people can debate about. On the other hand, Congress does not have the skill or interest in fixing our problems. Which is one reason why I am in favor of gridlock. A government that can’t pass laws can’t cause further damage.
 
Ridgerunner said:
But it might help Americans understand the depths to which some of this country’s institutions have descended …
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Or it might give them a total misimpression of that. In light of his content, it is surely the latter.
 
dvdjs said:
Appears? :roll_eyes:
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You know he does. Playing with the words used by others doesn’t change the truth. Comey and McCabe directly contradict one another. One is telling the truth and one isn’t.
 
stinkcat_14 said:
Congress does not have the skill or interest in fixing our problems
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Actually they might if they come to realize they’re no more immune to corrupt law enforcement than Trump’s people are. The more of it that comes out, the more concerned they’re likely to become.
 
dvdjs said:
Show me. …
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You just go “www.google.com” and you won’t need me to find it. Not that you need it.

But you know as well as I do. It has been in the news for a long time.

But for the others who might not know, here’s one of a number of examples. Either McCabe is lying or Comey is. McCabe says Comey authorized him to leak investigation information to the media. Comey denies that he ever authorized anyone to do that.

 
Ridgerunner said:
But you know as well as I do. I
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Maybe even better. Thanks for your link. The most damning sentence begins with “If…”; Your source does not go so far as to say: “Comey and McCabe directly contradict one another” There are just too many unknowns here to reach the strong conclusion that you did.

It is very curious how scrupulous you are about allegations against Trump, but how you throw caution to the wind with others. Sad.
 
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Theo520 said:
It’s been posted here several times but “show me” is the tactical deflection.
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It has also been posted by others that this notion that holding others accountable for their claims is a deflection, is the hugest deflection of all.
 
dvdjs said:
It has also been posted by others that this notion that holding others accountable for their claims is a deflection, is the hugest deflection of all.
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What’s being discussed is an apparent faux issue with comprehension, that seems to be a convenient crux for deflection.
 
dvdjs said:
Maybe even better. Thanks for your link. The most damning sentence begins with “If…”; Your source oes not go so far as to say: “Comey and McCabe directly contradict one another” There are just too many unknowns here to reach the strong conclusion that you did.

It is very curious how scrupulous you are about allegations against Trump, but how you throw caution to the wind with others. Sad.
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Not sad at all.

McCabe said one thing and Comey directly contradicted it. You know that, and it has been reported widely. One of them is not telling the truth, but it is not known yet which one isn’t.

Your assertion that the “most damning sentence” begins with “if” is just a crock. Here’s from the article:

"McCabe asserts in his post-firing statement that he not only had authority to “share” that information to the media but did so with the knowledge of “the director.” The FBI director at the time was Comey.

Asked if he had “ever been an anonymous source in news reports about matters relating to the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation” or whether he had “ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation,” Comey replied “never” and “no.”

Nothing “iffy” about that. McCabe said one thing. Comey said the opposite. One is telling the truth and the other isn’t.
 
Ridgerunner said:
McCabe said one thing and Comey directly contradicted it.
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That is a stretch much further than you allow in discussing Republican torture, or Trump’s criminality.
Ridgerunner said:
Your assertion that the “most damning sentence” begins with “if” is just a crock. Here’s from the article:
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You missed a senstence before the latter one:
If the “interaction” means leaking the information, then McCabe’s statement would seem to directly contradict statements Comey made in a May 2017 congressional hearing.
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If the inspector general considered this to be a leak to the media, any approval by Comey would be highly significant.
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if this was determined to be a leak with his approval, Comey likely would be labeled not just a leaker but a liar.
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