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kentuck

(111,107 posts) Sun Mar 18, 2018, 01:06 PM Mar 2018

Why did Sessions decide to fire McCabe before the IG Report was to be made public ??

Very unusual to fire someone before there is an official report.

It appears he was pressured by Donald J Trump to get rid of him before he could qualify for his pension, report or no report?

The Judiciary Committee should call Jefferson Sessions back before the Committee to get the facts of the matter.

If Trump indeed pressured Sessions to fire him for his own political reasons, that would probably be something that Bob Mueller would be interested in, as far as his obstruction of justice probe goes?

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Why did Sessions decide to fire McCabe before the IG Report was to be made public ?? (Original Post) kentuck Mar 2018 OP

This was a vindictive move by Trump and Trump alone. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #1

To screw him out of a pension C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #2

Because he had to be sure McCabe would lose part of his pension, just to twist the knife. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #3

It's also very unusual just how fast tracked this all was. How dare Sessions say McCabe Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #4

To get Stormy off of the front page JDC Mar 2018 #5

Because the Firing Probably Relates to Release of Anti-Clinton--not Pro-Trump--Facts Stallion Mar 2018 #6

The clock was ticking... lame54 Mar 2018 #7

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. This was a vindictive move by Trump and Trump alone.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 01:14 PM

Mar 2018

The Elfen Attorney General caved and did Donnie's dirty work. Remember,Trump promised to fire McCabe before his Pension drop dead day as a payback for defending James Comey.

C_U_L8R

(45,014 posts)

2. To screw him out of a pension

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 01:18 PM

Mar 2018

and send a threatening message to all staffers

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,806 posts)

3. Because he had to be sure McCabe would lose part of his pension, just to twist the knife.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 01:22 PM

Mar 2018

The firing was rushed because if he'd still been employed as of today he'd have been eligible for all of it. There's no question that it was done for political reasons. Trump wanted to send the message to all federal employees, especially FBI, that if they oppose him in any way he'll ruin their careers and deprive them of their pensions. And it might have also been another test for Sessions, to see if he'd do something evil to preserve his own hide.

Kirk Lover

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4. It's also very unusual just how fast tracked this all was. How dare Sessions say McCabe

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 01:26 PM

Mar 2018

has a 'lack of candor'...how dare he fire him. He knows full well how bad this looks on him and he bowed to trashbag pressure and did it anyway. GOOD. This can be another nail in Sessions coffin too. LIARS the WHOLE LOT.