Fox News legal analyst calls for FBI to be disbanded.

[DetlefK]

https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2019/01/14/fox-legal-analyst-gregg-jarrett-calls-fbi-be-disbanded-over-reports-they-investigated-donald-trumps/222520

GREGG JARRETT (GUEST): This is an all-powerful, out of control agency. Rogue agency. And frankly, it's time that it be halted in its tracks and reorganized and replaced with a new organization that has legal restraints imposed upon it and accountable to somebody. When the boss of the FBI Rod Rosenstein is in bed with his subordinates, inventing a counter-intelligence case against the President with no probable cause, no reasonable suspicion, no credible evidence. It is time that the FBI be halted.

...

JARRETT: Oh, it is, but it's formerly called deprivation of rights under color of law. You're not allowed to use your position in law enforcement to launch an investigation without a legal basis. You're abusing that individual, the President's rights. Not only that, it's obstruction of justice. Misuse of the legal process. So I'm hopeful that William Barr, once confirmed as attorney general, will turn over all of this information to federal prosecutors, if appropriate a federal grand jury to hold these people accountable, like James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, the whole gang.

Riiiiight... So, there should be probable cause, reasonable suspicion, credible evidence before the FBI launches an investigation.

And also, everybody who has irked Trump should be investigated by federal prosecutors.

[madaboutharry]

1. He used to behave like a normal person.

I think I’m remembering him from CNN. Didn’t he use to at least act sane?

[unblock]

2. "but when *we* investigate *you*, it's completely different!"

[pangaia]

3. This is SERIOUS... No joking around.

This would lead to an American FSB ! Which IS the aim of such talk..

[Fuzzpope]

4. Yep.

Trial Ballon is afloat.

Next comes the polls.

"89% of our viewers who participated in the poll support the immediate disbanding of the FBI."

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. Help me out here.

I don't know what you mean by American FSB.

[DetlefK]

6. That's the russian equivalent of the CIA. FSB is the successor of the soviet-era KGB.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Thank you.

Oddly enough not all of us are up on all of the abbreviations out there, especially those referring to agencies of other countries.

[StarryNite]

8. Is anybody surprised by this?

[Initech]

9. Actually I could say literally the same thing about the NRA.

This is an all-powerful, out of control agency. Rogue agency. And frankly, it's time that it be halted in its tracks and reorganized and replaced with a new organization that has legal restraints imposed upon it and accountable to somebody.

See? Two can play at that game!

[Claritie Pixie]

10. Graham said these same things this morning when he started questioning Barr.

If Barr is confirmed and goes after the FBI to protect Trump and the GOP, then it's a coup and we're screwed.

[pangaia]

14. I watched part of the Barr hearings at the gym..

That guy us a lying plant.

Don't turn your back on him..
Plus he has the all pervasive fascist red tie. No creativity or self-study or questioning whatsoever for repubs...
Did you see the pic of the 2 sides of the new Congress ?
Yikes.

[spanone]

11. from 'fox news'? .....comedy gold

[Mr. Ected]

12. It's only a partisan organization if Republicans are being investigated

They never raise a peep when a Dem is in their crosshairs. Trump has politicized the IC to circumvent scrutiny and prosecution for his Russian ties.

[highplainsdem]

13. Always attacking Rosenstein...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210183331