FBI director rejects Trump's vow to investigate political rivals

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Yahoo! News/NBC News

Tue, April 23, 2024 at 8:30 PM EDT


Reacting for the first time to former President Donald Trump’s vow to order the Justice Department to investigate his political opponents, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he would not allow his agents to conduct any investigation that doesn’t comply with “our rules, our procedures, our best practices, our core values.”

In an interview Tuesday with NBC News' Lester Holt at FBI headquarters, Wray said that, as long as he is FBI director, he is “going to make sure … we do the right thing in the right way." "And that means following the law, following our rules, staying faithful to our core values, enforcing the law without fear or favor," he added.

FBI rules prohibit agents from opening an investigation without evidence of criminality, and Justice Department rules say agents may never make a decision regarding an investigation or prosecution for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party.

Wray was appointed by Trump to a 10-year term in 2017. Asked if he would want to continue serving as FBI director if Trump was re-elected, Wray responded, “I’m enjoying doing this job. I love the people, the men and women of the FBI, who are some of the finest people I’ve ever had a chance to work with. And as long as I think I can continue doing that in a way that adheres to all those rules and norms, it’s what I’d like to keep doing.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-director-rejects-trumps-vow-003041007.html

[Irish_Dem]

1. Trump would just fire Wray and appoint someone else.

Who is going to stop him?

[rampartc]

6. wray is on the "fire on day 1" list. "

he appears to have been mean to dear leader in some mtsterious way.

[Irish_Dem]

10. A dictator has to dismantle the government.

He redesigns the government to work to his benefit.
And installs close friends and family into key positions.

[Think. Again.]

2. Wray is a rightwinger...

...it would be very foolish to believe anything that he says, ever.

[hlthe2b]

8. RWer, yes. MAGA--I don't think so.

Not saying I'd trust everything he says or that Wray is on any kind of major approval list for me, but no. I do not think he is a BILL BARR, nor necessarily even as compliant as Jeff Sessions--and certainly no Jeffrey Clarke, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel...

But, yeah. Wray would be out of there if Trump somehow ends back in the WH.

[Think. Again.]

11. He's on the right....

...so he's extremely comfortable with lying.

It's what they do. Yes, magats are off the charts, but rightwingers, conservatives, whatever you want to call them are deceitful, malicious people, that's why they are not on the left.

[hlthe2b]

12. Again, reread what I said.--even though I'm no fan of Wray, he's not the worst extremist we may end up with.

So beware of what you hope for.

[Think. Again.]

13. I hope for an end to any rightwinger...

...in any position of power, and I still say it's a foolish mistake to believe anything anyone on the right says. Ever.

[hlthe2b]

14. No one here (myself especially) has said they trust Wray's every word.

[Think. Again.]

15. cool.

But again I say it would be foolish to trust any word from a rightwinger.

They lie. For a living.

[unblock]

3. first, they investigated "hillary's emails" without any evidence of criminality.

there was no evidence of a breach, no evidence of criminal intent, no violation of law or policy, no evidence that any classified information existed on her servers, nothing.

they investigated it all *hoping* to find something criminal, had to retroactively classify information in order to build a case, and it still didn't rise to even a single indictment. but there was nothing even close to probable cause prior to the investigation.

and of course they didn't investigate powell or rice who did the same thing.

so i call horsesh*t on the notion that the fbi won't ever investigate political rivals, they've already done it.


second, all this means is that, should donnie manage to re-steal the oval office, wray would be forced out and replaced with a trump loyalist who will do exactly what donnie wants.

[BootinUp]

4. He wouldn't be director if Trump is elected. nt

[Hotler]

5. If we end up with a dictator Wray could be one of the first to be arrested. nt

[truthisfreedom]

7. Surprise! Just found evidence of criminality!

Commence investigations!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. Says the FBI director who gave Trump all the Kavanaugh tips instead of investigating them.

Suuuure I believe ya, Chris.

[republianmushroom]

16. But the FBI did allow this.

Washington Post: FBI slowed investigation into Trump’s role in January 6 for fear of appearing political

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/politics/fbi-doj-trump-investigation-january-6/index.html



'Washington Post' journalist on FBI's delayed investigation of Trump's role in Jan. 6

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/19/1183098037/washington-post-journalist-on-fbis-delayed-investigation-of-trumps-role-in-jan-6

The FBI Desperately Wants to Let Trump Off the Hook

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/fbi-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecution/673251/

Inside the Mar-a-Lago Raid: Prosecutors and FBI Feuded Over Trump Search, According to Washington Post Deep-Dive

https://www.mediaite.com/print/inside-the-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecutors-and-fbi-feuded-over-trump-search-according-to-washington-post-deep-dive/

39 months and counting (includes foot dragging)

[Owens]

17. Fired after Biden is elected

Biden needs to clean house after he wins in November, Wray, DeJoy and Garland need to be shown the door.