Summary
Trump announced plans to fire FBI Director Christopher Wray and nominate Kash Patel, a longtime ally, as his replacement, pending Senate approval.
Patel, known for his roles in Trump’s first administration and his vocal defense of Jan. 6 rioters, has advocated for sweeping changes in the FBI and DOJ, including purging officials tied to investigations of Trump.
He has criticized the FBI as politically compromised and pledged to address issues like crime and border trafficking.
Democrats are expected to strongly oppose his nomination.
Democrats are expected to strongly oppose his nomination.
As strongly as they opposed the nomination of a convicted felon and traitor as president?
“You can oppose him until the street lights come on, then it’s time to come home”
Congress cannot oppose the people’s choice in the Presidential Election. They only challenge the integrity of the election itself by refusing to certify the results.
Presidential nominations, however, need to be confirmed by the Senate. The Democratic-controlled Senate can continue to oppose until they lose majority.
Of course they can. They have to certify the election results.
Right. They can only challenge the validity or integrity of the election, not contest the people over the results.
including purging officials tied to investigations of Trump
This shit should be illegal. Evidence of guilt. Our whole justice system is such a joke.
From Wikipedia,
Following the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey on May 9, 2017, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie presented to President Donald Trump the possibility of hiring Wray as Comey’s replacement.
So fire the dude you appointed and replace with someone more loyal. Well this will go well /s
I welcome Trump appointees doing purges at the FBI. If you’re worried about an FBI stocked with racist pigs who’ll target minorities and progressives then take assurance that the only difference between that and the FBI as it exists is competence.
So you’re saying you prefer incompetent fascist pigs etc? Okay, I can understand that opinion. Maybe they’ll hurt themselves in their confusion. OTOH, the incompetent bastards who stole babies from their families last time caused worse trauma by failing to keep accurate records, so more kids were able to be trafficked and more parents never found them again.
Oh no! Without the FBI, who’s going to murder civil rights leaders and entrap morons into terror plots? Federal policing is an institution that we’d be better off without and people shouldn’t lick-boot just because Trump is the one fucking them up.
Historic Fascist movements necessarily have incompetence problems because they value loyalty over ability. Of course this did not prevent them from doing harm, but it did hasten their downfall.
