FBI official Trump tapped as acting director refusing to approve his mass firings: report

https://www.alternet.org/fbi-official-trump-firings/

Posted by HauntingJackfruit

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  1. >The Washington Post reported Friday that Trump’s proposed mass firings ran into a roadblock in the form of Brian Driscoll, who “refused to endorse the effort,” according to the Post’s sources. The initiative to identify and fire the agents in question is reportedly being headed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the White House, though Trump is apparently distancing himself from the effort.

    >Firing FBI agents is a lengthy process, as the bureau allows agents the ability to appeal any termination in two different stages, and entitles them to have a written justification outlining what rules or standards they’ve been accused of violating. Replacing those agents will also be difficult, as FBI agents have to undergo an intense 18-week training program before being deployed in the field. And any investigations the fired agents were working on will be sidelined until their replacements can be trained and briefed.

    >Mark Zaid, who is an attorney specializing in federal employment law, told the Post that the proposed mass firings at the FBI — along with his threats to career DOJ prosecutors — could create a legal headache for the Trump administration.

  2. So can someone fill me in. Is he just firing the folks who investigated him and his crimes? Cause I heard he was firing everyone who investigated any insurrectionist, which would be a lot.

  3. Good job, Drizz. Hold out against the firings for as long as you are able.

    Which will, unfortunately, result in you being fired, then investigated and prosecuted for not being an obedient minion.

  4. Wow, this dude looks like a character from a bad movie.

  7. Trump is doing everything in his power to destroy America and her institutions. He is trying to hide his crimes by sacking those that investigated him, his companies and his friends.

  8. Herr Thrumplethinskin has forgotten all about the fact that people ( even *FBI Agents* ) have *RIGHTS* ….

  9. we need to fire the Russian asset and nazi who along with his nazi friends hacked and stole the election.

  10. Wish he could get the support that Luigi received. As mentioned above, this coup from within has been too easy.

  12. [SARCASM ON] Great idea! Let’s fire thousands of FBI agents at once on Trump’s stupid whim. Dedicated agents who know all the details and ins-and-outs of some of the most delicate and secret security shit in the country. Yeah, let’s (just for no real reason) piss off and take away the livelihoods of an entire ARMY of people who know tons of secret shit and where the worst vulnerabilities in our security system are and how to exploit them. I’m sure THAT will never come back to bite us in the ass! Look what happened when the US fired the entire Iraqi military after we took over Iraq. There was absolutely ZERO blowback from that. Right? [SARCASM OFF]

  13. Let’s hope there are secret true patriots and defenders of democracy that Trump himself put in there, and they’re like sleeper agents to sabotage the destruction as much as possible.

  14. This is bad for morale for a department you have to lead. Anyone who isn’t fired will not do their best work if the agency doesn’t have their backs.

  15. I don’t know why he want to shit on people who probably have a very interesting file about him.

  17. The really fun part of this story is that “Drizz” was not supposed to be put in that position… Team Trump released the wrong name… and instead of correcting their error Drizz and Kissane( the intended appointee) just did some switchie-changies of offices and let the error ride.

  18. We are under attack by Russia’s asset plain and simple systematically tearing government within to create CHOAS install project 2025 BS ! Allowing a foreigner to do it, He is why we this is happening, where are the true American People that have protected our country have they all been Magatize with the countless lies brainwashed with all that Propaganda Fox News ,right winger BS, Christo Nationalist BS,etc.,,

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