The FBI/DOJ presser is getting panned on CNN

[BeyondGeography]

Basically, a skeletal presentation by the B-team.

Hard not to think the basic problem is Trumpworld disarray and its spillover effects into everything, especially an incident with the President himself at the center of it.

Looking forward to the adults taking over next week.

[dem4decades]

1. Is Chris Wray done?

[octoberlib]

12. Chris Wray has been invited to stay on by Biden, if Trump doesn't fire him first.

I imagine he's trying to avoid that.

[dem4decades]

16. Well that explains his reluctence to put his head on the block.

[servermsh]

2. IMHO, if people like Wray spoke up, Trump would fire them

I think that is why they aren't there.

IMHO, Biden needs to fire Wray and everyone else that he can who is tied to Trump. Start with a clean slate.

[Mike 03]

6. This is probably worth thinking about

one of the experts on CNN (I thought it was Andrew McCabe) said he should be there, but after reading some of the comments here, I'm not so sure.

[octoberlib]

14. Biden is fine with Wray and has invited him to stay on after Trump leaves.

[secondwind]

3. I thought they were great.

[Mike 03]

9. I didn't think it was so bad for so early in the investigation.

Except for that dodge of the question about the video of the suspect n the murder of the Capitol Hill police.

Other than for that, they seemed to have a good grasp of what is floating around out there on the internet.

They quelled those annoying questions about why the charges aren't more serious so early in the investigation.

I'm watching Peter Strzok's twitter to see what he thought of it.

[samnsara]

4. he didnt use the term murder when speaking of the officers death..that struck me as odd..

..I didnt find him sufficiently outraged.

[Mme. Defarge]

11. Passed away?

[crickets]

20. I noticed that too, and his hesitation before saying it. Odd. nt

[AnotherMother4Peace]

5. The big question of "How did it happen with so many RED flags?" was not addressed at all.

Plus the question of where was Christopher Wray? Why are junior officials speaking and not senior. The presser was only 30 min w/few questions - Why? CNN expected at least one hour.

[octoberlib]

7. The briefings will change after Trump is gone.

[Mike 03]

13. This is a really good point you and some other DUers are making.

[maxsolomon]

17. Assuming this weekend doesn't go as planned by the MAGAts.

The response of the Law Enforcement agencies on 1/6 and since is shameful.

For a 1st briefing, 6 days after the largest terror attack on US soil since 9/11, to last 30 minutes is FUCKING PITIFUL.

[GopherGal]

8. Unless the A-team has had to recuse themselves

as they're subject to being targets of the investigation for negligence in communicating the known threat...

[MontanaMama]

10. I thought it was great.

Wray was conspicuously missing...but I'm guessing he has been threatened by the WH.

[Marius25]

15. I'm worried of Trump loyalists still in the FBI/DoJ

[Atticus]

18. I watched the entire thing and I was very pleased. I thought they were thorough,

and professional and seemed committed to charging everyone they could identify. They said the cases opened and charges filed would "increase exponentially".

The fact that they came to their positions under Trump's rule--absent information indicating their malfeasance---should not lead to automatic rejection of their representations. Numerous Trump-appointed judges flushed Trump's "election fraud" lawsuits.

[BlueIdaho]

19. The "A" team is being investigated for treason.

The “B” team will have to do for now.