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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,947 posts)
Mon May 15, 2017, 07:59 PM May 2017

Trey Gowdy drops out of running for FBI Director

The South Carolina Republican announced Monday that he told Attorney General Jeff Sessions what qualities he thought the FBI director should have and informed him of “my firm conviction that I would not be the right person.”

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trey-gowdy-drops-out-of-running-for-fbi-director/ar-BBBb16e?li=AA5a8k&ocid=spartanntp

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RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
3. I really can't imagine anyone looking toward their future would want to get involved with
Mon May 15, 2017, 08:04 PM
May 2017

this unpredictable shit storm. IMO, it's a very career limiting move.

 

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)
2. I want him to come out like a rabid dog against the POTUS like he did the Secretary.
Mon May 15, 2017, 08:03 PM
May 2017

Especially since this is legit and everything they did to Hillary was made up bullshit

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. Mr. Foot-in-Mouth as FBI Director? Lol.
Mon May 15, 2017, 08:06 PM
May 2017

His family and attorneys probably begged him to back off. That may be his most insightful statement ever!

LeftInTX

(34,031 posts)
7. I hope Cornyn doesn't accept
Mon May 15, 2017, 11:36 PM
May 2017

I think Cornyn is his first choice because:

He is a senator (Confirmation easy)
He was rude to Sally Yates and kept changing the Russia subject to Hillary's emails.
He seems willing to put party over country.

I hope Cornyn doesn't accept because it is a shitstain job.

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