kentuck
kentuck's JournalShould Biden keep Christopher Wray on at the FBI?
If Trump doesn't fire him in the next 55 days?
If we are ever to get to the bottom of this Russian infiltration into our politics, we will need a strong AG that works very closely with the FBI.
As I recall, Chris Wray came in at the recommendation of Chris Christie after Comey was fired. He knows a lot and has been very adept at dodging the slings and darts of Trump thus far. Although, one does get the sense that Trump does not really trust him.
The FBI has been nearly decimated over the last 4 years. How strong do we wish to rebuild it? They have a checkered past with civil rights violations. But, we see what can happen when a strongman takes control of them.
It will be an interesting choice.
One of the oldest laws on the books...
...it goes back to before America was a country.
Perhaps Old Anglo-Saxon Law?
But it stated that no man could be a judge of himself.
How would the Supreme Court look at that?
Joe Biden stated that he believed in an independent Justice Department...
Although the Justice Department is a part of the Executive Branch, it is independent from the Executive Branch in its pursuit of justice. Joe Biden specifically said that he would not use the Justice Department as Donald Trump has used it. The Attorney-General will pursue the law as he/she sees fit and necessary.
The Attorney-General will have sufficient independence to do the job.
They have shown their guilt. It is just a matter of when they will have to pay the piper?
Is it true that once you have received a pardon, you cannot claim the 5th Amendment if subpoenaed?
That, if subpoenaed, you have no choice but to show up and answer all questions?
Donald truly loved being your President.
He loved the power. He loved being called the most powerful man on Earth. He loved the crowds and adulation. He loved it when people kissed his feet and his ass.
He loved making decisions on his own, mostly for his own benefit. He loved it that he could fire people by Tweet.
He really doesn't want to leave. He was just getting good at this dictator stuff. So many people loved him. They would die for him. And those 51% that despised him were of no concern to Donald. They could crawl off and die for all he cared.
The presidency was his dream job. And now, the people have said he has to go. He is holding on to the sides of the door by his fingernails, to prevent them from physically dragging him out. It is so unbecoming of a dictator.
56 days is such a long time.
It's difficult to feel reassured when the only strategy seems to be to just wait it out and he will move out. I do not favor such passive measures but I do not know what can be done to be pro-active?
We do know that nothing is predictable. We can only wait and react when it happens.
And hope nothing catastrophic will happen?
After Trump, there are so many reforms that are needed.
For example, he had more "acting" Secretaries and heads of Departments than anyone in history. They needed no Senate approval or anything, except total obeisance to Donald J Trump. That should never have happened. (Like the Postmaster General, for example)
Also, someone like Trump should not be making deals with dictators without the consent of the Senate. Making unilateral deals with a tyrant like Kim Jong Un cannot be accepted. Dropping out of long-standing treaties with allies should not be permitted without Congressional approval.
No president should be permitted to plant his "people" inside the Pentagon or anywhere else in government simply to report back to him after he has departed the White House. (General Flynn had brought in a couple of "advisers" with him at National Security and when he was forced to resign, they moved over to the White House Counsel's office, where they worked hand-in-hand with Devin Nunes on the House Intelligence Committee. Then they moved into the National Security team at the White House, monitoring calls, such as those with the Ukrainian leader, which led to Trump's impeachment. Now it is reported that they have been moved deep into the Pentagon? That needs to be resolved.)
There are many reforms that need to be done immediately. The President is not a King and should not be treated as one.
We probably could have avoided the last 4 years with Donald Trump if...
...we had only required candidates for President to make their tax returns public?
That one small oversight could have saved a lot of heartaches and stress.
In my opinion, that should be a requirement for future candidates. Not a nicety, but a legal requirement. If you don't want to show the public your returns, then perhaps you should not run for the Presidency?
Why did Trump let Emily Murphy of GSA release the transition money?
The official explanation was that it was because 100 prominent businessmen were recommending it?
However, I am not sure that was the case?
In my opinion, he did not want the Congress to dig into the details of his lease of the Old Post Office Bldg, now known as the Trump International Hotel. He has been dodging the Congress for months on the subject. He leased it thru the GSA.
He immediately tweeted that because the GSA released the transition funds did not mean he was conceding or anything like that? (He just didn't want it examined at this time, it seems?)
There are a lot of secrets in the last four years, the people do not know about Donald Trump. He will attempt to take all the secrets with him when he leaves, I suppose?
Competence
Finally, it feels like competence in the White House.
Joe Biden is trying to fix the problems and unite this country.
So far, many agree that he has been pitch perfect.
History has found Joe Biden. I don't know if any other Democrat could have beaten Trump? It was up to Joe Biden to save our democracy. The country could not withstand four more years of Donald Trump. He is a devastating figure in American politics. We can not breathe freely until he is gone.
Joe Biden understands the cards he has been dealt. The country and its institutions are in serious disrepair, on top of a raging pandemic across the entire country. I don't know if any President has ever walked into the White House with any similar predicament?
He is an historic figure already.
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