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Ponietz

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43. The nation's top law enforcement officer sat on his ass during the mayhem
Fri Feb 2, 2024, 02:08 PM
Feb 2024

It’s the Trumpstank.

Curious his former law firm represented Rosneft and Gazprom during his tenure there. If he were a lawyer today in civil private practice, imputed disqualification rules prohibit his taking a materially adverse position to the scope of his firm’s former representation. Ethical rules impute disqualification because of a lawyer’s continuing duty to former clients to maintain confidentiality. Those Russian energy giants would disqualify him in a civil case. I presume Putin would disqualify him in a criminal case.

In the criminal arena that appearance generates suspicion in a reasonably prudent person. Hand-picked successor to the castrato Comey, Mueller, spies, interfering in investigations, Gaetz and Jordan hiding their tracks by summoning him to testify, accusing him of politicizing the FBI to help Biden. That appearance of impropriety, at the very beginning, is a certainty, for me, 7 years later. He’s also a member of the Federalist Society.

Didn’t Wray watch events on TV about the same time as the human canker on 1/6/21? He failed to protect our nation’s capital during an emergency; that’s unforgivable.

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I still don't understand why every property he owns wasn't thoroughly searched. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2024 #1
I have said the same thing. Of course there was probable cause. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #3
There were and probably are MAGA in the FBI and DOJ. Kablooie Feb 2024 #28
Yes quite obviously there are Trump loyalists in the FBI. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #29
True! That FBI manager was named elsewhere but he finally gave in. Hang that bastard! machoneman Feb 2024 #50
I remember Snoopy 7 Feb 2024 #46
Yep. And they did everything they could to interfere with the election. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #51
Chris Wray Ponietz Feb 2024 #4
He came up under Mueller. Can't trust him anymore because he implies the FBI's overwhelmed, but offers no solutions ancianita Feb 2024 #31
The nation's top law enforcement officer sat on his ass during the mayhem Ponietz Feb 2024 #43
Looks that way. Plus his FBI chief of counterterrorism lied, saying the FBI isn't "authorized" to monitor social media ancianita Feb 2024 #44
Trump knew that Wray was corruptible from the beginninng. A mob boss dream LEO. Grasswire2 Feb 2024 #53
Whatever they would have done to any one of us should be done to him NOW. Today. onecaliberal Feb 2024 #39
hear hear. me too also. AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #41
esp the overseas golf courses . AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #42
Yeah, traitortrump's Scotland golf course is closer to his master Putin. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2024 #45
K&R chowder66 Feb 2024 #2
Trump's reply. I have done nothing wrong. They are my documents. Fuck you. twodogsbarking Feb 2024 #5
AND the Presidential Records Act says I'm allowed. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2024 #17
Search everywhere... FeelingBlue Feb 2024 #6
My thoughts exactly. I'll bet there are bodies buried under all of his properties. japple Feb 2024 #7
Post removed Post removed Feb 2024 #9
Is there a video of this? I've looked on Youtube and can't find any Maraya1969 Feb 2024 #25
Recomended. H2O Man Feb 2024 #8
WTH?? 58Sunliner Feb 2024 #10
It has a basement? It's awfully close to the water underpants Feb 2024 #11
Just more proof that the FBI is compromised. Shipwack Feb 2024 #15
I got blowback on this recently but they clearly dragged their feet in this underpants Feb 2024 #16
Garland gets the grief but Wray mucked it up Ponietz Feb 2024 #47
Here's a year old Politico article on where its dysfunctionality lies. ancianita Feb 2024 #30
Thought story said adjacent to his bedroom? I need to reread. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2024 #20
It just mentioned that there is a basement. Had no idea. underpants Feb 2024 #21
Remember reading a long time ago about him asking someone Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2024 #38
The FBI should seize the entire property, Wicked Blue Feb 2024 #12
Since when doesn't the FBI search every room when they issues a search warrant, locked or not. republianmushroom Feb 2024 #13
Because the 4th Amendment says -- BumRushDaShow Feb 2024 #18
If this hadn't been done carefully, they could have evidence ruled inadmissible in court. republianmushroom Feb 2024 #19
Well in reality BumRushDaShow Feb 2024 #26
Top FBI agents did not want to raid Mar-a-Lago -- but DOJ prosecutors pushed them anyway: report republianmushroom Feb 2024 #59
If it is part timms139 Feb 2024 #24
Okay. intheflow Feb 2024 #32
There was probable cause to search the entire premises and the warrant so indicted Ponietz Feb 2024 #48
Here is the affidavit (with redactions) BumRushDaShow Feb 2024 #49
The "premises" was covered in the warrant Ponietz Feb 2024 #54
Well as you know, the FBI Director has a 10-year term BumRushDaShow Feb 2024 #55
Thanks for that Ponietz Feb 2024 #56
If the GOP loses one more of their members (and Buck is a "solid no" ) BumRushDaShow Feb 2024 #57
Since public security is the principle responsibility of Homeland Security -- Ponietz Feb 2024 #58
Well the GOP's fixation on "border" is their annual clown show BumRushDaShow Feb 2024 #61
Thanks for this Ponietz Feb 2024 #62
Or possibly, republianmushroom Feb 2024 #22
Give them a pass?. Past "president". BUT they blew it. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2024 #23
Well that was dumb. PlutosHeart Feb 2024 #14
so way to go fbi -- looks like someone was ... never mind nt orleans Feb 2024 #27
If the FBI encountered a locked door at your house, they'd break it down. Vinca Feb 2024 #33
What a massive, massive fuckup Novara Feb 2024 #34
Maybe those locations contained documents that incriminated others... Chakaconcarne Feb 2024 #35
Trump, being of the Mobster Mentality. . . PTL_Mancuso Feb 2024 #36
Get down and find out WHO made the decision to NOT SEARCH that door bluestarone Feb 2024 #37
K&R Wild blueberry Feb 2024 #40
Check the grave maptap22 Feb 2024 #52
They need to do another search. ificandream Feb 2024 #60
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