Acting FBI head contradicts White House: Comey had ‘broad support’ in FBI

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Acting FBI head contradicts White House: Comey had ‘broad support’ in FBI
By Katie Bo Williams - 05/11/17 11:47 AM EDT

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Thursday directly contradicted a claim by the White House that the “rank and file” at the FBI had lost faith in recently-fired Director James Comey.

"Director Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day," McCabe told the Senate Intelligence Committee, calling it the "greatest privilege" of his professional career to work with Comey.

"I can confidently tell you that the vast majority of employees enjoyed a deep and positive connection to Director Comey,” he added, calling it “not accurate” to say otherwise.

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http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/332940-acting-fbi-head-contradicts-white-house-comey-had-broad-support-in

[Right_in_Virginia]

The mission is rebuild the FBI brand ... this is not accomplished by continuing to disparage the character of the former director or the character and intelligence of those who worked for him.

Is this too difficult to understand?   

Comey himself showed respect for the institution with his comment on his own termination:

[driftdiver]

So they supported his handling of the Hillary coverup.

So does that mean the FBI is aspiring to be more like the Stazi or the KGB?

[truth_seeker]

Comey has been involved with the Clintons since 1996 and the whitewater affair.

He has become adept at being on all sides on complex issues.

Since most of his experience was with the Justice Dept., it follows he didn't fully realize that the FBI's proper role was NOT to decide what to prosecute.

[edpc]

 Broad support? That's sexist.

[Frank Cannon]

Nice spin from the Hill once again.....

“I think morale's always been good, but there were folks within our agency that were frustrated with the outcome of the Hillary Clinton case and some of those folks were very vocal about those concerns,”

Even the Clinton stooge McCabe says people were upset about the clown show going on there.

[Right_in_Virginia]

McCabe says FBI call not to prosecute Clinton angered some agents, defends Comey
Fox News, May 11, 2017, Adam Shaw

New Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe acknowledged for the first time in public testimony Thursday that some agents were angry with the 2016 decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton – while also defending ousted Director James Comey’s overall standing at the bureau.

“I think morale's always been good, but there were folks within our agency that were frustrated with the outcome of the Hillary Clinton case and some of those folks were very vocal about those concerns,” McCabe testified.

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McCabe also denied reports that Comey had requested more resources for the Russia probe in the days leading up to his termination, with McCabe saying he believes the probe to be “adequately resourced” and adding that normally the FBI will not request resources for a single investigation.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/11/acting-fbi-chief-mccabe-says-russia-probe-continues-despite-comey-firing.html

[driftdiver]

Nice spin from the Hill once again.....

“I think morale's always been good, but there were folks within our agency that were frustrated with the outcome of the Hillary Clinton case and some of those folks were very vocal about those concerns,”

Even the Clinton stooge McCabe says people were upset about the clown show going on there.

@Frank Cannon

Honestly who gives a *(&! if the FBI agents are frustrated or unhappy or have bad gas.

That organization is corrupted and has helped to cover up serious crimes which endangered national security.   It has become a political arm of the DNC.   Screw them, they all need to be fired and some of them jailed.

Thats not even considering FBI agents like Lon Horiuchi who murdered unarmed people at Waco and Ruby Ridge and got away with it.

[truth_seeker]

#6 (above)

..deserves a separate thread because it refutes central claims by the left, re: Comey, the Hillary email deals, etc.

[Frank Cannon]

@Frank Cannon

Honestly who gives a *(&! if the FBI agents are frustrated or unhappy or have bad gas.

That organization is corrupted and has helped to cover up serious crimes which endangered national security.   It has become a political arm of the DNC.   Screw them, they all need to be fired and some of them jailed.

Thats not even considering FBI agents like Lon Horiuchi who murdered unarmed people at Waco and Ruby Ridge and got away with it.

It's worse than that. The FBI, on Comey's watch, interviewed and let go people who ended up killing Americans in attacks....

Here are 10 of Comey's biggest embarrassments at the FBI:

1. Before he bombed the Boston Marathon, the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev but let him go. Russia sent the Obama Administration a second warning, but the FBI opted against investigating him again.

2. Shortly after the NSA scandal exploded in 2013, the FBI was exposed conducting its own data mining on innocent Americans; the agency, Bloomberg reported, retains that material for decades (even if no wrongdoing is found).

3. The FBI had possession of emails sent by Nidal Hasan saying he wanted to kill his fellow soldiers to protect the Taliban -- but didn't intervene, leading many critics to argue the tragedy that resulted in the death of 31 Americans at Fort Hood could have been prevented.

4. During the Obama Administration, the FBI claimed that two private jets were being used primarily for counterterrorism, when in fact they were mostly being used for Eric Holder and Robert Mueller's business and personal travel.

5. When the FBI demanded Apple create a "backdoor" that would allow law enforcement agencies to unlock the cell phones of various suspects, the company refused, sparking a battle between the feds and America's biggest tech company. What makes this incident indicative of Comey's questionable management of the agency is that a) The FBI jumped the gun, as they were indeed ultimately able to crack the San Bernardino terrorist's phone, and b) Almost every other major national security figure sided with Apple (from former CIA Director General Petraeus to former CIA Director James Woolsey to former director of the NSA, General Michael Hayden), warning that such a "crack" would inevitably wind up in the wrong hands.

6. In 2015, the FBI conducted a controversial raid on a Texas political meeting, finger printing, photographing, and seizing phones from attendees (some in the group believe in restoring Texas as an independent constitutional republic).

7. During its investigation into Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified material, the FBI made an unusual deal in which Clinton aides were both given immunity and allowed to destroy their laptops.

8. The father of the radical Islamist who detonated a backpack bomb in New York City in 2016 alerted the FBI to his son's radicalization. The FBI, however, cleared Ahmad Khan Rahami after a brief interview.

9. The FBI also investigated the terrorist who killed 49 people and wounded 53 more at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Despite a more than 10-month investigation of Omar Mateen -- during which Mateen admitting lying to agents -- the FBI opted against pressing further and closed its case.

10. CBS recently reported that when two terrorists sought to kill Americans attending the "Draw Muhammad" event in Garland, Texas, the FBI not only had an understanding an attack was coming, but actually had an undercover agent traveling with the Islamists, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi. The FBI has refused to comment on why the agent on the scene did not intervene during the attack.

https://news.grabien.com/story-10-major-fbi-scandals-comeys-watch

The FBI is a GD joke.

[driftdiver]

It's worse than that. The FBI, on Comey's watch, interviewed and let go people who ended up killing Americans in attacks....

Here are 10 of Comey's biggest embarrassments at the FBI:

1. Before he bombed the Boston Marathon, the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev but let him go. Russia sent the Obama Administration a second warning, but the FBI opted against investigating him again.

2. Shortly after the NSA scandal exploded in 2013, the FBI was exposed conducting its own data mining on innocent Americans; the agency, Bloomberg reported, retains that material for decades (even if no wrongdoing is found).

3. The FBI had possession of emails sent by Nidal Hasan saying he wanted to kill his fellow soldiers to protect the Taliban -- but didn't intervene, leading many critics to argue the tragedy that resulted in the death of 31 Americans at Fort Hood could have been prevented.

4. During the Obama Administration, the FBI claimed that two private jets were being used primarily for counterterrorism, when in fact they were mostly being used for Eric Holder and Robert Mueller's business and personal travel.

5. When the FBI demanded Apple create a "backdoor" that would allow law enforcement agencies to unlock the cell phones of various suspects, the company refused, sparking a battle between the feds and America's biggest tech company. What makes this incident indicative of Comey's questionable management of the agency is that a) The FBI jumped the gun, as they were indeed ultimately able to crack the San Bernardino terrorist's phone, and b) Almost every other major national security figure sided with Apple (from former CIA Director General Petraeus to former CIA Director James Woolsey to former director of the NSA, General Michael Hayden), warning that such a "crack" would inevitably wind up in the wrong hands.

6. In 2015, the FBI conducted a controversial raid on a Texas political meeting, finger printing, photographing, and seizing phones from attendees (some in the group believe in restoring Texas as an independent constitutional republic).

7. During its investigation into Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified material, the FBI made an unusual deal in which Clinton aides were both given immunity and allowed to destroy their laptops.

8. The father of the radical Islamist who detonated a backpack bomb in New York City in 2016 alerted the FBI to his son's radicalization. The FBI, however, cleared Ahmad Khan Rahami after a brief interview.

9. The FBI also investigated the terrorist who killed 49 people and wounded 53 more at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Despite a more than 10-month investigation of Omar Mateen -- during which Mateen admitting lying to agents -- the FBI opted against pressing further and closed its case.

10. CBS recently reported that when two terrorists sought to kill Americans attending the "Draw Muhammad" event in Garland, Texas, the FBI not only had an understanding an attack was coming, but actually had an undercover agent traveling with the Islamists, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi. The FBI has refused to comment on why the agent on the scene did not intervene during the attack.

https://news.grabien.com/story-10-major-fbi-scandals-comeys-watch

The FBI is a GD joke.

@Frank Cannon

I had forgotten about those, thank you for posting.

[truth_seeker]

Perhaps Comey was occupied spying on Obama's political enemies, like Sen. Paul, instead of protecting our nation.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OHU7dEePB0

[anubias]

The part left out is

New Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe acknowledged for the first time in public testimony Thursday that some agents were angry with the 2016 decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton – while also defending ousted Director James Comey’s overall standing at the bureau.

“I think morale's always been good, but there were folks within our agency that were frustrated with the outcome of the Hillary Clinton case and some of those folks were very vocal about those concerns,” McCabe testified.

McCabe also denied reports that Comey had requested more resources for the Russia probe in the days leading up to his termination, with McCabe saying he believes the probe to be “adequately resourced” and adding that normally the FBI will not request resources for a single investigation.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/11/acting-fbi-chief-mccabe-says-russia-probe-continues-despite-comey-firing.html