"The FBI person really reports directly to the president, which is interesting. And I think we’re going to have a great new FBI director."
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So... did Wray swear personal loyalty to Trump when he interviewed for the job?https://twitter.com/empiricalerror/status/887855273913626625 …
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He said he did not (in repeated well rehearsed statements). Of more value he revealed who was in WH interview. Appropriate people.
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yeah, but trump implies (strongly) that he has reason to believe that wray will play along with "fbi person reports directly to potus."
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and i just have to wonder why that is. makes me worry not only about trump, but also about wray.
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This was the post I wrote w/in hours of Wray's twitter nomination. https://www.emptywheel.net/2017/06/07/trump-fbi-nominee-christopher-wray-gave-inappropriate-briefings-to-john-ashcroft-during-plame-investigation/ … He was partly involved in Ashcroft's recusal
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Franken's LD actually knows that as well as I do, so I hoped Franken would ask about the Plame precedent. Franken asked zero questions.
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