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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jan 29

    emptywheel Retweeted @VoteNovember6

    Worthwhile thread on McCabe departure.https://twitter.com/YesMomsCan/status/958051916990353408 …

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    @VoteNovember6 @YesMomsCan
    Here are my (perhaps unconventional) thoughts on the McCabe departure today. I’m not a TV pundit but I did work @ #DOJ for 18 yrs, 15 of which I was employment counsel for DOJ. McCabe is career SES/not political. They couldn’t remove/fire him unless they all reached agreement. /1
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    • Marissa Heather Jennings Isaac Sukin Another Invisible Veteran Kris E Wagner 🌹 Linda Genku Ken Erickson ChrisInParis
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      2. @VoteNovember6‏ @YesMomsCan Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Thanks Marcy!

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jan 29
        Replying to @YesMomsCan

        I think people forget that FBI Directors get to appoint their own team. While I don't love the Boente pick, it's objectively reasonable and interesting given Trump's request he step down at EDVA. And no one seems to have unpacked that Harmon has experience on Hanssen cleanup.

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      2. edscle‏ @edscle Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        McCabe was involved with #FusionGPS by association with his wife, a Democrat, who accepted $700K from the HRC campaign DURING HRC's email investigation. The memo will destroy the careers of many involved in this operation inside of the DoJ and FBI. #ReleaseTheMemo

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jan 29
        Replying to @edscle

        1) The spouses of career civil servants are allowed to be Democrats. 2) You've got the details of the timing wrong.

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      4. edscle‏ @edscle Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I'll let the IG's report speak on the timing of Mrs. McCabes windfall from HRC via Terry McCauliffe. There's no doubt now about McCabe not recusing himself from the email investigation.

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      2. WLHearns, MST, MBA‏ @WLHEARNS Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Thank you for your insight. Your explanation does explain the technical aspects of McCabe’s departure. However, it was just revealed that trump asked McCabe how he voted for president. The president’s tweets infer a career employee being removed for lack of presidential loyalty.

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jan 29
        Replying to @WLHEARNS

        Not my insight--@YesMomsCan. But she does remind people how FBI transitions usually happen.

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      2.  🌲 🌲 Andy from Oregon  🌲 🌲‏ @AndrewFmOregon Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Kind of debunks several news sources saying McCabe didn't know this was coming.

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      3. Booberry Morning‏ @MorningBluberry Jan 29
        Replying to @AndrewFmOregon @emptywheel

        Fox is saying Wray read the Nunes memo for the first time yesterday. Don’t know if true yet.

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      1. GGMurr141‏ @205harlem Feb 1
        Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

        I keep asking..Why, are republicans ignore or even change our constitutional rules of laws to accommodate trump?? And how far are they willing to go??

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      1. Tao Jonesing‏ @TaoJonesing Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

        Here is what you are missing: tomorrow is the State of the Union address, and today’s news about McCabe and the release of the memo will dominate news cycle tonight and tomorrow. The timing of today’s events appears to be a prologue to the SOTU. More shoes dropping tomorrow?

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      1. Fred Newman‏ @FredJazzyNewman Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        "McCabe has much more time for Mueller now."

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      1. saralee‏ @sara_stipe Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @chrislhayes Definitely worthwhile! Thanks!

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      1. Eddie Haskell‏ @eddiehaskell50 Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

        Very good thread. It makes sense. Maybe @chrislhayes can get her on All In.

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      1. Josh Weisman‏ @polishingaturd Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

        Is the timing of McCabes departure have anything to do with his ability to testify to Mueller differently as a private citizen vs active FBI Dep Director??

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      1. Xboxershorts‏ @Xboxershorts Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Hah! I called this over an hour ago as the news was still breaking replying to a post on Rachel Maddow's time line. I would have gladly used all the benefit time I had to GTFO there as early as possible.

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      1. Big Cats‏ @big_catsf Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

        He retired a little earlier than he was going to because Trump made it very clear he didn’t think much of him it’s hard working when you have ppl making accusations that simply are not true.

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      1. Kevin Hayden‏ @LucSkyward Jan 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Sounds very logical. As I was a union shop steward in a state government job a few decades ago, something similar occurred. I agreed to resign and got 5 wks pd vacation I hadn't earned b/c they wanted me away from the place so I couldn't continue whistleblowing.

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