CNN source: FBI Deputy Director McCabe's departure was not in the plans as of Friday.

[workinclasszero]

The source said McCabe was told this morning to step down. A second source described McCabe’s departure as being “removed”.

Link to tweet

[mr_lebowski]

1. Donnie was feeling impotent w/all these stories of his firing people ...

Coming out all over the media, so he just HAD to get his firing on otherwise he'd look 'weak'.

Anybody actually know what the impact of this really is other than making Donnie feel like a big ol' MAN?

Probably on the phone to Kislyak now going "Oh, did HE see? Did he SEE? Aren't I POWERFUL! Look what I DID!!!"

[workinclasszero]

3. One man closer to the actual target, Mueller

Rosenstein may be next on Shitler's hit list.

Trump’s most desperate move yet? Here’s what pushing out Rod Rosenstein would mean.
By Aaron Blake January 29 at 11:15 AM

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210157185

[sunonmars]

2. Fire up the Mueller for launch........

[B2G]

4. So who 'removed' him? nt

[lpbk2713]

5. He was probably dismissed under Putin's instructions.

What if they learned something that would make McCabe
a threat by hacking or illegal eavesdropping.

[maxsolomon]

6. He gets to hire & fire

He's the President.

Hollowing out the Bureaucracy and replacing it with Apparatchiks is what I'd expect any Strongman to do.

Would he be rushing towards Authoritarianism at the same pace absent this investigation? Probably faster.