A ray of hope concerning Chris Wray & his choice for McCabe's replacement
Today, immediately after apparently nudging McCabe out the door, Wray announced his replacement...
...and the guy he picked is in many ways Trump's worst nightmare.
David Bowditch. An FBI career man. A mini-Mueller.
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Bowditch isn't JUST an FBI veteran, he has the kind of pedigree Republicans would usually experience the kind of erection you have to call your urologist over.
He was a police officer. He joined the FBI and was a sniper on SWAT teams. He was on the Joint Terrorism Task Force
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He fought gangs and was instrumental in a history-making gang prosecution.
The guy is a caricature of the kind of "Law and Order" background Trump alleges he cares about.
In a word: he's unimpeachable.
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Andrew McCabe had become a distraction and Trump had found some storylines that were effectively muddying the waters.
Chris Wray just did exactly what he did with James Baker's role.
He not only robbed Trump of his ammo, he returned fire with a Howitzer.
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Wray just screwed Trump so damn hard, it's gonna leave a mark... and Trump is too dumb to even realize he just got game-set-matched by an appointee who ain't having any of it.
Wray just stole Trump's talking points AND turned up the heat on him.
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Even better, Bowditch's elevation entirely earns the trust of the rank and file FBI. They have now seen twice that Wray is on their side not Trump's.
Comey was their homey but now it's Wray all the way.
The most delicious little morsel in this pie to the face is this though...
Chris Wray just sent a 90-decibel message right into Trump's earhole:
"Come after whoever you want. There are a million more behind 'em. There is no stopping the FBI."
So good. So damn good.
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p.s. Bowditch is so perfect an appointee, I'm LOLing
Wray just took Trump's rhetoric and shoved it down his throat by appointing someone who it would be absurd to criticize
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