"The FBI Office that handles discipline" (McCabe firing)

[annabanana]

Their office put out a statement that McCabe was fired for cause.. when all evidence says he was fired for being on the receiving end of Comey's contemporaneous statements about HIS firing..

That wouldn't, by any chance, be the NY office that's famously compromised by it's relationship to Giuliani . . would it?

[marylandblue]

1. No its the Office of Professional Responsibility

Which is normally nonpartisan. But they got to it somehow. But, if as some are speculating that it's all just a ploy to protect Mueller, then they would have left breadcrumbs for a court to follow.

[annabanana]

3. But who are they?.. Where are they?

The FBI does have some internal issues.

[marylandblue]

5. They are in Washington

Run by a career civil servant who reports directly to Sessions. He certainly could have told them, or hinted at what outcome he wanted. This investigation did go unusually fast. In normal circumstances, McCabe would have been able to retire before the investigation is done. Or if the person is close to retirement, and he really did something wrong, they just let him retire. Only exception would be criminal wrongdoing, which is not being alleged here.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. So, aside from Trump poisoning the well and claiming

This man took a pay off from Hillary, what did he really do?

He talked to the media which was his job. He loses his pension, gets smeared on Fox and RW media all because he didn't do his job perfectly?

I don't see what the illegality is.

Except that he contradicted Trump with the truth that the rank and file of the FBI still supported Comey. Hence Trump's all out war to make the man suffer.

[annabanana]

4. The thing is..

McCabe is one of the men that Comey talked to,, right after Trump had tried to get him to lay off Flynn. His testimony would corroborate Comey's notes about it.

All about the obstruction case..

[marylandblue]

6. Nothing illegal, rule violation at worst

He spoke to the press about an ongoing investigation, which is normally not allowed. But he is allowed to make exceptions in extraordinary circumstances, so he did. There was also some funny business about timing. They sat on the emails from Weiner's computer for three weeks before Comey found out about it, then Comey ordered an immediate investigation. Worst timing for Clinton. Not clear what McCabe had to do with it, or what his intention was.