GOP Congressman says it's time to 'purge' FBI of anti-Trump elements

[fountainofyouth]

Source: USA Today

Florida GOP Rep. Francis Rooney said Tuesday he wants leaders at the Department of Justice and the FBI to "purge" officials he says are politically biased against President Trump.

"People need a good, clean government," Rooney said in an interview on MSNBC.

In recent weeks, Republicans have sounded the alarm that bias within the law enforcement community is compromising Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election interference and possible collusion with Trump associates.

In the interview, Rooney mentioned FBI agent Peter Strzok, whom Mueller removed from the Russia investigation after learning about texts he sent disparaging Trump. He also raised concern about Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, who was reportedly demoted for hiding ties to Fusion GPS, the company behind a notorious dossier alleging Trump's ties to Russia.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/12/26/gop-congressman-says-its-time-purge-fbi-anti-trump-elements/982610001/

[Plucketeer]

1. Fire up the Whaaambulance!

[rocktivity]

6. Phone Number

WHINE - one - one...


rocktivity

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Gestapo, Stasi, and KGB were purified organizations

So yeah, let's align the FBI with one party, that worked out great

[pangaia]

28. It worked for those in power and that is what is going on.

it WILL work out great here as well...

[dixiegrrrrl]

49. Clear as glass what they are trying to do.

Pack the courts, attack the MSM but use a friendly media as State propaganda, purge the Gov' of any non-believers, and take over Congress, by attacking anyone who does not agree with the Reich.

Hmmmm.. ..where do we go from here?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Is it Stalinism yet?

[Cryptoad]

9. not yet,,, just Putinism,,,,

[Magoo48]

41. Stinks a bit of fascism.

The scary part is: Do these Trogs even know that it stinks of facsism?

[mpcamb]

50. Actually, it's time to PURGE Congress of these Russo-supporters and replace them

with pro Americans.

[cstanleytech]

4. Sounds like its time to move the FBI out from under the Executive branch and over under the Judicial

branch.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Anything that can reinforce Rule of Law as opposed

to rule by partisan politics and partisan control

Justice Department too, strengthen its firewall from the Executive Branch's partisan waves,
the courts are now left then right then back again

[pangaia]

29. Move the FBI to be under the New York State Attorney General!

[cstanleytech]

32. Can't it has to be under one of the federal branches of the government.

[pangaia]

33. Uh, i was being a little tongue in cheek..

[cstanleytech]

34. Ah, I clearly need to go back to bed and try to get more than 3 hours of sleep.

[pangaia]

46. LOL

nighty night

[cstanleytech]

47. Well it's 1 p.m. and I'm still waiting in my bed.

I have tried turning off all the lights making sure no distracting sounds and I still can't sleep this point I think I'll just try to wait until about 7 or 8 and take an Ambien and go to bed early.

[Sneederbunk]

5. Unlike Congressmen, FBI agents are professionals.

[airplaneman]

7. Hell lets just purge the entire country

against anybody who is politically biased against President Trump.
First they came for the Democrats but I was not a democrat so I did nothing....
Then they came for the liberals but I was not a liberal......
Then they came for the scientists but I was not a scientist.......
-Airplane

[Cryptoad]

8. Time to Purge Congress of Rethugs Oligarchs

[madamesilverspurs]

10. This has been making the rounds on social media:

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[Phoenix61]

51. +1000 nt

[paleotn]

12. Good luck with that.

One of the best lines from Lincoln about the House...."....It's a rats' nest in there. The same gang of talentless hicks and hacks who rejected the amendment ten months ago...." It hasn't changed much.

[pangaia]

30. They will do exactly that if they are not stopped.

Stalin did basically the same thing.

Even got rid of much of the higher ranking military...

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Time for Congress to start sanctioning its members for conduct unbecoming. nt

[Left-over]

14. I think it is time

to purge congress of tRump supporters.

[Turbineguy]

15. Good, Clean, Corrupt

paid for by Russia he means.

Every one of these clowns who goes on record with this sort of crap should be investigated for ties to Russia.

[rpannier]

16. Time to purge the House of dipstick congresspersons.

Rooney is one of them that needs to be discarded

[rurallib]

18. you would think at a minimum these people would read the constitution

he is obviously too stupid to understand what he just endorsed.

[TeamPooka]

17. Wow republicans are a lot closer to nazi's than they realize.

[Toorich]

19. Yep, time to purge...

Congress of pro-Russian anti-Americans.

[Drahthaardogs]

20. The good Congressman should shut the fuck up

As the FBI is an executive function and out of his purview. In fact, if the FBI is NOT doing their job that decision falls to a federal judge.

[BBG]

21. The good Congressman should file suit then

Right? If there is something there then take it to court. Otherwise an empty suit blowing air.

[C Moon]

22. How much did Putin pay him for this statement?

[Dr_Pretorius]

23. Great choice of words there, Sparky.

History much?

[0rganism]

26. they'd have to start getting us used to it eventually

so when the time comes for them to incite the inevitable neighbor-on-neighbor violence necessary to solidify Trump's rule, his minions will be frenzied up and ready to kill

[Dr_Pretorius]

53. No kidding

We've already seen freikorps in the streets.

[Shoonra]

24. That's like purging the FBI of anti-Capone elements

Even before Election Day, Donald Trump had distinguished himself for not paying taxes, for shortchanging his vendors and contractors, for undermining unions, for violating antidiscrimination laws, for questionable bankruptcy practices, for questionable financial deals with the Soviets/Russians, for questionable financial deals with the Arabs, etc. etc.

Eliminating from the FBI all FBI investigators who had developed some acquaintance with Trump's shady practices would leave the FBI building one big empty. It would mean replacing hundreds of trained, experienced, skilled crime investigators with a regiment of Helen Kellers.

[SeaDoo77]

25. I Watched The Purge - Let Me Know What Day It Is - I Know How This Works

No Mercy for Republican Traitors.

[progree]

27. So that's what "drain the swamp" means n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

37. Yup. Search on "deep state" and you find lots of wing nut garbage driving lots of Republicons. . .nt

[CanonRay]

31. A political purge of our top law enforcement agencies

Just think about that for a second

[Hortensis]

48. Yes. These people were raised in a 225-year-old democracy,

and it didn't take. It's called a liberal democracy for a reason, and the feelings some conservatives consult their guts for just aren't liberal.

[truthisfreedom]

35. I.E. anyone curious about 45 is anti-45

Anyone looking into any illegal activities is anti-45.

Third Reich much?

[duforsure]

36. He's right

The collusion and obstruction cases growing against all these people from their own words and their own actions, and will be purged, and the FBI is not persecuted because of political affiliations, or people can't be attacked just because they believe the opposite of the one they're investigating, look at Nixon, Clinton, Hillary, and many other investigations. It doesn't work that way, but they want only trump loyalists investigating him it sounds like, only giving him his verdict and results or they claim they're tainted. Dictators do that in third world countries. Trump wants to abide by trump rule of law, for trump to be cleared of all accusations , then he's already found Hillary and President Obama guilty as sin, because under his law that's how it works. Once yo allow anyone to be above the rule of law, they become like putin has become, where his opposition is always attacked and guilty, and all threats are removed to his power, and control.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

38. No, he's wrong. I wasn't sure what to make of your post. I think you might not be replying to OP.

The GOP Rep in the OP, Rooney, and of the title, is wrong. Period.

If you are replying to the post above you, #35, then you have made a mistake. You need to click the Reply-To link in that post.

If you are replying to the OP, as you have done, your post is very strange and whacky (check top right of your post box where it says "Response to fountainofyouth (Original post)" ).

Welcome to DU, I think. 107 posts in 3 days, and now this confusing run-on sentence rant.

Your post starts off with the title "He's right" and proceeds to take an anti-FBI stance saying that they are colluding and obstructing against Trump. At first quick read I wrote a thread title "You miss the point. You don't know your history. You don't understand what is going on." Then I reconsidered.

But the second half of your post seems to be anti-Trump.

[Owens]

39. Then get rid of the Pro-Trump officials

The solution is simple. If the congressman wants to get rid of the "anti-trump" officials then he needs to get rid of the "pro-Trump" officials as well!!

[oasis]

40. Purge and prosecute all elected GOP pro-Kremlin traitors. nt

[Rene]

42. what type of country does this man think he lives in and is a state representative of?

He needs a basic education in what America is all about......freedom... as enshrined in our founding documents

[Kaleva]

43. Francis Rooney: Python Hunter

https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/rooney-helps-kill-five-pythons

[turbinetree]

44. Hey Florida, this is the same jerk ( saying it mildy that is getting ready to

fuck the senior citizens out of there hard earned Medicare and Social Security next year, because he thinks just like paul Ayn Rand Ryan, that giving his buddies a 1.5 trillion tax cut wasn't enough ) he now thinks when it comes to the Constitution and the Rule of Law, he comes right out and says FUCK THAT he wants to have old fashion "PURGE", not that it would not be politically biased mind you, even though it would be.

Nope not, this fuck wad who swore to Protect and Defend the Constitution who is making over $174,000 a year being a mouth piece of the Politburo, who has we speak is now playing golf in Mar A Lago yet again and getting ready to charge his comrade friends $750 dollars per person for a New Years Eve Party on how to obstruct and commit treason against the Constitution----------------I just wonder if this Politburo representative from Comradenaplesstand republican party is going to go to the party..........................

[Maxheader]

45. sieg heil baby!!

The jackboots are ecstatic..

[duforsure]

52. What its really time for

To purge our Government and Congress of these KGOP, working as agents for Trump and Putin.

[BlueIdaho]

54. Time to purge Congress of the GOP. nt.