FBI's top lawyer resigns as agency faces pressure from Trump

[webfact]

FBI's top lawyer resigns as agency faces pressure from Trump

 

FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. Attorney General Dana Boente (R) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up during a meeting with county sheriffs at the White House in Washington February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI said on Saturday that its top lawyer, Dana Boente, had announced his resignation as the agency faces scrutiny over its investigations of former staffers and supporters of President Donald Trump.

 

As a senior Justice Department official, Boente was involved in the investigation of Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. The Justice Department has since asked a judge to drop those charges, arguing that prosecutors should not have brought them in the first place.

 

Trump has repeatedly criticized the FBI for investigating Flynn and other allies.

 

The agency's top lawyer, Dana Boente, announced his resignation over the weekend as the agency faces scrutiny over its investigations of former staffers and supporters of President Donald Trump. Gavino Garay has more.

 

NBC News, citing two sources, said Boente was asked to resign.

 

Boente held several senior roles at the Justice Department and the FBI over the course of a 38-year career. He briefly served as acting Attorney General in 2017 after Trump fired Sally Yates, who held the job during the first weeks of his presidency.

 

"Few people have served so well in so many critical, high-level roles at the Department," FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a prepared statement.

 

(Reporting by Andy Sullivan; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-06-01

 

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[Thailand]

Another one who won't be sending Xmas presents to the Whitehouse.

[PatOngo]

The Trump mess gets messier! Li Xinping smiles!    

[yankee99]

cant drain that swamp fast enough 

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, yankee99 said:

cant drain that swamp fast enough 

He'll probably replace those he fires with family members, none of whom would dare challenge him. 

[worgeordie]

Trump is making enemies of everyone,his own agencies,

Twitter and Facebook,anyone who has a different view, criticizes him,or calls him out on his many lies.making America great again.

 

regards Worgeordie

[Puchaiyank]

Another old gator leaves the swamp!

[Srikcir]

The Trump regime needs to change the name DOJ to the Trump Foundation Inc.

[Brickbat]

King Trump of The Divided States of America

[spidermike007]

The very untalented leader continues to divide and offend. That is who he is, and that is what he does. No matter. Just seven months to go, before he is unceremoniously ushered out of the very white house, into a life of obscurity, humiliation, shunning by investors, and declining fortunes. He will NOT be signing any book deals. And the NRA may be the only organization willing to pay him for a speaking engagement, which he might need. 

[TPI]

8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The very untalented leader continues to divide and offend. That is who he is, and that is what he does. No matter. Just seven months to go, before he is unceremoniously ushered out of the very white house, into a life of obscurity, humiliation, shunning by investors, and declining fortunes. He will NOT be signing any book deals. And the NRA may be the only organization willing to pay him for a speaking engagement, which he might need. 

Aww, niddums!

[Bluespunk]

That look on his face is a common one amongst those trapped in a room listening to trump. 

[teatime101]

21 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

That look on his face

That look when the soul enforces social distancing from the ears.

[Mansell]

America is going down the toilet and Trump is flushing the damn thing.

[Proboscis]

3 hours ago, scorecard said:

He'll probably replace those he fires with family members, none of whom would dare challenge him. 

Actually he does not have enough family members to fill all these jobs. But there are plenty of underqualified yes-men and women who will step up to the position.

[Anant72]

The fiercest crocodile in the Washington swamp sits in the Oval Office surrounded by alligators ready to do his bidding. The swamp has never been swampier than under the Donald. 

[Chomper Higgot]

Once no longer an employee, he can no longer be ordered not to give testimony.

[CharlieH]

Generalized flame and subsequent responses removed.

[natway09]

At least he was allowed to resign ,,,so he will get all his retirement perks

[welovesundaysatspace]

Every banana republic is in better shape than this failed state. 

[riclag]

14 hours ago, Brickbat said:

King Trump of The Divided States of America

Oh No !  Its not king its President Trump ! Another correction Its the United States of America ,ask any dem or GOP elected official !  One other thing Americans have been through tougher times than this my friend! Nice try!

 

[riclag]

Boente should feel pressured,  along with others who worked with him in these agencies or were is some capacity involved, in what many say is the attempted take down of a duly elected POTUS!

 

Americans put up with these so called top officials in the intel agencies pressure, for  almost 4 years.

Little did Americans know at the time of what

 dem senator Chuck Schummer described to become so accurate!

 Intel officials 'have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you'

 

 

 The pressure on these agencies are a result of reports everyday of whether it be past administration intel accepting gifts from news agencies  and lying about it involving the Trump campaign investigation probe

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fbi-ethics/senior-fbi-official-improperly-accepted-gifts-from-reporter-report-idUSKCN1MQ2CP

 

 CIA agent changing emails with exculpatory evidence according to the IG report involving Carter Page!

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-lawyer-under-criminal-investigation-altered-document-to-say-carter-page-was-not-a-source-for-another-agency

 

A FBI director being refereed for criminal charges at one time and is currently under criminal investigation still,according to the IG report that says nobody should feel exonerated who touched the FISA,while Durham is still investigating the incidences and  leaks.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/17/politics/justice-department-investigation-comey/index.html

 

His deputy being fired  for lack of candor and is currently under criminal investigation involving durham on fisa(IG,no one should feel exonerated)

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/andrew-mccabe-ig-report-congress/index.html

 

Strzok being fired, Lisa Page resigning,all  currently under criminal investigation.

The IG , anybody who touched FISA shouldn't feel exonerated at this time,note including Mr. Boente    !

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-general-counsel-dana-boente-to-retire-from-bureau-wray-says

 

 All of these actors including Mueller's team,obama administration officials are all under  investigation  by John Durham special prosecutor or other US federal attorneys!

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/499865-barr-asks-us-attorney-to-look-into-unmasking-issue

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50178197

[metisdead]

An off topic post has been reported and removed. 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 6/1/2020 at 9:59 AM, webfact said:

The FBI said on Saturday that its top lawyer, Dana Boente, had announced his resignation as the agency faces scrutiny over its investigations of former staffers and supporters of President Donald Trump.

investigations of former staffers and supporters of President Donald Trump

 

I'd like to know if he was acting on a bias against Trump. If he was he may just be jumping before he gets charges laid against him.

[rickudon]

The French king summed up Trump's attitude -

"L'etat C'est moi"