{"id":32843,"date":"2018-03-17T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T14:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32843"},"modified":"2018-03-17T10:47:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T14:47:54","slug":"hanged-on-haymans-gallows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32843","title":{"rendered":"Hanged On Hayman’s Gallows"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the book of Ester<\/a> in the Bible, there is a character called Haman<\/a>. Haman is an ambitious character who loves status, money, and power. He is honored by the king and expects all citizens of the kingdom to bow down before him. Mordecai is a Jewish man who refuses to bow down to Haman. As a result of this perceived affront, Haman plans to kill all of Mordecai’s people (the Jews) and hang Mordecai. Ester intervenes, the Jews are saved, we have the Jewish holiday of Purim, and Haman is hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai. The current situation with the Russian investigation, corruption at the highest levels of the FBI<\/a>, and massive leaks to the press to undermine President Trump is beginning to look a lot like the book of Ester.<\/p>\n

Based on the emails we have all seen, I suspect the ‘Russia’ story began officially in the office of Andrew McCabe<\/a>. Hillary blamed the Russians the night she lost the election, but I have no idea if she knew what was being planned at the FBI if Donald Trump<\/a> won. So some senior officers at the FBI set out to unseat a duly-elected President. Wow. It’s amazing that they have not been charged with treason, but the story isn’t over yet either.<\/p>\n

The plan unfolds with numerous leaks to the press, use of personal connections to a judge on the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978<\/a><\/span>) court, withholding information from the FISA court<\/a>, and lying to Congress and the Inspector General<\/a>. Remember, the plan is to remove President Trump from office before he can accomplish anything. So where are we now?<\/p>\n

Yesterday Paul Mirengoff posted an article at Power Line<\/a> about the firing of Andrew McCabe as Deputy Director of the FBI. Andrew McCabe was fired yesterday. Paul Mirengoff is a lawyer, and the articles he posts at Power Line are very clear and very logically thought out. His article on the firing of Andrew McCabe is an example of that clarity and logic. The article reminds us of a few important points in this story that may get overlooked by the mainstream media.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

McCabe promptly issued an angry statement. He claimed, among other things, that his dismissal was part of the Trump\u2019s administration\u2019s \u201congoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation\u201d and was the result of pressure from President Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems likely that McCabe will seek legal redress. However, he may end of fighting on two legal fronts \u2014 criminal and civil. A prosecution for making false statements might well be in McCabe\u2019s future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As to the firing, it was recommended by the FBI office that handles discipline. The recommendation was based on findings by the DOJ<\/a>\u2019s inspector general investigation. The IG found that McCabe authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to the media about a Clinton-related case and then misled investigators about having done so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If these findings are valid, they warrant firing. Unless McCabe can point to high level DOJ employees who were found to have engaged in similar misconduct but were not fired, I doubt he has much of a case (assuming, again, that the findings of misconduct are well-supported). That, at least, is my impression on first blush.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…But if the discharge decision has a strong factual basis, if (as is the case) it was recommended to Sessions through normal DOJ channels, and if it\u2019s consistent with past practice, then the decision seems just and proper, whatever Trump has tweeted. In these circumstances, it ought to be upheld.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is going to get ugly, but it is the beginning of the next phase of draining the swamp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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