that fox released that quote.

the thugs in the White House. These are men and women who have devoted their lives to the law and they are not about to stand by and watch this White House obstruct justice and pervert the rule of law.

The Trumps are used to dealing with corrupt cops and lawyers, and public officials in NYC with their hands out. They are attempting to spread their corruption throughout the government and are succeeding with the notable exception of the Intel community and the FBI. We'll see about the Justice Department. It's open warfare between the serious public servants in Washington and the Trumpists.

and that's why President Asshole is trashing them and maneuvering to fire Mueller.

He knows he has to bring them to heel and make them a compliant arm of his Admin. Notice how we don't hear jack from the CIA?

I mean that in picking this fight, they must have some confidence they will win it. They won't

For decades, the FBI under Hoover was the primary instrument of political oppression in this country. There's no reason to believe that can't happen again.

Trump knows he's in a race to neuter them before Mueller can complete his investigations. If he can decapitate them, install handpicked administrators, and there's an ensuing mass exodus of ethical employees, why not?

It's working at State, Interior, Justice, the EPA...

Trump's hair must be on fire.

Wray knows there's a line he can't cross.

Link to tweet

...lies spewing from trumpf, his advisors; and congressional repubs.

Why can't they submit it to the FBI/CIA for redaction of any classified parts? I don't see why they have to take Trump as the final word, they're a co-equal branch.