I love David but I don't think this resignation makes Patel's ascension at FBI one iota less likely. As I note, it doesn't really make it *more* likely either. Trump will just have to brush some other person out of the way in advance of Republicans confirming Patel.
I love David but I don't think this resignation makes Patel's ascension at FBI one iota less likely. As I note, it doesn't really make it *more* likely either. Trump will just have to brush some other person out of the way in advance of Republicans confirming Patel.
Sparing the Bureau an immediate shock-and-awe invasion by a deranged clown with all the maga cameras rolling is not nothing. No Day 1 end-zone victory dance for Kash. The scenario described by French may not change the final outcome, but the timing and process could matter. The longer it takes for something to happen in trumpworld, the likelier it is that the effort will succumb to chaos.
Agreed. Regardless of whether it actually impacts Patel's nomination, it helps offer a plausible explanation for Wray's resignation other than pure cowardice. Historically at least, this stuff matters and helps color our perceptions of past events.
I love David but I don't think this resignation makes Patel's ascension at FBI one iota less likely. As I note, it doesn't really make it *more* likely either. Trump will just have to brush some other person out of the way in advance of Republicans confirming Patel.
Sparing the Bureau an immediate shock-and-awe invasion by a deranged clown with all the maga cameras rolling is not nothing. No Day 1 end-zone victory dance for Kash. The scenario described by French may not change the final outcome, but the timing and process could matter. The longer it takes for something to happen in trumpworld, the likelier it is that the effort will succumb to chaos.
Still, it puts Wray's resignation in a different light from "just another tragic cop-out" (not to imply that Andrew's take was that simplistic).
Agreed. Regardless of whether it actually impacts Patel's nomination, it helps offer a plausible explanation for Wray's resignation other than pure cowardice. Historically at least, this stuff matters and helps color our perceptions of past events.
It’s hard to stop a runaway tank on a rampage.