Lawrence: Christopher Wray decided to save Donald Trump from putting another lie in writing

[@blackbird4046]

_"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within."_ -- Ariel Durant

[@Mike_Honcho_8653]

"Shake... and BAKE!" ~ Ricky Bobby

[@thrash8315]

Democracy dies by ignorance and cowardice.

[@kenc7120]

Muh democracy! Muh democracy! 😂

[@paulwilson2542]

Couldn’t agree more….Christopher Wray is a coward. He’s another sad pathetic loser 🫤🫤😝😝

[@dthomas9230]

Wray opened Hillary's file publicly 10 days before the election with no change in any previous testimonies tor conclusions.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

@thrash8315 Yes. Your democracy. '...allows for the termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution.' - Donald J. Trump posted on social media, 3rd December 2022.

[@m6a1u57]

Democracy has spoken.

[@armandor.sanchez8689]

Thank you, Lawrence, for stating what needs to be said. You are a gem.

[@JaneScott-jf2uu]

No honest person would want to work for a criminal.

[@Shelleybelly-vt4tw]

Exactly the point we've all been trying to make for almost a decade now!

[@ca6177]

100% true! The country is in deep trouble ! It is going to be horrible because the cabinet is being run by criminals and thugs! Truly scary!

[@shawnwales696]

Why do you think so few of the folks in his previous administration aren't signing up for round 2? It's going to be a cluster-F of corruption and incompetence, God help us.

[@sharrielee911]

My thoughts exactly💯👍🏽

[@mechticulous8202]

Here comes the swamp ~😅

[@annmoore8696]

Lawrence I learned something today! Thank you 😅

[@mountainghost5044]

"STOP THE HAMMERING!!!".

[@cmuse40]

HOOVER WAS A COWARD!

[@Axle69e]

So is Trump

[@NancyMRoss]

He was worse than that. Many scandals, and he misued his power.

[@JPMorgan-ye5pc]

"HOOVER WAS A COWARD!" So was his boyfriend.

[@Whyonearth9]

Also a criminal

[@keathp2744]

... In high heels.

[@ChannelH.Dunbar-lw7qg]

You never ever disapoint Lawrence O 'Donnell ❤you

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

Agree Cray Cray mouthpiece Lawrence "Stop The Hammering" 🔨 O'DONNELL never disappoints🤔

[@lornabrooks2907]

Happy I tuned in. Thank you for keeping us informed.

[@BillySBC]

Country is a downright joke.

[@kenc7120]

You mad sis ?

[@storm2000808]

@@kenc7120 in all fairness there is no fairness!

[@Theqbhawk747]

I’ve always said since I was in grade school - that We are living in a fairytale world of reality. And THE Wizard of OZ IS Visible TODAY - because the Wicked Witch has exposed his flying monkeys.

[@reason6835]

This country is back! And it’s freakin amazing!

[@TABUK_SHAKUR]

Because its all controlled by globalists, just like this garbage of a show

[@rosenbaum75]

Lawrence and Rachael are the only people in mainstream media that i still watch. Support independent media, guys!

[@Opus313]

Donnie thought he would fill his cabinet with the pick of the litter... but instead, he's just picking up litter...

[@carolcarter782]

SAD BUT TRUE

[@JPMorgan-ye5pc]

I misread your comment and thought you said his cabinet would be made of kitty-litter.

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

Donnie does NOTEVEN KNOW HOW to pick the Best of the best to be in his Cabinet, and NONE of the Best of the best will ever dare serve in his Cabinet, lest their reputations be besmirched and their integrity questioned by association with a corrupt egotist like Donnie.

[@jackstrubbe7608]

​@@JPMorgan-ye5pcdon't eat the raisinettes. 😎

[@susanlarose4721]

Scooping.........💩💩💩

[@claymcbunch1013]

Old Kash has no idea what he’s getting into

[@stephan1752]

He knows that the majority of people at the FBI are "disgruntled" workers and that they want to Make America Great Again. He knows exactly what he's getting into.

[@PatriciaYoung-lc4gi]

Some people actually have honor and integrity.😢

[@JPMorgan-ye5pc]

True, Patricia. Sadly, most of them avoid politics.

[@Markhopsin]

Yea, his name it Trump!

[@Wolfboss7]

Sadly, we won't be seeing many in the positions that matter over the next four years.

[@catbb1000]

😅😂🤣😆

[@vforwombat9915]

@@Markhopsin and ppl say trump supporters just spout lies and propaganda. go figure.

[@lindazanihkowsky7002]

All of Trump's picks are unqualified, like himself.

[@joeiborowski9763]

Losers have no say of who is qualifield. Come join the winning team.

[@James-i5t2j]

And he destroyed Kamala BIGLY. What does that say about your vote for her, and Harris herself? 😆😆🤡🤡

[@johnrodriguez3010]

Live with it

[@reason6835]

Getting elected makes him qualified. Just like getting nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate makes you qualified. You don’t like it? TOO BAD! 😅

[@VPLuke-ue5uk]

@lindazanihkowsky7002 When Trump left office The rate of inflation GROWTH was 1.54% when inflation under Biden/ Harris cumulatively is over 20+% - inflation across housing, utilities, food, insurance, etc. has gone up 30-50% or more since 2021, with interest rates doubling. Every bill added to inflation/ national debt/drove up interest rates, etc. because KAMALA HARRIS was the deciding vote.

[@adriennestark5198]

Sad that Wray is obeying in advance.

[@julesbower762]

Cowards gonna cower...

[@urbanlibertarian2520]

Dude! He’s burning the books until the change over. He’s not leaving immediately. He’s trying to save his A.A. ss

[@shawnwales696]

I guess he's not waiting to hear it on X the way Comey found out, can you blame him?

[@ShaY83964]

I didn't feel he was obeying him, but leaving on his terms and saying goodbye gracefully painful to say to his fellow men and women he has served with, it is a horrible tragedy what that man is trying to bring with him! Donald Trump pure evil.

[@julesbower762]

@@shawnwales696 Yes, I can blame him, he is a coward.

[@Wilson.S-l2b3i]

The Trump administration is going to be about one thing. What billionaires want.

[@carolcarter782]

Well some will Regret who they voted for I was reading.

[@waldoparsnip1025]

Psssttt, your " Rick " Madcow's showing .

[@VPLuke-ue5uk]

Based on what facts do you make that claim? Trump has a proven record showing that he was a great president. Google Breitbart: Trumps Accomplishments and see how hard he worked for all Americans. Needless to say that there were no new wars during his presidency.

[@Whyonearth9]

Which is why kamala had the majority of billionaires support

[@hugoo1549]

@@Whyonearth9 rtump couldn't run casinos, steaks and universities so it won't be a surprise when economy comes crashing down.

[@sabines.5181]

Thank You so much, Sir. Greetings from Germany.

[@CatherineCarr-s4f]

I found it heartbreaking to hear Director Ray was leaving. Then i heard the statement he made in his announcement. He wants to keep the FBI above politics and to keep the constitution in tact. Respect, Director Ray! Shame on Trump and his thug Kash Patel, shame!!

[@Shelleybelly-vt4tw]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, shame on trump/patel! Too bad by choosing to do what he's done he's thrown the FBI right into the biggest fray in history!!!

[@kenc7120]

Who is Ray?

[@howardhudson5054]

How do you think that will happen with the partisan kash patel. Wray is a coward.

[@tammywhynot123]

You don't respect much do you........he's as crooked as crooked is! Research.

[@judeirwin2222]

Catherine, you are so heartbroken that you can’t even spell the man’s name correctly.

[@foxopolos9681]

Wray is a good and decent man. He will always be remembered for his fair and thorough leadership! If Patel gets through the confirmation, he will be a disaster for the FBI and he will ruin it. Moth balling the FBI building, turning it into a museum is the most egregious thing he could ever do! Eliot Ness would be turning in his grave. 😔

[@howardhudson5054]

Wray will be remembered for rolling over when the going got hard. He is a coward not a decent man.

[@saneasthenextguy196]

I would like to know what FBI agents and employees are saying about this.

[@ca6177]

I say we need to wonder how many trump supporters are in the FBI already?!

[@J.P.-dd6ij]

I wonder what they thought of defrauding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court? The judges sure weren't pleased. You suppose that other countries might dole out some punishment for that?

[@sharrielee911]

I was just saying that same exact thing surely they are appalled and mortified at the thought of this guy who's by the way completely not qualified for this position in the first place coming in trying to clean in an already spotless house if you catch my meaning...jmo

[@GuinnessGuru-h4p]

​@sharrielee911 Before making silly statements about him not being qualified I suggest you do some research instead of listening and believing media hype.

[@DivineMizE]

It is said that a number of senior agents will leave too. And with them, the institutional knowledge...

[@CloroxPresidente]

During Donald Trump's presidency, he spent 298 days playing golf, marking the highest number of golf days by any U.S. president within a single term. The U.S. economy contracted at the fastest rate since 1946 and the unemployment rate reached 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression.

[@debbie5728]

BLUE state and city 2 years of shutdowns.. (did you read the recent 500 page report hammering their decision making as all wrong? ) lol

[@Trumbo-r4j]

What I learned in 2024 is anyone can avoid prison and avoid all accountability if they run for President of the United States. 🇺🇸

[@mile_high_topher]

@@Trumbo-r4j Pretty cool lesson for the kiddos.

[@waldoparsnip1025]

40% of Bidens' term ... he's been on vacation .

[@maryreny8686]

YOU REALLY SHOULD CHECK YOUR "FACTS" SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN MSNBC

[@Anthony-m6z6n]

DJT is americas biggest embarrassment!

[@stevehazlewood2960]

he just wants to keep his pension intact..

[@user-io1sq2vm4g]

Trump is also the biggest threat to America.

[@user-io1sq2vm4g]

Trump is the biggest threat to America.

[@storm2000808]

... biggest embarrassment in American history!

[@VPLuke-ue5uk]

The American people made their choice, so please stop disrespecting the office that he holds. Google Breitbart: Trumps Accomplishments and see how hard he worked for all Americans. Needless to say that there were no new wars during his leadership.

[@karennaumann1463]

Good show Lawrence.

[@mikefromwa]

Watching our country being dismantled in real time is even more depressing than I thought it would be.

[@Whyonearth9]

I know why would we be supporting this stuff in syria didnt those people just attack us?

[@larrybgood3923]

No pain. No gain.

[@Markhopsin]

Sucks for you! This is exactly what this country needs!

[@hugoo1549]

@@Markhopsin rtump couldn't run casinos, steaks and universities so it won't be a surprise when economy comes crashing down.

[@lmiss1]

@@Markhopsinwrong

[@yvonnedrury8718]

Thank you Lawrence !!

[@CthulhuInc]

trump is a skid mark on the presidency

[@bobbyg7719]

And don't be surprised if Joe Biden has skid marks in his underwear. 🤷

[@Whyonearth9]

I know the democrats have the most wars under there belt now

[@NoMudNoLotusGRL]

You're generous. I would've gone a lot lower than that (though I'd have to give it some thought).

[@karenaiken7323]

A sh**ty one, at that!

[@mountainghost5044]

It's President Trump to you, get used to it. 😆

[@safriedrich1631]

when bad things start happening, Patel will simply follow his dear leader's example by blaming the already corrupt system that he inherited. God help us.

[@denniswilson9030]

And after he identifies each problem he will fix it. Correction for the corrupt state, that you identified, is coming .

[@mile_high_topher]

@@denniswilson9030 His list of "accomplishments" from his first try say you're living in a fantasy land.

[@hermeswings1925]

So you admit that corruption is present in D.C.

[@jpknijff]

God help us, my thought exactly.

[@yvonnesmith2335]

Wray’s quitting is very disappointing.

[@mikjb]

It would be a good thing if he quit NOW so Biden could appoint the next one and make Donald lie to fire him. This is just nuts. Patel will be a lackey and nothing more. Trump just wants the world to burn.

[@donnscopman8102]

Patel no no no

[@urbanlibertarian2520]

So you’re a racist and against having the first Indian director of the FBI? Shame!

[@llgalloway]

How sickening to learn of all this krap

[@mrtaxi204]

kash has no chance

[@davidyemm7910]

Patel is another embarrassment.

[@PaulCross-d4p]

2029 Patel will be indicted for criminal acts...100%

[@sheilaboston7051]

Indicted by whom? It will be practically a lawless society, at least federally.

[@GabeBishara]

What a sad day in America

[@kennethjohnson676]

Wray should have stayed on and forced Trump to fire him publicly for no good reason.

[@Swj2227]

Sick

[@rebornhome]

We have to stand up to tRump and save our country. Keep up the great work Lawrence. Knowledge is power.

[@marshcreek4355]

Agreed, but also very easy to say. Who is going to be a willing sacrifice of doing the work and standing up "to save our country"? What would that even look like?

[@annettehunter9743]

USA is going over the cliff at high speed and trump isn't even in office yet

[@jucat60]

Why cannot Biden put an FBI director in now?

[@allyhenao4430]

right! Use DT's excuse to fire him and name an FBI director now.

[@elenalatici9568]

Trump would only fire him. Besides he would have to be confirmed by the Senate. There isn't time 😢

[@hancocki]

The Senate can act quickly when it wants to. See the rush to fill the SCOTUS seat when RBG died.

[@Shelleybelly-vt4tw]

​@@elenalatici9568none of that is true if you listen to trump/Patel! I say do it and MAKE trump fire whoever Biden puts in!

[@spicyirwin5835]

Sad to witness all these ppl who were loyal to trump get knives in their backs. OR YOUR FIRED! Next victim...🙄 Everyone who has trump ever been good to or honest? Stay safe pls🙏

[@mirfir]

His eyes are freaky!

[@VANESSIEZ]

@@mirfir diseased...

[@WayneMcCoy-wk8bs]

Thanks to JAMES COMEY, America is now in the state it is 😢

[@gogreen7794]

The voters who chose Trump are to blame, no one else.

[@WayneMcCoy-wk8bs]

@gogreen7794 Trumpy Dumpty would've been a distant memory from 2016 if wasn't for COMEYS COWARDLY DECISION!!!!

[@Whyonearth9]

Mueller was right about iraq and trump!

[@mercuryangel5632]

@@gogreen7794 I agree, the 31 percent is now responsible for the circus in America. It truly is scary to see NOT ONE PERSON qualified for the job they will be given, NOT ONE!!

[@Lolo-e1d5o]

Trump fired James Comey because he was doing his job and Trump knew that his orange az was guilty 😮😮😮

[@scott7513]

I'm going to miss the continuity that we had in a democracy after it's replaced with whatever you want to call the mega version

[@sharonpayne8912]

Patel is out to lunch

[@gian19791]

That’s the first I heard FBI did something to Martin Luther King. That’s crazy.😮

[@desert_rose7171]

Edgar was super racist. I’m not surprised at all.

[@silverstreakf419]

Make it make sense! 😲

[@lindaj5492]

Does resigning mean Wray gets to keep his pension benefits? Thinking of the guy fired by T just a couple of days before he was due to retire, thus preventing him receiving his pension.

[@vm6044]

Exactly!

[@vickilewerenz7061]

Thank you!

[@kimberlycornelius7911]

Some will go to prison for a person that they believed in!

[@delana2842]

I have always considered the FBI a topnotch agency. This guy here lacks the gravitas for the position. He, like all the orange dude's minions, including the man himself, lack decorum, class, intergrity or character to hold such a prestigious position. Let's hope and pray he is not confirmed.

[@reneelyndamartinez1362]

Are we on a collective acid trip??? 😳

[@zzeeyib3009]

Thanks for ur service.

[@judeirwin2222]

The word is YOUR, not ur. Ur was an ancient kingdom in what is now Iraq.

[@montecristo1845]

Now that nothing matters, I’m questioning so many of my life’s choices. 😭

[@serrelllaw8773]

All these scary behind people disgust me.

[@michaelvincenthollingshead7058]

Sooo very sad to witness people obeying in advance; especially people who should most definitely know better! 😢

[@jnphdl]

“This constant lying is not intended to make people believe a lie, but to ensure that no one believes anything anymore. A people who can no longer distinguish truth from lies cannot distinguish good from evil. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing it and without wanting it, completely subject to the rule of lies. With such people, you can do whatever you want. " -Hannah Arendt, (October 14, 1906 - December 4, 1975)

[@johnmorgan-gc8ly]

This guy Patel is so full of himself, and I suspect, something else that it's almost guaranteed that he will do a much less than commendable job,reason being, he probably won't be able to get himself and his ego out of the way 😮

[@libertyann439]

I feel sorry for the people working at the FBI. They are about to be run through the ringer.

[@judeirwin2222]

Libertyann, you mean “wringer”, a contraption that was used to wring water out of clean, wet clothes. A “ringer” is a fake substitution for the real thing, e.g. “ The winning racehorse was a ringer.”

[@300mphmartyr]

Wrong again 😂 the only person Wray is trying to save is Wray. Duh.

[@mercuryangel5632]

Why shouldn't he? Not like the GOPs will save him, even though he is one of them.

[@GEORGIABOY23]

Wray should have said what he really thinks!

[@lopezb]

Makes me vomit. Biden if he had any balls, would fire Wray immediately and appoint say Glenn Kirschner.

[@RobertABooey75]

Great now I have his theme song from the Stephanie Miller Show

[@kenc7120]

Potato joe doesn’t even know what day it is.

[@birdsongandblood]

​@@kenc7120 And your grammar sucks, so there

[@reason6835]

Biden should’ve fire him 4 years ago. But he’s Biden.

[@theafaith23]

Biden could appoint Kirschner- or anyone- but whoever it was would be quickly replaced. Doesn't make sense with only 5-6 weeks remaining in office.

[@Shelleybelly-vt4tw]

I call BS on Chris Wray. He's says he "LOVES THIS PLACE". He couldn't possibly LOVE a place he abandons to donald trump's worst instincts!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@delana2842]

He wanted to stay but when you are pressured by corrupt people bent on burning the whole thing down you leave with your head still attached.

[@mercuryangel5632]

I don't know, I think Wray is well aware of how complex the job is and why should he pass on all that is required to a loser like Patel when he can leave weeks before and take his expertise with him.

[@christyritter1828]

💯

[@areggaepeople]

When crocodile 🐊 cleaning the swamp 😂

[@elenalatici9568]

I find Kash Patel offensive just for his use of the word "frickin" .

[@m6a1u57]

@@elenalatici9568 Talk about overly sensitive.

[@jamesbernald2850]

If he’s talking about sharks and laser beams then using “frickin” is ok.

[@lindaj5492]

Patel needs to be shown how those terrorist threats were identified and neutralised by the gathering of INTELLIGENCE.

[@mercuryangel5632]

That is why Wray's resignation will be felt for a very long time. Great time for the enemies to take advantage AND I heard other nations will not be as forthcoming with Intel info sharing due to Patel and Gubbard's nominations.

[@howardhudson5054]

@@mercuryangel5632 Nor is patel even interested in seeing what the FBI does.

[@eddym5532]

Karma will take care of Trump, it never fails, "What you sow you reap".

[@charlene714]

That's just great.This is terrible.

[@karld884]

I guess that's why I'm was never nominated Director of FBI. With Individual -1 returning (retreating) to the WH, I wouldn't leave that building with anything less than a GB of data on him, for insurance purposes.

[@TheLittleOne77]

Wow.. just wow..

[@primary3093]

I hope the dems learned something. Stop playing the goody two shoe role and do what's necessary

[@paulwilson2542]

Oh my what a sad coward…..Wray is pathetic 😕😝😝😝

[@shehar3993]

Yeah, that's why Wray resigned.. smh.. you gotta be really gullible to believe that

[@yvonnedrury8718]

Christopher Wray, I can’t even begin to fathom the anguish you have wrestled with in deciding to step down. Wish you could’ve stayed in the fight. Patel as FBI Director? God help us all.

[@TheFrogOutsidetheWell]

What a spineless creature. Unbelievable cowardice.

[@shawnnewell4541]

He will get his retirement now, unlike Comey.

[@saneasthenextguy196]

So much for dedication and commitment to the country.

[@qplaylistlibrary4296]

If your just going to roll over, I guess that’s the way to do it. I wonder just how many of these “men who love the country” are just going to let trump dismantle it.

[@judeirwin2222]

You mean “ If you’re just going…”. You’re means you are. Your is a possessive pronoun meaning that which belong to another person (you).

[@drZok3136]

Wray resigned because resigning maintains some basic measure of dignity while getting fired by Trump and rocketed into the trash can of disgrace as an unreliable bum ....just dont look good.

[@Shelleybelly-vt4tw]

If he allowed trump to fire him he'd force trump to put another lie out and it would be in writing! Absolutely zero chance to deny! And be honest who in this country who has a brain, heart and soul would look down on Wray for forcing that on trump, instead he just gave trump a freebie!

[@sixbladeknife44]

Just another GOP coward/traitor. What a shock.

[@EduardoOliveira-e8c]

We are without fear of deportation, though this will never happen

[@jackiechristian-di6sy]

honey, it is you and your countrymen who will be deported, even if you think you are an American...Trump doesnt.

[@birdsongandblood]

Trump's already done it before already.

[@bobbyg7719]

Of course its going to happen. It's been happening since Dwight D. Eisenhower. Except for the Biden Admin. They're an anomaly. When Trump gets in. Then our US Immigration Law will be followed again. Like everyone else. 👩‍🏫

[@bobbyg7719]

It's 100% going to happen. It's been happening since Dwight D. Eisenhower. Not too mention there's a mandate now.

[@maxoblivion]

How about doing what's right for the country? Our country matters more than the FBI. 🤡

[@lillyfitzgerald4047]

Wray has capitulated. Why? Does he really believe that resigning making a place for Patel is in the BEST interests of the FBI and Americans? Come on!! What and resigning is a way of maintaining independence and objectivity, above partisanship and politics? Words and actions are NOT in alignment, sorry!!

[@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx]

He’s saying Trump never should have fired anyone much less Comey 🤡

[@jackiechristian-di6sy]

Very good, how smart are you!

[@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx]

@ I’m slower than the other geniuses 🐢

[@VergerineSalone]

Someone needs to stand up to Trump. Trump is a weak man.

[@nlong714]

Patel has demonstrated his ignorance of the law enforcement system. He has also shown his intent to ruin it. They have made it clear they intend to make it into a SS or perhaps just go with the 3k as their hidden hand. His arrogance is clearly bravado. His words clearly show his shortcomings in this and likely any related fields.

[@1105pitbull]

Just another clown to add to Trump's unbelievable collection of misfits and ill-prepared people for cabinet positions. Disgusting what money buys.

[@Livalorie]

Excellent segment. Thank you.

[@Chet_Brinkley]

HOOVER would also dress up as Vivian Vance of " I Love Lucy " fame and spend all day in his office dressed like that , MAKE-UP and all . That's NO joke !

[@AceLevy-xc]

Biden should appoint some one first.

[@kenjones102]

Ever since Hoover, the Directorship comes with a dress allowance.

[@susanlarose4721]

DEI hire

[@DivineMizE]

This information about J. Edgar is sickening. He was a twisted soul.

[@AmazingJohnny]

Thank you, Mister Lawrence for the truth ! America 🇺🇲 needs journalist like you 🤝.

[@graveneyshipright]

We have some right howlers of scandals over this side of the pond but the high school drama never stops giving!

[@SueDOrazio-wg6hs]

Nothing like obeying in advance, but what would you expect from a Repugnant?

[@johanan62]

People with such an attitude as Kash Patel should never be found in any governmental position

[@anackonnagrp7284]

Will he take those drones over NJ with him?

[@petrucci1794]

He raided maro lago but never did in the Delaware basement

[@rosemedallion2848]

J Egar may have been Clarence Thomas' kin. All skin might be kin.