{"id":9478,"date":"2025-02-02T16:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=9478"},"modified":"2025-02-02T16:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:17:38","slug":"michael-steele-hits-trump-for-attempts-to-distance-from-fbi-firings-cut-the-crap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=9478","title":{"rendered":"Michael Steele hits Trump for attempts to distance from FBI firings: \u2018Cut the crap\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4.jpg 715w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Republican National Committee Chair&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/michael-steele\/\">Michael Steele&nbsp;<\/a>said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\">President Trump&nbsp;<\/a>should \u201ccut the crap\u201d when it comes to accusations about his involvement in the firing of FBI officials and prosecutors involved in his criminal proceedings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe reality of it is Trump said that, oh, I had no idea about these firings. I didn\u2019t request any of these firings. Can we just cut the crap,\u201d Steele asked during a Saturday morning appearance on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cThe Weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/75a1b6cdc9033ace726e977aecc3bce1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause the FBI is not going to fire anybody at that scale without the White House knowing about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC New\u2019s Ryan Reilly chimed in agreeing with the Steele\u2019s disbelief.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was not like an individualized assessment of their conduct. This was just anybody who worked on January 6th cases who they could fire, they did. And that basically they focused on those people who were in these term positions,\u201d Reilly said on air.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBasically, there was an authorization for these term positions, which were supposed to be sort of two years. The expectation was that a lot of these people would continue on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/core\/bridge3.683.1_en.html#goog_400846133\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Up Next &#8211; Outgoing DNC chief: Democrats should have stuck with Biden<\/strong>-00:23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top officials&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5119010-fbi-top-officials-demoted-trump-administration\/\">braced for a hit<\/a>&nbsp;amid the transition between two vastly different administrations including demotions but were shocked by a wave of dismissals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign up for the Morning Report<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use, have reviewed the Privacy Policy, and to receive personalized offers and communications via email, on-site notifications, and targeted advertising using my email address from The Hill, Nexstar Media Inc., and its affiliates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump previously told reporters that he thought the agency\u2019s decision to fire individuals was a good idea but didn\u2019t take credit for the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/75a1b6cdc9033ace726e977aecc3bce1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey came after a lot of people like me, but they came after a lot of people. No, I wasn\u2019t involved in that,\u201d the president told reporters on Friday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf they fired some people over there, that\u2019s a good thing, because they were very bad,\u201d Trump later added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, some lawmakers aren\u2019t buying his claim, saying it\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5119963-trump-administration-forces-out-fbi-officials\/\">alarming<\/a>\u201d and keeping a close watch on further changes under the Republican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is deeply alarming that the Trump administration appears to be purging dozens of the most experienced agents who are our nation\u2019s first line of defense,\u201d Sen. 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