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It’s inconceivable to me that an outsider with no experience in the organization, no knowledge of the work and the scope of authority that’s involved there could perform adequately,
McCabe said
We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminal or civilly, we’ll figure that out,
said Patel, who joined the Trump administration in 2019 as a dubiously qualified intelligence officialThe governor wants his choice to be ratified by voters in a Republican primary, and the governor wants his choice to be ratified by voters in a general election — and then again in two years,
Tierney said
We’re not expecting someone to be appointed who is as ideologically connected to President Trump’s agenda as JD was, but there is an expectation that whoever gets it is broadly supportive of his policies, and publicly supporting his Cabinet nominees should be a given for anyone who wants the job,
said a high-ranking Trump world operative, who was granted anonymity to share internal thinkingPresident-elect Trump deserves to have the people he wants in his Cabinet, and his nominations are fully in line with his promise to shake up Washington, which is why I support him,
state Treasurer Robert Sprague, who avoided making any explicit endorsements, said in a statement shared by a spokespersonHis phone, ... has been ringing off the hook.”
DeWine spokesperson Dan Tierney told NBC NewsAnyone, Republican or Democrat, who obstructs this vision has no place in Washington,
Cooke added
I just don’t see that happening,
Carey told SpectrumThe American people delivered President Trump a mandate, and it is crucial that Senate Republicans confirm his nominees quickly,
he saidIt is said that the President wanted Mr. Warren as someone to whom he was close, someone he could rely on,
TIME wrote
I trust that a sufficient number of Senators who have not been seduced to political apostasy by the family sap bucket, or gorged into stupefaction by buckwheat cakes and Vermont maple syrup, or lulled to moral insensibility by the melody of waves breaking against the prow of the Mayflower— I trust there are enough left to vote against delivering the Department of Justice into the hands of the Sugar Trust.”
One Congressman, Missouri Senator James Reed, arguedIntellectually he is probably the ablest man whom Mr. Coolidge has added to the Cabinet,
the story continued, describing Warren as “suave of face, almost good looking.”I tend to think it's more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49-46 rather than 49-45,
Vance added
Mike's years of service for the bureau, as well as his time as House intelligence chairman, make him highly qualified for the position—one that I'm sure he would be honored to serve in under this administration and help bring integrity back to the DOJ,
they said
When the 11th Circuit vote happened, I was meeting with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director,
Vance wrote
I'd shut down the FBI Hoover building on Day One and reopen it the next day as a museum of the deep state, and I'd take the 7,000 employees that work in that building and send them across America to chase down criminals,
Patel said
I am a big fan of Mike Rogers, and should there be an opening, he would be my choice,
Collins saidPutting someone like Kash Patel in the position of director of the FBI is, I believe, extremely, extremely dangerous because … his resume isn’t traditional,
Brunner said Sunday
The Deep State can not be trusted. They have weaponized the government for their own political and personal agenda,
Patel wrote in an email last week from his foundation, calling the investigation into Trump’s Russia ties “fraud.”