The Daily Blast: Trump’s Rage at FBI Takes Dark Turn as GOPers Signal They Won’t Resist

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Chris Cotnoir

Government

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🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

After Christopher Wray resigned as FBI director, Donald Trump unleashed a long, angry rant on Truth Social, suggesting that a major purge of the bureau is coming—and that the targeting of his enemies will commence the moment Kash Patel is installed. Meanwhile, leading MAGA figures are ramping up pressure on GOP senators not to stand in Trump’s way—and some of them are already signaling they’ll likely fold. We talked to The Bulwark’s William Saletan, author of a good new piece on the dangers of this moment. He explains that this is what it looks like “when a criminal takes control of law enforcement,” and lays out what it will take for us to resist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser.
0:11.0	Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.
0:15.0	Like no other.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other cheers to that
0:22.4	Budweiser
0:24.1	like no other
0:25.3	please drink responsibly
0:26.8	for the facts visit drinkaware.com.com.
0:28.5	UK
0:28.9	this is the Daily Blast from the New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
0:46.5	I'm your host, Greg Sargent.
1:06.9	This week, after Christopher Ray resigned as FBI director, Donald Trump unleashed a long, angry rant on truth social, describing this as a moment of great exoneration for him.
1:13.4	Trump hailed his pick Cash Patel as someone who will restore the rule of law which under Ray had allegedly been weaponized against him. Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that
1:19.3	MAGA figures are furious with GOP senators who dare to question Trump's nominees and are ramping up
1:25.2	the pressure on them. That'll have big implications for whether
1:28.8	Patel gets confirmed. Trump has the story exactly backwards. The investigations and prosecutions of
1:35.5	him were in keeping with the rule of law, and he's picking Patel to abuse the law against his
1:41.0	enemies. Along those lines, Will Salatan had a good new piece for the bulwark,
1:46.2	arguing that we can't lose sight of the basic truth that Trump simply has not been exonerated
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