The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency’s now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Ray refused to participate in this plan, believing it would be inappropriate and highly unusual for a white-collar defendant like Comey, according to the source. He was then suspended for insubordination.

The FBI is now actively working to put together a team to arrest Comey between now and his court appearance on Thursday, but other FBI supervisors have also refused to cooperate, said a source knowledgeable about the conversions and a law enforcement source familiar with the situation. The expectation is that the FBI will eventually find somebody.

  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.world
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    Ray refused to participate in this plan, believing it would be inappropriate and highly unusual for a white-collar defendant like Comey, according to the source. He was then suspended for insubordination.

    So it’s fine to parade a person around after an arrest for political reasons so long as they’re a lower-class peasant.

    Even when the FBI does the right thing they do it for the wrong reasons.

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    And this fixes the economy how? And this helps lower the price of gas, groceries, and housing how? And this stops the war in Ukraine how? And this stops the genocide in Gaza how? And this gets the Epstein files released how?

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    Donvict and pals are truly soooo butthurt about things like Donvict stealing those classified files and having the feds show up to retrieve them. Same when it comes to asshats like Roger Stone and Bannon facing some extremely mild consequences.

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    More red meat for the clown show. Trump’s handlers are stirring the pot so hard they might make a water spout.

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    The FBI has always been the Secret Police. Their just upset that their regularly scheduled program is being run against one of their own. Damage to FBI morale, leadership, and ability are good actually. Do the CIA next.