Donald Trump et le FBI: Jeff Sessions fait le sale boulot

Depuis qu'il a poussé James Comey vers la sortie, le président Trump ne cache pas son aversion pour l'actuel numéro deux FBI, Andrew McCabe. Alors que l'ombre de l'enquête de Robert Mueller plane toujours sur la Maison-Blanche, nous apprenons que Jeff Sessions a exercé des pressions sur le remplaçant de James Comey, Christopher Wray, pour qu'il écarte McCabe. Wray aurait menacé de démissionner. Toutes ces manoeuvres de la Maison-Blanche de l'administration autour de la direction du FBI sont pour le moins inhabituelles et suspectes.

 "But the picture of what Sessions is doing behind the scenes is increasingly suggesting that Trump's very public hints that his attorney general should do this or that have often resulted in those specific actions. And especially when it comes to things such as trying to force out McCabe or reportedly dig up dirt on Comey, it sure makes it look like Sessions is using his authorities to try to address Trump's political aims.

And for an attorney general who leads the federal law enforcement that is currently investigating the president and his team, that's a perception problem, at best.

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