Thread by @prayingmedic

1) Regarding the FBI & DOJ objections to the release of the #NunesMemo

Are you concerned that statements by the FBI & DOJ opposing the release of the memo prove that Sessions and Wray can't be trusted?
fbi.gov/news/pressrel/…

2) Well, you shouldn't be concerned.

A department head always needs to think about what's best for their employees— what's best for the morale of the team.

3) Not long ago, Mike Pompeo was on Face the Nation. He was asked if there's such a thing as a "deep state."

Pompeo knows as well as anyone there is. But it would be bad for his agency if he acknowledged it. So he denied it. He lied to protect the reputation of his agency.

4) That doesn't mean Pompeo's a bad guy or that he can't be trusted. He knows there are problems in the CIA and he's responsible for fixing them. But as a department head, keeping morale high is a priority while he and Trump go about fixing the problems.

5) Last week, the DOJ sent a letter to the House expressing concerns about what would happen if they #ReleaseTheMemo. The concerns were about how it might negatively impact the agency.

6) The leaders of the DOJ knows how serious the problems are in their agency. They also know their objections are not going to keep the house from #ReleaseTheMemo

What were they trying to accomplish by objecting to it?

7) The objection was a public display of affection. It showed DOJ employees that the department heads have their backs and value the morale of the agency.

It doesn't mean Sessions can't be trusted. It means he's a good personnel manager.

8) The same is true for Chris Wray. He knows the House will #ReleaseTheMemo. regardless. His objection isn't intended to prevent it. It's intended to show the agents that he has their backs. He's trying to maintain morale in an agency that's being ripped apart by scandal.

9) Takie a breath and relax. Stop trying to figure out who you can and can't trust.

Trust Trump and trust that he's got people in certain positions for strategic purposes (purposes you may not understand.)

Get your popcorn ready. They're about to #ReleaseTheMemo

10) What Trump's opponents are trying to do is suggest that there's chaos in the camp.
It's a tactic we've seen before.
Don't fall for it.
The objections are strategic.
The reports are real.
But the conclusions being made are #FakeNews propaganda.