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applegrove

(118,667 posts)
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 07:20 PM Apr 2018

Trump May Fire Rod Rosenstein

https://politicalwire.com/2018/04/10/trump-may-fire-rod-rosenstein/

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President Trump “is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein… a move that has gained urgency following the raid of the office of the President’s personal lawyer,” CNN reports.

“Such an action could potentially further Trump’s goal of trying to put greater limits on special counsel Robert Mueller.”

“This is one of several options — including going so far as to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions — Trump is weighing in the aftermath of the FBI’s decision Monday to raid the office of Michael Cohen, the President’s personal lawyer and longtime confidant. Officials say if Trump acts, Rosenstein is his most likely target, but it’s unclear whether even such a dramatic firing like this would be enough to satisfy the President. To Mr. Trump, the subpoenas suggested that Mr. Mueller had expanded the investigation in a way that crossed the ‘red line’ he had set last year.”

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Trump May Fire Rod Rosenstein (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2018 OP
If he fires Mueller all the pieces of the investigation will go to districts like New York, wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #1
Here we go. nt wiggs Apr 2018 #2
Political Career Ender BlueDog22 Apr 2018 #3
I'm not sure about that. Kablooie Apr 2018 #5
The actions of Matthew28 Apr 2018 #4
 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
1. If he fires Mueller all the pieces of the investigation will go to districts like New York,
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 07:56 PM
Apr 2018

Washington DC and California. Then the Dems will take over the House and Senate and reinstate the special council law and impeach trump.

After trump leaves office the chickens come home to roost. Trump is toast.


Trump will only fire Mueller out of spite even though it gets him nowhere.

BlueDog22

(366 posts)
3. Political Career Ender
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 08:30 PM
Apr 2018

Enough Republicans would move against him in the Senate, that it would really swing things our way.

I hope he does it...

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
5. I'm not sure about that.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:24 AM
Apr 2018

They would feel the wrath of Fox News and lose Rump's base of imbeciles.
No Republican seems brave enough to risk that.
They are a band of selfish, trembling cowards who have no courage to do the right thing.

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