Kristol notes Trump statement today referred to consititutional authority. So did signing statement

[highplainsdem]

Trump added to the defense bill he signed earlier this week.

Kristol's tweet:

Link to tweet

Trump bases his action against Brennan on his "constitutional authority." Is Trump laying the predicate for firing Mueller using his Article 2 constitutional authority, regardless of DOJ regs specifying the special counsel has to be fired by the AG (or in this case the DAG)?

DU post with the full text of the signing statement, which refers to Trump's constitutional authority repeatedly in noting which parts of the bill he feels free to ignore:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211004672

[C_U_L8R]

1. The creep already pee'd all over the Constitution

He has no authority... and certain no respect.

[Anon-C]

2. "Constitutional Authority" would mean Carte Blanche on a Kavanaugh court.