Acting Deputy AG Dana Boente, an Obama appointee, may now appoint a special prosecutor if he wants?

[kpete]

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[gopiscrap]

1. Yes go for it...I would think Hillary Clinton would be a good Special Prosecutor

[chillfactor]

2. or President Obama!

[AJT]

3. Special prosecutor Barak Obama?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. No. Has to be someone who doesn't have even the appearance

of a political bias. No politicians, current or former. A retired judge or politically unconnected federal prosecutor would be appropriate.

[gopiscrap]

9. Hillary could be fair

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. She would be susceptible to claims of bias.

No way, no politicians. She won't even be considered and shouldn't be.

[meow2u3]

14. You have a point

Hillary as special prosecutor gives not only the appearance, but also the reality, of political bias.

[gordianot]

4. From what I heard Schumer say that is unclear.

Schumer wants a new independent council law. That would take stirring up Ryan and McConnell.

[fleur-de-lisa]

5. Can Dump fire Boente like he fired Sally Yates?

The republican ratfuckers will do anything to cover this up.

[gopiscrap]

10. I think that would really send out a shit storm

that the repukes couldn't survive

[asiliveandbreathe]

7. Do you suppose drumpf will fire Dana -

Dana James Boente is the second in the line of succession to be the Attorney General of the United States under a February 9, 2017 Executive Order signed by President Donald Trump; and that reversed an Executive Order signed by President Barack Obama, seven days before he left office, that changed the order of succession, without explanation, to remove Boente from the list.

Boente was the Acting Attorney General of the United States from January 30, 2017 until February 9, 2017 and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. He became Acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States on February 9, 2017 when Attorney General Jeff Sessions was sworn in.

[rzemanfl]

12. As I recall, he kissed the Donald's ass bigly with lots of tongue when he was appointed.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

[Norbert9]

15. That would explain Obamas order to remove him from succession, no?

Barrack knows something we don't here.

[rzemanfl]

16. I think the last duly elected President of the United States knows a lot we are not

privy to.

[gopiscrap]

13. I think if they did

that it would start a firestorm way bigger than the Saturday Night Massacre ever did

[uponit7771]

8. Yes... they can ... ASK CONGRESS... congress can pass a law...

[ananda]

17. That will never happen.

He's a 45 water carrier.