Trump fuming/advisers leaving rooms as soon as Russia comes up. They know Impeachment is possibility
Gabriel Sherman's new VF piece. Trump is fuming and advisers are leaving rooms as soon as Russia comes up. They know Impeachment is a possibility. His sources are impecable. These leakers are patriots, are they not?
As Mueller moves to interview West Wing aides in the coming days, advisers are lobbying for Trump to consider a range of stratagems to neutralize Mueller, from conciliation to a declaration of all-out war. One Republican explained Trump’s best chance for survival is to get his poll numbers up. Trump’s lawyer Ty Cobb has been advocating the view that playing ball will lead to a quick resolution (Cobb did not respond to a request for comment). But these soft-power approaches are being criticized by Trump allies including Steve Bannon and Roger Stone, who both believe establishment Republicans are waiting for a chance to impeach Trump. “The establishment has proven time and time again they will fuck Trump over,” a Bannon ally told me.
In a series of phone calls with Trump on Monday and Tuesday, Bannon told the president to shake up the legal team by installing an aggressive lawyer above Cobb, according to two sources briefed on the call. Bannon has also discussed ways to pressure Congress to defund Mueller’s investigation or limit its scope. “Mueller shouldn’t be allowed to be a clean shot on goal,” a Bannon confidant told me. “He must be contested and checked. Right now he has unchecked power."
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/the-west-wing-trump-is-apoplectic-as-allies-fear-impeachment?mbid=nl_CH_59f9f28247463b636f432fa7&CNDID=45600135&spMailingID=12267671&spUserID=MTYxNzY1ODQ1ODQ0S0&spJobID=1280073941&spReportId=MTI4MDA3Mzk0MQS2
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