Mr. Ected
Mr. Ected's JournalCalling all Constitutional lawyer wannabes: What IS the crime?
We know it's a matter of days before the first proof of Trump/Russia collusion is the subject of a NYT or WaPo piece. The wrong-wingers are already telegraphing their defense: sure he colluded, but what's the crime in that?
So which laws, what statutes, were breached if Trump did indeed collude with the Russians to throw our elections, in and of itself? What crime is committed when that act is coupled with a diplomatic quid pro quo...during the transition?
The mouthpieces at FOX have proffered that none of this is a crime. I vehemently believe that it is, a monumental one, but I'm not qualified to dissect and enlighten on this subject.
We never hear a word about Steve Bannon these days
Nor is he ever mentioned as a potential conspirator in the Trump Russia investigation.
Does this mean that he's probably not a target?
So when will potential witness Rosenstein recuse himself?
And how will he do it? A written statement to Sessions? Will Mueller direct him to do so? Is a WaPo report enough of an impetus to get this started?
Oh yes, the plot is thickening faster than Trump's torso.
Two things that DU'ers get wrong every time
1. Trump wouldn't fire Mueller because all hell would break loose.
2. There will come a tipping point in which Trump's baggage will outweigh his good and the Repulsicans will impeach.
No hell will break loose if Trump dismisses Mueller. The GOP has no conscience. Nor do their constituents. Even if Trump admitted colluding with the Russians, Republicans from east to west and north to south would dig in deeper. They do not intend to release their stranglehold, particularly after grabbing power so completely. They relish the fact that liberals are powerless in Congress to undermine them. With no fear of reprisal, Mueller's growing investigation will only embolden them. They won't buckle. They will continue what they're doing, thumb their noses at us, and challenge us to beat them in 2018 and 2020, which we may be able to do....except, of course, that the fix is already in for those elections too.
Tipping point? Won't happen. For that it would take FOX and Rush and all the gang to throw Trump under the bus, and why would they do that when they can simply continue to produce unsubstantiated garbage aka propaganda to counter the truth, and then establish a false equivalency? Bait the peanut gallery into believing in a deep state and exploit their knee jerk hatred of "liberals".
Our only hope remains with a relentless intelligence community and judiciary. And even that may not be enough.
I guess I need my fix of Rachel to return a bit of optimism into my perspective.
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