SwordStruck
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He can be fired by Trump, but doing so would be even worse of an idea than firing Comey.
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Former FBI Director Mueller appointed special counsel for Trump-Russia investigation
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He can be fired by Trump, but doing so would be even worse of an idea than firing Comey.
No way. Congressional investigations still ongoing. Don't see why the leaks would stop either.
How the hell did you come to that conclusion? They are shook AF. They can't deride the decision because it's political suicide.
World's dumbest troll, polluting countless topics on Trump given the seriousness of the situation.
A child/
Spoiled Milk
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John Goodman's voice is to svelte.I think a lean John Goodman could pull off this role, at least esthetically. Something about the shape of his face seems similar.
The funniest part about that quote to me is not the irony but the fact that you don't need a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton, showing Trump has (had) no idea what they're actually for.
More_Badass
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It's uncanny
serenewarfare
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No. Trump cannot fire Mueller.
TestOfTide
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It was trolling, but it could have been useful in getting alt-right users to confess to him.
Pattycakes
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CNN is saying that the investigation group is going to be pretty much airtight as other Muller investigations have gone. But yeah, Congressional investigations will still be happening.
exactly what I was thinking.
Oh wikileaks doesn't like him, well now I feel even better about his appointment.
Lord Frieza
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It was reported earlier that the President cannot fire Mueller. I think maybe it was a CBS link, I'm not sure, someone will have to dig it up.
KernelPanic
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I think only Rosenstein can. Of course Trump can try and order him to.
Nixon didn't fire his special prosecutor. He had his AG do it if memory serves. His original AG and DAG resigned because they refused to do it. He looked around and hired someone who would.
Apparently he can order Rosenstein to fire him and then fire Rosenstein is he does not do so, but I mean..... c'mon. There are limits to even Trump's stupidity.
spindashing
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Intheflorsh
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they shook
Wouldn't be shocked if KC straight up quits soon
Checking the site I use as my 'Not politics focused by talks politics a lot' right wing site, even they aren't buying the Wikileaks bit, and they had giant threads about Pizzagate, the Seth Rich thing, and dozens of pages dedicated to trying to rationalize the 'tapes' tweet.
So if they can't even convince the people that love conspiracies that this is a conspiracy, they got nothing.
So if they can't even convince the people that love conspiracies that this is a conspiracy, they got nothing.
JetBlackPanda
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They were just talking about this on CNN things get to cool off and get out of the public eye. At town halls when people bring this up they can say it's in good hands I don't know anything else.
Randolph Freelander
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Via proxy, he absolutely can. It would be the dumbest mistake of his mistake-filled life, but he can do it.
Wait, again? Is this new?
BronsonLee
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No better time to learn than the present!
Jeffrey Lord?
Lord Frieza
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Uh? You're getting confused here. The investigation you're referencing was about her email server. It has nothing to do with business ties. You're confusing this, I think, with the Clinton Foundation which allegedly had some shady dealings, but was never actually under investigation.
this is the senate... not congress
TheCochese
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SwordStruck
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That's great then, MSNBC must have been mistaken. They just had Maxine Waters on and she said he wasn't given that level of protection from the president.
How can he do it via proxy? Order Rosenstein?
The only way I can see it happening is if he orders Rosenstein, Rosenstein refuses, Trump fires Rosenstein, Trump appoints someone else, and THEY fire Mueller.
And I think pretty much anyone realizes that's a no-go, if Trump's advisors have any sway left.
You mean the house. Senate is definitely congressional.
I know, but there was an announcement yesterday or the day before with the senate suggesting the exact same thing.
And I think you mean the House.
edit: beaten like Paul Ryan's spirit
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Lmao
StopMakingSense
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No Lord hasn't been on. I wasn't paying attention, but maybe Dershowitz? he says really stupid shit all the time.
alan dershowitz
Vegetable Lasagna
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Not exactly. Lucky for us with each and every new day Trump has the possibility of blowing his and the GOP's shit up even further. Cause the guy is an idiot.
JetBlackPanda
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Oops you are right. Thanks for the correction
Yes but they get to add a big fucking bullet to their resume once they're done, plus they get their name on the history books.
BoogieWoogie
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LOL Give me a fucking break.
"Well the White House isn't as bad as it seems because it's the press just creating something from their hate...WHICH IS REAL....but it does seem a little chaotic over there."
He has been on that binge since WaPo story broke. Calling leakers traitors to be jailed etc.