Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When WH Council threatened to leave

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/politics/trump-mueller-special-counsel-russia.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=5E47A77F08D35F8B935B357CF108EF41&gwt=pay

Oh boy

Trump wanted to fire because:
1. Mueller left a Trump National Golf Club club over membership fees
2. Mueller most recently worked for a firm that represented Kushner
3. Mueller had been interviewed (and failed) as FBI director the day before he was appointed counsel

Trump also considered firing Rosenstein and putting Rachel Brand (No. 3 at the agency) in charge of the investigation

[WritOfCertiorari]

This is going to get crazy...

[fluffypanther19]

This is going to get crazy...

bigly

[TheSaint250]

FF WH Council, I guess

[Mike Thick]

I don’t want to sound crazy, but the fact that every mainstream politician in the country won’t be screaming for impeachment by tomorrow morning is a depressing sign of how much our democracy has deteriorated

[junior chįmp]

Pretty fúcking shameful that the GOP probably knew all this and they keep attacking the FBI anyway. These assholes will do anything for a taxcut

[Sestak]

Where's the Elmo?

[KingSweden]

Good for McGahn, seriously

[Inmate Trump]

If there is truly “no collusion,” then why is Trump and nearly everyone in his rotten administration doing everything they can do squash the investigation?  If you did no wrong, why not let it play out?  If it shows you to be innocent that’d be a HUGE f-you to your critics who’ve been pushing the Russian collusion stuff so hard.

Maybe there was no collusion, but it’s obvious there’s something they’re scared about and don’t want anyone to find out.

If I was guilty I can’t think of anything I would do differently from Trump and his crew.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Cuck

[Lambsbread]

[HisGrace]

Does anyone wish he'd actually gone through with it? We might be rid of him by now if he had.

If there is truly “no collusion,” then why is Trump and nearly everyone in his rotten administration doing everything they can do squash the investigation?  If you did no wrong, why not let it play out?  If it shows you to be innocent that’d be a HUGE f-you to your critics who’ve been pushing the Russian collusion stuff so hard.

Maybe there was no collusion, but it’s obvious there’s something they’re scared about and don’t want anyone to find out.

If I was guilty I can’t think of anything I would do differently from Trump and his crew.

The only defense to this is that he's an idiot and has no idea how bad everything he says/does looks.

[Doimper]

Does anyone wish he'd actually gone through with it? We might be rid of him by now if he had.

You are way, way too optimistic.

[ProudModerate2]

Where's the Elmo?

Which one do you want?
Do you think that Nuclear Elmo qualifies ... or maybe the Conventional Weapons Elmo is more appropriate?
Take your pick ....

[ProudModerate2]

Can you stay on topic!
This isn't about "any acting FBI Director." It is about Mueller as Special Counsel of the investigation.
What the hell is wrong with you?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Does anyone wish he'd actually gone through with it? We might be rid of him by now if he had.

LOL, they didn't quite get rid of Andrew Johnson despite there being a law they passed to actually stop him from firing people.

[Sestak]

Does anyone wish he'd actually gone through with it? We might be rid of him by now if he had.

LOL, they didn't quite get rid of Andrew Johnson despite there being a law they passed to actually stop him from firing people.

But Stanton was never investigating Johnson...

[LimoLiberal]

I think Trump should fire Mueller on November 1st, 2018. Then maybe the n-word tape drops Nov 5th? That should ensure the house supermajority.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Isn't that obstruction of justice?

[TheSaint250]

Good to see my Conventional Weapons Elmo meme is still in use

[HisGrace]

I like Elmo's restraint in not going nuclear. Maybe we should elect him president next.

[Dr. Arch]

This is outright ridiculous.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

I don’t want to sound crazy, but the fact that every mainstream politician in the country won’t be screaming for impeachment by tomorrow morning is a depressing sign of how much our democracy has deteriorated

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

If there is truly “no collusion,” then why is Trump and nearly everyone in his rotten administration doing everything they can do squash the investigation?  If you did no wrong, why not let it play out?  If it shows you to be innocent that’d be a HUGE f-you to your critics who’ve been pushing the Russian collusion stuff so hard.

Maybe there was no collusion, but it’s obvious there’s something they’re scared about and don’t want anyone to find out.

Trump (and his family and companies) have been dealing with a lot of shady money from Russia and elsewhere since his last financial collapse around 15 years ago, after which no one (with the exception of the 'shady for a major bank' Deutchbank, who he already owed a lot of money) would deal with him. The idea that all of his dealings in the last 20 years have been non-criminal stretches credulity to the breaking point.

On the other hand, it's possible the he's just been overreacting because his real net worth is negative, and his ego can't stand the idea of anyone finding out.

[HAnnA MArin County]

Isn't that obstruction of justice?

No, obstruction of justice is when you delete emails.