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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by KK » Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:45 pm

The fact this has ‘leaked’ almost guarantees riots to some degree now. It’s like a call to arms.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Alvin Flummux » Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:07 pm

Trump firing Mueller in a midterm year when a blue wave's very existence may depend on that very action? He must be very confident about ending the Korean War and that overriding everything else.

Trump's at Mar-A-Lago all week, surrounded by people who want Mueller gone, while Comey is doing his publicity tour. Honestly, it's hard to see Mueller making it out of this week with a job.

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by Lex-Man » Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:23 pm

This could be a very interesting week.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Alvin Flummux » Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:27 pm

lex-man wrote:This could be a very depressing week.


Fixed.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Lex-Man » Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:30 pm

Alvin Flummux wrote:
lex-man wrote:This could be a very depressing week.


Fixed.


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by Alvin Flummux » Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:32 pm

lex-man wrote:
Alvin Flummux wrote:
lex-man wrote:This could be a very depressing week.


Fixed.


It's all just a matter of perspective.


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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Lagamorph » Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:39 pm

Alvin Flummux wrote:
lex-man wrote:
Alvin Flummux wrote:
lex-man wrote:This could be a very depressing week.


Fixed.


It's all just a matter of perspective.


Alright Obi-Wan.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Squinty » Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:16 am

Karen McDougal has been given the right to talk about the alleged Trump affair she had. Timing of the affair was around Melania giving birth to Trump's son.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Moggy » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:30 am

I sort of hope that Trump does fire Mueller. :shifty:

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Drumstick » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:41 am

It's insane that it is (apparently) within the law for Trump to fire Mueller given that Trump himself is the subject of the entire investigation.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Albert » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:43 am

What grounds does trump have to fire Mueller?

What happens if he does? Is that just investigation over?

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Lex-Man » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:09 am

Albear wrote:What grounds does trump have to fire Mueller?

What happens if he does? Is that just investigation over?


Unless Trump can get a stooge into the FBI whoever takes over will just continue the investigation.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Squinty » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:32 am

It's also hilarious to think that Trump may be able to sort the North Korea situation. I would quite happily give him his dues if he manages to do this.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Harry Ola » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:38 am

Trump cannot actually fire Mueller. He needs the Deputy Attorney General to do that (Rod Rosenstein). It seems he regularly contemplates firing Rosenstein, but this could set up the equivalent of Nixon's Saturday night massacre.

Bottom line Trump's options are not good for stopping these investigations and they are a lot worse than they were a week ago. Mueller passed on information to New York (SDNY) for the raid on Cohen's office (Rosenstein approved this). Trump has no authority to stop the investigation there and importantly has no pardon power over state crimes.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Preezy » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:38 am

He'd probably get the Nobel Peace Prize. Imagine that!

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Lex-Man » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:41 am

The other side is that he could hand North Korea a load of legitimacy for doing nothing and make the situation even worse.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Garth » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:51 am

North Korea is maybe taking a leaf out of Russia's book - help keep Trump in power and build more division in the West, pander to the morally bankrupt orange egotist and get away with more gooseberry fool. Trump is an isolationist at heart and doesn't care about pissing off America's allies, North Korea would love to see the US adopt a reduced role around the world.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Preezy » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:53 am

Garth wrote:Trump is an isolationist at heart

He's a "what-benefits-me-personally-the-most-tionist".

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Moggy » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:57 am

Preezy wrote:
Garth wrote:Trump is an isolationist at heart

He's a "what-benefits-me-personally-the-most-tionist".


He's a banana split.

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PostRe: US Politics - Memo sent to Pittsburgh police suggests Trump is about to fire Mueller
by Lex-Man » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:05 am

Garth wrote:North Korea is maybe taking a leaf out of Russia's book - help keep Trump in power and build more division in the West, pander to the morally bankrupt orange egotist and get away with more gooseberry fool. Trump is an isolationist at heart and doesn't care about pissing off America's allies, North Korea would love to see the US adopt a reduced role around the world.


I put a link in the North Korea thread thing, but this meeting has been open to every US president since Clinton. Apparently, Clinton was minutes away from getting on a plane but pulled out at the last minute. NK are just gagging to get a meeting with a US president, I just don't actually think it'll produce anything at all beneficial.

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