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He can't fire him. The Deputy AG has to do it. Right now we know neither Rosenstein or Rachel Brand would do it, so Trump would have to do a Nixon...which he won't because it would start a chain of events resulting in the independent council statute getting reinstated. He's basically making all the necessary moves to eventually get check mated.

DoJ regulations suggest Rosenstein has sole authority then down the chain of command, as you note. But some legal experts argue that it is a matter of executive supremacy and that Trump can fire anybody in the executive branch. Others argue that Trump could order the DoJ regs governing the Special Counsel rescinded.

The bottom line is that the mechanics are not settled by any stretch of the imagination. We are in uncharted territory in many regards. There isn't settled law here that governs what can and cannot happen.

And even if Trump doesn't do anything too creative, he can just pressure Sessions to resign and appoint a toady (no longer recused) who will swing the axe or get rid of Rosenstein and Brand in the belief that Boente will do it.

Just as importantly, the idea that a GOP congress will necessarily pass a Special Prosecutor act if Mueller is fired is highly fanciful. Adam Schiff can claim whatever he wants. But he doesn't speak for the GOP and their silence on this issue has been deafening. They could easily commit to a Special Prosecutor Act in order to warn Trump against firing Mueller. Yet they haven't.
 
WASHINGTON) -- Mark Corallo, the spokesperson for President Donald Trump's legal team working on the Russia probe has resigned, ABC News has learned.

Corallo has tendered his resignation, just one day after the president discussed the Russia probe in a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times.

Corallo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
 
"He won't dare fire Mueller"

This is a guy who thought it was a genius move to fire Comey, triggering Mueller being appointed special counsel. It wouldn't surprise me if he thought sticking his finger into a plug socket was a good idea. You can't judge Trump with the expectation of normal people.
 
"He won't dare fire Mueller"

This is a guy who thought it was a genius move to fire Comey, triggering Mueller being appointed special counsel. It wouldn't surprise me if he thought sticking his finger into a plug socket was a good idea. You can't judge Trump with the expectation of normal people.

Mueller and Comey are surely of the same meticulous ilk too. Comey was ready for his firing - you'd have to imagine Mueller has contingency ready too.
 
WASHINGTON) -- Mark Corallo, the spokesperson for President Donald Trump's legal team working on the Russia probe has resigned, ABC News has learned.

Corallo has tendered his resignation, just one day after the president discussed the Russia probe in a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times.

Corallo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

I am pretty sure this guy wont be the last of people quitting the team legal team. He is just an impossible client so there is so much you can do. And I bet he will not put this assignment on his resume.
 
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This health care is a tough deal. I said it from the beginning. No. 1, you know, a lot of the papers were saying — actually, these guys couldn’t believe it, how much I know about it. I know a lot about health care.

:lol: he said himself he had no idea how complicated it was...
Fire Rosenstein, then appoint someone who will, Nixon style.
100% what he's going to do. He's already thrown Sessions under the bus, Rosenstein has already dismissed the idea that the DOJ didn't do their job in investigating conflicts of interest before hiring Mueller, and simultaneously ruled it out as a possible justification for firing him...it's only going one way.
 
The NYT interview is a work of art. It's like that picture of Liverpool fans at Palace, you discover something new every time you go back to it.
 
He is already considering preemptive pardons.
This guy is a criminal.
 

It's a good insightful piece. Really The Dems need to listen and reach out to these people rather than fixating on technicalities. Trump for all his faults at least talked to these people even if he was generally bullshiting. They want their depressed regional economies to grow, The Dems don't have a policy on that, Trump did. They need regional investment plans, to share the wealth of richer states with poorer states. So does Britain for that matter.
 
Mueller and Comey are surely of the same meticulous ilk too. Comey was ready for his firing - you'd have to imagine Mueller has contingency ready too.

To be fair, ANYONE who has even the slightest contact with Trump or any of his cronies should be smart enough to ensure they have some kind of contingency in place, if they don't then they are beyond fecking stupid. As I have said countless times now, nobody knows how deep this all goes, hopefully lots of smart people felt they should watch their own ass and are smart enough to not trust Trump.
 
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So Trump thinks health insurance costs $12 a month and works like a 401K / Roth
But in one eyebrow-raising moment, Trump told the Times that health insurance costs about $1 per month when you're young. "Because you are basically saying from the moment the insurance, you’re 21 years old, you start working and you’re paying $12 a year for insurance, and by the time you’re 70, you get a nice plan," he said.
 
So Trump thinks health insurance costs $12 a month and works like a 401K / Roth

That's now what he is saying though. He is suggesting that you have to convince younger/healthier people to pay in and join high risk pools to keep the overall plan costs low under the promise that when you are 70 you'll benefit from the same laws and insurance mandates.
 
That's now what he is saying though. He is suggesting that you have to convince younger/healthier people to pay in and join high risk pools to keep the overall plan costs low under the promise that when you are 70 you'll benefit from the same laws and insurance mandates.


It sounded like he was conflating health insurance and life insurance to me.
 
So, I was seated next to the wife of Prime Minister Abe [Shinzo Abe of Japan], who I think is a terrific guy, and she’s a terrific woman, but doesn’t speak English.

HABERMAN: Like, nothing, right? Like zero?

TRUMP: Like, not “hello.”

HABERMAN: That must make for an awkward seating.

TRUMP: Well, it’s hard, because you know, you’re sitting there for——

HABERMAN: Hours.

TRUMP: So the dinner was probably an hour and 45 minutes.


http://boingboing.net/2017/07/20/ja...l&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
 
So the question is, did Prime Minister Abe's wife pretend to not be able to speak English so she wouldn't have to speak to Trump? :lol: :lol: :lol:

It also shows how shit his team is and how little he cares. He should know everything about the person he is sat next to, or dining with.
 
It sounded like he was conflating health insurance and life insurance to me.

I think so too.

Or he was trying to mAke a point about how health insurance is more complex than life insurance and he just left out 2-3 key sentences necessary to make that point. He does this a lot actually. It looks like word salad but you can kind of piece together what he was trying to say.
 
They're rattled. Trump is already asking about pardons at this early stage.

Yep. The strategy is clear.

1. Discredit Mueller
2. Look into preemptive pardons to undercut the need for Mueller to even bother continuing.
3. Threaten Mueller if he looks into Trump family finances
 
That's now what he is saying though. He is suggesting that you have to convince younger/healthier people to pay in and join high risk pools to keep the overall plan costs low under the promise that when you are 70 you'll benefit from the same laws and insurance mandates.


how about giving the younger people no choice and making it a single payer system instead
 
I think so too.

Or he was trying to mAke a point about how health insurance is more complex than life insurance and he just left out 2-3 key sentences necessary to make that point. He does this a lot actually. It looks like word salad but you can kind of piece together what he was trying to say.

Knight's move thinking.
 
The GOP are on the cusp of losing patience with Trump right now. McCain, Flake, Heller, Murkowski, Collins, Gardener, Burr, Grassley, Portman and a few others are on the fence with Trump. If things continue to spiral downward and it appears he is corrupt and unstable, then the Republicans will do what all politicians do....preserve themselves by way of impeachment or else get tarred with Trump's corruption before the next election cycle.
The problem with this stance is it is very unlikely that Trump has done anything wrong. Throwing dirt and suspicion hoping something sticks is a left tactic, not really based on evidence or fact. The fact people in the campaign meet foreign representatives during a campaign is not unusual. Discussing policy when not elected i believe is a big no-no. We hear lots of "Russia published dirt in Clinton to sway voters". The only dirt I recall was from wikileaks. Not seen any other dirt that wasn't already public, like Clinton foundation corruption and email server. How is Russia wanting Trump, any different to Europe, Canada and Central & South America being very vocal for Clinton.
Whether you support or dislike Trump, can't believe people really believe there is a there there.
 
Is there anybody like me who is getting seriously bored with Donald feckin Trump?
That's what his team and the Republicans are counting on - Trump fatigue. You can only be outraged for so long - before, it becomes the norm...and leads to people tuning out.
 
Yep. The strategy is clear.

1. Discredit Mueller
2. Look into preemptive pardons to undercut the need for Mueller to even bother continuing.
3. Threaten Mueller if he looks into Trump family finances

Whats worse is they could issue pardons and keep it a secret

HECK: So, that’s a question that would better be put to them. Obviously, they feel as though they have something to hide, or they’re denying reality.

But I tell you, Jim, the other question I hope that you will pose to them — should you ever get another chance to do that in a White House briefing — is whether or not the president has issued a prospective, blanket pardon to anyone and everyone involved in any and all activities associated with this.

Because, Jim, the federal law does not require that he reveal that. That could be privately done. He could have already done it, and we wouldn’t know. And I certainly hope somebody asks him at some point.

http://shareblue.com/house-intel-de...private-prospective-blanket-pardon-on-russia/
 
The problem with this stance is it is very unlikely that Trump has done anything wrong. Throwing dirt and suspicion hoping something sticks is a left tactic, not really based on evidence or fact. The fact people in the campaign meet foreign representatives during a campaign is not unusual. Discussing policy when not elected i believe is a big no-no. We hear lots of "Russia published dirt in Clinton to sway voters". The only dirt I recall was from wikileaks. Not seen any other dirt that wasn't already public, like Clinton foundation corruption and email server. How is Russia wanting Trump, any different to Europe, Canada and Central & South America being very vocal for Clinton.
Whether you support or dislike Trump, can't believe people really believe there is a there there.

I don't think its very unlikely at all, and even if he hasn't, he's still not immune to all the things he's definitely done after becoming President; specifically obstruction of justice by way of attempting to shut down the Russia investigation by firing Comey, firing Bharara (who was looking into matters Trump didn't want looked at), the Don Jr. meeting with the Russians (which Trump almost certainly knew about given the Hillary oppo information involved), the Kushner data analytics issue where Russian bots targeted swings states with specific information etc etc. There's literally loads of information out there much of which we aren't privvy too because it hasn't been leaked but rest assured Mueller is looking at it.
 
Has to be some incriminating stuff in his tax returns.



Sekulow cited Bloomberg News reports that Mueller is scrutinizing some of Trump’s business dealings, including with a Russian oligarch who purchased a Palm Beach mansion from Trump for $95 million in 2008.

“They’re talking about real estate transactions in Palm Beach several years ago,” Sekulow said. “In our view, this is far outside the scope of a legitimate investigation.”

Is noone among himself and his people able to say anything without sounding incriminating? And that transaction had been begging to be investigated long before now.
 
Not necessarily - knowing his ego it could be something as simple as - oh no, they'll now know my actual wealth...and Trump being Trump, he of course exaggerated how much money he has.

But the tax returns wont be made public, so its not going to damage him or his ego.

This is just Mueller and his team being in possession of the tax returns and they wont care if Trump has overestimated his wealth, so he could impress the American people and give the impression he's a successful businessman.

They'll be looking to see what business and financial dealings he has with Russia and the oligarchs and that's why Trump is disturbed.
 

The thing about pardons is that its basically an admission of guilt where Trump wouldn't be able to continue as President without facing a serious impeachment challenge. The Republicans would have almost no credibility going into 2018 if they continued supporting a lame duck who has pardoned himself and all his lackeys.
 
Has to be some incriminating stuff in his tax returns.


Don't think there would be anything illegal in his tax-returns otherwise the IRS would have done him a long time ago.
However, it think it will point investigators on where to look.
 
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