Courtesy of Politico:Sarah Sanders: Trump “certainly believes he has the power“ to fire Robert Mueller. (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/qtysO8K2pF— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 10, 2018
The Trump White House punched back at its own Justice Department Tuesday, with President Donald Trump and senior officials expressing outrage over a law enforcement raid on lawyer Michael Cohen—and making thinly veiled threats to fire special Russia prosecutor Robert Mueller.
“We’ve been advised the president certainly has the power to make that decision,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said when asked whether Trump could fire Mueller, who answers not to the White House but to deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein.
Trump began the day tweeting in defense of Cohen, a longtime Trump Organization associate. “A TOTAL WITCH HUNT!!!” Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday morning. He also added: “Attorney-client privilege is dead!”
A GOP operative close to the White House told POLITICO: “The all caps tweet, that’s the primal scream. That’s the war cry.”
“He’s losing his shit,” the operative added. “We’re at a different level now.”
That is very similar to what Vanity Fair is reporting as well:
There have been times during Robert Mueller’s investigation—Mueller’s subpoenaing of Trump business records, for instance—when White House advisers worried Trump seemed on the verge of triggering a constitutional crisis by firing Mueller, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The stunning Cohen raid is another one of these moments. “He’s sitting there bitching and moaning. He’s brooding and doesn’t have a plan,” a Republican close to the White House said last night. “I could see him having a total meltdown and saying, ‘Fuck it, I’m firing all of them,’” a Trump friend told me. “This is very dry tinder. If someone strikes a match to it, you could see it catching fire,” added a former official.
It was also announced today that Trump has cancelled his planned trip to South America, supposedly to because he wants to monitor the situation in Syria, but of course we all know which situation has his full attention.
All day today I have been expecting Trump to lose his shit and start firing everybody in the Justice Department, or declare war on Mexico, or set the rest of Trump Tower on fire.
But so far it's like that part of the horror movie before the teenagers go downstairs to figure out why the lights won't work.
You know that somebody is getting an axe in the forehead, you just don't know when, or which one it will be.
He’s so unstable, I’m waiting for the new distraction - and I hope it isn’t war.
ReplyDeleteAgree.
DeleteBrace yourselves...a Reichstag fire may be coming:
Delete'Another thing that’s clearly fascist about Trump were the rallies. The way that he used the language, the blunt repetitions, the naming of the enemies, the physical removal of opponents from rallies, that was really, without exaggeration, just like the 1920s and the 1930s....'
'"In your book you discuss the idea that Donald Trump will have his own version of Hitler's Reichstag fire to expand his power and take full control of the government by declaring a state of emergency. How do you think that would play out?"
'"Let me make just two points. The first is that I think it’s pretty much inevitable that they will try. The reason I think that is that the conventional ways of being popular are not working out for them...."'
https://www.salon.com/2017/05/01/historian-timothy-snyder-its-pretty-much-inevitable-that-trump-will-try-to-stage-a-coup-and-overthrow-democracy/
Or is it the exact other way around. 7:17? What do you call it when a person elected by the people, is targeted by the trenched in DC suck ups that have been cashing fat paychecks for years sitting on their asses, just so their cash cow doesn't get exposed?
DeleteHe was NOT elected "by the people". He was put in position by the electoral collage. He is insane.
DeleteFiring Mueller won't stop the investigation, right? Doesn't someone else pick up where he left off?
ReplyDeleteCry, baby, cry. He's just painting himself further into a corner, and oh BOY is he going to be found out.
I personally love the all caps meltdowns. It isn't bad for the country, dumbass, and he can play musical chairs all he wants.
Wag the dog.
ReplyDeleteWhat donald trump believes and what is the truth are two different things.
ReplyDeleteGo ahead and fire Mueller, then start packing your bags and hope your penthouse didn't suffer smoke damage.
I believe little donnie is going to be very sorry he did not cut the ties between himself and the trump organization.
I can't wait to see that smug look wiped off of Donnie Jr's face when the FBI comes a knocking
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteLOL he has been advised, by whom another one of his yes men,lap dogs?
ReplyDeleteNothing DJT does will keep him out of ADX Florence.
ReplyDeletehttps://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/10/politics/special-counsel-trump-lawyers-meeting/index.html
And, Fox offices in London raided.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/04/10/european-commission-raids-murdochs-fox-hq-london/amp/
Happy Tuesday.
GeorgiaPeach
1. That conclusion goes against the Code of Federal Regulations governing how and who can fire a special counsel.
ReplyDeleteThe code says this:
"The Special Counsel may be disciplined or removed from office only by the personal action of the Attorney General. The Attorney General may remove a Special Counsel for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or for other good cause, including violation of Departmental policies. The Attorney General shall inform the Special Counsel in writing of the specific reason for his or her removal."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/politics/donald-trump-robert-mueller-fire-fbi/index.html
He can withdraw the regulation and fire Mueller. He probably will - does anyone think Republicans in Congress will do anything about it?
DeleteIs that why Sessions recused himself?
Delete6:09 PM - no doubt.
DeleteI don't believe he has the power to remove a federal code.
DeleteHe can fire Mueller one way or another. It will probably be happening, frankly Mueller has been playing in the sand too long and lost all direction. This is not the first time Mueller has been known to totally blow it.
Delete8:57
DeleteMindless nonsense
@ 8:57 - Silly observation from a loyal Trump supporter. Let's hope your devastation doesn't destroy you when your hero is removed from office.
DeleteAgain little donnie is proving how guilty he is, he wants to fire Mueller, who had nothing to do with the FBI raid and it appears that the raid is connected with Stormy Daniels.
ReplyDeleteso trump is going to cause a constitutional crisis because he couldn't keep his pants zipped.
I'm sure it goes a lot deeper than that. If you aren't guilty, what's the problem?
DeleteWe little people would be carted off in a heartbeat for lesser, yet they all skate.
Trump’s Efforts To Fire Mueller Backfire As Special Counsel Adds Them To Obstruction Of Justice Investigation
ReplyDeletehttps://www.politicususa.com/2018/04/10/trumps-efforts-to-fire-mueller-backfire-as-special-counsel-adds-the-to-obstruction-of-justice-investigation.html
he can FIRE Mueller...
ReplyDeleteIt was made perfectly clear on the news this evening by one of the legal experts - I forget on which show - the president can simply revoke the special counsel regulation - once that is done, there is nothing standing in the way of the president firing the special counsel (because the "regulation" is what set the rule that the attorney general is the one with the firing power) - so this could be serious - the republicans won't do anything regardless of what happens (almost every single R. is covered in the Russia scandal - the RNC funneled dirty money so they want all this to end too) - even if Mueller completes his investigation - the report goes to Congress (not the public) - Congress can just bury it - they don't have to take action (impeach) and they don't have to make it public - so no prosecution, no impeachment.regardless of the outcome regarding the investigation - and of course trump (and pence when he becomes president) can just pardon trump and every one else - the best option is legal charges at the state level (can not be pardoned) and that once trump finishes his term the state can arrest him - as long as the statue of limitations hasn't kicked in depending on what evidence there is and what he can be convicted of.
If they don't have to, you'd better believe that they won't. These are our "leaders," mind you. I am so sick of it, and we've barely finished the first lap of the idiocy this administration and congress.
DeleteNovember 2018. Oust every last one you can.
The NY AG will handle the money laundering charges,you can be sure.
DeleteHe may believe he has the power, but he doesn’t. What doesn’t have is a set of balls to try.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.politicususa.com/2018/04/10/timeline-of-mueller-probe-of-trump-campaign-and-russia.html
ReplyDeleteSo . . . Trump "believes" he has the authority to fire Mueller.
ReplyDeleteMy children are adults. When they were two-year-olds, they believed they could throw themselves on the floor, scream, cry, kick and they would get anything they wanted.
Guess how well that worked out for them.
They ended up with a creepy old dad that stalks Bristol Palin on Instagram?
Delete11:12
DeleteHow do you stalk someone with a public instagram?
Now Alicia Mangelsdorff...there's a stalker fer ya!
11:12
DeleteLook here. Bristol WANTS us to follow her on Insta so we can buy her Tea!! Weeee! Look at the product placement here. Also, to show what a great mom she is, there is even kids with broken arms getting a kiss used as more product placement!
And all the bots and/or homeskooled retards who think she is a christian and a mom and faithful wife paiase her and ask where she gets her makeup/shirt/jeans/kitchen/glasses....
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhaN94XhrHb/?hl=en&taken-by=bsmp2
The only regulars are bots. Same old comments and questions. Barstool is desparate to be seen,& whines when others offer honest opinion.Mom always said,if ya can't take the heat,get outta the kitchen.
DeleteTrump Sought to Fire Mueller in December
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/us/politics/trump-sought-to-fire-mueller-in-december.html
Roy Moore Countersues Accuser After Judge Denies Lawsuit Dismissal Request
ReplyDeletehttps://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/roy-moore-countersues-accuser-leigh-corfman
Trump considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to keep Mueller in check: report
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/trump-considering-firing-deputy-attorney-general-rod-rosenstein-keep-mueller-check-report/
Opinion from Ken White - criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor at Brown White & Osborn LLP in Los Angeles.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/opinion/trump-michael-cohen-fbi-raid.html#click=https://t.co/Af3BTBV58J
GeorgiaPeach
'But consider this: The Stormy Daniels payout may be outside the scope of the Russia investigation, but it’s possible that Mr. Cohen’s records are full of materials that are squarely within that scope. And the law is clear: If investigators executing a lawful warrant seize evidence of additional crimes, they may use that evidence. Thus Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, with their catastrophically clumsy handling of the Daniels affair, may have handed Mr. Mueller devastating evidence.
DeleteIt’s easy to conclude that after so many bombshells, this is just another overfrantic news cycle. It’s not. It’s highly dangerous, and not just for Mr. Cohen. It’s perilous for the president, whose personal lawyer now may face a choice between going down fighting alone or saving his own skin by giving the wolves what they want.'
Ah, and there you go. It is no longer FAKE NEWS but WITCH HUNT. Think he’s sweating bullets? I do. Too bad so sad.
DeleteWouldn't it be a Warlock hunt ?
DeleteSeth Meyers marvels at Trump’s ‘extraordinary’ response to FBI’s Cohen raid: ‘He has completely lost his mind’
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/seth-meyers-marvels-trumps-extraordinary-response-fbis-cohen-raid-completely-lost-mind/
Has anyone else seen the report from satellite imagery showing a convoy of criminal defense attorneys headed for DC?
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Hillary's lawyers' offices have NEVER been raided by the FBI.
More than likely the attorneys are leaving town unless they are suicidal or want to destroy their practice.
DeleteJust wait and see what happens when he finds out all those "legal"analysts on FOX are fake,judge pirro isn't even a judge:) Lou Dobbs isn't an attorney.
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4061
DeleteSpanky the rump does not have the power and it is nothing but a threat. Even that will not stop the arrest, charges and sentence coming down the well oiled pipe. The only way out is resignation and that will not stop the evidence.
ReplyDeleteLet's do it again!
ReplyDeleteTrump buttlicker Lou Dobbs has another idiotic poll going - let's do our patriot duty and SINK IT!
Lou Dobbs
Verified account @LouDobbs
#LDTPoll: Do you believe the DOJ & FBI leadership will have to be completely purged before we can be returned to a nation of law and order?
https://twitter.com/LouDobbs
(Apologies if link does not work: having technical difficulties...and for the record, when I voted, the tally was 66% NO to 34% YES. It'd be *great* to improve on that.)
Dotard has 2 decisions next. Deny Mueller interview and face Contempt of Court and Resignation.
ReplyDeleteTrump is tired of the Mueller investigation,why does Mueller call him everyday? Trump is the only one bringing it up because he is GUILTY.
ReplyDeletethe USA is tired of donald trump,wish we could fire him.
Mike pence must go too when trump is removed. Pence is guilty also. Save the USA taxpayer and both resign together.
ReplyDeletelol.
DeleteI foresee two things not happening in your future.
Does he know its Robert meuller not ferris buehler?
ReplyDeleteOnly 2 years 9 months more of this madness, and hopefully America has learned her lesson and will not reelect this unhinged imbecile for another 4. I have my doubts that his health will prevail through his first term if he keeps having these meltdowns.
ReplyDeleteThe Assclown will not be around much longer. 2yr 9months? no. 2 days and 9hrs.
Deletehttps://act.moveon.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response/search/?
ReplyDeleteAnd so where did Zuckerberg stay in DC. Don't tell me that scam hotel of dotard
ReplyDeletehttps://www.politicususa.com/2018/04/10/big-trouble-for-trump-as-zuckerberg-testifies-facebook-is-working-with-mueller.html
DeleteI'm sure he does. He believes a lot of things.
ReplyDeleteProbably thinks his farts smell like perfume.
Will someone please remove the fake president from the house!
ReplyDeleteYeah and the Donald thinks he is actually USA President. When will this MORON admit that he is Russian plant and pawn, A FAKE and fraud. A LIAR and scam. What an IDIOT. Hey don do you need help drafting your resignation letter and screech to America? The next real USA President will NOT be a twitter and MORON asshole.
ReplyDeleteA turd floating in the swamp waiting to be flushed
ReplyDeleteMob Bo$$
ReplyDeletehttps://www.axios.com/preview-of-exclusive-abc-interview-with-james-comey-1523413777-c6002b59-9545-4329-9734-92ffcc70cfef.html
Meanwhile Devin Nunes wants to impeach, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/devin-nunes-impeach_us_5acda430e4b06a6aac8cf6ad
"Nunes told Fox News that he was ready to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in contempt of Congress for failing to provide documents related to the 2016 counterintelligence investigation into Russian interference in the election and possible ties to the Trump campaign.
Nunes even appeared to give a deadline of Wednesday evening, warning it “will get really complicated” after that.
“We’re not going to just hold in contempt,” he told Laura Ingraham. “We will have a plan to hold in contempt and to impeach.”
“To impeach Christopher Wray?” Ingraham asked.
“Absolutely,” Nunes replied.
“Rod Rosenstein?”
“We’re not messing around here.” "
And you know what happens when Rosenstein is gone.
Meanwhile a bi-partisan bill is moving in the Senate to protect Mueller.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/11/senate-bill-protect-mueller-514494
"A bipartisan Senate bill designed to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's job is on track for a vote in the Judiciary Committee, according to a source briefed on the committee's plans."
"The combined version of two Mueller protection measures, released Wednesday, would give any special counsel 10 days after a termination to challenge the move in court.
The new bill is the product of months-long talks among Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.). Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has yet to lend his full support, but that's not stopping him from setting up the legislation to advance."
"A Judiciary Committee vote to send the measure to the floor would send a potent message to Trump as the president continues to indicate that he's considering terminating the special counsel. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders reiterated Tuesday that Trump "certainly believes he has the power to fire Mueller.""