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Justice Department appoints special prosecutor for Trump/Russia

Meadmaker said:
I don't put much stock in "considering" stories. As for actually doing it, he would have to be just incredibly arrogant.

So, it could happen, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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I'd bet that everyone within his orbit except Jared is advising him to not do it.
 
I don't know if even Trump would be quite that stupid. But then again, I have been wrong about the depths of Donnie's idiocy before.
 
Meadmaker said:
I don't put much stock in "considering" stories. As for actually doing it, he would have to be just incredibly arrogant.

So, it could happen, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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I could see the bastard leaking the story only to say later that he's "allowing" the special prosecutor to proceed.
 
Craig4 said:
I could see the bastard leaking the story only to say later that he's "allowing" the special prosecutor to proceed.
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I think this is possible:"I'll have someone float the idea and see the reaction." But this assigns more thoughtfulness to Trump than he seems to typically apply.

In any case I would be in favor of him firing Mueller. Given how I feel about Trump, this is not because I think this will turn out well for Trump.
 
The GOP leadership in Congress has warned Trump to let Muller alone. Interesting to see what happens.
 
Trump Pondered Firing Mueller; His Aides Pushed Back


One thing that stood out to me:

That may have been by design, according to a person who spoke to Mr. Trump on Tuesday. The president was pleased by the ambiguity of his position on Mr. Mueller, and thinks the possibility of being fired will focus the veteran prosecutor on delivering what the president desires most: a blanket public exoneration.
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Does Trump think that Mueller took the job because he needs the money or something? He sounds like he is incapable of understanding that people may be motivated by things other than money or power.
 
Tony Stark said:
Trump Pondered Firing Mueller; His Aides Pushed Back


One thing that stood out to me:



Does Trump think that Mueller took the job because he needs the money or something? He sounds like he is incapable of understanding that people may be motivated by things other than money or power.
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I think that whole scenario was another example of Trump's friends trying to save him from himself.

There's a Washington rumor holding that Trump's confidants will leak his plans so he can see how poorly they're received. The pulling out of NAFTA being a good example of an emergency intervention stopping the insanity; leaking of his plans on Paris being an example of him charging right ahead.

I think he talked about firing him, his friend leaked so the entire Republican Party and all of his friends could run to him in a panic and explain what a mistake it would be.
 
TraneWreck said:
I think that whole scenario was another example of Trump's friends trying to save him from himself.

There's a Washington rumor holding that Trump's confidants will leak his plans so he can see how poorly they're received. The pulling out of NAFTA being a good example of an emergency intervention stopping the insanity; leaking of his plans on Paris being an example of him charging right ahead.

I think he talked about firing him, his friend leaked so the entire Republican Party and all of his friends could run to him in a panic and explain what a mistake it would be.
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That's actually pretty sensible.
 
Tony Stark said:
Trump Pondered Firing Mueller; His Aides Pushed Back


One thing that stood out to me:



Does Trump think that Mueller took the job because he needs the money or something? He sounds like he is incapable of understanding that people may be motivated by things other than money or power.
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Interesting to see Trump expects dismissal threats to intimidate Mueller. Which suggests his, “I hope,” message to Comey was intended exactly as Comey interpreted it.
 
Tony Stark said:
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Does Trump think that Mueller took the job because he needs the money or something? He sounds like he is incapable of understanding that people may be motivated by things other than money or power.
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In my own experiences, the people who are first to suspect someone else of a moral flaw are those who have that moral flaw themselves. If you run a business and employee #1 is constantly and vocally concerned about embezzlement by others, I suggest checking employee #1's accounts first and immediately.
 
Well, knock me over with a feather. Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say.

The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination of whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, officials said.

The move by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump’s own conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation, which until recently focused on Russian meddling during the presidential campaign and on whether there was any coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible financial crimes among Trump associates, officials said.

Trump had received private assurances from former FBI Director James B. Comey starting in January that he was not personally under investigation. Officials say that changed shortly after Comey’s firing.

Five people briefed on the requests, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said Daniel Coats, the current director of national intelligence, Adm. Mike Rogers, head of the National Security Agency, and Rogers’ recently departed deputy, Richard Ledgett, agreed to be interviewed by Mueller’s investigators as early as this week. The investigation has been cloaked in secrecy and it’s unclear how many others have been questioned by the FBI.
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Tony Stark said:
The WH also said that Trump fired Coney because he treated Hillary unfairly.
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Well no it didn't.

A lot of people seem to think it did, because they heard "mishandled the Clinton investigation", misinterpreted it, and stopped listening after that. The Trump Administration's (via the DoJ) complaint about Comey vis-à-vis the Clinton investigation is that he recommended against charges. The WH alleges Comey should have given all the evidence to the AG without offering an opinion on any of it and let the AG make a decision about charges on his own.
 
Checkmite said:
Well no it didn't.

A lot of people seem to think it did, because they heard "mishandled the Clinton investigation", misinterpreted it, and stopped listening after that. The Trump Administration's (via the DoJ) complaint about Comey vis-à-vis the Clinton investigation is that he recommended against charges. The WH alleges Comey should have given all the evidence to the AG without offering an opinion on any of it and let the AG make a decision about charges on his own.
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Did you read the Rosenstein memo that the WH said was the reason that Trump fired Comey? Because it was about how Comey treated Hillary unfairly..
 
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