I think this is true, insofar as it describes the aims, as we have seen them in part, but I don’t think it’s the whole story, either, or necessarily correct as to its results:https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/942450699907895298 …
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Of course, I am not saying it could never happen. Trump could, in the future, try to fire Mueller (and succeed if he was willing to go as far as he needed to go in order to do so). I’m the last person to totally rule ~out~ a Trump action.
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But, there are several things pointing against this being something happening in the near future. First, it is the point Ty Cobb has been most consistent about over time:https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/942201404718026752 …
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Second, Rosenstein just said he sees no cause to fire Mueller, so it would be technically complicated from Trump to do so — and that, meaning that to do so would entail shutting down others’ careers as well — would, I still believe, carry a steep political price.
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Third, I see one key sign in the Trump campaign lawyer’s letter: Why mention the Fourth Amendment? The letter raises it, which is, primarily, about trying to exclude evidence at trial/from prosecution — which isn’t an issue if you’re setting up a Mueller firing.
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Oh, and just a minor fourth point: Remember that line from the NYT story about Pirro eventually going on too long on an anti-Mueller “screed” in a meeting with Trump even for him and him just walking out? That.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/us/politics/donald-trump-president.html …
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In any event, my point is not to say that Trump will not ever fire Robert Mueller — that’s always been a possibility. My point is that I do not see anyone making any actual argument that has convinced me that this is something currently being considered.
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Finally, if you’ve not read it: My story about the Trump campaign lawyer’s Saturday letter regarding transition emails, the career GSA lawyer’s comments to me, and a late-night Special Counsel’s Office statement.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-trump-campaign-claims-a-federal-office-illegally-turned …
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“Liberals willing this idea into existence by virtue of saying it”. C’mon... that’s pretty weak.
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Read it again. It’s a much more nuanced sentence than that.
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Seems much more likely he'll fire Rosenstein- which would be very dangerous & possibly crippling for Mueller investigation
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Er, "liberals" don't have the power to will ideas into existence. If we did, I would be chanting "Trump resigns, Trump resigns" every waking moment of the day.
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Again, as I've said to others, that's not what I'm saying. Read it.https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/942484528303570945 …
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Whitehouse said yesterday Trump has no plans to fire Mueller.
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I think you mean White House, not Sen. Whitehouse. Assuming so, yes, I make that very point later in the thread.
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Yeah, I don’t think he needs to fire Mueller to achieve his goal of delegitimizing Mueller’s findings by crying partisan witch hunt. That’s the easier move for Trump and just as effective IMO.
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This analysis implies Trump is capable of thinking rationally about the situation and choosing the best path through. He is a walking ball of id. He will do whatever suits him in the moment.
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even if trump decides to fire mueller, he cant just do it. he has to either get rosenstein to do it (he won't, so he has to fire rosenstein, then the next person, etc) or he has to literally call in federal marshals to remove mueller. so there's time for others to step in. i hope
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What you are describing is the Saturday Night Massacre. It's happened before. It could easily happen again.
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Yes I understand the Saturday night massacre. I just think there are reasons it’s less likely right this second- my point was there is time
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