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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Eric Segall

      Why do people think this? I honestly don’t get it. There are more liberals willing this idea into existence by virtue of their saying it than there are Jeanine Pirro and that guy in a bad-fitting suit on Fox News saying it.https://twitter.com/espinsegall/status/942448758003990528 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Eric Segall @espinsegall
      The Sunday before Trump fires Mueller many smart folks think. That's all. https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/942447996255563779 …
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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Jon Favreau

      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 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Jon FavreauVerified account @jonfavs
      Replying to @chrisgeidner
      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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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      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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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Kyle Cheney

      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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      Kyle CheneyVerified account @kyledcheney
      White House lawyer Ty Cobb declined comment about the specific issue but reiterated a firing isn't in the offing. “As the White House has repeatedly and emphatically said for months, there is no consideration at the White House of terminating the special counsel,” Cobb said.
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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      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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    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      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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    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      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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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

      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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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

          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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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Mark Knoller

          Trump, on this topic:https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/942512639216844800 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Mark KnollerVerified account @markknoller
          "No, I'm not," says Pres Trump, asked if he's considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller. Responded to questions on return to WH from Camp David.
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        2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I don't necessarily disagree with you. But no telling what Trump might try when riled up by Fox and Friends some morning. And who knows how he'll respond to a Kushner indictment or similar.

          4 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Totally agree that there is no ability to predict how he will react on a certain day or in certain situations — and that, of course, not in any way conflicting with my point that I don’t see an argument that a firing is being planned or considered currently.

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        2. Greg Sargent‏Verified account @ThePlumLineGS 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          In a sense, the real point here is that the Fox axis is trying to *goad* Trump into doing it (whether or not it will work is a separate question).

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        1. Bruce Wright‏ @heybrucewright 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I think Comey’s firing rightfully is precedent. He doesn’t telegraph these things & he pays zero heed to blowback.

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        1. mrsdalgliesh‏ @opus163 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Part of this may be that organizers know how tough it will be to pull together protests over the Christmas break and are trying to maintain folks' attention. And I know that the House hearing and the comments about some folks not having jobs next week are fueling it.

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        1. Deb Morrison‏ @morrison_deb 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @qjurecic

          actually, Trump probably revisits it hourly.

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        1. Brian F Verano‏ @bfverano 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Trump is impulsive, he fired Comey out of nowhere. That’s the argument

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        1. Paulette Feeney‏ @PauletteParis1 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          He doesn't need to fire him; he is discrediting the investigation and damaging the rule of law in the process.

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        1. HoldYourHeadHigh‏ @Rangerjoe63Dot 17 Dec 2017
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          HoldYourHeadHigh Retweeted Norm Eisen

          https://twitter.com/normeisen/status/942448066145193985 …

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          Norm EisenVerified account @NormEisen
          folks, if you are curious about the rules for firing mueller--or trying--read our primer here. its not so easy to do! https://www.citizensforethics.org/trump-cant-easily-remove-mueller-happens-tries/ …
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        1. Jill Simpson-Owens‏ @jilspn 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Thank you, I was freaking out at the headlines this am.

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        1. Pamela C‏ @pamica 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          This isn’t a blip on Mueller’s radar. He is focused and has put safeguards in place.

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        1. V. Hare‏ @hareme2 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @JoshuaGrubbsPhD

          It would be like Trump saying "he knows I did it and has so much evidence I have to fire him NOW to shut him up". Not artfully stated, but to the point.

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        1. 1,466,700,000,000‏ @yohechris 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Seems to me if he could have fired him he would have done so months ago. I think Mueller has an ace in the hole (Schneiderman ?) And Trump knows it.

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        1. chainlinkspiral‏ @chainlinkspiral 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Reckon a lot of the noise are folk knowing they're implicated?

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