Reporter notes that many say Trump would have to ask Rosenstein to fire Mueller and could not fire him directly.
@PressSec responds: "He has the power to do so." Adds: "The president certainly has the power to make that decision."
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But note that Katyal clearly believes — like Grassley and Graham and others — that doing so, and the very open way it would need to be done, likely would be a presidency-ending more.https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/956742243548737537 …
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People forget that Obama, like most presidents, believed in strong executive power (and hired and nominated people who shared that belief).
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