Do you know whether that's true? NSA director is also not reporting to the president...
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Replying to @electrospaces
it's not true, afaik. but trump thinks it's true and may act accordingly -- which is bad. really, really bad.
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Replying to @empiricalerror @electrospaces
Trump fired Comey bc DOJ claimed to be pissed Come didn't respect chain of command thru Lynch.
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Replying to @emptywheel @electrospaces
we all know that that's not really why trump fired comey
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Replying to @empiricalerror @electrospaces
Of course. But once he does away with that charade then the obstruction becomes more obvious.
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I'm no more sanguine than you anything will happen here EXCEPT Trump is advised by people who aren't experts at this chess game.
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Dick Cheney was an absolute master at implementing cover ups like this. Trump is not. Nor are his advisors.
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Replying to @empiricalerror @electrospaces
Right. Two septuagenarians facing off, one with a lifetime of expertise on negotiating such games, one without. Mueller MIGHT pull it off.
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I've also wondered whether Trump can manage the delicate implementation of pardons. Again, Cheney was a master, Bush's advisors even better.
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But of all the Republicans, the Bushes are not ones who'll get Bush family help on how to manage a coverup.
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