Re: Andy McCabe - having the power to fire someone's doesn't mean you can

[EffieBlack]

fire him for improper reasons, such as retaliation, intimidation or to obstruct justice.

If Sessions fires McCabe before Sunday, I hope he sues DOJ before the ink is dry on the termination letter.

[LanternWaste]

1. If (if!) McCabe is terminated, my guess is it will simply add more momentum

If (if!) McCabe is terminated, my guess is it will simply add even more momentum to the Blue Wave this November.

McCabe's dismissal is not be a thing that can be branded well to the independents and the apathetic voters; and despite the cloud of despair that would (temporarily) hang over Washington as a result, I honestly believe it would be a god-send in the sense that we (Dems) could hammer them (GOP candidates running on Trumps' coat-tails) over and over and over with.

[EffieBlack]

3. I hear you, but I cant endorse this kind of abuse to financially ruin an individual even if it

benefits Dems in the long run.

We’re better than that. And we can win without hoping for others’ misfortunes

[LanternWaste]

7. Of course. But my guess is firing will happen

Of course. But my guess is firing will happen this month (in effect, I think it's a done deal), and the consequences of it will bite them deeply and painfully on the backside when the campaigns begin this summer.

[dameatball]

2. I hate Sessions, but what if he actually protects McCabe? What does it mean?

I hate all these weasels (the human ones), but what if Sessions is "sort of" involved in conspiracy, but maybe has his uses to Mueller?
Whether he protects McCabe and tries to salvage something or whether he goes full "circle the Trump wagons" mode will be interesting.

[EffieBlack]

4. Sessions has been all over the place

I hope this is one of the few times he does the right thing.

He would hav nothing to lose. The only reason for him to fire McCabe would be to please Trump. But he should know by now that that won’t matter because Trump will still turn on him, humiliate him and eventually fire him. He might as well try to maintain at least some shred of whatever dignity he has left

[dameatball]

5. Yeah, that's how I see it also. Time will tell. Have a good evening.

[EffieBlack]

9. Thanks. You, too. Nt

[Vinca]

6. Firing McCabe would be the stupidest thing they've done yet.

Every FBI agent in the country would immediately begin turning over every slimy rock to see what Trump crime they could find. Plus McCabe would sue and walk away with gazillions of dollars more than what his pension ever was.

[LanternWaste]

8. Trump's response: 'Challenge accepted! Hold my beer..."

"the stupidest thing they've done yet..."

Trump's response: 'Challenge accepted! Hold my beer..."



One thing I've learned over the past year is Trump's decisions get more and more absurd; as if he's consistently trying to out-stupid his most recent stupid.

[EffieBlack]

10. Yup