How, exactly, does Trump fire Mueller?

[Raven]

As I understand it, only Ron R. can fire him because Sessions has recused himself. So does lap dog Sessions fire Ron R. and then appoint someone else who will fire Mueller? Is there any other way that Trump can get this done?

[dem4decades]

1. Can't he fire Sessions and put in another lap dog like Pruitt as AG?

And have him do it.

[Raven]

3. Ah, yes!

I guess he could. That would be quick and deadly. I had over complicated things. So watch what Trump says in New Hampshire today...he'll test the crowd. If he get a lot of wild cheering, he'll do it.

[Siwsan]

2. If he fires Sessions and Rosenstein, wouldn't the successor have to get approved?

Seems to me that isn't a position he could just plop a minion into, without first having to pass congressional approval. And that would eat up time when Mueller might just be able to start dropping bombs.

[unblock]

5. yes, that position requires senate approval

i don't see republicans senators holding that up significantly.

they can quietly vet the nominee informally before any official announcement and then ram it through quickly.

[dawg day]

6. If he installs someone already approved by the Senate,

like another cabinet member, as "Acting AG", I don't think he needs to do another confirmation. This is what Pruitt is supposedly hoping for.
It's also why Trump just keeps shuffling the cabinet rather than appointing someone new to these suddenly open positions. If he puts whojamajigger from CIA in at State, no problem! No new confirmation hearing where they could conceivably be asked something that could end up being a "perjury trap".

I don't know how long you can go as an "acting".

[unblock]

8. 210 days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Vacancies_Reform_Act_of_1998

The Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 is a United States law that requires the executive branch departments and agencies to report to Congress and Government Accountability Office (GAO) information about the temporary filling of vacant executive agency positions that require presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. The act requires the Comptroller General report to specified congressional committees, the president, and the Office of Personnel Management if an acting officer is determined to be serving longer than the 210 days (including applicable exceptions established by the act)

[zipplewrath]

9. Yes, unless

He can put in anyone who has already gotten senate approval for an office. When Nixon did it, he just kept promoting people until someone (Starr) would fire him.

[beachbum bob]

4. he fires sessions, replaces him with some one who fires rubenstein, replaces him

with some one who fires Mueller.


simple process

[unblock]

7. rosenstein is only involved because sessions recused himself. if the new ag doesn't recuse himself,

then the new ag can fire mueller directly. rosenstein just gets pushed aside.