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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI believe I understand why Rod Rosenstein is making the decisions he is making to appease Trump.
He simply does not trust the Trump SCOTUS.
This stuff is definite headed toward the SCOTUS at some point. We cannot trust the conservatives to abide by the Constitution but make all kinds of efforts to protect Trump...just like they protected Bush.
We are in serious trouble.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)With the Justice Department caving and a rightwing majority in the SCOTUS we are in big trouble.
Sneederbunk
(14,275 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,462 posts)He might not be a traitor, or maybe Mueller has leverage on him and has him by the balls.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,570 posts)emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)world wide wally
(21,734 posts)if he were to get anywhere near the White House.
How was this not obvious to everyone?
triron
(21,981 posts)We have become numbed by the drip, drip, drip.Germany 1930s.
onecaliberal
(32,763 posts)Have the right to direct an independent investigation into HIS campaign. So much for not being extorted.
pnwmom
(108,951 posts)Then Trump would have replaced him, and the GOP Senate would have confirmed ANYONE (they no longer need a supermajority for this level of an appointment.) And the new guy would either get rid of Mueller or tie his hands behind his back.
We would not be better off.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,480 posts)That is, that there were no improprieties on the part of the FBI.
Its allowing Тяцмр to put the egg on his own face.
rockfordfile
(8,695 posts)Rod Rosenstein is doing what he can for the benefit of another corrupt republican.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,480 posts)You dont believe any of these people believe in the rule of law and our institutions?
We might get as well just give up now if thats the case.
TheRealNorth
(9,462 posts)My thinking is that he's doing what he can to buy as much time for Mueller to build his case. IF Roger Stone and especially Don Jr are close to being indicted as some have speculated, it will be a whole new game.
Takket
(21,525 posts)he knows there is nothing there and the informant was only placed because the drumpf campaign was a well known criminal enterprise. they will double check, find nothing, and move on. plus it shuts drumpf up since complying with his request gives him nothing to whine about
triron
(21,981 posts)OhioBlue
(5,126 posts)campaign that witnessed nefarious acts and came forward?
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)I think Rosenstein is trying to buy a few weeks until the big indictments come down. Mueller is closer than many people think.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)Yep, we were already in serious trouble the second the fake prez was allowed to run, which should never have happened.
This is very alarming to me at least, there are not that many posts about this that Ive seen so far anyway. What is next?
Im already pretty much planning to leave at some point in time, hopefully after I cant work anymore. We are pretty much disgusted with this entire country and most of the people here.