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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:03 AM Nov 2018

Democrats planning to call Mueller for nationally televised hearings if he's removed from the Russia

House Democrats say they’re also ready to act as a backstop if Trump follows through on more than 18 months of pent-up angst and fires Mueller or tries to meddle with the special counsel’s work through a major shakeup atop the Justice Department.

Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has already pledged to make sure Mueller’s “documentation is preserved” and the likely next House speaker also holds in her back pocket the threat of launching impeachment hearings against Trump if the president tries to oust Mueller or if the special counsel’s investigators ultimately uncover a smoking gun involving criminal behavior.

Democrats are even prepping a break-glass scenario in case there’s a Nixon-era Saturday Night Massacre where Trump fires his current DOJ leadership and tries to shutter the Mueller probe in the process. If that happens, senior Democratic officials say Mueller would likely get an immediate summons to Capitol Hill for nationally-televised testimony about his findings.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/07/mueller-house-democratic-majority-970325

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Democrats planning to call Mueller for nationally televised hearings if he's removed from the Russia (Original Post) octoberlib Nov 2018 OP
Hell yeah. This is why last night was a big loss for repugs realmirage Nov 2018 #1
Love it. SHRED Nov 2018 #2
Plllllllease Nancy nykym Nov 2018 #3
GREAT NEWS here bluestarone Nov 2018 #4
One big reason I'll sleep much better. Every time Trump got Hortensis Nov 2018 #5
Excellent. dalton99a Nov 2018 #6
They can hold trump , and all others accountable duforsure Nov 2018 #7
Check... 2naSalit Nov 2018 #8

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. One big reason I'll sleep much better. Every time Trump got
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:19 AM
Nov 2018

excited about the investigation (a lot of times!) it was possible we'd walk in the door find that Mueller and Rosenstein had been fired, records seized, etc.

That alarmed reaction when I realize I've been out of touch for half the day and may have missed invasion of Venezuela or assassination of Assad should even calm down a bit.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
7. They can hold trump , and all others accountable
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:21 AM
Nov 2018

BY new investigations into putin funneling money through others to them and their campaigns. They can exposed them all , even McConnell and Ryan's involvement.

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