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(21,987 posts)malaise
(268,635 posts)Too many conflicts of interest
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)he's probably given him a "secret" waiver from any conflicts.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,873 posts)I am sure his deal is just that, with a big payoff down the line, maybe a minor cabinet position or judicial appointment if that is what he wants. Once Mueller is gone then he will be gone.
malaise
(268,635 posts)Mueller isn't going anywhere
Jersey Devil
(9,873 posts)and I would agree with you 100% if we were dealing with a sane, rational person as President. But if there is anything I have learned from Trump over the past few years it is that he often does the most outrageous and mind boggling things that you think no one would ever do.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)not long.
bdamomma
(63,788 posts)it seems like everyone that aligns with the don the con gets criminal offences dealt to them. He is willing to fall on the sword for that orange menace??? So stupid.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Whuch is why Sessions had to leave yesterday. Whatever he does, he will do today. We may not even know what it is, there are lots of ways he can mess around out of public view.
Jersey Devil
(9,873 posts)Mueller could simply be ordered not to seek any further indictments until approved by the acting AG. But if Mueller has sealed indictments already, then they are within the jurisdiction of the courts and not the executive branch after the indictment has been turned over to the court. I think Mueller has probably has it covered.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)If there were, why can't the court unseal them now?
Jersey Devil
(9,873 posts)they are handed over to the court clerk and the judge will usually wait until the prosecutor asks they be unsealed (released). Most of the time this is done so that they can arrest a defendant before he runs away and for safety of the arresting officers, or, if the investigation is continuing and the prosecutor doesn't want others implicated in an indictment to know they are also being investigated along with those already indicted.
But if Mueller is fired and it becomes apparent to the court that the indictments no longer have any reason to remain secret the court certainly could unseal them and make them public on its own.
DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)sealed indictments that were numbered between and among other known Mueller indictments also being Mueller indictments.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)So i am skeptical until I see it.
DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)seem to have a good feel for these kinds of things, but ymmv.
thbobby
(1,474 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,982 posts)The Trumpbot might want to wear some Depends
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)When its done, so is he.
Dem_4_Life
(1,765 posts)I also hope we can survive until January.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)malaise
(268,635 posts)The system is way stronger than this two bit con and MAGAcretin.
shanny
(6,709 posts)What I've seen so far is just how broken the system is and how difficult and far-reaching the fix needs to be.
world wide wally
(21,734 posts)BSdetect
(8,994 posts)Mueller could question him right now and get him to lie then later use that against drumph.
Not that there will be any lack of other evidence.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Paladin
(28,243 posts)And I'm betting there are enough pissed-off Justice Department employees for that dirty thing to become public. Soon.
malaise
(268,635 posts)We have a winner
He was campaign chair for Sam Clovis - yes that same ReTHUG who was interviewed by Mueller.
Paladin
(28,243 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Really asking because I'm not sure if he is far enough removed (by real standards, not GOP standards).
malaise
(268,635 posts)And just a small part of it
still_one
(92,058 posts)Turbineguy
(37,280 posts)"Don't let Trump ruin our lives!"
spanone
(135,774 posts)sadly, this 'president' will be protected by the senate and supreme court
mcconnell calling this 'presidential harrassment' tells me how the senate will rule on this
malaise
(268,635 posts)Let it sink in - Tuesday gave us the biggest ReTHUG losses since 1974.
The vile MAGAcretin is terrified - expect more mistakes.
Go Mr. Mueller - can't wait for today's protests.
CincyDem
(6,331 posts)...he's been angling for something from this administration for a long time. He finally got it. I'm sure he didn't ask anyone else the key question: "How might this be bad for me".
Had he asked, some impartial attorney might have told him that by succumbing to the president's direction in an investigation into that president, he could be opening himself up to legal consequences up to and including disbarment and imprisonment.
All he saw was the rewards of his climb and not the cost of his achievement.
Think Icarus. His wings will not last long in the national spotlight. To paraphrase Dorothy "Toto...we're not in the Southern District of Iowa anymore".
malaise
(268,635 posts)The clean-up woman is coming.
CincyDem
(6,331 posts)malaise
(268,635 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,563 posts)Then it's "Our job here is done" as he rides off into the sunset to a high-paying job as a lobbyist.
malaise
(268,635 posts)His appointment is unconstitutional