Can Jeff Sessions unrecuse himself to fire Mueller ?

[OnDoutside]

Rachel and Lawrence were talking about how Trump could get around Sessions recusal to fire Mueller, but we already know that Sessions was involved in Comeys firing. They were talking in terms of forcing Rosenstein to do it, or sack him and go down then DOJ line until someone does.

We also know Sessions is a belly crawler after not resigning in the face of Trump's onslaught yesterday. Seeing as there is an effort to now get dirt on Mueller, it's surely possible for Trump to get Sessions to fire Mueller on fictitious grounds that have "nothing to do with Russia" ?

If Trump called Sessions into his office, and said I'm going to fire you unless you fire Mueller, what do you expect Sessions to do ?

[denbot]

1. I believe Sessions can.

I also believe he will.

[madokie]

2. The little elf is a snake

so Yes to both questions, can he, will he

[PearliePoo2]

3. I don't know the legalities, but it will not surprise me if does un-recuse himself.

I'm actually surprised he hasn't already done so.
These assholes do what they want and then dare somebody to stop them or do something about it. I'm betting on Bob Mueller to BE that somebody.

[OnDoutside]

4. Yes, I thought it was odd that Rachel didn't cover that possibility since it already happpened

in the Comey firing. If they build up the "evidence" against Mueller, they would do and it and say it had nothing to do with Russia.

[Demsrule86]

5. Trump can fire Mueller any time he wants...he doesn't need Sessions to unrecuse

himself which I don't believe you can.

[OnDoutside]

6. Are you certain on that ? All I've been hearing is that Trump cannot fire Mueller directly.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I don't believe Trump has the statutory authority to fire Mueller.

The AG can fire him, for cause.

[Demsrule86]

9. You may be right but he can have him fired...keep going until he find someone to do it...

assuming assistant AG resigns. Now we have a GOP Congress who would probably let him get away with it. I did read that a court could reinstate him if they deemed the cause for firing insufficient...interesting.

[ehrnst]

8. I believe that the Deputy AG that hired him is the only person who can fire him.

And that has to be on the basis of misconduct.

DT would have to fire Rosenstein, then find someone willing to create a misconduct charge.