Breaking on Rachel Trump is talking to aides about firing Sessions. Recess Appointment

[Catmusicfan]

Dems have plan to keep him from doing it

[elleng]

1. by allowing no recess!

[AJT]

2. Isn't that in the hands of the GOP?

[geek tragedy]

5. No. Need consent/60 votes nt

[virtualobserver]

3. if Republicans eliminate the filibuster, Democrats can't stop it.

[Ilsa]

9. It sounds like the Rs don't want trump

to get away with insulting and bulkying their disgustingly conservative R AG.

[ecstatic]

10. Exactly. And if Trump fires Sessions, for the purpose of firing Mueller...

That will force an impeachment.

[Takket]

4. what does "no recess" mean, logistically...

that at least 1 dem stays in the senate chamber at all times to prevent the session from being closed? do they have to talk or can they just sit there eating fritos?

[geek tragedy]

6. Just reject the motion to adjourn.

McConnell pulled the same trick against Obama.

[MiniMe]

13. The dems did it to Bush too starting in 2006

But they controlled the Senate and the House then. The R's took over in 2010, and McConnell was the majority leader. I don't think there is much the dems can do about it

[geek tragedy]

14. Need 60 votes to adjourn.

Doesn't sound like they'd have 50

[lindysalsagal]

7. If this isn't proof of intent to interfere with an investigation, I don't know what is.

He's publicly admitted to exactly what is required for impeachment.

[applegrove]

8. CNN panel said who would then agree to be AG and would not congress

want to know if they took a loyalty oath to Trump?

[First Speaker]

11. Perhaps Bernie Madoff...?

...all it would take is a little old Presidential pardon. Who else would represent Trump and his values more? Fox News would discover all sorts of hidden--very hidden--virtues in Bernie. The GOP Congress would celebrate him as the perfect example of those free-market, Randian, let-the-sucker-beware values they celebrate so much. Ryan would have an orgasm in public. And everyone would be happy...

[Yavin4]

12. Wouldn't it be better to let Trump fire Sessions?

That would throw the Republicans into turmoil.

[Miles Archer]

15. He WANTS to do this, and he can't ignore even the smallest of his impulses.

It's that simple.

None of the procedural issues matter at this point.

He wants to fire Mueller even more than he wanted to fire Comey. He thinks the elf "betrayed" him, so he has completely outlived any "usefulness" he might have had.

He wants this, just like he wanted it every time he slithered into the dressing rooms at his beauty pageants.

Paul Ryan won't stop him, Mitch McConnell won't stop him. Every person in a position of authority to prevent this from happening, or to administer justice if it does, is silent. They're taking the "Let's just wait and see if he's able to get away with it" approach.

He very well could. Even if it's an impeachable offense, who exactly will be enforcing that?