Never-trumper Richard Painter's dire prediction.

[pnwmom]

Richard Painter was the chief ethics lawyer during the Bush administration and he is currently the Vice-Chairman for CREW.

Link to tweet

[JI7]

1. how will sessions take the fall ?

[pbmus]

2. Probably fall on the sword and resign before next hearing..

And that begs the question, who will replace him...?

[Demsrule86]

7. I don't think he will do that.

[VOX]

3. For those on Twitter FOLLOW Richard Painter!

Although a Republican, he’s been raising the roof over #45. His tweets go farther out than some Democrats. He is so damn SANE that it’s a tonic.

[OnDoutside]

4. If that's true, Mueller needs to get as many indictments in, ASAP

so the firing would bring millions onto the streets and Congress to a halt, until he's reinstated.

I've said it here before, there's only Mueller away from a totalitarian regime. If Trump was a competent criminal, you'd already be there.

[cilla4progress]

9. Truth

agree completely

[denbot]

5. The real question is whether or not the GOP senate will fall in line with Cheetto's pick.

Too many of those retiring know that Cheetto is both corrupt, and crazy. You have to think that some would find their conscience's and block anyone willing to interfere with the Special Counsel's investigation.

[pnwmom]

6. They will. There is a tradition of always confirming another Senator. So all he has to do

is appoint one of them. Someone from a state with a GOP governor who will simply appoint another Rethug replacement.

[phylny]

8. You know, if I were a senator from a comfy GOP state, no way would I give that up

to work in Donald's administration - short-lived as I think it will be.

[pnwmom]

10. But if they put in someone who will fire Mueller, DT could go for 8 years . . . or longer. n/t

[phylny]

11. I see your point, but I think there's enough in the indictment pipeline to last past Mueller. nt

[pnwmom]

13. It's not enough unless it reaches to DT. And I don't see how that could be yet. nt

[Madam45for2923]

12. After Sessions is gone, a new acting AG fires Mueller.