Ryan Shrugs Off Possibility Trump Could Fire Sessions: 'That's His Prerogative'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published JULY 25, 2017 10:57 AM

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday declined to criticize President Donald Trump for lashing out at his attorney general when asked about the chance that Trump could fire Jeff Sessions as head of the Justice Department.

“The President gets to decide what his personnel is, you all know that. He is the executive branch,” Ryan said when asked if he was concerned that Trump could fire Sessions and appoint a new attorney general, who could in turn fire special counsel Robert Mueller. “He determines who is hired and fired in the executive branch. That’s his prerogative,” Ryan continued. “If he has concerns or questions or problems with the attorney general, I’m sure he will bring them up with him himself.”

Asked if it would amount to obstruction of justice for Trump to fire the attorney general over his frustration that Sessions had recused himself from the Russia probe, Ryan similarly demurred.

“It’s up to the President to decide what his personnel decisions is [sic] and any possible thought that comes from that,” he said. “If he has concerns about anyone in the administration, their conduct or their jobs, I’m sure he is going to talk to them directly.”

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[geek tragedy]

1. Paul Ryan's testicles are in a jar on Steve Bannon's desk nt

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Paul Ryan will never do anything to risk his chances at

destroying tens of millions of poor and brown people.

He has dreamed of it for decades.

And if a democrat was in the WH, the fascist killer wouldnt be able to do jack, but as we all know

oops, i cant talk about what happened, and as a result, watch us REPEAT it.

[Mrs. Overall]

3. Trump has something on Ryan.

He's like a dog being led around with a choke chain.

[VaBchTgerLily]

4. No he won't-he'll tell him in a tweet! he is too much of a jerk to do it face to face

not manly enough!

[Mr. Ected]

5. Mr. Ryan, your duties extend beyond destroying America to suit your GOP puppeteers

They include placing checks against the very executive branch you're extolling, to prevent the very undemocratic actions of a madman President that was foisted upon us through nefarious and yet-to-be-fully-understood machinations.

You're going down with the ship, Ryan. When the bubbles hit the surface, no one will dive in to save you.

[ehrnst]

6. "He" is not the executive branch.

That's the problem - he thinks he is.

[riversedge]

7. Paul Ryan Threw Jeff Sessions Under the Trump Train And Twitter is Roasting Him

Paul Ryan Threw Jeff Sessions Under the Trump Train — And Twitter is Roasting Him
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/paul-ryan-threw-jeff-sessions-under-the-trump-train-and-twitter-is-roasting-him/



by Ken Meyer | 12:01 pm, July 25th, 2017


House Speaker Paul Ryan is getting dragged by political observers after he punted questions about the increasing tension between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

When asked about the latest indications that Trump could fire Sessions, Ryan said that the decision was completely up to the president. Ryan also shrugged off the notion that if Sessions were dismissed, Trump could appoint a new attorney general who could fire Robert Mueller in the middle of the former FBI director’s special counsel investigation.

“The President gets to decide what his personnel is, you all know that. He is the executive branch,” said Ryan. “He determines who is hired and fired in the executive branch. That’s his prerogative. If he has concerns or questions or problems with the Attorney General, I’m sure he will bring them up with him himself.”

As it were, people took note of how Ryan danced around the question, and they’re not particularly impressed...........................

Link to tweet

[Justice]

8. Paul Ryan had no problem expressing his point of view on Obama at every turn.

Paul Ryan is really just horrible.

[tanyev]

9. Just gonna shrug it off when he turns on you, too, Paulie?

Because it will happen.

[MurrayDelph]

10. Ryan is hoping to ride this

through the impeachment of Trump and Pence, believing that he will become President via succession, since he has no other chance of doing it.