Graham: Trump firing Mueller would be 'the beginning of the end of his presidency'

[csziggy]

Source: CNN

Graham: Trump firing Mueller would be 'the beginning of the end of his presidency'

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN

Updated 11:00 AM ET, Sun March 18, 2018

(CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham gave a stern warning Sunday to President Donald Trump against firing special counsel Robert Mueller.

"As I said before, if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency," the South Carolina Republican said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"The only reason that Mr. Mueller could be dismissed is for cause. I see no cause when it comes to Mr. Mueller," Graham said, later adding he believed the Mueller was "doing a good job."

Graham called for Mueller to be able to carry out his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election "independent of any political influence."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/18/politics/lindsey-graham-mueller-probe-cnntv/index.html

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Sometimes Lindsey is more interested in country than party.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Graham pretends to play both sides of the street but walks almost exclusively on one side. . . . nt

[bitterross]

26. Exaclty what I was thinking. He's talked big before - no follow through.

Graham has talked a big game against 45 in the past. He's never kept his spine though. Always ends up supporting party over country.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Countdown to change of tune...

[Mz Pip]

3. And if Trump does fire Mueller

I suspect Graham will change his mind and end up supporting Trump. He does a lot of that. Talks all independent but when push come to shove he falls in line with the rest of them.

[dchill]

4. "Sometimes Lindsey"

Exactly.

[SummerSnow]

5. Shut up Graham, you say that but if he does you will do NOTHING.

You seem to talk the talk but never walk the walk

[LenaBaby61]

21. "Shut up Graham, you say that but if he does you will do NOTHING."

WHEN fatso-in-chief fires Mueller, we'll get crickets from thuglicans, Graham included.

Prove me WRONG when it happens Graham.

[errant boy]

6. Starts at 4:39

[unblock]

7. To paraphrase from the movie the sting,

His presidency was doomed the day he decided to be president.

[volstork]

17. Exactly.

Graham wants to talk tough, but he always folds like a cheap lawn chair when the heat is on.

[vkkv]

8. TOO LATE !! We are seeing the beginning of the end of this SCROTUS - Lindsay is BLIND.

SCROTUS = Sociapathic CockRoach Of The U.S.

[malthaussen]

9. Hey, he's already given himself an out.

"The only reason Mr Mueller could be dismissed is for cause." Well, well. Wasn't Mr McCabe fired "for cause?"

And Mr Graham is a senator. Impeachment bills must originate in the House. Dagnabbit, he can't control what them-uns do in the House.

-- Mal

[Strelnikov_]

20. And when the senate vote to convict comes up

he will vote against, after some long winded, middle of the road wobbling distribe about due process or some such.

[KPN]

10. The beginning??

[Dave Starsky]

16. The beginning of the end of his Presidency...

Happened on the first Tuesday of November 2016, when the country appeared to elect someone they KNEW to be a bigoted, pussy-grabbing, serially bankrupt, contractor-cheating shady businessman and con artist to be President. This was never destined to end well from Day One.

[KPN]

18. Yup. That was my thinking.

[awesomerwb1]

11. One golf outing with cheeto

and Graham will do a 180 and not talk about this again.

[True Blue American]

12. Flake just said

“ the Republicans he talked to do not want this. They want the Republican Party t9 Stand for decency!,”

Flake has not ruled out running against Trump.

Rand Paul now coming on CNN, vowing to filibuster,or what ever it takes to stop Pompeo and the woman for CIA.

[Dopers_Greed]

13. He said exactly the same thing before

But then proceeded to go along with Trump on everything.

Somehow I don't trust he'd do the right thing.

[True Blue American]

15. I agree

Like Graham, Flake talks a lot.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. He is disarming the left

beware. when someone calls you their friend ... watch out.

[Behind the Aegis]

19. "Why did you sting me? Now we will both drown?!" asked the frog

"Because it is my nature!" said the scorpion.

He can say "all the right things" but he is still a GOP scorpion!

[cstanleytech]

22. "The only reason that Mr. Mueller could be dismissed is for cause." Planting the seed in the publics

mind with the thought of watering it later on to help it grow perhaps?

[sandensea]

23. Only if Democrats win back the House - and Senate - in November.

However Graham feels about Cheeto firing his BFF, Bitchy Mitchy will never allow impeachment to go forward as long as he's majority leader - same with Eddie Munster.

[D_Master81]

24. Ironically

by not firing Mueller it might also be the beginning of the end of his presidency as well.

[bluestarone]

25. He talked tough on RUSSIA too

And still NO SANCTIONS!! YEA RIGHT GRAHAM!

[oberliner]

27. He used to say it would be the end of his presidency

Now he is saying the beginning of the end.

[benld74]

28. Graham needs to go as well him, Turtle, Ryan

[TygrBright]

29. No, it'd be the end of the end.

The beginning of the end was Jan. 20th 2017.

explicatorially,
Bright

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

30. His inauguration was the beginning of the end of David Dennison's presidency.

In the background as he raised his hand to take the oath of office (which he promptly blew off) I thought I could hear a steady tick-tick-tick.



The sound is getting louder with each crazy thing he does.

[blue-wave]

31. Lindsey, you say that now

but one of the reasons I'm a democrat for life is the lies and deceit from you and your party. I'll believe it only if it happens.

[LiberalLovinLug]

32. MUELLER IS FIRED!!!

Lindsey: "well he he, I'm not prepared to say this is the end of his presidency, we'll have to wait and study this development further to see if there is any validity to the Presidents charges"

[janx]

33. Weren't he and Grassley the ones that went after Steele?

Maybe that's why he's trying to separate the dossier from all of this. Trying to cover his backside?

[paleotn]

34. Beginning of the end????

IT SHOULD BE THE END!!!! Someone please tell "Scarlet" to shut the f up! Oh fiddle dee dee!

[Amaryllis]

35. Hopefully he follows talk with action.