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Showing Original Post only (View all)Mueller has apparently been blunted or neutered [View all]
Matthew Whittaker, the new acting AG, will now be Mueller's boss. Mueller can not do ANYTHING without Whittaker's approval.
For his part, Whittaker is one of very few DOJ officials who has been on the record as hostile to the special counsel.
The media speculation is that this ends the probe as it stands now, with no report being made or if made, never made public.
The media is sounding an alarm here. It is highly unethical that the subject of the investigation gets to choose the person in charge of the investigation. They are saying now is the time for people to speak out LOUDLY in opposition.
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Now that you've amused yourself, the term is real, with a real meaning.
Stinky The Clown
Nov 2018
#17
Sorry, I forgot about Mueller's plan to unleash a team of ninjas to kidnap Trump if he is fired.
Nitram
Nov 2018
#18
Only old friends and family call me Marty, but with your attitude, you could be either.
Nitram
Nov 2018
#22
a Plan B is exaclty what I alluded to in my original comment. Or not so much a "plan" as the
Nitram
Nov 2018
#23
I'm sure the Urban Dictionary has it. Let's just say my old boss's electric saw should have had one
Hekate
Nov 2018
#30
We have been at similar junctures before. Mueller isn't going anywhere. The job title may have
Thekaspervote
Nov 2018
#8
The president should not be allowed to pick the person who oversees the investigation into himself
DesertRat
Nov 2018
#10
Same as candidates should not be able to oversee their election. Yet, we just saw that in Georgia.
suffragette
Nov 2018
#16
If so, then it's time for Mueller to farm out investigations to states where Trump can't touch them
eleny
Nov 2018
#12
When Nixon pulled this stunt, the files were all copied and secured for later use.
displacedtexan
Nov 2018
#13
Please don't put out sensationalist crap like this without backing it up...
LincolnRossiter
Nov 2018
#24