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Qutzupalotl

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7. True, but Trump could pressure Rosenstein

Reply to marylandblue (Original post)

Sat Oct 28, 2017, 03:32 PM

Oct 2017

to fire Mueller by threatening to fire or replace him if he didn’t. My sense is that Rosenstein does not play ball with Executive interference and would call Trump’s bluff. Trump and those around him know that if Trump fires Rosenstein, we go to full constitutional crisis. But desperate sociopaths like these might not care.

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Per Watergate, Trump cannot legally fire Mueller [View all] marylandblue Oct 2017 OP

could the ruling be appealed to the supreme court? virtualobserver Oct 2017 #1

Of course. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2017 #3

"congressman filed a lawsuit to have him reinstated." - the judge in the case did not reinstate him. PoliticAverse Oct 2017 #2

But look why COx was not reinstated. VermontKevin Oct 2017 #4

Off to the Greatest Hekate Oct 2017 #5

I don't get the sense ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #6

My point is that it will badly backfire legally and politically marylandblue Oct 2017 #8

Oh, I get that ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #9

Yes. He's the sort to fire Mueller just to delay the investigation & make things harder. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #10

True, but Trump could pressure Rosenstein Qutzupalotl Oct 2017 #7

I think Rosenstein is already on record as stating he would not fire Mueller.... Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #12

I do believe Trump can put pressure on Rosenstein (or his replacement) to fire Mueller. Tatiana Oct 2017 #11

Rosenstein is on record that he wouldn't fire Mueller, except for good cause. Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #13