Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
INBOX: Schumer Calls On Acting Attorney General Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
Shit's getting ugly. No way he recuses.
Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
INBOX: Schumer Calls On Acting Attorney General Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
In the 1970s, the Republican party was better.
We just had an election where he carried them in the senate. They are totally in his tank regardless of what he does.
Carol Leonnig @CarolLeonnig
I'm told by a Trump adviser that @realDonaldTrump is considering Whitaker as a temporary replacement -- will do extensive interviews to consider a final candidate.
It's over. This is awful. Trump is going to be President forever and Mueller is going to jail.
Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
INBOX: Schumer Calls On Acting Attorney General Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
INBOX: Schumer Calls On Acting Attorney General Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
But he's already ready to indict...Mueller will not be fired. He will be hogtied. Whitaker laid it out back in july. The Temporary Fill-ins entire role is to hogtie the investigation. When the damage is done Trump comes in with his official appointment
Oh shit. I went to watch a movie, and then came back to this. Things are moving now. I'm so glad the Democrats won the House.
Shit is getting real.
And who controls the budget?Mueller will not be fired. He will be hogtied. Whitaker laid it out back in july. The Temporary Fill-ins entire role is to hogtie the investigation. When the damage is done Trump comes in with his official appointment
Doesn't Mueller have a giant sum of money seized from Manafort and others that could continue to fund the investigation?Mueller will not be fired. He will be hogtied. Whitaker laid it out back in july. The Temporary Fill-ins entire role is to hogtie the investigation. When the damage is done Trump comes in with his official appointment
Let me control him and he'll be caught stealing a janitor's pants in the hallway.
The enemy of my enemy is still a piece of shitDespite the potentially bad things this means for the US political system... it's tough not to be satisfied that Jeff Sessions gets humiliated one last time.
Mueller will not be fired. He will be hogtied. Whitaker laid it out back in july. The Temporary Fill-ins entire role is to hogtie the investigation. When the damage is done Trump comes in with his official appointment
Link?An appointed attorney general can't oversee the Russia Investigation until confirmed by the Senate though, so he's already recused...
Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
INBOX: Schumer Calls On Acting Attorney General Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
Mueller is a million steps ahead of Trump. He has an arsenal of the country's best with experience taking down mob leaders. Trump is an egotistical piece of shit and will be steamrolled.
The Department of Justice does which is led by Whitaker. Really our hope lies on the fact that Mueller is hopefully far enough along to start dropping Big hits.Doesn't Mueller have a giant sum of money seized from Manafort and others that could continue to fund the investigation?
Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
INBOX: Schumer Calls On Acting Attorney General Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
Why do you think sessions had to be firedThat's wishful thinking. As long as the Republicans have the Senate they can do whatever they want without repercussions. Rosenstein no longer overseeing the investigation so Mueller is completely stalled and if the Democrats bring him in front of a camera hes not going to give up any evidence that can potentially be used in a trial... so i expect little to no repercussions.
I know right?
All that said, Mueller was surely expecting just such an eventuality. And the fact that they got Roger Stone attorney Tyler Nixon to testify Friday suggests they were prepping for it, getting the last bit of evidence against Stone in place.
The only question is whether they got the grand jury to approve whatever indictments they were working on. I'd be surprised if Mueller didn't (unless Rod Rosenstein prevented him from doing so).
If that's the case, then Whitaker is not going to help Trump get out of his legal troubles. That's because Chief Judge Beryl Howell, not Whitaker, will make the decision about unsealing anything sealed in this grand jury investigation.
So if Mueller prepared for this very predictable eventuality, then Trump may have just fired a key player in his racist agenda for naught.
Link?
CNN is reporting that he's expected to take over Russia probe oversight.
again, break what law? I seriously doubt you have any appreciation for the legal intricacies of that situation.
Trump has never been held to account for anything in his miserable life.WTF, he can't actually think he is going to get away with everything does he?
Doesn't Mueller have a giant sum of money seized from Manafort and others that could continue to fund the investigation?
That's wishful thinking. As long as the Republicans have the Senate they can do whatever they want without repercussions. Rosenstein no longer overseeing the investigation so Mueller is completely stalled and if the Democrats bring him in front of a camera hes not going to give up any evidence that can potentially be used in a trial... so i expect little to no repercussions.
Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
INBOX: Schumer Calls On Acting Attorney General Whitaker To Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe
Why did they have to fire sessions to get rid of Mueller?to get rid of Mueller and to sweep the investigation under the rug.
The thousands of I'm sure equally enlightening posts you graced this forum with are certainly a distinction. A dead man's switch is a kind of back-up plan, but the term is not a euphemism for it. Calling you a bit light in the head, now that's a euphemism.Dead man's switch is a euphemism for backup plan. Low post count, next comment.
Mueller doesn't own a shirt.
I guess that depends on the information he has. If its as bad as we suspect then I have no doubt he would take every realistic risk.Right now, Mueller has access to DOJ files because he is working for the DOJ. He only has what Rosenstein has authorized him to have. If he is removed from his current position or if the new AG limits or changes his privileges, then he no longer has the rights to that information. If he keeps things that he is no longer authorized to have then he will be breaking the laws that protect confidential documents.
Mueller would have to make the call to risk that.