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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI thought, by law, that only Rod Rosenstein could fire Mueller?
Trump would have to fire Rosenstein first.... then fire his replacement... and down the line until he found someone willing to pull the trigger for him.
Rosenstein should make a public statement TOMORROW that he will absolutely *NOT* fire Mueller. Dare Trump to go the Saturday Night Massacre route.
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I thought, by law, that only Rod Rosenstein could fire Mueller? (Original Post)
scheming daemons
Jan 2018
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Rosenstein made that statement when he was before the Judiciary committee.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2018
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bettyellen
(47,209 posts)1. I thought that was Sessions?
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)2. You're trying to interpret this story rationally...
...whether or not Trump could DIRECTLY fire Mueller says nothing about whether he wanted to.
shanny
(6,709 posts)3. That is correct. And only for cause
as Deputy AG with the AG recused.
LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)4. Rosenstein made that statement when he was before the Judiciary committee.
KWR65
(1,098 posts)5. No. The President can fire any one in the executive branch.
L. Coyote
(51,134 posts)7. Wrong. Only the Deep State Secret Society can do that.
L. Coyote
(51,134 posts)6. And ONLY for cause at that. Courts would reverse any other attempt.