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Botany

(77,315 posts) Mon Sep 24, 2018, 02:16 PM Sep 2018

Did Trump screw up as per firing Rod Rosenstein?

Did Trump think that his chief of staff, Kelly could fire Rosenstein when he
was in NYC today but he didn't know that only the A.G. and the POTUS can
fire the Assistant Attorney General?

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Did Trump screw up as per firing Rod Rosenstein? (Original Post) Botany Sep 2018 OP

I don't think he's fired yet Capperdan Sep 2018 #1

the technicality is a matter of trivia. unblock Sep 2018 #2

No. Here: janx Sep 2018 #3

Capperdan

(530 posts)

1. I don't think he's fired yet

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2018, 02:20 PM

Sep 2018

Might happen Thursday. Then what do we do?

unblock

(56,198 posts)

2. the technicality is a matter of trivia.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2018, 02:21 PM

Sep 2018

if a president really wants to fire a deputy attorney general, but is out of town, he can have his chief of staff deliver the bad news and draw up the paperwork for him to sign later, or print it out and sign it wherever he is.

the real issue is that firing him would amount to yet another count of obstruction of justice, aside from amping up the nixon comparisons....

janx

(24,128 posts)

3. No. Here:

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2018, 02:26 PM

Sep 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142164121

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