He's going to fire the head of the CIA and also FBI chief probably tonight or tomorrow.

[Saboburns]

I think the madness is only beginning. And I contend that having no bottom means that anything is possible.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Rearranging the pieces doesn't change a thing.

You still lost, Donald.

[Captain Zero]

2. he is after Intel or counterintelligence for himself or Putin

Man he needs to go.

[octoberlib]

3. What an absolute fucking nightmare. One good thing about these two agencies is that the

deputies have to take over. Trump can't just throw somebody in there.

[nebby70]

10. really??...

... I hope you're right ...
... transition is always a dangerous time for our nation; even when done 'correctly'...
... having these 3 key agencies (I'm including Esper's) with potential Trump 'moles' would make us fragile ...
... a report on NPR said that 911 was a product of the transition between Clinton and Bush; and that was handled well ...
... when you add in the plague and economic woes ...
... am I being hysterical??? ...
... do you think 45 is selling us down the river? or is there a self-interest in these action???
... someone tell me to just calm down ...

[octoberlib]

15. He's being an asshole and taking it out on everybody else that

he lost the election. It's true about the agencies . Got it from a reporter's tweet.

[bdamomma]

23. I felt the

same way, but as of Jan 20th his ass is going, kicking and screaming his ass is going.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. He's already ignored that succession rule and installed his own stooge at DoD.

Christopher Miller will become the acting Secretary of Defense even though by statute the job was supposed to go to Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist.

[OnDoutside]

4. Yes, I think Wray will be next.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Disappointed King Donnie, he is in a snit, heads will roll, someone has to pay

[onetexan]

6. Hmm so he's trying to consolidate power

I hope our military leaders will hold.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. He's not rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic; he's throwing them overboard.

But he's going to sink anyhow.

[dawg day]

8. I heard Bill Barr also!

I mean, what does a crook have to do to stay on the good side of Trump?

[leftieNanner]

13. He'll keep Barr

Now that he has authorized DOJ to probe "irregularities" he is pretending to see in the election.

Damn, this is bad shit!

[DFW]

9. He'll have fired Melania and Jeeves the Butler by the weekend.

J. Edgar Hoover is next. He's REALLY gonna clean house, I hear.

[tblue37]

27. As long as he doesn't go after Frederick Douglass. He's being recognized more and more these days.

[Orrex]

11. It really is a shame that COVID didn't kill him

I abhor the initiation of violence, but what a fucking waste of a plague.

[octoberlib]

16. Agree.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. He's got 3 choices.

(1) Try to consolidate power at the expense of our Democracy.
(2) Die trying.
(3) Leave and prepare your legal defense.

[Azathoth]

17. Good. That means Biden doesn't have to feel bound by norms to keep them

He can appoint who he wants in January.

[Budi]

18. There will be no one left to haul his ass out the door.

From Admiral Stavridis:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Fuckers

[royable]

19. What would happen if these agency heads simply refused to leave?

What would happen if they said, this is an illegitimate order from an insane traitor? Who would physically prevent the heads from continuing in their job? I know it could be viewed as a mutinous act, and if someone acted like that in response to a firing from, say, a President Biden, we'd be appalled, but I do wonder, how would the heads be prevented from continuing if they resisted? Some sort of police force?

Alternately, what would happen if they took it to court, claiming the firing is illegitimate?

If the firing is done via tweet, could it be deemed illegitimate since it's already been determined that drump's tweets are not official statements?

[jimlup]

20. I'm with you... I'm concerned that the bottom isn't something most think about here...

the dude could try to pull a dictatorial coup. It may happen while he still has control of the military. Thinking it through in my mind, I believe that the military will contact the State Department and beg them to execute the 25th amendment. I'm fairly sure that is how it will go down. If the cabinet doesn't but instead falls behind tRump's coup attempt then the military will stall until January 20th at noon.

I don't know if this will happen. But I fear that it may. I can think of even worse scenarios as well. I guess it all depends on how truly insane the orange clown actually is.

[wiggs]

21. hope the adults have connected the dots and prepared for what's coming, whatever that is. nt

[CentralMass]

22. This is a very dire situation.

[procon]

24. When Trump locks the doors to Congress,

that's when the dictatorship begins.

[superpatriotman]

25. I'm waiting for Congress arrests in real-time

A la Saddam Hussein.

[Thrill]

26. Sounds like only Barr is willing to break the law for this idiot

.

[BainsBane]

28. He should be disbarred

immediately.