If Trump's plan is to get rid of Mueller, what is the first thing he will do?

[kentuck]

He cannot outright fire him, on his own, can he?

So would he ask Deputy Atty-General Rod Rosenstein to get rid of him?

Or would he ask Jeff Sessions to tender his resignation immediately and attempt to nominate another Atty-General without the restrictions of Jeff Sessions?

Do you think this is something that he has not thought about?

Or do you think it is not possible for him to get rid of Mueller because the Republicans would impeach him?

[Books_Tea_Alone]

1. Whatever scenario he thinks of...

Rest assured Mueller has already thought about three months ago and has a contingency plan

[greeny2323]

2. Undermine

IMHO, I don't think he's trying to fire him. He and Devin Nunes are going to try to undermine him. Watch Nunes in the coming days and weeks.

And Hannity has said something is coming tomorrow. They are all coordinating this hit job.

IMHO, I think Trump and his cronies think they can't stop the Mueller indictments from coming. So they are going to try to convince their own supporters that the charges are politically motivated.

[kentuck]

3. Probably an attack on the FBI agent that was fired by Mueller back in the summer?

Proof that Mueller and the FBI are on a political witch-hunt and that it is time for the House and Senate to shut down the investigations?

[Kirk Lover]

18. Anything they attempt to do will be short term gains..and the only people they are gaining

with are the usual motley crew of gullible, brain dead followers.

[struggle4progress]

4. It's really not our job to game these scenarios: if the GOP's fruit-and-nutbars

try this, we know what to do, regardless of the exact route they take

[marble falls]

6. I haven't seen you since I came back, I'm glad you're still here!

[struggle4progress]

14. thanx

[marble falls]

5. Oh, he's thought about it, but somewhere in his pea brain he knows the train is out of the station..

he's contemplating pardons now.

[mobeau69]

7. Q5. A. No.

Ref: Saturday night massacre. Impeachment takes time. Firing just takes finding a wannabe (aka a borkabe).

[Girard442]

8. Trump doesn't do three cushion bank shots.

He's more of a burn the pool hall down kinda guy. My money is on him making an announcement Mueller is fired, sending U.S. Marshals to board up the office and telling anyone who cries "no authority" to f*** off and count on Congress to do nothing.

[kentuck]

12. I think this may be the likeliest scenario...

I think it would be naive to think this is not a real possibility.

[Girard442]

13. I'd hope Mueller has his investigation's work-in-progress backed up outside the U.S.

If Trump goes rogue, release the whole mess to the world.

[pnwmom]

17. If not, then at least backed up with NY A.G. Schneiderman, who could prosecute

much of the case.

[cheyanne]

15. He is prepping for the FBI finding Mueller has committed a crime.

The U.S. Marshalls will be at the office at dawn. As staff arrive, marshalls will confiscate all electronics, id badges and tell the staff to go home. Then they lock up the office.

[dalton99a]

9. If it's dumb or not well thought out, he'll do it

[Hoyt]

10. There's been several predictions here that Trump is going to fire Mueller, the latest

said it would happen this weekend.

I don't think he will do it, mainly because it is too late for even slick Donny to get away with that. Besides, there are any number of investigators on the trail who could pick up the scent.

[cheyanne]

16. Trump won't fire Mueller; he'll have him arrested. Then appoint another special counsel who will

end the investigation.

[USALiberal]

11. He will not try to get rid of Mueller. And the GOP will never impeach him. n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

19. Are there not several Sealed

Court Orders still to be opened? The Investigation Team will continue to file cases and produce Evidence to GD's and Courts for action.

If Trump is Stupid enough to fire Mueller. It could take more than a year to establish a Independent Counsel,which possible take tell 2019 in order to firm up. Dicey Politics for the Rethugs on this one. Loss of the House and Senate during the Mid's will surely cause Trump and Pence to bail before Jail.

[L. Coyote]

20. If he could, he'd have done so by now.