If Trump were to have Mueller fired

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1. in terms of the investigation, mueller would be replaced with someone who would end it quickly.

there's no reason to fire mueller unless donnie can replace him with someone who will shut it down. no sense in obstructing justice half way, right? so, while technically, firing mueller doesn't end the investigation, as a practical matter, it would shut it down quickly.

more precisely, if it didn't, donnie would simply repeat the process until it was shut down.


the media and the public would go ape and there would be a ton of comparisons to the nail in nixon's coffin. donnie's approval ratings would take another well-deserved hit.

then republicans in congress would look at the polls. if republican voters in their states/districts remain behind donnie, then little would change, although democrats would be even more energized to vote in november.

on the other hand, if republicans leave the party faster, or say they can't abide donnie any more, then republicans in congress might finally recognize that they need donnie gone.

if that happens, they'll quietly convince donnie to declare victory and resign. they'll never impeach him.