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rainlillie

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39. The next election for AG is this November..

Reply to Suburban Warrior (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2018, 12:12 AM

May 2018

The person appointed now will only be there until November. Too bad the Governor didn't call for an investigation and then fire him if the accusations were proven true. This jeopardizes the cases against Trump and Cohen. Especially if a republican wins in November.

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Hillary for NYS AG [View all] Suburban Warrior May 2018 OP

LMAO! radical noodle May 2018 #1

That would be awesome!!! dhol82 May 2018 #2

Yep..!!!!! Stuart G May 2018 #3

Rec'd BannonsLiver May 2018 #4

Boom! Kingofalldems May 2018 #5

Not even admitted to practice law there jberryhill May 2018 #6

She can waive in. sharedvalues May 2018 #11

Not even admitted to practice law there. LenaBaby61 May 2018 #14

"The AG has to have a current law license," - not a requirement per the New York State Constitution. PoliticAverse May 2018 #18

Familiarity with the laws, courts, and procedures of NY would be helpful jberryhill May 2018 #21

Since this timeline is the absurdist timeline... joshcryer May 2018 #26

It's that goddamned hardon collider they fired up at CERN jberryhill May 2018 #28

Haha joshcryer May 2018 #31

Pun intended or "hadron"? triron May 2018 #40

Clinton will not be the next New York Attorney General. n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #29

I was asking if it was possible. joshcryer May 2018 #32

Possible, yes. Likely not. PoliticAverse May 2018 #33

Agreed Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #41

Dream wrecker! PoliticAverse May 2018 #16

Did you know there is no rule requiring the Pope to be Catholic? jberryhill May 2018 #23

I heard Preet could ProudLib72 May 2018 #20

I heard he could too. nt Kirk Lover May 2018 #35

OMG preet would be perfect! onetexan May 2018 #53

OMG... To be a fly on the wall as a Trump aid tells him that... hlthe2b May 2018 #7

Fuck yeah! Glimmer of Hope May 2018 #8

#HRCforNYAG Suburban Warrior May 2018 #9

I'm sure lsewpershad May 2018 #10

Because that wouldn't look wrong and give anyone a reason to say "witch hunt". NightWatcher May 2018 #12

Wow. That would be something. She's not got experience as a prosecutor though. applegrove May 2018 #13

LOL!! peggysue2 May 2018 #15

Is this at all possible???? bluestarone May 2018 #17

Schadenfreude aside, it would be bad strategy RockRaven May 2018 #19

Yes! She COULD run! She's popular in New York. Wouldn't that be something. n/t pnwmom May 2018 #22

Did Hillary ever practice law? marble falls May 2018 #24

She supported the family as a partner at a law firm while Bill made $32K a year pnwmom May 2018 #27

If she isn't part of the case against cheetolini and Cohen, why not an AG Clinton? marble falls May 2018 #30

"Did Hillary ever practice law?" - young enough to not recognize the phrase "Rose law firm"? n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #34

I love it that people are suggesting this.. Cha May 2018 #25

#HRCforNYAG is trending on twitter! DesertRat May 2018 #36

He wouldn't stop tweeting deranged screeching for days. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author forgotmylogin May 2018 #38

The next election for AG is this November.. rainlillie May 2018 #39

The Governor can't fire him as he's an elected official. n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #43

Either way, there should have been an rainlillie May 2018 #47

There wouldn't be enough time to run for re-election. This was the best choice for NY, pnwmom May 2018 #44

That's the problem.. rainlillie May 2018 #48

They're going to be investigating, so we might find out. OTOH, pnwmom May 2018 #52

Preet Bharara Progressive2020 May 2018 #42

Or James Comey Stonepounder May 2018 #45

No 2-face comey onetexan May 2018 #54

Great choice! Duppers May 2018 #46

Sessions is Federal Progressive2020 May 2018 #58

Thanks! 🙏 Duppers May 2018 #60

No Problem Progressive2020 May 2018 #61

Brilliant idea! Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #49

Maybe we can find a way to work Al Gore in while we're at it. jalan48 May 2018 #50

How about Sally Yates? Liberty Belle May 2018 #51

She live in GA onetexan May 2018 #55

New Yorker Progressive2020 May 2018 #59

Yes Yates can't fill this seat given she lives in GA but Bharara can onetexan May 2018 #62

I have a hard time imagining she would want the job. mahina May 2018 #56

Sally Yates? duforsure May 2018 #57