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kentuck

(116,193 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:16 AM Sep 2018

Trump has boxed Rosenstein and Christopher Wray into a corner. [View all]

Either they can obey his order to release the secret information on Russia that Bruce Ohr was working on, or they can resign or they can be fired.

It's a disgraceful abuse of power when a president is willing to sacrifice national security in an attempt to save his own ass.

In the past, both Rosenstein and Wray have indicated that this would be a red line that they could not cross.

So what should they do?

In my opinion, they should not release the information that Trump is demanding. Neither should they resign from their positions. They should make Trump fire them.

And I suspect that may be his next move?

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A barely veiled attempt to get to Mueller through Rosenstein. Thinks it's plausible deniability lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #1
Where are the giant headlines? Saturday Night Massacre Tuesday night? Hortensis Sep 2018 #2
The M$M is complicit with Trump watoos Sep 2018 #4
media loves the clown show, brings in lots of profits elmac Sep 2018 #20
Call Trump's Bluff.... global1 Sep 2018 #3
I agree. kentuck Sep 2018 #5
The only way "Repugs" watoos Sep 2018 #7
"Gold plated cockroach" MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #26
Trump is a Fools Goldplated Cockroach Pachamama Sep 2018 #34
+1000000!!! dewsgirl Sep 2018 #32
I think they're going to have to stand their ground and protect Ohr and the information. Texin Sep 2018 #16
Agree also...n/t ewagner Sep 2018 #17
Agree! mountain grammy Sep 2018 #23
trump would start a nuclear war if he feels it will stop the investigation Perseus Sep 2018 #6
These are treacherous times. kentuck Sep 2018 #8
You bet he would. watoos Sep 2018 #9
This is my biggest fear... Moostache Sep 2018 #19
What a terrible cloud we are under... kentuck Sep 2018 #21
they are going to go down bdamomma Sep 2018 #25
Fourth option: release it very heavily redacted. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #10
That may be a good strategy for them? kentuck Sep 2018 #11
And slow walk it. nt tblue37 Sep 2018 #18
And very, very slowly Sherman A1 Sep 2018 #12
If I remember correctly watoos Sep 2018 #13
I hadn't thought of that! EffieBlack Sep 2018 #24
Headers and footers with a block of black in between. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #27
donnie's order specifically calls for them to be released without redaction. unblock Sep 2018 #33
They should GO PUBLIC bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #14
For now they can just say "We haven't received a directive." okwmember Sep 2018 #15
This is Trump's Shallow State ignoring him again. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #28
"Shallow state"...I like that... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #29
"Shallow State", good one! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #30
Obstruction of Justice....this is an ongoing investigation. spanone Sep 2018 #22
Wray should resign to send a message. lancelyons Sep 2018 #31
FBI and DOJ should not release, not resign....make Trump fire them... Pachamama Sep 2018 #35
I agree with you, Pachamama! ElementaryPenguin Sep 2018 #36
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