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MineralMan

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2. Street protests will have no effect on that.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 21, 2017, 11:29 AM

Jul 2017

Should Trump attempt to fire Mueller, immediate suits would be brought in federal court seeking an injunction against such action. Every member of Congress and the Senate would have standing to sue, and I have no doubt that the suits would be filed instantly.

It is in no way clear that Trump has any authority to fire Mueller, who is protected in several ways from such a thing.

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America, Don't Let Donald Trump Fire Robert Mueller [View all] workinclasszero Jul 2017 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2017 #1

Street protests will have no effect on that. MineralMan Jul 2017 #2

Can he not indirectly fire him? workinclasszero Jul 2017 #3

Yes, I suppose, but that was not a good strategy for Nixon, MineralMan Jul 2017 #4

Their were still some honorable republicans in Congress in those days workinclasszero Jul 2017 #6

Actually, Nixon couldn't fire Special Counsel marylandblue Jul 2017 #5

I think we will soon find out workinclasszero Jul 2017 #7