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More_Cowbell

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7. I read a story months ago...

Fri Oct 27, 2017, 04:52 PM

Oct 2017

But I just tried right now and couldn't find it. Before he left office, President Obama issued an executive order that did nothing but remove Boente -- one of Obama's recent appointees, I think in 2015 -- from the line of succession for Attorney General. When Trump started firing people, he promptly put Boente back *in,* perhaps assuming that anyone that Obama wanted out would be on Trump's side.

The article speculated that perhaps President Obama had that very thing in mind.

Whether that's true or not, Boente has in no way interfered with Mueller's investigation, so he didn't do Trump any favors.

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Dana Boente announces resignation as U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia [View all] chimpymustgo Oct 2017 OP

Alexandria is in Eastern Virginia (a grand jury is impaneled there). lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #1

The article says he's the Acting Assistant AG of the National Security Division too. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #2

I read a story months ago... More_Cowbell Oct 2017 #7

It's in the Wiki too. NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #8

Would EDVA handle the TREASON cased, too? TheDebbieDee Oct 2017 #3

Anything to do with Trump is under Mueller marylandblue Oct 2017 #4

One commenter to the article says Obama removed Boente from the line of succession for acting AG. chimpymustgo Oct 2017 #6

EDVA is the court that has the SCIF More_Cowbell Oct 2017 #5

Oh, may Fitzmas finally come! nt chimpymustgo Oct 2017 #9