[RummyChick]

Here is the bottom line. A potus can fire an FBI director

To say he can do it without repercussions no matter the circumstances is wrong...and it SHOULD be wrong

[FreeReign]

Here is the bottom line. A potus can fire an FBI director To say he can do it without repercussions no matter the circumstances is wrong...and it SHOULD be wrong

Here's the bottom line.

If the House Judiciary Committee thinks that the executive branch isn't investigating a crime, then they can do their own investigation. They don't need the FBI to do it.

Congress can, investigate, draw up articles of impeachment and impeach a president who maliciously doesn't investigate and prosecute any crime including a president's own crimes.

However if Congress were to impeach Trump because Trump fired an FBI director, for whatever reason, they(Congress) would be impeaching Trump for unconstitutional reasons.

[kabar]

Here is the bottom line. A potus can fire an FBI director To say he can do it without repercussions no matter the circumstances is wrong...and it SHOULD be wrong

You have turned our Constitutional system on its head. The President is in charge of the Executive Branch. The President nominates the FBI Director who must be confirmed by the Senate. All political appointees including cabinet officers, ambassadors, generals, etc. serve at the pleasure of the President. When a new President assumes office, all political appointees must submit their resignations.

What repercussions are you talking about? There is always the possibility of political fallout from any Presidential decision, but firing political appointees is well within his authority and that includes selecting their replacements.

[JohnyBoy]

>To say he can do it without repercussions no matter the circumstances is wrong...and it SHOULD be wrong

So you’re saying that the president is not actually in charge of the presidency? That’s a stright up leftist lie.