Posted on 02/28/2018 5:05:22 PM PST by Eddie01
If Donald Trump finally follows through on his rage and fires Jeff Sessions, the image with this story will be printed in history books.
Tonight at 7:35pm, the Attorney General strode into a high-end Washington restaurant to dine with his deputy Rod Rosenstein and the Solicitor General Noel Francisco.
The symbolism was unmistakable: the three top ranking officials in the Justice Department appearing together in a show of solidarity on the same day Trump is publicly and privately raging about Sessions.
When Trump sees this photo he'll have to absorb a concept that some of his aides have been trying to impress upon him for nearly a year, since he first began telling them he wanted to get rid of Sessions.
The concept: Fire Sessions, then what next? Are you going to fire Rosenstein too? And then what after that?
Sources close to the situation say today feels different than Trump's usual rages. Sessions' allies are deeply concerned and Trump is totally fed up with his AG.
Trump has been taunting and publicly humiliating Sessions for months now, but his tweet this morning was as rough as any he's sent:
"Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse. Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!"
>> I have spent years blaming the people of Illinois, California, New York, and Massachusetts (Oh, I will add Arizona!)for sending such poor representation to Washington for the rest of us to suffer under their legislation and decrees.<<
And rightfully so, but you neglected to cite my home state, which is also among the worst of the worst - MARYLAND!
I think most all of us were played by Sessions... I just KNEW Sessions would make a great AG.... As it turns out...not so much.! Just another stinking, back-biting, swamp dwelling lawyer... Or, so it would seem.. :)
It seems to me that if you were about to lower the boom on a bunch of politicians, the last thing you want is the appearance of a politically motivated with hunt.
It would also seem to be a good idea to point out that your investigator was appointed by the previous administration he is investigating to avoid the appearance of bias.
It would be even better to point out that Congressional Democrats formally demanded the IG Horowitz open up the investigation and the investigation was initiated on their demands (already done)
We shall soon see what happens, but Trump is also right on - it’s time for the IG to disclose the result of his investigation.
The message that they telegraphed with memos to prepare people for the bad news has sunk in to anyone willing to listen and they are losing the initiative and the attention of the American people.
It’s an election year and if there is evidence of massive corruption it needs to be exposed so the guilty can be removed from office.
>>Let thoust blood boil.
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Consider it boiled.
Fake news
>>The Keebler Elf bites the big one.
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Very apt nickname.
Because he can count votes in the Senate.
He knows, if he fires Sessions, that:
A) This Senate will not confirm a replacement.
B) Ryan will come out of the closet and get Articles of Impeachment through the House
C) That there are at least 15 GOP Senators (19 is the magic number) who would vote to convict right now.
He can't fire Sessions, and he knows it.
Session is definitely fighting for the other side, maybe being blackmailed...
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Just how do you ascertain the descriptive word, "definitely"?
Is that like the sun definitely rises in the east?
Yeah, I just thought he was useless. But now I think his role has changed to keep the Russian narrative going. He is as dangerous and as much a POS as Mueller is.
under the vacancy reform act Trump can appoint any confirmed official for 210 days. then appoint another one!!http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/07/if_donald_trump_fires_jeff_sessions_here_s_how_he_ll_appoint_a_successor.html
this is why i speculate he is frozen in fear. DO IT!!
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“What is your highest expectation of what Sessions will do when the IG report is released? And what is your expectation of what Rosenstein will do?”
My highest expectation of Sessions is that he will take the information and if nothing else set up a new special counsel with full scope of anything in the IG report. DOJ needs cleaning out and I’m not even sure Sessions (if he is legit) knows who he can fully trust.
In reality, though, I feel that Sessions wishes more than anything that he not get put in a position to be forced to do anything and wishes all this would just magically go away.
As for Rosenstein, my highest expectation is that he will be satisfied picking his nose. (IOW, that he will stay out of the way)
Trump is assimilating into the swamp
Sessions #1 oath is to protect and defend the Constitution. For him to have allowed a coup to proceed in front of his very eyes betrays his oath of office.
I think you may be wrong on that. He is not perfect but that man will never be swamp. He is far too rich for swamp.Thank GOD!!
Sessions is now clearly not the AG we’ve been waiting for.
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