Posted on 03/31/2018 8:52:46 AM PDT by DeweyCA
In my opinion, if Trump called Putin and requested the KGB file on Clinton and Putin sent a copy to Trump by truck, no violation of law could have occurred.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press”
The Trump campaign probably had the second largest print reach in the USA, exceeded only by the better funded Hillary Clinton campaign.
Special counsel is not a law passed by Congress. It’s strictly internal DOJ rules that could be changed immediately within the DOJ or even by presidential executive order.
Congress needs to man up and authorize their own special counsel. They’ve done it before.
Mueller and his meanderings without conclusions could have been reined in by Rosenstein, as Acting Attorney General.
Apparently, Sessions and Rosenstein are going make any accountability for Mueller fall on the head of Trump.
Together, Mutt and Jeff, are hearing the demands from Congress for a Second Counsel and brazenly given their Oversight lords the brush off.
Sessions own testimony last year pooh poohed any evidence that called for a Second SC. It was laughable to listen to.
Sessions simply sat there and parroted the identical testimony as Rosenstein, who testified a few days prior.
They prefer to protect and defend their little kingdom, rather than loyalty to this president. They both need to be impeached by Congress, or fired by the president.
Yes.
A Special Council in the executive branch investigating the president is inappropriate. It prevents the Chief Executive from controlling his DOJ.
Trump needs to tell Congress that they have 60 days to pass such a law so that they can continue Mueller's BS investigation if they want the investigation to continue. Then Trumps needs to warn Congress that he will fire Mueller in 60 days, whether they pass their own SC law or not.
The Deep State WAS out to get Trump - - and Mueller should not become part of that crime.
There was a special counsel law, but it has expired.
The regulation appears to be 28 CFR 600.
From the NBC link:
“Rosenstein’s letter directs ‘an investigation into any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump” and also ‘any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation.’”
Attorneys bill by the hour, and lawyers who write opinion pieces must get paid by the word. You can therefore skip down to the last three paragraphs, where the writer finally gets to the point.
What seems obvious to me is that President Trump allows Mueller and his “investigation” to nowhere to persist so as to distract the “Resistance,” providing a shiny object on which to pin their false hopes while ignoring the REAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION that proceeds apace.
When that bomb detonates, observers in Moscow, Beijing, Pyongyang, Teheran, and on all the ships at sea will be able to see the mushroom cloud and feel the shock wave. Once the smoke and ash dissipate, the vast crater that was once the corrupt and lawless Clinton/Obama/Demoncrat Shadow Government will be visible from space.
“With every passing day, as ever more disclosures of the corruption in Comey’s FBI and Obama’s Justice Department emerge, the time and tide are running out on Mueller. Soon to be released will be the inspector general’s findings, which reportedly will expose the FBI’s fake investigation of Clinton’s email server and the backup plan to sabotage Trump’s presidency should he win. With that, Mueller’s position will become even more beleaguered, and the pressure to end his safari will mount.
“If Trump declined to voluntarily submit to questioning, Mueller would have to issue a subpoena to compel him to appear before the grand jury. That would afford Trump’s lawyers the perfect opportunity to move to quash the subpoena based on, among other things: Rosenstein’s illegal appointment of Mueller to conduct a counterintelligence operation with no jurisdictional limits, Team Mueller’s glaring conflicts of interest, Trump’s overwhelmingly justified firing of Comey, the legal impossibility of a president facing criminal charges for discharging a member of the executive branch, and, as appears increasingly likely, the special counsel’s furtherance of the plot hatched during the presidential campaign to destroy Trump by any means necessary.
If that happens, you should buy popcorn futures and sit back for one terrific show.”
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Bummed out? You are too kind :- ) More like traitorous Hillary supporters!
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The $600,000 book just out, written by Hillary campaign honcho-—Jennifer Palmieri——is a laugher.
She says Hillary was “gracious” in defeat.
Sore loser Hillary did not even condescend to greet her supporters election night.
This is considered “gracious?”
Another belly-laugher.
Palmeiri says “Hillary always put her country first before her own needs.” (gag-a-rama)
How a publisher could actually payout all that money for this drivel is beyond me.
Will not happen until Sleepy gets a boot up his arse as he’s kicked out the door.
Not before November 6th, next election day, I am sure.
Right.
FIRE SESSIONS, FIRE HIM NOW.
Appoint a real Clinton hater as AG. like Giuliani.
Exactly right! But do you recall Sessions was very popular here before his nomination as AG? While someone like Chris Christie from NJ, was denigrated?
Or even a governor who was unafraid of media like Christie.
Sessions defends Rosenstein. I am hoping that either
1)Rosenstein realizes he made a mistaken appointing Mueller and will work to rein him in, or
2)Sessions will force Rosenstein to do so.
However, I do not count on either.
Yes! I was one of Sessions biggest cheerleaders for way too long. Embarrassing.
Peter Principle.
Jeff is a good man, but he’s crawled so far out on the “good” limb, that he has no clue. To decapitate himself on DAY 2, of his J O B, is astounding. Now he falls victim to the institutional go-to cards, named “delay” and “obstruct” to stop Trump. I don’t like it.
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