Posted on 09/24/2018 8:37:01 AM PDT by 11th_VA
- The Justice Department's rules of succession dictate that Solicitor General Noel Francisco would be next in line to take over for Rosenstein.
- Francisco's track record as a lawyer mirrors Trump's rhetoric against intelligence authorities, with cases that include rebukes of the FBI and a defense of executive authority.
Francisco served as White House counsel under George W. Bush and was a DOJ lawyer until 2005, when he joined Jones Day, where he worked with several future Trump appointees, including White House general counsel Don McGahn, who is expected to leave the Trump administration this fall, and took stances against various prosecutions of public officials.
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In a 2016 op-ed, Francisco took aim at then-FBI Director James Comey, who he said had acted in political interests by watering down an investigation of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. In a case earlier this year with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Francisco reasserted Trump's constitutional ability to hire and fire almost all federal authorities.
"The Constitution gives the president what the framers saw as the traditional means of ensuring accountability: the power to oversee executive officers through removal," Francisco wrote. "The president is accordingly authorized under our constitutional system to remove all principal officers, as well as all 'inferior officers' he has appointed."
If appointed to Rosenstein's post, Francisco would have the potential authority to fire Mueller, an authority that has been widely debated but not officially agreed to, concerning whether or not it applies to Trump.
(snip) Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told Business Insider last month he thought Francisco made for an ideal candidate to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Yes, Joe is a tough guy.
“Gowdy must I remind you said nice stuff about Mueller and didn’t think the SC probe should be ended.”
That too. No on Gowdy.
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Gowdy is a blowhard clown. From Sessions we learned to hire from the outside.
Mark Levin
It has to be someone already approved by the Senate for some other position. There is a plan already in place.
He’s not going to resign. Swamp creatures don’t leave that easily. He won’t get fired, either. A slap on the wrist at most.
To Washingtonfire
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To Washingtonfire
I love your Sheriff Clarke suggestion. A great man.
I will Tweet POTUS Trump with your idea.
Does his replacement require senate approval?
Trey Gowdy is on record as saying the unredacted FISA documents are no big deal, he’s a no for me...he speaks loudly and carries a small stick.
The key is that Noel F is already Senate-confirmed!
Not nice at all.
The proper description is “Stupid.”
Stupid on the extreme edge, as a matter of fact which cannot be defended at all without winding up with a mouth full of both feet wearing muddy boots.
The office need not be filled with a long time denizen of DC circles in order to get experience and competence. Fill it with someone whose experience has been far from the DC power circles.
This crap was written entirely to make another stinking swamp skunk smell clean.
Fail.
Gowdy us an excellent prosecutor.
Linky? I just don’t beleive Rod Rosenstein is really out. This has gone on so long.
I’ve seen it on Axios and Bloomberg plus a one of my resources. I don’t have the capability to link where I am at right now.
How about Rudy?
Hey if you read it here.... 😀
Bottom line, I’ve read since, is that he offered his resignation and will meet with Trump on Thursday to discuss details. Maybe the weasel is ready to flip. We can hope.
Must be true, I read it right here on FR, last week, that Sessions had already unrecused, himself. 😀
But of course I didn’t...
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