Jeff Sessions Resigns [if you want to discuss Q, do it on the Q conspiracy thread or not at all]

[Raebie]

Breaking now

[Paladin2]

Sessions apparently was involved in the Pedophile cases and worked to remove DoJustUs insider NGO lawsuit payoffs, and some border/immigration issues, but that seems to be about it.

Turning the DoJustUs over to RosenWeasel was criminal.

[proust]

Q said the mid terms were “safe.”

[redgolum]

Trump knows that the impeachment circus starts in January. Firing Sessions will not do anything to change it, so remove a thorn

[Jane Long]

Yep. Who knows when it was requested and/or written.

Media frenzy trying to figure that out. Lolol!!

[Lazamataz]

Oh, and someday, maybe you’ll spell my name right.

[Paladin2]

The think EEE is Sessions’ Mom.

[Mathews]

I wonder if this one has moobs too?

[jjotto]

Whitaker is from Iowa, politically active in the GOP. Good guy and was a pretty good Hawkeyes football player.

Word is that Mueller and Russia will fall to Noel Francisco, Solicitor General. A courtroom guy.

[Mr. Mojo]

Ah. Ambiguous enough to keep it going then.

[Political Junkie Too]

President Trump needs to act as if 2019 is the only thing that matters.

Trump needs to build up a defense against the Democrats going after him via impeachment, leaking his taxes, and using Mueller to dirty him up for 2020.

To do this, he should do the following:

1. As soon as the 115th Congress adjourns sine die, Trump should fire Sessions (or accept his resignation), and fire Rosenstein.
2. Trump should recess appoint as Attorney General a bulldog, a fighter, a person who doesn't want a Beltway career, and who is willing to make the tough calls the way that Sessions wouldn't. Somebody outspoken, like Jeanine Pirro who appeared on stage with Trump, might be a good choice. This appointment would expire at the end of 2019, so would be immune to Senate interference for the duration. Don't wait for the 116th Congress to convene and organize for a proper confirmation; get this person in place immediately who can begin working on January 1, 2019.
3. Trump should nominate a replacement for Rosenstein through the normal Senate process. Let the Senate Republican Judiciary Committee members like Lindsey Graham have a platform to counter House Democrats investigating Trump, like Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff, and Jerry Nadler, while the Deputy Attorney General position is being confirmed. Let the questions be about prosecuting leaks, like Trump's tax returns or national security intelligence.
4. The new Attorney General should immediately take control of the Mueller investigation, demanding an immediate briefing by Mueller, and potentially shutting down the investigation outright. Let the 55+ Republicans in the Senate deal with Democrat howls of obstruction, since 2019 is going to be about all-out war with the Democrats anyway. It's best in the short term to take this weapon off the table now, and worry about impeachment in the Senate later, if it ever gets that far.
5. If Democrats demand that Mueller testify before the House, the new Attorney General should appear instead, as his superior, and report the findings on behalf of the Justice Department. Insist that Mueller doesn't have the authority to report the findings to Congress, only the Attorney General has the authority to speak on this matter for the Executive Branch.
6. The new Attorney General can also take a harder line on illegal immigration actions to counter Democrat obstruction of border security. Other outstanding issues to be fought hard are continuing obstruction of travel bans, DACA enforcement, and the courts forcing the continuation of discretionary judicial grants to the states.
7. The new Attorney General should tackle the recent escalation of "too big to prosecute" lawlessness. Pick one or two high-profile Americans for prosecution of serious crimes. If not Clinton, then McCabe, Comey, Brennan, or Rice, for domestic spying, perjury before the FISA courts, or tampering with evidence. Something.
8. In 2020 when the recess appointment expires, Trump can formally nominate a permanent Attorney General and give Republicans another Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to campaign from going into the 2020 election. Set the Democrats up for a repeat of their 2018 performance and show voters again what their choices are.
9. It's been said that nobody would want a recess appointment who wanted a long-term career in DC, because of the "taint" of being recess appointed instead of facing bipartisan confirmation hearings. Recess appointing a temporary one-year Attorney General to do the dirty work to defend the Trump administration against mad dog Democrats in the House, followed by a nomination for a lifetime appointment to a federal Circuit Court with a possible path to a future SCOTUS nomination, to be confirmed by a friendly Senate, might be a good reward for a job well done.

-PJ

[Deo volente]

Longest nap in the history of the Republic.

[odawg]

Sessions was of course fired. The resignation letter is just face saving, to a small extent. When a person is asked to resign, that is being fired.

[gathersnomoss]

Yeah, but when does he actually leave?

[Lazamataz]

Reasonable, but Occam’s Razor says he’s just a Robert-Paulsen-type troll.

[HamiltonJay]

No surprises about this... With the larger majority to work with, Hopefully can get a new AG and work on getting the swamp more reigned in.

[EdnaMode]

Haha. Good one. :D

[nicksaunt]

I noticed a markedly different Trump at thismorning's press conference. He was less playful, far more serious and authoritative tone. The gloves are coming off.

I noticed the same thing. He is already in 2020 re-election mode. Getting rid of the dead weight, (Sessions and I am sure others, Ryan is gone) and everyone else who may get in the way of re-election and his policies.

President Trump has a deep love for this country and it's citizens and knows that he needs to win otherwise the USA will turn into California. God bless this man. We need to help him in any way we can.