Posted on 06/16/2017 12:49:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) ripped President Trump for his criticism of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Friday, saying that if Trump were to try to fire Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller, Congress would “unite to stop him.”
"It has become clear that President Trump believes that he has the power to fire anyone in government he chooses and for any reason, including special counsel Robert Mueller,” the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said in a statement. “That is not how the rule of law works, and Congress will not allow the President to so egregiously overstep his authority.”
"If President Trump were to try to replicate [former President Richard] Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre by firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in addition to Mueller, Congress must unite to stop him – without respect to party, and for the sake of the nation.”
Schiff’s statement follows reports that Trump is under investigation for obstruction of justice by Mueller as part of his broader investigation into potential ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian officials.
Trump fired back at those reports on Twitter Friday, seeming to attack Rosenstein. He tweeted that he was “being investigated” for firing former FBI Director James Comey “by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director,” an apparent reference to Rosenstein.
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Schiff said Thursday that the House Intelligence Committee should include an investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice when he fired Comey as part of its broader investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election.
“I think it needs to be part of the investigation,” he said. “Congress has to get to the bottom of whether anybody is interfering or obstructing any investigation in any way.”
“That is not how the rule of law works,
Well the Prosecutor is already in violation of the law from all I hear simply by having close relationship with witnesses.
gotta find out where this guy lives.
I’ll bet he’s neighbors with Elvis...
“It has become clear that President Trump believes that he has the power to fire anyone in government he chooses and for any reason, including special counsel Robert Mueller,” the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said in a statement. “That is not how the rule of law works, and Congress will not allow the President to so egregiously overstep his authority.”
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Actually, the President DOES have the authority to fire ANYONE in the Executive Branch. And that includes Rosenstein and Mueller. Question is, does he have the political will to do it.
... and like Clinton did?
Good on you. There is nothing “democratic” about the democRat party.
It should be made clear to the bolshevik traitor Schiff that we have lampposts and rope.
A year ago I would have believed this to be sarcasm.
I know, but you'd be able to hear the wailing from the communists and the media (but I repeat myself) out to the Oort Cloud.
I tired of “Sheriff Woody” Shiff long ago. He’s another Schumer, Durbin, McCain type who will knock you down if you’re between him and a camera when he want’s to bash Republicans. He’s trying to “make” news that isn’t there.
Trump can fire anyone in the Executive Branch and the DOJ is part of that branch.
Trump has given NO indication that he might fire anyone from the DOJ or the Special Counsel.
...btw, heard today that Mueller has hired 13 lawyers to work on his “investigation” and at least the first 4 gave $$ contributions to the Hillary campaign and the Clinton Foundation. Why so many lawyers?
They just make up anything they like and run with it.
All this innuendo and President Trump hasn’t said anything except the obvious, it’s a Witch Hunt.
Schiffty seems to be unaware of the mood of the 63 million and the 30 states whose Electoral College votes put the President in office.
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Don’t forget:
3141 Counties in the US
Trump won 3084 = 98.2%
Hillary won 57 = 1.8%
Well the Prosecutor...
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M is just a Special Counsel overseeing and investigation.
A Prosecutor only gets involved after a criminal action has been identified.
I hope everyone will stop referring to M as a Prosecutor, because that implies a crime has occurred.
Odd he never had these sentiments about the last White House occupant
“I hope everyone will stop referring to M as a Prosecutor, because that implies a crime has occurred.”
Point taken. I propose we call him a “Special Counsel to Analyze Matters” or SCAM for short.
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