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To: minnesota_bound

Exactly. In firing Comey - for any reason - Trump was acting within his Constitutional powers. A President can legally fire an FBI director. It’s not obstructing justice because: there will be another FBI director, the investigation of Russia is on going in Congress, a President can express his opinion about any investigation, and because he has the power to pardon Flynn. Nothing here is independently unlawful.

Nixon conspired to commit a burglary. Clinton lied under oath. Both are acts that are independently unlawful.


18 posted on 07/22/2017 11:34:15 AM PDT by theoilpainter
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To: theoilpainter

Yes. Exactly. And an FBI Director doesn’t personally supervise investigations in any case. That is the job of the Deputy Director.


23 posted on 07/22/2017 11:40:14 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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