Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit
WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive.
The West Wing confrontation marks the first time Mr. Trump is known to have tried to fire the special counsel. Mr. Mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior White House officials in his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice.
Amid the first wave of news media reports that Mr. Mueller was examining a possible obstruction case, the president began to argue that Mr. Mueller had three conflicts of interest that disqualified him from overseeing the investigation, two of the people said.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:21 am
by Rooster
Ok, but he didn’t fire Mueller, so no harm, no,foul. In the meantime, we have actual texts of two FBI agents involved in the Clinton investigation showing that they gave her preferential treatment so as to better their standing when she became president.
Uh-oh.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:45 am
by Diego in Seattle
Rooster wrote:Ok, but he didn’t fire Mueller, so no harm, no,foul.
Uh, no.
When Mueller interviews him, he can simply ask "Did you try to fire the Special Counsel?" Answering yes would show intent to obstruct. Answering no would be lying, a crime as well. Trump fucked himself.
In the meantime, we have actual texts of two FBI agents involved in the Clinton investigation showing that they gave her preferential treatment so as to better their standing when she became president.
Uh-oh.
Did they also show all the meetings at Comet Pizza?
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:40 pm
by Goober McTuber
Wasn't that the scenario that precipitated Nixon's downfall?
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:27 pm
by Dinsdale
Screw_Michigan wrote:
Fake news, I know
according to four people told of the matter
Yup, that pretty much meets the definition of "fake news."
A guy (?) who claims to be a "journalist" posted a "story" which cites someone who told someone, who told someone something, with no names or even positions attached.
Yup, that really just happened.
Die in a fire from ebola.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:45 pm
by Left Seater
Diego in Seattle wrote:
Rooster wrote:Ok, but he didn’t fire Mueller, so no harm, no,foul.
Uh, no.
When Mueller interviews him, he can simply ask "Did you try to fire the Special Counsel?" Answering yes would show intent to obstruct. Answering no would be lying, a crime as well. Trump fucked himself.
In the meantime, we have actual texts of two FBI agents involved in the Clinton investigation showing that they gave her preferential treatment so as to better their standing when she became president.
Uh-oh.
Did they also show all the meetings at Comet Pizza?
He can always say, I don’t recall saying that.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:00 pm
by Goober McTuber
Left Seater wrote:
Diego in Seattle wrote:
Rooster wrote:Ok, but he didn’t fire Mueller, so no harm, no,foul.
Uh, no.
When Mueller interviews him, he can simply ask "Did you try to fire the Special Counsel?" Answering yes would show intent to obstruct. Answering no would be lying, a crime as well. Trump fucked himself.
In the meantime, we have actual texts of two FBI agents involved in the Clinton investigation showing that they gave her preferential treatment so as to better their standing when she became president.
Uh-oh.
Did they also show all the meetings at Comet Pizza?
He can always say, I don’t recall saying that.
That would be kind of detrimental to that whole stable genius tack.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:54 pm
by Shlomart Ben Yisrael
Dinsdale wrote:
Screw_Michigan wrote:
Fake news, I know
according to four people told of the matter
Yup, that pretty much meets the definition of "fake news."
A guy (?) who claims to be a "journalist" posted a "story" which cites someone who told someone, who told someone something, with no names or even positions attached.
Yup, that really just happened.
Die in a fire from ebola.
Won't your face be red when that things happens to those people who did that stuff over at that place...
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:35 pm
by Diego in Seattle
Left Seater wrote:
Diego in Seattle wrote:
Rooster wrote:Ok, but he didn’t fire Mueller, so no harm, no,foul.
Uh, no.
When Mueller interviews him, he can simply ask "Did you try to fire the Special Counsel?" Answering yes would show intent to obstruct. Answering no would be lying, a crime as well. Trump fucked himself.
In the meantime, we have actual texts of two FBI agents involved in the Clinton investigation showing that they gave her preferential treatment so as to better their standing when she became president.
Uh-oh.
Did they also show all the meetings at Comet Pizza?
Dinsdale wrote:A guy (?) who claims to be a "journalist" posted a "story" which cites someone who told someone, who told someone something, with no names or even positions attached.
Can you please post the part of the article that says that? Thanks.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:05 pm
by Mikey
Dinsdale wrote:
Screw_Michigan wrote:
Fake news, I know
according to four people told of the matter
Yup, that pretty much meets the definition of "fake news."
A guy (?) who claims to be a "journalist" posted a "story" which cites someone who told someone, who told someone something, with no names or even positions attached.
Yup, that really just happened.
Die in a fire from ebola.
So when does something become “real” news? When you actually see it for yourself? When you decide that you want it to be?
Even Faux News is covering this as if it did actually occur.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:27 pm
by Dinsdale
Mikey wrote:
Even Faux News is covering this as if it did actually occur.
Wait -- you're citing Fox News as the bastion of truth and integrity?
Thought that one through, did you?
I don't give a flying fuck who reports it, and I don't jump on anything because I hope it's true, nor dismiss anything because I wish it false.
Any "news" story based on "some guy said" is bullshit to me, until there's some actual citation.
Re: Fascist in chief
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:15 pm
by Moving Sale
Dinsdale wrote:
Any "news" story based on "some guy said" is bullshit to me, until there's some actual citation.
