Trump should just fire him and let the howlers howl
“Trump should just fire him and let the howlers howl”
Angry Former Spy Chiefs, Anxiety, and Discord at a Security Forum Over Trump
July 22, 2017
On Friday, Brennan and Clapper returned to the forum, an annual gathering held by the Aspen Institute far from Washington to foster bipartisan consensus regarding national security. Sitting shoulder to shoulder onstage, the two former intelligence chiefs unleashed a blistering and highly unusual public critique of a sitting President by two former intelligence chiefs. Brennan urged members of Congress to resist President Trump if he fires Robert Mueller, the special counsel. “I hope, I really hope, that our members of Congress, elected representatives, are going to stand up and say, ‘enough is enough,’ and stop making apologies and excuses for things that are happening that really flout, I think, our system of laws and government.”
Brennan added that he thought it was “the obligation of some executive-branch officials to refuse to carry out some of these orders that, again, are inconsistent with what this country is all about.”
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If Trump attempts to fire Mueller, “I hope that our members of Congress are going to stand up and say, ‘Enough is enough,’ ” Brennan said.
He added that he thought it would be “the obligation of executive branch officials to refuse” to carry out such an order.
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At the end of their panel discussion, Clapper and Brennan received a standing ovation.
“Trump should just fire him and let the howlers howl”
No fire Rosenstein. Name an interim have them put Mueller on a leash and fire Mueller’s Rat hit squad. That way Trump avoids the S Storm that come from firing Mueller. Rosenstein is obviously an important player in the coup.
I think Trump can do more damage by NOT firing Mueller.
He also avoids the massive distraction that would follow firing Mueller. Heck, even rumors of pardons and rumors of firing Mueller are spun up into week long distractions.
Trump and his team need to turn Mueller into a McCarthy, a Nifong. Mueller's reputation for following the rules has to be destroyed. Couple the facts in this post with a healthy dose of outrage - get the people to understand the difference between investigating a person, and investigating the company that person works for, they'll get it.
I speculate that John Dowd and Jay Sekulow are going to be working along some of the lines described here.
I cannot understand why President Trump does not fire Mueller and close the Special Counsel. What is going on? Are we once again looking at a weak Presidency? I am mad as hell. Cannot he order Sessions to get of his ars?
They've been howling. They are howling. They'll continue to howl no matter what happens or doesn't happen.