Trump still pretends he is powerless over the Department of Justice

Washington Examiner ^ | August 24, 2018 | Philip Wegmann

[lionstar]

Donald Trump has occupied the White House for a grand total of 580 days. Apparently the president hasn’t discovered all the features and perks that come with the Oval Office. Take his tweets.

Early Friday morning the leader of the free world publicly shamed Jeff Sessions, asking his attorney general to open up the files of the Department of Justice so the public could peek at documents concerning everything from the Russia dossier to FISA applications. It would be quite the haul. It would dominate news cycles for months to come. It could happen tomorrow.

Trump has the power. As head of the executive branch, he can tell the Justice Department to jump and, in most cases, they are supposed to ask how high. The current leader of the free world prefers to pretend he doesn’t have the authority, however. Ever the victim, Trump would rather tweet than give orders that might require some painful political follow-through.

[laplata]

I thought you might want to see this.

Regards-

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Sessions and I are dating. Just thought I let you know.

GO SESSIONS! KICK THE DEEP STATE'S ASS!

[CivilWarBrewing]

"so the public could peek at documents concerning everything from the Russia dossier to FISA applications. It would be quite the haul. It would dominate news cycles for months to come."

Oh yeah RIGHT. The Deep State Media IGNORES ANYTHING THAT IMPLICATES THEM, just as they have been.

[tomkat]

There’s something going on backchannel of which we’re all unaware.
DJT has no assertiveness problem.

[madison10]

Agreed. Something is up...

[Alberta's Child]

I don’t know what’s going on, but to call Donald J. Trump brazenly assertive would be an understatement. LOL.

[2ndDivisionVet]

What’s a Philip Wegmann?

[Deaf Smith]

My brother, tonight said the Trump/Sessions banter my be like a comedy routine. To disarm the deep state.

Still waiting for when Trump goes on the offensive.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Tell that to FReeper Laz. We are the Hatfields and McCoys of FR.

[rdcbn]

Trump is highlighting the cover ups, stonewalling and obstructions of Justice and other acts of misconduct by high level officials at the DOJ and FBI.

It’s darn hard to fire burrowed in senior civil servants for anything less than misconduct

Trump could have ordered these guys to do their jobs anytime he wanted, but he has let them hang themselves

Of course, their slow walking and stonewalling has enabled Trump to shape public opinion and prepare people for some really damaging revelation's all timed just before the most critical election in history

[bigbob]

Inoculating himself against future claims that he’s directed the DOJ for partisan political reasons.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Bull. If Trump wanted Sessions gone, he would have.

[morphing libertarian]

and letting criminals and traitors go free

[Electric Graffiti]

ICYMI, President Trump’s ‘own Justice Dept’ is conducting a coup against him.

The author is a MORON.

[bramps]

Why did your parents name your brother ‘goodnight’?

[R_Kangel]

...... Some clueless people when they play poker ..... Just throw all of their cards on the table no matter what they hold ....... Others don't.

.... Heck .... If you were playing life and death poker that held the future of our planet at stake ..... What would you do? ..... Throw everything on the table .... or?

[Electric Graffiti]

“Sessions and I are dating. Just thought I let you know. “

So that’s what they have on beauregard...cheekchillers, boybutter and videotapes

[tomkat]

His candor is like blasts of fresh cool air to a gasping citizenry.
Reckon I'll vote for him again   :-)

[heights]

Exactly. This Twittering Whining Act is getting old. The “I might have to get involved” BS has played. Act or Shut up.