[Proud White Trump Supporter]

This is going to be one hell of two more years!

[gcparent]

Is Sessions packing up his office yet?

[Army Air Corps]

He is giving them fair warning. This is their only warning.

[dp0622]

WHAT other president would have said that the day after the elections?!?!!?

I’m telling ya this guy isn’t like ANYTHING we’ve seen before.

And it took HUNDREDS of worried posts and 2 years to find that out.

Wasted too many nights worrying. I’m done with that.

this guy KNOWS what to do.

Like I said in another post, he dealt with the most vicious crime families in NYC while building his real estate empire.

He and we will be just fine.

And AGAIN, you have to go back to 1934 to find the last time FOUR incumbent senators of the other party were kicked out.

This guy’s freaking good.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

JUST the leaks?

[jimmygrace]

Normally I love the these public pronoucements, but I think this is one that he should have emailed Adam Schiff in private. Otherwise, it looks like tit for tat. The democrat leaks of classified information are a real and significant crime.

[pepsi_junkie]

I don’t like him doing it this way. It makes it look like he’s going to implement some sort of retaliation plan. That’s how it will be framed. He should be finding leakers and getting them charged regardless of democrat baloney. By not doing it all along, and now saying he’ll only do it if they investigate him, it looks like it’s just baloney from him too.

[Political Junkie Too]

President Trump needs to act as if 2019 is the only thing that matters.

Trump needs to build up a defense against the Democrats going after him via impeachment, leaking his taxes, and using Mueller to dirty him up for 2020.

To do this, he should do the following:

1. As soon as the 115th Congress adjourns sine die, Trump should fire Sessions (or accept his resignation), and fire Rosenstein.
2. Trump should recess appoint as Attorney General a bulldog, a fighter, a person who doesn't want a Beltway career, and who is willing to make the tough calls the way that Sessions wouldn't. Somebody outspoken, like Jeanine Pirro who appeared on stage with Trump, might be a good choice. This appointment would expire at the end of 2019, so would be immune to Senate interference for the duration.
3. Trump should nominate a replacement for Rosenstein through the normal Senate process. Let the Senate Republican Judiciary Committee members like Lindsey Graham have a platform to counter House Democrats investigating Trump, like Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff, and Jerry Nadler, while the Deputy Attorney General position is being confirmed. Let the questions be about prosecuting leaks, like Trump's tax returns or national security intelligence.
4. The new Attorney General should immediately take control of the Mueller investigation, demanding an immediate briefing by Mueller, and potentially shutting down the investigation outright. Let the 55+ Republicans in the Senate deal with Democrat howls of obstruction, since 2019 is going to be about all-out war with the Democrats anyway. It's best in the short term to take this weapon off the table now, and worry about impeachment in the Senate later, if it ever gets that far.
5. If Democrats demand that Mueller testify before the House, the new Attorney General should appear instead, as his superior, and report the findings on behalf of the Justice Department. Insist that Mueller doesn't have the authority to report the findings to Congress, only the Attorney General has the authority to speak on this matter for the Executive Branch.
6. The new Attorney General can also take a harder line on illegal immigration actions to counter Democrat obstruction of border security. Other outstanding issues to be fought hard are continuing obstruction of travel bans, DACA enforcement, and the courts forcing the continuation of discretionary judicial grants to the states.
7. The new Attorney General should tackle the recent escalation of "too big to prosecute" lawlessness. Pick one or two high-profile Americans for prosecution of serious crimes. If not Clinton, then McCabe, Comey, Brennan, or Rice, for domestic spying, perjury before the FISA courts, or tampering with evidence. Something.
8. In 2020 when the recess appointment expires, Trump can formally nominate a permanent Attorney General and give Republicans another Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to campaign from going into the 2020 election. Set the Democrats up for a repeat of their 2018 performance and show voters again what their choices are.

-PJ

[TheBattman]

Trump’s pontification is impotent at this point - there has been no investigation over illegal leaks before now - how does he think he can get one started at this point?

[NorthMountain]

Investigate them anyway ...

[Signalman]

DeClassify the FISA documents and release them.
Do it Now.

[tennmountainman]

Only if Alfred E Sessions “retires” and a true law and order AG
takes his place.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

I’m sorry, but why isn’t/hasn’t this already being done?

[Scott from the Left Coast]

This, I would guess, is why Trump held back on releasing the FISA documents. He wanted to still have them to fight back against Mueller and the Democrat Clowns. Maybe it’s a game of chicken.

But for those out there looking for “justice” for the crimes committed endlessly over the years by Democrats...this is a political tool for Trump and nothing more. The voters have not given him enough political power to be able to pursue “justice” against political opponents.

[struggle]

Does this include the leaks of House Dem emails to Pakistan because of IMRAN AWAN?!

(Rubs hands together mischievously)

[Fedora]

Leaks of classified information should be investigated regardless of what the Democrats do.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Trump Warns House Dems They Will be Investigated For Classified Leaks if They Abuse Subpoena Power...actually it was a bit chilling to me to hear this - made it sound as though Trump was offering to hold back on a full and thorough investigation into the total corruption in the DOJ and FBI under Obama - the phony dossier, the fake FISA warrants, the illegal spying on the Trump campaign - and Hillary's part in the illegality - if the 'rats don't go after him too hard - hope I got it wrong......

[nothingnew]

then we will likewise be forced to consider investigating them for all of the leaks of Classified Information, and much else, at the Senate level.

Should already be happening damn it!

FMCDH(BITS)