The one in which Trump orders his staff to fire Mueller, and they give him the finger

[PerkingFaintly]

Apparently this has already happened, back in July 2017.

But the orange one try again...

Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit
www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/politics/trump-mueller-special-counsel-russia.html

Coverage by Maddow: twitter.com/maddow?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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Ah. Thanks folks - I saw it. (I was focussing on the 'Trump'. )

I doubt that, individually, it would come as much surprise to posters here, boatyard, but when you put it all together?..................

He seems to have forgotten that this scrutiny won't stop, either.

Ever.

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The Trump admin has notified Congress that last year’s bipartisan Russia sanctions bill is serving as a “deterrent” and as such, specific sanctions aren’t needed at this time. From a State Dept spox:

More on Russia sanctions from State Dept spox. “When and if we have sanctions to announce, we will do so. ... should sanctions be imposed, they would primarily be on non-Russian entities that are responsible for significant transactions w/Russia’s defense & intelligence sector.”

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Some very good news. Full judicial review granted to challenge @Jeremy_Hunt’s proposals to introduce ACOs (as part of a restructure which many campaigners & NHS professionals say will lead to a ‘back door privatisation’ of #OurNHS): www.independent.co.uk/news/health/jeremy-hunt-judicial-review-stephen-hawking-accountable-care-organisations-back-door-privatisation-a8184161.html …

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On the same day that the Trump admin pushes out McCabe, a key figure in the Russia investigation, they announce that bipartisan sanctions on Russia will not be fully enacted and will affect primarily non-Russian entities

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/zoetillman/theres-probably-nothing-the-justice-department-can-do-to#click=t.co/nfvwJLJOuv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/zoetillman/theres-probably-nothing-the-justice-department-can-do-to#click=t.co/nfvwJLJOuv

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Nearly 200,000 Americans have joined the rapid response if the Russia investigation is interfered with- including if Mueller or Rosenstein are fired:

www.marchfortruth.info/news/2018/1/29/nearly-200000-americans-nationwide-pledge-to-protest-if-trump-fires-mueller-rosenstein

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FBI Director Chris Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein were at the White House today for a meeting with Chief of Staff John Kelly, according to a White House official.

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Schiff says House Intel voted to release NUNES memo; he says they would not agree to release Democratic memo as of now

So what happens if (or as it’s looking likely, when) rosenstein/mueller are impeded or removed? Is there any other path to recourse or will America become another corrupt kleptocracy that’ll take forty years or more to overthrow?

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US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries u.afp.com/o4vY

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BREAKING: Senate Republicans' effort to move forward a 20-week abortion ban just FAILED in the Senate! #NoAbortionBan

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Schiff says House Intelligence Committee Republicans have opened an investigation into the Justice Department and FBI.

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BREAKING: Rep Adam Schiff just announced that the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have opened an investigation of the FBI and the Department of Justice in order to undermine Mueller’s investigation of Trump’s collusion with Russia.
#Watergate

Wow.It's all going to shit fast now.

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DOJ said doing this could compromise sources and put folks who feed us intelligence in harms ways.

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It will. We are in absolutely uncharted waters here, folks.

HPSCI is in open, partisan revolt against FBI & IC.

I fear the point of no return might have been reached

But then perhaps it seemed that way with watergate, until it suddenly didn’t, so who knows.

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Schiff says BANNON due back before House Intel committee on Wednesday.

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Per @RepAdamSchiff, House Intel Committee voted along party lines to:

1. release memo written by Devin Nunes
2. not release memo written by Dems
3. DENY request by FBI Director Christopher Wray to brief the committee on the actual intelligence.

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I suppose democracy had a good run.

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Full-on coup of our democracy by Putin’s puppet! This is alarming - Republicans are complicit.

And now Nunes is seeking to discredit our DOJ and FBI - Mueller will be next. We are heading for a crisis folks!

Well this is dispiriting. Was I tempting fate with that thread title, do you think?

It was always going to go this way, from the moment the republicans didn’t enact legislation to protect mueller but decided to protect trump instead.