BREAKING: Trump thinks talk of firing Mueller will protect him...

[brooklynite]

That may have been by design, according to a person who spoke to Mr. Trump on Tuesday. The president was pleased by the ambiguity of his position on Mr. Mueller, and thinks the possibility of being fired will focus the veteran prosecutor on delivering what the president desires most: a blanket public exoneration.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/us/politics/robert-mueller-special-counsel-trump.html

[QED]

1. That's what he's done in business

bully his contractors, employees, etc. Or sue them. Why would he change tactics now?

[Tiggeroshii]

5. He is about to have quite the wake-up call, methinks.

[volstork]

2. Bwahahahahahaha!

[Tiggeroshii]

3. I don't think Mueller gives a fuck whether Trump plans on firing him

And I will love to see Trump's reaction when he finally puts that together.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. I have a feeling Mueller's not going to be intimidated by his little games. nt

[unblock]

6. "it's not obstruction! it's not obstruction! it's intimidation, see! perfectly ethical!"

[tanyev]

7. That's not how it works, Donny Two Scoops.

That's not how any of this works.

[PRETZEL]

8. Well, not being able to qualify for unemployment benefits

would most certainly scare the living bejeezus out of Mr. Mueller.

[Ccarmona]

9. The Stupid Orange One

Must think Mueller is doing this all by himself.

[Trekologer]

10. Is Trump really that stupid?

It isn't like Muller needs the special prosecutor job. He's not like a contractor that Trump can hold the possibility of stiffing on the bill over to get what he wants.

[Txbluedog]

11. Mueller will vindicate Trump

A good Trumper would totally believe that and pay no actual attention to Mueller's words or actions

[alarimer]

12. Trump is delusional.

Mueller, by all accounts, is a pretty law-and-order sort of guy. I'm not sure he'd really kowtow to Trump just to keep his job.

[Eliot Rosewater]

13. You of all people here know that rightwingers love to run their work environments

in such a way that everyone is in constant fear of losing their jobs and the environment needs to be as uncomfortable as possible, etc.

I say this because I think I have seen you talk about your life and assume you know what I am talking about.

The idea that a rightwinger would allow for a workplace like this



or this



is unthinkable. They believe you owe them for the rest of your life for giving you a job, etc.

Despicable but they almost ALL think like this.

[brooklynite]

18. Well, I work for the Government, so I DON'T know about uncomfortable workplace environments...

[Eliot Rosewater]

23. Oh, I thought you were some big shot on Wall STreet or something.

But you get my point about cons wanting depressing work environments.

[brooklynite]

24. I AM a 1%er...as is my wife (on Wall Street)

But not every business (even on Wall street) threatens to fire their employees at the drop of a hat.

[flyingfysh]

14. one thing Trump forgets

If Mueller is not working on the investigation, he makes much more working for a top law firm.

[Chickensoup]

15. It is all about the money.

I think that they all think it is a business deal.
Lift the sanctions in return for personal gains, lots of money and bank financing.
What is all the fuss.
Nothing to see here.
Move on.......

Really ?

[Demsrule86]

16. He can't understand that not everyone is terrified of losing a job...he is not used to dealing with

rich lawyers who don't give two fucks. Mueller will do his job and dare Trump to fire him.

[pennylane100]

17. I heard a legal talking head say that Trump cannnot fire him directly.

He has to get the assistant attorney general (I forget his name) to fire him. However, I believe he has stated that he will not do so if it is to stop the investigation if it is to stop the investigation.

[GeorgeGist]

19. Has Trump's thinking is rarely accurate?

[Gothmog]

20. This is stupid reasoning even for Trump

[athena]

21. It's not. It's the way narcissists think.

Those who think he's playing four-dimensional chess don't realize what narcissistic personality disorder means.

Read up on it, and all of Trump's actions will begin to make sense. It's fascinating stuff.

[nini]

22. He's never been around people with integrity in his life has he?

He just can't comprehend some people will do the right thing and won't buckle under his pressure.

He shoulda stayed in the 'business' world where he was soooo successful.