Will Trump fire Mueller?..now that Mueller says Trump is under invesetigation?

[Stuart G]

I think he will, but we will see..

[roamer65]

1. It's a catch-22 for Dump now.

[Stuart G]

2. No matter what...Dump is now in a deep ugly dump.

And it is full of stinking sh*t, no matter how one looks at it. Or no matter what Dump does..You are absolutely correct...

[Hoyt]

3. Doubt Trump will fire him. It didn't help Nixon and Mueller has a good bit of support. n/t

[Dustlawyer]

12. He shouldn't but he might!

It seems once he gets something in his head he can't help himself. If no one has ever done it before he seems to take it as a challenge, even if it is something normal sane people wouldn't want to do. He cannot stand to be told not to do something. Since he is never wrong, why not. When it blows up in his face he will find a scape goat who's fault it was.

He is not that smart either. I think there is a distinct possibility he will do it.

[Hoyt]

16. First off, I doubt Trump has said anything about firing Mueller. That's just more speculation.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. If he does, he will bring political and legal hellfire down on himself

and it won't stop the investigation.

[Stuart G]

7. You are correct, no matter what he does..this investigation does not stop...nt

[malaise]

5. He can't now

Too late. Groper Kim Don Il (the Con) is a loser...worst President ever.

[gordianot]

6. If anyone thinks the red scare of the 50's was a big deal.

Just wait to see how the Russia scandal plays out and Trump takes the fall for Republican greed. There is a mighty shit storm coming. It couldn't happen to a more deserving crook.

[Stuart G]

9. I agree...this fu**ing bully deserves all that he gets..

and then some..

[Phoenix61]

8. I think his biggest problem with firing Mueller is

it's not just us that wants him gone. It's most of the entire world. Even if he managed to shut down the investigation here that wouldn't stop other countries from investigating him and "leaking" what they find.

[superpatriotman]

10. Yes

He has the support of congress and no reason to not fire him.

If he doesn't fire him he may have a lot to lose.

He will be fired. Mark it.

[MiniMe]

11. I don't think he can. Nixon couldn't fire Cox, he had to order other people to do it

People quit rather than firing him, the only person who would was Bork, and I think he was Solicitor General at the time.

[MFM008]

13. Yes

I guess those 3 denials by Comey were off a bit.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Dolt 45 is now under investigation for obstruction because he fired Comey.

At the time Comey met with Trump, there was, in fact, no counterintelligence investigation that had Trump's name on it, and he (Trump) was very insistent that that fact be made public - and he did that himself by firing Comey, using the ridiculous pretext that Comey didn't treat Hillary fairly. But then, he admitted to Lester Holt that he fired Comey "because of Russia" (and he told the Russians that, too). While firing Comey on account of the Russia investigation was by itself only prima facie obstruction, apparently it was enough to make the Senate and Mueller start looking into it. So let's say Trump, now knowing Mueller and the Senate judiciary Committee are going to investigate him, fires him for no good reason (which he really can't, but he'd try). What was formerly just possible evidence of obstruction becomes a flaming, blazing, no-shit-Sherlock case of obstruction of justice that a relatively dim first-year law student could prosecute walking away.

[Stuart G]

15. Great post, and excellent analysis...so it firing ain't going to happen.

one screwy problem.............your analysis is great...but Trump is nuts..