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FiveGoodMen

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3. He can, and he might try

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #1)

Thu May 18, 2017, 04:25 PM

May 2017

But at the moment the press isn't being all that forgiving (thank goodness) and I think that such a series of obvious underhanded maneuvers might really sink him.

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Mueller can't be removed by Trump, according to CBS News... [View all] iluvtennis May 2017 OP

But he CAN be removed by his supervisor at DoJ... regnaD kciN May 2017 #1

See "Nixon, Richard" -- and what happened to him when he ordered firings. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #2

He can, and he might try FiveGoodMen May 2017 #3

Not if he has civil service protection marylandblue May 2017 #4

cool...thanks for the clarification iluvtennis May 2017 #5

He's limited ... KingBob May 2017 #6