'It Would Be Suicide' To Fire Mueller, GOP Senator (Grassley) Warns Trump

[edpc]

President Trump renewed speculation about the fate of the Russia investigation after the FBI raided the office of his personal attorney on Monday, saying in response to a question about firing special counsel Robert Mueller, “We’ll see.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Fox Business Tuesday that if Trump did, “it would be suicide.”

“I have confidence in Mueller. The president ought to have confidence in Mueller,” Grassley said. “I think the less the president says about this whole thing, the better off he would be.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/suicide-fire-mueller-gop-senator-warns-trump-163809037.html

[Free Vulcan]

Sorry Chuck, gotta disagree here. There will be a big media uproar, and America will shrug. Meuller's window of opportunity has passed.

[skeeter]

 

Sorry Chuck, gotta disagree here. There will be a big media uproar, and America will shrug. Meuller's window of opportunity has passed.

The administration would be better served by continually hammering this whole farce as the 'deep state' trying to undo the will of the people as expressed in the last election. Keep it simple. A majority would have no problem believing it, those who do not already, and it would make a powerful incentive to vote in the upcoming midterms.

[Free Vulcan]

The administration would be better served by continually hammering this whole farce as the 'deep state' trying to undo the will of the people as expressed in the last election. Keep it simple. A majority would have no problem believing it, those who do not already, and it would make a powerful incentive to vote in the upcoming midterms.

That would be the only reason for keeping him, to make political hay. But even then, after the appropriate trashing, Mueller needs to go.

[edpc]

Even Hannity is saying the situation makes the firing of Mueller nearly impossible, now. However, this is what one of the people involved with creating special counsel rules had to say almost one year ago.


Trump or Congress can still block Robert Mueller. I know. I wrote the rules.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/19/politics-could-still-block-muellers-investigation-i-know-i-wrote-the-rules/?utm_term=.90a1184a669b

[skeeter]

That would be the only reason for keeping him, to make political hay. But even then, after the appropriate trashing, Mueller needs to go.

Trump should just pardon each target as Mueller indicts em.

But he'll have to make sure his 6 is covered first. With friends like republicans...

[truth_seeker]

I'm pretty sure that Trump is stronger than polls indicate. I recall the "Bradly effect," from decades ago, when those polled, told pollsters what they wanted to hear.

In this case, many don't readily admit supporting Trump. I spoke last night, with a friend that surprised me a lot.

He is a retired public school teacher. Over 70, still working hard on his investment properties, alongside skilled craftsmen.

The kind of workers, that have been displaced by illegal immigrants.

He surprised me by clearly stating he supported Trump. I had previously pinned him as a moderate-liberal fellow. He was bitching about taxes, about Jerry Brown, about the state of the state of California etc.

The other guy in the conversation is a  50ish Latino business guy. He too is riled up. And he admitted support for Trump.

It is not enough for Trump to carry California in 2020.

[Restored]

if Trump paid the prostitute out of campaign money to hide it, he is toast. Democrats will quickly fall back in love with the "rule of law".

[edpc]

Trump should just pardon each target as Mueller indicts em.

This was an approach John Dowd had supposedly suggested. He’s now off the legal team.

[240B]

Sessions, Mueller, and Rosenstein, are the three amigos currently blocking the Trump agenda and F'ing Trump over. If Trump can get rid of those three players, everything else will fall in place by itself.

Maybe Trump can't fire Mueller, but he can certainly fire Sessions. And I think he will very soon. Enough is enough. A pissed off Trump will do any damn thing he wants to. And the three amigos have pissed him off for the last time. IMO

[Frank Cannon]

if Trump paid the prostitute out of campaign money to hide it.....

That's not even alleged. The charge is that Cohen borrowed the money from a bank and didn't properly say what he was using it for.

[Frank Cannon]

Forget firing Mueller at this point. The better FU to him and his Clinton clowns would be to pardon every single person that Mueller tries to nab as soon as he is arrested.

[Restored]

Why would Cohen borrow it from a bank if his client is a billionaire?

[XenaLee]

That's not even alleged. The charge is that Cohen borrowed the money from a bank and didn't properly say what he was using it for.

If it's a loan against his equity (a secured loan).... why should he have to say what he was using it for?

It's essentially his money, right?   

[Frank Cannon]

If it's a loan against his equity (a secured loan).... why should he have to say what he was using it for?

It's essentially his money, right?   

I'm just going off of the latest flimsy reasoning the MSM is spinning for this. We all know the real reason is to allow Mueller to snoop around privileged files.

[Hoodat]

No one needs to fire Mueller.  Simply cut off his money at $10 million.  Announce to the world that Mueller has $10 million at his disposal which is 20 times more than any other prosecutor in the country.  He is to spend it wisely as a servant of the taxpayer.  And once the money runs out, he has to account for what he spent and what he achieved.

[Fishrrman]

Vulcan wrote:
"There will be a big media uproar, and America will shrug. Meuller's window of opportunity has passed."

I believe I was the first in this forum to call for Mueller to be fired, quite ceremoniously.
And the entire special prosecutor office should be dismantled and the employees dismissed as well.

Get him outta there.
Get it done.
Put up with the heat.
Get on with it.

[libertybele]

Vulcan wrote:
"There will be a big media uproar, and America will shrug. Meuller's window of opportunity has passed."

I believe I was the first in this forum to call for Mueller to be fired, quite ceremoniously.
And the entire special prosecutor office should be dismantled and the employees dismissed as well.

Get him outta there.
Get it done.
Put up with the heat.
Get on with it.

Actually I voiced my opinion in disbelief when Trump first appointed Rosenstein and was even more disgusted when Rosenstein chose Mueller; obviously Rosenstein was NEVER an ally of Trump's. Trump obviously did no research; if he did, he would have sent Rosenstein packing.  I still would love to know who advised Trump on picking him.  Sessions?? Kushner?? 

[Formerly Once-Ler]

I'm pretty sure that Trump is stronger than polls indicate. I recall the "Bradly effect," from decades ago, when those polled, told pollsters what they wanted to hear.

In this case, many don't readily admit supporting Trump. I spoke last night, with a friend that surprised me a lot.

He is a retired public school teacher. Over 70, still working hard on his investment properties, alongside skilled craftsmen.

The kind of workers, that have been displaced by illegal immigrants.

He surprised me by clearly stating he supported Trump. I had previously pinned him as a moderate-liberal fellow. He was bitching about taxes, about Jerry Brown, about the state of the state of California etc.

The other guy in the conversation is a  50ish Latino business guy. He too is riled up. And he admitted support for Trump.

It is not enough for Trump to carry California in 2020.

Well that's good enough for me. 
Cancel the elections and make him King.