Donald Trump is ‘considering perhaps terminating the special counsel’

I said yesterday that it was more than possible that Attorney General Jeff Sessions, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Independent Counsel Robert Mueller could all be fired very soon. I still believe that. Emperor Baby Fists’ friends/associates/surrogates have been saying for days now that Trump is currently considering firing Mueller in particular. Yesterday, Christopher Ruddy (the CEO of Newsmax Media) went on PBS and said that Trump is “considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. I think he’s weighing that option.” CNN’s Jim Acosta says that his sources tell him that Trump is being advised by “many” in the White House to NOT fire Mueller. But as we’ve seen before, Trump loves to be contrarian. Here is some other stuff going down in The Land of Bigly.

The Cabinet meeting. What happens when a egomaniac lunatic is POTUS? He makes Cabinet meetings all about how great he is, like his cabinet is his sycophantic board of directors. Usually, the media pool is invited in to take some photos and get a few soundbites from the president and perhaps one or two of the department heads. But yesterday, Trump made the media pool wait inside the room and go around the table as every cabinet member praised Trump and his bigly agenda and his magnificence. This is the kind of thing that happens in banana republics and dictatorships. This is the kind of thing that would happen in North Korea. You can see the full video here.

Another giant fail for Bigly’s Muslim Ban. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals knocked down the Muslim Ban yet again, and yet again, the federal judges used Trump’s unhinged tweets in their ruling. This isn’t going to stop until it gets to the Supreme Court, you know.

The Secret Service says there are no tapes. After Trump tweet-insinuated that there could be tapes of his conversations with James Comey, he has actually refused to answer the “are there tapes?” question. Sean Spicer has refused, Sarah Huckabee Sanders has refused, and the whole “no comprende” line helped stoke the conspiracy that Trump has been taping his White House conversations. Well, the Secret Service put an end to the “Are There Tapes?” reality show. There are no tapes, according to the Secret Service.

Donald Trump tweeted about Pulse. Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre. Last year at this time, Trump was on Twitter, congratulating himself for being “right” about terrorism. A year later, the orange monster is president and he tweeted a “never forget” message. People dragged him. HARD. It was well deserved. People compiled a bunch of responses here.

Keep your eye on healthcare. While everyone was wrapped up with James Comey, Jeff Sessions, treason, obstruction of justice and more, the Senate has quietly been working to pull together all of the pieces to eliminate Obamacare. The House’s bill was largely believed to be DOA at the Senate, but the Senate has worked through their own bill and guess what? They’re not releasing it. To media, to the public, to anybody. They’re literally about to throw millions of Americans off of affordable healthcare in complete silence, with no public discussion.

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  1. KJA says:

    If it was anyone else I might have said this would be enough to finally bring him down. I mean, how much more transparent can you be? But he’s gotten away with more than I thought possible and no one in his party is gonna do anything. What does he need to do before they start putting their country ahead of the party?

    Also, that praise circle was ridiculous, wtf?? I couldn’t even finish it.

    • SusanneToo says:

      “What does he need to do before they start putting their country ahead of the party?”
      Here’s your answer-start praising Obama. That’ll seal his fate. Shooting someone on Pennsylvania Avenue, fondling Miss Teen America on live tv, declaring martial law-no problem!

      • KJA says:

        Maybe if he tweeted ‘Black Lives Matter’?

      • SusanneToo says:

        That’ll work, too.

      • Konfused says:

        Please GOD let him do it..Saturday night massacre part 2..if he REALLY had nothing to hide then he would let them do their damn job which SHOULD result in no evidence, but will it? Trumps too much of an idiot to realize this, I pray Mueller finds the smoking gun.

      • KWM says:

        The smoking gun is going to be that Trump is such an idiot who can’t keep his fingers from tweeting and his mouth from spewing nonsense that he gets himself impeached. I do beleive those around him are messed up with Russia. But I don;t think it will lead to Trump. What will do Trump in is Trump.

      • holly hobby says:

        I’m really sad and angry if he pulls the trigger on Mueller. However, if he does this just cements the fact he’s GUILTY.

        At this point I’m not counting no Congress to do the right thing. I am praying to Mother Nature that that evil troll will eat himself into a stroke or heart attack.

    • Rachel says:

      I saw a clip of the cabinet meeting on the news this morning. Just a short clip was enough to make me forego breakfast. If I watched the whole thing, I doubt I’d be able to eat for a week.

      • third ginger says:

        I just want to say that it is the greatest blessing of my life to be able to post here on CB!

      • Tiffany :) says:

        That video terrified me. It was delusion of the highest order. It shows how he only surrounds himself with “yes” men. I am sure that is the same thing that happens when they are debating what policy or military action to take. Whomever kisses ass the most gets their way. Chilling.

    • Gwen says:

      The praise circle? You mean a circle jerk, right?

  2. PunkyMomma says:

    YES! Keep your eyes on health care. Cheeto Covfefe Mussolini may fire Mueller as a distraction from the horrific AHCA that the Trublicans are fast-forwarding through the Senate.

    The cabinet meeting looked like a meeting of the Five Families. Kiss the ring, or be fired. Traitors, all of them.

    • third ginger says:

      I think you are on to something,PunkyMomma. Tump is the ultimate troll. While we look in one direction, something happens elsewhere.

    • Tiffany :) says:

      “The cabinet meeting looked like a meeting of the Five Families. Kiss the ring, or be fired.”

      So true.

  3. Beth says:

    When I saw the video of the Cabinet meeting, I got the creeps. Were these people being held hostage? It was like an ass kissing competition. Fake admiration for the Carrot in Chief

    • boredblond says:

      Looked like business as usual in North Korea, didn’t it? Most embarrassing WH moment I can recall (including the blue dress under the desk)..

    • cindy says:

      I got the creeps too. Sometimes watching trump makes me cringe and feel deeply uncomfortable/horrified. That meeting was unbelievable and watching everyone play along as if it was normal was truly scary. Trump is deranged and if he fires Mueller….I can’t even go there mentally.

  4. Jenns says:

    Here’s a video of Chuck Schumer trolling Trump:

    https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/874327317748883456

    And now conservatives are gunning for Mueller. This is a man with an impeccable reputation, but now he’s becoming the enemy. Just look at these tweets from Newt Gingrich which were less than a month apart:

    https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/874268688651882497

    • cindy says:

      Politico has some excellent articles about Mueller and his career. The conservatives are going to have a tough time if they plan to smear him. Although, never say never. We live in an upside down universe now. I cannot believe we have gone from Obama to this deranged, vicious little tyrant.

      • KWM says:

        Sadly it is the nature of the beast. The same was done to Ken Starr.

      • holly hobby says:

        I can see the excuse these nuts would use is that it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars now that Comey has “vindicated” orange ass. Like my hubby said, it’s truly a waste of our money that we’re paying for his poor golfing skills.

        There is very little they can smear Mueller with. They will use the “budget” and “waste” excuse.

        A$$holes one and all.

  5. Craven says:

    Please fire him, Trump. I would just love the shit storm that would trigger. THAT would be the end of presidency. Can we plant subliminal messages on Fox and Friends about how the bigliest leaders always fire special prosecutors

    • Esmom says:

      I was kinda thinking along the same lines. But at the same time, he’s gotten away with everything else so I’m not sure this would be any different. I’ve just about given up hope that justice will be served anytime fairly soon.

    • Kitten says:

      Same here. I don’t want him to fire Mueller, but I do.

      @Esmom-Right? It’s becoming a sick guessing game: how will his supporters spin this one?

    • supposedtobeworking says:

      It won’t be, though. He has the right to fire Mueller. I saw some interesting reporting the other day, followed by a really interesting interview on talk radio up here in Canada.

      First, his voters blatantly admit they don’t care about conflicts of interest, Russia, or the probes. At all. As long as Trump gets things done, the rest can be true. They really, truly don’t mind. So pursuing it will not diminish his support or get him out of office if it is left to impeachment or popular opinion.

      Second, Naomi Klein’s interview on CBC described how Trump is a brand above all else. People bought into the brand, they are behind the brand, and they know the brand. Lying is just how you get what you want, bullying people is a means to an end, winning at all cost is the goal. So as long as Trump is working toward their common goals, the supporters don’t care about all the lines being crossed because they voted for it. Klein suggested the way to take Trump down is to tarnish the brand. Show that he isn’t as rich as he says, highlight his fails, show that he can’t negotiate, and that he alienates allies to the point that he has no clout and so on. I kind of think she’s onto something with that line of thinking.The supporters are okay with the blurred lines and hypocrisy because they knew that’s what they were getting but they’ll be pissed if they don’t get what they paid for.

      • Esmom says:

        Vey interesting, thanks for sharing. Tarnishing the brand sounds like the smartest idea I’ve heard yet. The challenge will be to get his supporters to believe anything that suggests he’s nothing but a sham. They’ll just dismiss anything that doesn’t align with their narrative as fake news. I”m in a rage…again…just thinking about how his supporters continue to double down no matter how much corruption and lies and insanity surrounds Trump.

    • Tiffany :) says:

      I think he has the “right” to have his administration fire Mueller…for cause. He can’t just fire him for no good reason. So if Mueller hasn’t actually made mistakes, I don’t think he can fire him without consequences. Just like with Comey. He could fire him if he thought he was doing a bad job, but firing him to stall the Russian investigation is obstruction of justice.

      Usually the “why” of a firing can be hard to figure out. Luckily for us, Trump is an idiot who sprays his “why” all over Twitter and broadcast interviews.

  6. Aiobhan Targaryen says:

    But he cannot outright fire Mueller, Rosenstein can though. Foolius can fire Rosenstein and then hire a stooge who can then fire Mueller.

    I wonder if he is getting this dumb legal advice from the same man who told him it was ok to sue a journalist for 5 billion dollars for saying that Trump was only worth 250 million dollars.

  7. MunichGirl says:

    Can he fire Robert Mueller just like that?

    • Who ARE These People? says:

      He can order Rod Rosenstein to do it. Rosenstein has 2 options: fire Mueller or quit.

      If he fires him, Congress has 3 options: hire Mueller back, hire someone else (both of whom would then be independent of the Executive branch), or ignore it.

      If Rosenstein quits, Trump can appoint someone in his place and go through the charade again. The replacement would presumably be more compliant.

      So it would be down to Rosenstein, who does not have the reputation for integrity that Mueller and Comey have, and/or to Congress, which in its present state is likely to let it go.

      I know Adam Schiff says Congress would reinstate Mueller but can only say, I hope he’s right but it seems like he’s trying to call someone’s bluff.

      • MunichGirl says:

        Thanks for the answer/info!

      • Magnoliarose says:

        He’s right. Adam Schiff that is. The members of Congress aren’t Teflon like Tangerine. Isa learned that. Notice how quiet he is?
        I think you are right about the bluff. I bet it is Nunes. Kamala Harris won his district for Senator though Trump won by 10 points.

      • Who ARE these people? says:

        You’re welcome!

        And let’s hope the shadow of midterm elections is real.

      • Tiffany :) says:

        And Rosenstein can only do the firing for just cause. From LA Times:
        “Those regulations specify that a special counsel can be fired only for “misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or for other good cause, including violation of departmental policies.” The reason must be stated in writing and only the attorney general can actually carry out the firing. ” (In this case AG is replaced by Rosenstein).

        http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-may-not-have-the-legal-power-to-1497365324-htmlstory.html

      • Magnoliarose says:

        Tangerine useful tool but those guys are ruled by self-preservation. They love their lives in Congress and Trump is an outsider. I am willing to bet many of them loathe him personally but he’s useful right now. When he no longer is they will dump him for Pence.

      • Jessica says:

        Went to the Solictor General during Watergate.

  8. Eric says:

    Yes please fire Mr Mueller. Smart move. Bigly smart.

    And don’t expect my state’s Golden State Warriors to appear before you and your ring.

    Bahaha!

    • Lady D says:

      Do you honestly think there will be repercussions if he does, Eric? I think it will be more of the ‘same shit, different day, scenario we see playing out daily.

  9. ArchieGoodwin says:

    Will there be an open post for the Jeff Sessions hearing today?

    I am not sure I am going to watch. I am already agitated just thinking about it, I know he will be smug, not answer, and I hate him.

  10. grabbyhands says:

    He might fire Mueller, he might not. Will it really change anything either way? Nope.

    We’re stuck with this lunatic for the foreseeable future and no one is going to be able to rein him in unless things change drastically at the mid terms. Hopefully we don’t have another case of “Well, it’s so obvious that he’s terrible! I don’t have to worry about putting in any extra effort into voting etc”, but I’m not confident.

    That press conference praise a thon was obscene. For a man that insists that he never asked Comey for loyalty, that sure had all the earmarks of a set up of ” you WILL tell the press how great you think I am or there will be grave consequences”. The fact that he did it in front of the press is gross and a little terrifying.

  11. Patricia says:

    There are not enough failsafes in our government against the rise of an ignorant, racist, blatantly treasonous dictator rising to power. I guess founders thought the votes of the American people would keep someone like Trump from ever attaining the office, and keep a craven, abusive congress out of power.
    They underestimated the ignorance of the population we now have. It’s a scary time.

    • Who ARE These People? says:

      The fact that 40% remain supportive of Trump regardless of question…this is not a small minority, this is a strong minority. Nearly 1 of every 2 Americans surveyed are okay with this situation to some degree. It’s even a larger percentage than the estimated proportion of Americans leaning authoritarian in their personality type (about 30%?).

      • fiorucci says:

        Really? That surprises me as Hillary got more of the vote , and I didn’t think 40 of Americans even voted for him because not everyone votes. Plus I thought some of his voters regret it now.

    • Non-American says:

      Don’t forget that the whole world suffers if that psychotic buffoon starts a nuclear war.

      Thanks America.

  12. Maria F. says:

    the fact that the senate can pass such an important law without anybody seeing it, is terrifying.

    Also:

    http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/12/1671161/-Republican-senators-say-their-phones-aren-t-ringing-to-save-the-ACA-so-here-s-the-contact-list

    • Rapunzel says:

      They’re phones aren’t ringing cause they turned them off, or forwarded them to message services. They’re all ignoring reality.

    • Who ARE These People? says:

      But they were ringing before. They are required to at least tally votes and there likely has been a significant drop. People are tired, “hoping against hope” for the chimera of impeachement, or feeling hopeless. The media isn’t covering the health care bill partly because the Senate is hiding it.

      202 224 3121 for the Congressional switchboard, and you can ask for the health-care legislative assistant

      Colorado, Pennsylvania, Arizona are among the states with senators who might – might – be persuaded to vote “NO”

      • Kitten says:

        But this is largely due to the fact that MSM and even a lot of Dems (and of course Cons) were confidently saying that it would never pass the Senate. I think people got complacent like, “it didn’t pass before, it won’t pass again” even though political experts were out there saying that it very likely could and probably would pass the Senate once it was revised.

      • Who ARE these people? says:

        Kitten I think you’re right about complacency and it has resulted in so much trouble.

  13. Rice says:

    Half expected to see Spicey hiding in the bushes behind Drumpf.

  14. Persian says:

    This is too crazy , I need to go and scream into a pillow !

    • Giddy says:

      Screaming into a pillow, howling at the moon, drinking too much vodka…nothing helps. The racist orange blob with glued-down cotton candy hair is still the occupant of the Oval Office. So I’m still resisting and boycotting any company that that supports Bigly. As for that nauseating video of the cabinet members praising Dear Leader, I hope that moment will be what they are remembered for.

      • Persian says:

        Well I’m not an american I’m one of the few liberal people who lives in middle east and is seriously concerned about US and the world because this Idiot is in power now!
        If i was american i would do anything in my power as a citizen to stop this abomination.
        so for now I’ll scream into the pillow and hope American Democracy doesn’t fail us.

      • third ginger says:

        Thank you. My best to you.

  15. Alex says:

    I hope he fires him because it might be enough to flip a ton of seats in midterms. Do I think the GOP is going to do anything? No but if we flip the house then yes

    That is if the Dems don’t sink themselves first (looking at you Sanders)

    • Who ARE These People? says:

      And with Bloomberg reporting the Russians (attempted to) interfere with the electoral process in about 39 states… something has to be done NOW to keep that 2018 midterm election safe. Because they are still there and can still do it, and their techniques and targeting can only improve.

      • Rapunzel says:

        I fear Trump will try to use the Russian interference to cancel elections. I can see him saying that we can’t hold an election till the Russia interference is gone. His supporters would buy this too, most likely.

      • Lady D says:

        Your Constitution doesn’t prevent that?

      • Tiffany :) says:

        39 states!!!!?!?! HOLY CRAP. I didn’t know it was that bad. I thought the NSA leak said 8 states had been targeted after the voting machine company employee hack. Wow, that is terrifying!

      • Alex says:

        Considering what’s been happening the GOP has sh*t all over the constitution

    • Kitten says:

      @Alex- OT but I’m arguing again with the BF this morning over Shaun King/Joy Anne Reid beef over Sanders. So tired of repeating the same thing over and over to him regarding Sanders’ messaging to the black community. His response is to send me links of black women who support Bernie. I told him that if he wants to truly hear black women, he should read about dissenting opinions about Bernie’s messaging and platform.

      I sent him a few links but do you or any PoC commenters have any recs for links that could help him to better understand? I sent him this http://www.forharriet.com/2015/10/black-women-and-bernie-sanders-why.html#axzz4jtFgJ81H and he said he’s following Danielle on Twitter now (progress?) but anything else would be greatly appreciated.

      • Alex says:

        Reign of April on twitter is also a good one to look at. She’s consistently talked about her issues with Bernie AND the DNC.

        As a black woman who voted for Bernie in the primary (and subsequently loathed him afterwards) his messaging is that he can leave us out until he needs our votes. Ie Sanders wants to leave out identity politics because he wants to pander to white middle America. Except overall those people will never vote blue so what’s the point? I cannot leave my identity behind anymore than the next person so I find it ridiculous that I’m supposed to wait in line (the one I’m in the back of already). Parts of the DNC is buying it and they will be the reason why we stay home…again.

        Plus Sanders criticizes the DNC platform but in the next breath says he helped write it. He wants to revolutionize the party but is not a registered Dem nor would he share his registry with the party. So which is it? Sanders is out for himself and I’m over letting old white dudes decide my future.

      • Kitten says:

        Thanks, Alex, I’ll definitely check out Reign of April and suggest to BF.

        I hear you so much.
        I wish I could have you or some of the other WoC commenters here school him.
        Because it starts to feel a bit weird/awkward when two white people argue ad nauseum about black feelings….why I wanted some links to WoC bloggers/writers/activists/etc so he could hear it from the source.

      • Alex says:

        I see you. And take good that you are looking for the source. Nothing more annoying than having people talk about your feelings when they can just talk TO YOU (metaphorically speaking).

  16. RBC says:

    Is trump trying to sow the seeds of another civil war in the US? On one side you have deep rooted ,widespread anger and disgust with this administration. Then on the other side you have his diehard supporters who reject any criticism of him and then go after his critics with such viciousness. It is frightening to watch what is happening in the US.

    • Kiki says:

      And this is ALL the fault of the TRUMP SUPPORTERS.

    • Who ARE These People? says:

      I think he’s trying to sow the seeds of anything that makes him more money and embellishes his ego (and maybe protect himself from criminal and civil prosecution/Russian compromat). To get this he lets the chips fall where they may.

  17. Monsi says:

    That video of him making the cabinet members take turns to praise him.. Wow. That massive yet fragile ego. That’s what happens when you don’t hug your child.

    I saw many people on Twitter trolling Trump saying he was too much of a coward or weak to fire Mueller, and it was funny, but have people thought what happens if Mueller is actually fired? He’s probably our best chance to know what happened… And if he fires him, sure it would be an undeniable sign of Trump’s guilt and the parallels between Watergate and this would be even more evident, but do you think the Republicans are going to do anything about it? They go out of their way to come up with excuses to defend him, no matter how stupid and silly they are, they literally have no shame. At best 4 of them will say it’s disturbing and that would be it. No chance of impeachment under Republican control.

    Republicans have embraced Trump because all the mess and the caos keep the world distracted of their( so far successful) reverse robin hood agenda.

    • wolfpup says:

      Heartbreaking but true – Republicans have embraced Trump because all the mess and his chaos keep the world distracted of their reverse Robin Hood agenda. They are successful, at this point.

      Reverse Robin Hood agenda!

      My best friend from 7th grade voted for Trump. She is Mormon, and said the issue for her was insulating the US with a Bible-believing supreme court judge – I am so angry at her, for not voting character for a man who is president of the US – who embarrasses every thinking soul, because he does not understand the geopolitical map or even the names of other countries – and whether or not they are considered valued like NATO. My point is that my friend voted for him because she is biblical in her views,; afraid of gays and trans, and want all women to not have sex, except with their husbands where abortion is never considered – although having 10 children is fine! Yes, these weirdos live in America and vote.

      They believe that the earth was created in 7 days and that science is a changing profession with no need to believe in global warming. They only believe in the Bible (well, she does have additional Mormon scriptural utter nonsenses). However, they don’t don’t care about what we see occurring – they are merely waiting for the “rapture”. Jesus will save them, and all they need do is believe, while the earth, our Holy mother is being raped by human silliness.

    • Tiffany :) says:

      One thing that comforts me is that Comey was saying, even though he was removed from the investigation, the investigation continued. I would like to think that even if Mueller is fired, the FBI will continue their work. (crosses fingers)

  18. Tess says:

    Wow, a possible repeat of the Saturday Night Massacre… he is determined to out-do Nixon!

  19. Rapunzel says:

    He’s whining on twitter AGAIN about fake news and the travel ban being rejected. And retweeting random praise from a random follower. Typical.

    If he fires Mueller, there needs to be so much outrage and protests that Congress has no choice but to start impeachment proceedings.

  20. Radley says:

    This is the epitome of privilege. When you’re completely batsh*t, also incompetent and pose an imminent threat to millions of people, but no one near you will say so. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could never. The National Guard would have physically removed them from the oval office by now.

    His cabinet are the most shameless collection of sycophants I’ve ever seen. I have no respect for any of them. There’s more dignity in turning in your resignation at this point. Pathetic.

  21. Eric says:

    Covfefe Emperor Zero…covfefe

  22. Rapunzel says:

    Oy…he’s on his second fake news rant of the morning! And starting in on Loretta Lynch and “but Hillary”ing. Lord help us all.

    • Kitten says:

      His obsession and the Right’s obsession with HRC is seriously unnerving.

      • wolfpup says:

        Changing the narrative is their attempt to hide sins.

        Seriously raise your hand if you believe that Donald Trump is honest, and not a liar! Deny reality, and everything he says on Twitter and elsewhere. Who in the world could ever believe that he is an honest man? His supporters do not look at his record – they just love his reality show when he says, “you’re fired!”

        One of my main concerns about removing him from office are the millions who will go without healthcare or food stamps – that is the elderly and infants of our country. These Republicans force birth and then are unwilling to provide for the mother and child. There is no reason that a woman would wish to not give birth to her own child – except the lack of a supporting community. In my opinion, it is the Republicans that abort the children of our country. Can you imagine going hungry?

  23. Amy Tennant says:

    We have to take back Congress. The midterm elections are vitally important. I think we can do it. I don’t have a lot of hope of anything good until then.

  24. Magnoliarose says:

    Congress is not supportive of firing Mueller. I think it is a bridge too far.
    Hopefully, it won’t take a natural disaster to wake people up but only Katrina exposed Bush’s shortcomings.

    Yesterday’s honor parade for The great leader, the magnificent and benevolent, the blessed and beloved, the divine ruler and chosen son of the universe, the sun, moon, and stars…the one, the only, most intelligent king, father of the nation, Commander of all that is righteous was interesting. Preibus presented him with a flower wreath on bended knee and they were going to show Bannon putting a bejeweled crown on his head but they thought that might been a little over the top.

    • wolfpup says:

      Well, they think about Jesus in the same sentence as Drumph! What a scourge religion is becoming!

    • holly hobby says:

      What next? Is he going to demand a lard ass statue of himself next to Lincoln?

      A really hate this F—ker! I’ve never said that about any president before (that includes the Bushes).

  25. honeybee blues says:

    Having cut my professional teeth with 13 years in DC, many of those years spent in the employee of the Shriver branch of the Kennedy family, I am most certainly a Beltway Insider. Here is the most important thing to consider regarding how far the GOP will protect the loon: right up until their careers are threatened. They are career politicians and have no other teat on which to suckle; he’s an outsider, and always will be. DC may be home to more than one million, but it is a very, VERY small town. And, like LA, it’s a one-industry town. All else serves as the backdrop to and in support of that industry. And everyone talks.

    So, they also know he doesn’t want to be there, is bored, unhinged, etc., and as such can pretty easily convince him to resign by threatening to publicly withdraw support and begin criticizing his every move. He’ll resign first. His crystal ego couldn’t handle it. The GOP will give him the option of an “honorable discharge,” with something like needing to avoid a potential “conflict of interest recently brought to his attention.” They know they will have to let him save face, or he’ll spill all the tea. I know and have know people as shortsighted as the GOP, but not many. It’s notable. They let this happen. They know he can’t even spell “discretion,” so he can hold their feet to the fires, but he’s so easily placated, they’ll be able to buy his cooperation. All that is only if they don’t already have something so damning on him that capitulation would be immediate. DC was built on a swamp and will always be a den of vipers. Someone is holding the receipts on 45, and they will use them when they see their own ship taking on water. NO career politician will go down with this tool. At least not intentionally. Hopefully the hole in the GOP hull is already beyond repair, and the midterms will deliver a massive, unsurvivable wave of Blue upon them, and the country’s political map will be a much different hue.

    • Magnoliarose says:

      Interesting. I believe it. Did you ever get to go to Hyannis Port? I am kidding…but did you?
      DC is like Hollywood. They don’t ditch a person either not until they no longer make money at the box office.

      • honeybee blues says:

        No to HP, but spent a lot of time at the Potomac home. Oh the stories I have…and some I can tell. They were great years. I was the Exec. Asst. to the late Honorable Sargent Shriver, and speechwriter for both him and his wife, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. The hardest working years of my life, and some of the best. I hated living in DC, but the job made it a lot more exciting. I met EVERYONE! Mid 90s. Clinton was in office and we ALL had money…good times, sigh.

  26. I Choose Me says:

    Holy f-ck! I mean . . . I can’t. Is this real life? Can I have an alternate Drumpf free reality please.

  27. Sharon says:

    If he does that, it proves obstruction of justice.

  28. B n A fn says:

    Comey should run for office. Listening to him and sessions its like me night and day. Sessions sounded like a bumbling fool. Comey came off as highly intelligent and truthful. Also, this would drive the orange one even more cray cray.

  29. Kloops says:

    Not American, but a keen observer because let’s face it, a threat to US democracy is a threat to all democracies. If the US with its constitution falls, we all fall. I’m thanking your Founding Fathers every day for having the foresight to mitigate this type of constitutional crisis. Currently, two branches of the US government are in jeopardy, but I have every confidence the Judicial branch and the legion of patriots behind them will eventually bring this nightmare to an end. You have a democracy and constitution worth fighting for. Stay strong, patriots! Keep fighting the good fight. You’re on the right side of history.

  30. LAK says:

    I really believe i’m living in the twilight zone. To live through times where someone like Robert Mueller is supported by liberals, nevermind republicans.

    I guess the nobel peace prize team better polish their prize to gand it to Kissinger again.