Could POTUS Donnie fire Mueller before he even steps inside – PB/TK
Mueller isn’t entirely shielded from Trump, but firing him would cause a colossal fallout – By Kerry Eleveld / May 18 2017
Just as soon as it was announced that former FBI director Robert Mueller would be taking over the Trump-Russia investigation as special counsel, the question of whether Trump could yet again fire someone who was getting too close to the truth arose. Answer: Yes.
In fact, moments after the announcement, investigative journalist Michael Isikoff opined on how the choice likely wouldn’t make Trump particularly happy.
“i can foresee an outcome down the road if Mueller gets too aggressive, Trump — and knowing what we know about Trump — will start thinking about a Saturday Night Massacre. We’re not there yet. We’re a long way from that, but I’m just saying you can see the ingredients already there for that.”
So yes, it could happen. Even though the Attorney General (Rosenstein in this case) is singularly imbued with the power to remove the special counsel, Trump could order Rosenstein to do it and fire him if he doesn’t.
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