***Pete Williams just reported Rosenstein no longer in charge of Mueller invrstigation***

[NewsCenter28]

Whittaker is in charge of Mueller now, per NBC's Williams.

[SouthernIrish]

1. Congress can still investigate

Right?

[edhopper]

37. Yes

but they can't indict anyone. And any impeachment dies in the Senate.

[BigmanPigman]

2. What the Hell?!?

Is he fired? Sessions was fired...not resigned.

[NewsCenter28]

8. Pete read the letter

From Seesions' letter: 'At your request, I resign'

[underpants]

3. Who's Whitaker?

[2naSalit]

7. New AG, acting until

he passes confirmation.

[underpants]

18. Sorry I should have looked that up. N/t

[2naSalit]

19. If it's a recess appointment

he can only serve for a year, then has to go through confirmation.

[EffieBlack]

25. Not a recess appointment

He'll be acting AG. And, you're right - he can only serve for a limited time before having to be confirmed or replaced.

[2naSalit]

29. Okay. I haven't looked into that in a while

Thanks for clarification. I think I just heard on a news livestream that it's 230 days or so and that he can continue to serve while a new AG is being confirmed so that's in line with what you said.

[NewsCenter28]

10. Sessions chief of staff

N/T

[2naSalit]

4. There are only 16 days of Congress being in session for the rest of 2018!

So don't freak out, there are ways to deal with this in a few weeks.

[meadowlark5]

5. That was quick

I guess the thugs needed to move fast to shut everything down before dems got in in January.

[2naSalit]

11. A combination of

temper tantrum and panic. He can't handle that he lost the House and he can't help but rage in whatever way happens.

[underpants]

20. I'm guessing that between that presser and possible Jr. indictment

AND the election (Montana may have pushed him over the edge) Trump just flipped out and had an eruption behind closed doors.

[2naSalit]

24. I'm thinking that's the case.

And I am sure that our keeping Tester pushed him over the edge. That was personal to him and he said so many times. He came here four times, jr at least three and pence was here at least twice.

They really invested in ousting Tester and were DENIED.


I'm a Montana voter and I am thrilled to have participated in that denial of epic proportion for the ego of chump.

[Wawannabe]

27. Lived in Lolo

When we fired Burns in 2006!

[2naSalit]

30. I was elswhere in the state

but I voted in that one too. He was such a tool. So was Baccus, not sure which was worse.

[underpants]

35. Yes!

[MontanaMama]

28. I sure hope Montana pushed him over the edge.

This is all happening sooner than I anticipated however.

[underpants]

34. Congrats

and thanks to all Montanans

[MontanaMama]

36. Thanks underpants.

Lots of relief in blue Missoula today. Glad that not every person I rub elbows with at the grocery store is a freaking deplorable!!!

[Blue_true]

33. So Tester survived. Last I saw he was 4,000 behind with 12,000 to be counted.

Great to hear. I am sure that the orange maggot is pissed, he really wanted Tester's head.

[bdamomma]

15. There's a new sheriff/s

in town.

[Bfd]

6. Desperately covering his criminal ass. Panic move Mr Trump, P.A.N.I.C.

[Takket]

9. One day after we win the house

WHAT A COINCIDENCE!!!!

If Mueller gets fired, time for a coup

[2naSalit]

14. Already has been a coup

we will reverse it. This is just what we expected but now that we have the House this can be picked up on day one for the next Congress. House committees are now being formed and will be operational on that very day. Mueller can be employed by the House cmtes. and there was some mention of having him testify to them.

[Corgigal]

23. They better come in,

arm to arm hooked, and hold a wall. That's all they need to do.

[Sanity Claws]

12. The indictments will be made public.

They will go on regardless of Jeffy or Rosenstein.

[Honeycombe8]

13. Yep. We knew all hell was waiting until after the mid-terms. Poor Rosenstein.

He probably knew. But I guess Trump was afraid to fire him?

[2naSalit]

16. Was restrained by

staffers.

[Corvo Bianco]

17. Excuse me?

[GoCubsGo]

21. Well, that didn't take long.

Here's hoping Mueller turns everything he has over to Schiff, et al.

[toddwv]

22. Doesn't he have to be confirmed by Senate?

Release the report... NOW.

[still_one]

26. yes he is, and I expect that Whitaker, the acting AG will fire Mueller, and it will be during the

Congressional Recess

[Sunsky]

31. Whittaker should recuse himself

He clearly shows bias towards one side.

[Blue_true]

32. That Orange fuck really is obstructing justice.

Unless Whitaker want prison like HR Halderman and John Erlichman (Nixon henchmen), he had better be careful. Both served prison terms and died disgraced.