Trump considering firing Rosenstein to check Mueller

[Julian Englis]

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, multiple people familiar with the discussions tell CNN, a move that has gained urgency following the raid of the office of the President's personal lawyer.

Such an action could potentially further Trump's goal of trying to put greater limits on special counsel Robert Mueller.

This is one of several options -- including going so far as to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions -- Trump is weighing in the aftermath of the FBI's decision Monday to raid the office of Michael Cohen, the President's personal lawyer and longtime confidant. Officials say if Trump acts, Rosenstein is his most likely target, but it's unclear whether even such a dramatic firing like this would be enough to satisfy the President.

Trump has long been angry at top Justice Department officials, who he feels have not done enough to protect him from Mueller's ongoing probe. But two sources said the raid could mark a tipping point that would prompt the President to take more aggressive action against the special counsel

Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/10/politics/trump-rod-rosenstein-robert-mueller/index.html

[Corgigal]

1. He's got to consider everything

cause he's corrupt. Brilliant move Republican Party, and he's not even a republican. So if we have no rule of law anymore, who opens all the jails and prisons?

[George II]

2. What he doesn't understand is that the job of the AG and the DOJ is to uphold the law....

....not protect him.

That's the job of............hahahahha......guffaw......chuckle.....sorry, hard to say this....Michael Cohen!

[BigmanPigman]

3. He can change the rules.

I didn't know that. Preet Bharara was on CNN and he knows his stuff. I didn't know that could happen and now I am worried. The moron will still get busted for felonies with the Stormy campaign payments though.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. Trump thinks DOJ lawyers should act exactly like Michael Cohen.

He believes they should all be fixers who are loyal only to him. Running head-on into the rule of law is a new experience for him.

What I can't believe are his advisors that say they (Trump, Fox News and the GOPers in Congress) have sufficiently tarnished the reputation of the DOJ and FBI that the public won't react if Trump does the unspeakable and fires Mueller.

And they might be right.

[wiggs]

5. That's why we've heard from a few gop today about how Trump shouldn't fire Mueller...but

when Trump fires Rosenstein and directs his successor to 'limit' or 'rein in' or otherwise modify the scope of Mueller's investigation? Why haven't they weighed in on that? What will they say when it happens? Same effect...saving Trump from all the money laundering, crime family stuff that is where the proof is of conspiracy...

[wiggs]

6. Does Deputy AG need confirmation? nt

[elocs]

7. Yes, Rosenstein was confirmed 24 April 2017 94-6. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Worked out so well for Nixon

[Kablooie]

9. And who will he install in his place?

Who in his right mind would take the job on the condition he fire Mueller?
It would be a roller coaster right into prison.

Maybe Giuliani?