The spectacle of Scott Pruitt going through confirmation hearings after all that has come out might almost make this worth it.
But “almost” only. Just the prospect of someone so absolutely corrupt as Pruitt becoming Attorney General is positively revolting.
So…Sessions is behind the Pruitt takedown? It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
But, but Sessions is trying so hard to give you all the ponies a 72 year-old child could ever ask for!!
He’s already been confirmed for the EPA post so I think he wouldn’t have to be confirmed again for AG.
Different committees have jurisdiction. I am pretty sure that he would have to be confirmed for a new, unrelated post.
What could go wrong?!
I heard it was Rob Porter.
Does Pruitt even have a law degree? I thought he came from the business community. I could be wrong, and probably am.
I’m astounded that Pruitt has lasted to C.O.B. on Thursday, and yet there Trump is, praising him today. Just goes to show that my level of cynicism has not been sufficient to cope with our current situation.
the President…believes that he and his aides are being unfairly targeted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller
I’m really tired of reading sentences like this. The President does NOT think he’s being unfairly targeted. The President DOES want to contain/constrain/obstruct Mueller’s investigation.
This Fox Newsesque, “fair and balanced” idea that Trump just wants Meuller to stop being a meanie is total bullshit.
Gahhhhh!
I hope this floater only circled once before disappearing down the toilet. Pruitt is probably the most corrupt of all the corrupt cabinet members
I have serious doubts that Pruitt could pass through the Senate but why waste the time to find out?
“A prominent Washington attorney advising one member of the administration said choosing Pruitt to replace Sessions would make sense because, as a member of the Cabinet who has already been confirmed by the Senate, Pruitt could serve in an acting capacity until he is formally nominated.”
Still hoping to fire Mueller and survive. Keep those marching boots ready.
From Wikipedia:
“Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma who is the fourteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Nominated for the position by President Donald Trump, Pruitt was confirmed by the United States Senate to lead the EPA on February 17, 2017.”
Remember the old “rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titantic” comparison??
Word is The EPA lawyer who resigned this week, Samantha Dravis, Porter’s former girlfriend, ratted out Porter’s abuse of women to the WH. Porter then sought revenge by ratting out Pruitt. Which leads me to wonder if Dravis and Pruitt had a fling going on.
Oh, this is all so deliciously political feeding frenzy cannibalistic.
If that call should come ( i don’t think it will) Mueller will jot something down on a sticky note and ask someone to retrieve it and go file it in court. He ain’t going anywhere, and he’s ready for any stupid shit that comes.
Too much noise would come from that decision (likely from the senior senator from Iowa).