Itâs like when you were out drinking during your misspent youth and you made it clear to a friend who was further along than you that if he started a fight in the bar you were heading for he was on his own.
Grassley added, perhaps in an attempt to communicate directly with the President, that Mueller âwould appreciate being fired so he would have an excuse for getting out of [the probe],â which Grassley said âlooks like a dead end,â in terms of evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia.
Huh??
I am impressed, Grassley actual said something that is somewhat confrontational towards Trump. But we all know that Grassley will fold like a cheap suit if push comes to shove.
Yeah, âa dead endâ. Kinda like your senate career, Chuck.
If you read it as a huge lie to a gullible moron it makes a lot more sense. 
âI have confidence in the Mueller, the President ought to have confidence in Mueller."
I think Trump has plenty of confidence that Mueller knows what heâs doing. Hence the panicky rage.
Donât they allâŚ
I wonder where Ryan and McConnell are hiding about now?
What heâs not saying here is that there will be any consequences from the Republican-controlled Congress. Heâs saying the consequences would be felt in November, not that his copartisans would impeach him now. Which is also to say, effectively, that he will face no consequences as long as the GOP controls Congress.
âGrassley Appeals To Trump: Firing Mueller Would Be Presidential âSuicideââ
Sure, Chuck. But only if Republicans in Congress were to reverse evolution and grow actual, working spines.
Just because itâs political suicide doesnât mean he shouldnât do it. I think I have some political rope here somewhere I could tie a political noose with if need beâŚ
Push, shove, presidential suicide; nice combo of words going on there.
The chair of the Senate Committee that would be responsible for managing an impeachment case calls a certain potential action on the part of the President âsuicideâ. Doesnât that sound like the Washington establishment (for all of its many many many failings) firing a shot across Mr Trumpâs bow? Not that Mr Trump has the insight or simple capacity to listen to such warnings, unfortunately⌠That the President said anything after hearing about the search of Mr Cohenâs premises is astonishingly imprudent and risky. That he said what he said makes almost any action in the future to block further work by Mr Mueller outright obstruction of justice by providing a manifest mens rea. Truly, we have an uncontrolled sociopath in the most prominent position in this country, and one who cannot keep his mouth shut for any reason whatsoever. Strange times!
Iâm so tired of hearing this. They keep threatening him with this so it sounds like they will do their job. If not, itâs a win win for us - we will pick up more votes in November and weâre taking Congress back and weâll do it ourselves.
If they wonât do their job weâll do ti for them m - this country belongs to US. Not to them - they work for us.
Cadet bone spurs canât even get genders correct. Itâs not a âwitch huntâ, itâs a âwarlock huntâ.
Yes. And itâs not the first time. Heâs been told over and over that firing Mueller is the Rubicon he canât cross without consequences.
I think this is a little bit eleven-dimensional-chess-y. I donât think Grassley is really all that nuanced. If he were, I definitely do not think he would trust Donald Trump to pick up on that nuance.
âThis would be presidential suicideâ requires an awful lot of nuance to #wellactually interpret into âpsst, weâll let you do itâ. I think the more logically parsimonious reading of âthis would be presidential suicideâ is âthis would be presidential suicideâ.
I know itâs hard, when weâre living a historical moment, to know when something is a big deal and/or when it is a Big Deal. This isnât a Big Deal on the level of proposing legislation to shield the special prosecutorâs office from executive meddling, but I think it is a big deal in the sense that a high-ranking member of the Presidentâs own party is saying âdo not do this thing, you must not do this thingâ. Thatâs something that is, if not unprecedented, certainly something that carries a weighty precedent (threatening a weighty president). It didnât used to happen.
Yer winking with the wrong eye again Grassley,⌠everyone can see you doing itâŚ
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