a new attorney general would not even need to fire Mueller.
a new attorney general could simply repeal the regulations. Mueller would go poof, and his investigation would cease. Any facts, prosecutions, and investigative material that Mueller had uncovered would then lie under the supervision of the new appointee, selected by a president who’s been vocal about his objections to Sessions’s recusal.
@clunkertruck Poor fucking fool PP, thinks women “let” men do it. They’re too horrified and shocked at that moment to do much else than “let” them and then run away crying and screaming.
That’s not how it works. A new AG can’t change the regulations regarding Mueller’s investigation. He can change them for any future special investigations, but not for ones currently in existence.
Secondly, while they could fire Mueller, they would have to have cause. And that means going before a court and making the case to fire Mueller.
So, in reality, its already out of the DoJ’s hands. Firing Sessions and co. only adds to the growing list of obstruction charges.
I absolutely agree; we talk about a bridge too far, and this would be the mother of all bridges. But it’s the kind of topic where if 100 people weigh in, there’ll be 100 POVS, one more dire than the next. But it’s gotta be done to fill the neverending 24-7 and print news cycle
