{"id":28721,"date":"2017-07-25T13:32:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=28721"},"modified":"2017-07-25T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T20:32:42","slug":"why-mueller-may-be-toast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/25\/why-mueller-may-be-toast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Mueller May Be Toast"},"content":{"rendered":"

How would you like to entrust America’s future to Senate Majority Leader, Bought Bitch Mitch McConnell (R-KY)?  Frankly, I’d feel more secure putting my kitty dingles in a vice!  However, we may not have any choice in the matter.  There are strong indications that Putin’s Puppet intends to wait for the Senate to go on vacation, fire Sessions, and replace him using a recess appointment.  The only way to prevent it is for McConnell to keep the Senate nominally in session.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"BoughtBitchMitch\"<\/p>\n

As soon as Congress goes into recess, Donald Trump will have the opportunity to remove special prosecutor Robert Mueller\u2014unless Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stops him.<\/p>\n

What will McConnell do?<\/p>\n

Our Constitution provides Trump with a simple two-step process to rid himself of the meddlesome prosecutor he so fears.<\/p>\n

First, when Congress starts its August recess, Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns, which Trump has been signaling him to do. Trump could fire Sessions, but for reasons explained below would rather not. Sessions cannot fire Mueller because he recused himself from the Russia investigation, in which he is entangled.<\/p>\n

Second, while Congress is in recess, Trump appoints a new attorney general. A Trump toady can immediately take the oath of office and a minute later fire Mueller.<\/p>\n

The instant attorney general replacement is possible because our Senate cannot give its advise and consent when it is in recess. The framers of our Constitution, in an era before jets or even trains, provided for that circumstance in the third clause in Article II, Section 2<\/a> of our Constitution:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given Trump\u2019s ease in finding unqualified people to fill high positions in our government, finding someone so craven that they would fire Mueller just so they can serve 18 months as our 85th Attorney General would be easy…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From <DC Report<\/a>><\/font><\/p>\n

Lawrence O’Donnell discussed this possibility with a panel of "experts".<\/font><\/p>\n