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highplainsdem

(48,993 posts)
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 08:14 PM Feb 2018

Kristol: Trump tweet about "illegal" investigation laying groundwork to fire Mueller, issue pardons






"This whole Witch Hunt is an illegal disgrace..." To the degree this is more than Trump lashing out and venting, he is presumably trying to lay the groundwork for firing Mueller and pardoning the victims of the Witch Hunt.



I wondered about this, too. Trump used the word "illegal" twice today while ranting about the investigation:










As Kristol said, this might just be venting...but Trump could be winding himself and his base up so he can get rid of Mueller on this pretext.
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Kristol: Trump tweet about "illegal" investigation laying groundwork to fire Mueller, issue pardons (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2018 OP
We're screwed, Faux knows more than Mueller.....Oh Noes!!!!! spanone Feb 2018 #1
Lashing out and venting? More like frothing and raving. unblock Feb 2018 #2
Get it done, Donny boy. Go ahead. Prove Eyeball_Kid Feb 2018 #3
It would be a great time for the Senate to step up and defend Mueller's investigation... kentuck Feb 2018 #4
No way in hell did trump read the Dem memo. NightWatcher Feb 2018 #5
Well, on Foxxx website they claim a link to the memo...but it links to the Nunes memo. Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #18
I honestly dont know what I would do if he pardons everyone. badhair77 Feb 2018 #6
Have faith PJMcK Feb 2018 #9
Thanks. It just seems trump never has to face consequences. badhair77 Feb 2018 #17
The Con is an illegal President n/t malaise Feb 2018 #7
The Con is an illegal immigrant.... Elwood P Dowd Feb 2018 #8
Send him back malaise Feb 2018 #10
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Feb 2018 #13
We have to stop this genyus soon. BSdetect Feb 2018 #11
Oh we know trump.. he's trying to lay Cha Feb 2018 #12
Thing is he is clueless about laying any groundwork...tweets are going to need a robust legal Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #19
Yes, first and foremost for his base.. Cha Feb 2018 #20
The trump crime syndicate Horizens Feb 2018 #14
Is there an opinion on this that doesn't come from a Trump path-paver? JHB Feb 2018 #15
the thing that is so silly about this................ Takket Feb 2018 #16

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
3. Get it done, Donny boy. Go ahead. Prove
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 08:20 PM
Feb 2018

you really believe you are above the law. I can’t wait.

You have no idea what will happen to you.

Arrogance is a terrible thing to waste.

kentuck

(111,098 posts)
4. It would be a great time for the Senate to step up and defend Mueller's investigation...
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 08:24 PM
Feb 2018

But, I will not hold my breath.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
5. No way in hell did trump read the Dem memo.
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 08:39 PM
Feb 2018

Pardon Manafort Monday, just so The NY AG will file charges Tuesday and then book him and hold him in jail pending trial. This time Manafort cannot put up the property that he did to secure his federal release from bail.

Do it, chicken shit.

badhair77

(4,218 posts)
6. I honestly dont know what I would do if he pardons everyone.
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 08:41 PM
Feb 2018

I get a sense of helplessness just thinking about it. I guess I’d need to take to the streets. Hopefully others would be there before me.

badhair77

(4,218 posts)
17. Thanks. It just seems trump never has to face consequences.
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 09:59 PM
Feb 2018

I wonder if RM knows how many are putting their faith in him.

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
8. The Con is an illegal immigrant....
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 09:00 PM
Feb 2018

from a galaxy far, far away. He reminds me of the Star Trek episode where Captain Kirk and the gang encountered a spoiled, rich brat who was given his own planet to mismanage.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
19. Thing is he is clueless about laying any groundwork...tweets are going to need a robust legal
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 11:19 PM
Feb 2018

framework, if that is even possible now, to issue pardons when one has pled guilty, and not a Twitter screed.

His "groundwork" is for his confused base...he must sense it from his not as good as last year CPAC reception. And the exposure of his great Florida and Penn. rallies in the campaign as being the product of Russian spies and not his own magnetism must be a great wound to his ego.

Cha

(297,269 posts)
20. Yes, first and foremost for his base..
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 12:36 AM
Feb 2018

it's FAKE news to get them brainwashed so they'll understand if he tries to fire Mueller and pardon anyone.

Surely he's heard that much from his weasely treasonous son-in-law and john Kelly.

 

Horizens

(637 posts)
14. The trump crime syndicate
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 09:53 PM
Feb 2018

trump will pull the plug on Mueller. He and the entire trump crime syndicate are guilty on numerous counts.

JHB

(37,160 posts)
15. Is there an opinion on this that doesn't come from a Trump path-paver?
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 09:57 PM
Feb 2018

I'd kinda like a second opinion from someone who doesn't have a track record of "head up his ass".

Takket

(21,573 posts)
16. the thing that is so silly about this................
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 09:57 PM
Feb 2018

even if some "shenanigans" were involved with getting a warrant to watch carter page............

That doesn't change Flynn

it doesn't change Papadopolous

it doesn't change Gates

it doesn't change any of these OTHER people that are indicted or already plead guilty.

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