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Alethia Merritt

(147 posts) Mon May 21, 2018, 09:29 PM May 2018

I believe I understand why Rod Rosenstein is making the decisions he is making to appease Trump.

He simply does not trust the Trump SCOTUS.

This stuff is definite headed toward the SCOTUS at some point. We cannot trust the conservatives to abide by the Constitution but make all kinds of efforts to protect Trump...just like they protected Bush.

We are in serious trouble.

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I believe I understand why Rod Rosenstein is making the decisions he is making to appease Trump. (Original Post) Alethia Merritt May 2018 OP

Yes we are SHRED May 2018 #1

He also knows what Mueller is doing and when he is going to do it. Sneederbunk May 2018 #2

Rod Rosenstein is himself a right-wing conservative oberliner May 2018 #3

If that mattered he never would have opened the investigation in the first place. n/t emulatorloo May 2018 #9

Even so TheRealNorth May 2018 #13

I think he's trying to buy time until Mueller can issue more indictments. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #4

Agreed. Buying time n/t emulatorloo May 2018 #8

I knew from the day Trump announced his candidacy, that he was a walking Constitutional crisis world wide wally May 2018 #5

Clearly then he would not even be there. triron May 2018 #11

I think he should have said no. This was all legitimate and trump does not onecaliberal May 2018 #6

If he said no, he most likely would have been fired. pnwmom May 2018 #20

I think he knows any "investigation" will prove to be legit. BlueTsunami2018 May 2018 #7

Can't go there rockfordfile May 2018 #10

Well then why didn't he just fire Mueller? BlueTsunami2018 May 2018 #17

Maybe TheRealNorth May 2018 #12

he's appeasing him becuse he has no reason not to Takket May 2018 #14

Boy do I hope you are on to something! triron May 2018 #15

Do we know the informant was "placed" rather than someone already affiliated with the OhioBlue May 2018 #19

Nah. Mueller has good lawyers and Kennedy is not totally brainwashed. sharedvalues May 2018 #16

We are in serious trouble. Meowmee May 2018 #18

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. Yes we are

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 09:32 PM

May 2018

With the Justice Department caving and a rightwing majority in the SCOTUS we are in big trouble.

Sneederbunk

(14,292 posts)

2. He also knows what Mueller is doing and when he is going to do it.

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 09:33 PM

May 2018

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. Rod Rosenstein is himself a right-wing conservative

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 09:35 PM

May 2018

emulatorloo

(44,133 posts)

9. If that mattered he never would have opened the investigation in the first place. n/t

Reply to oberliner (Reply #3)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:36 PM

May 2018

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)

13. Even so

Reply to oberliner (Reply #3)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:46 PM

May 2018

He might not be a traitor, or maybe Mueller has leverage on him and has him by the balls.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,749 posts)

4. I think he's trying to buy time until Mueller can issue more indictments.

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 09:36 PM

May 2018

emulatorloo

(44,133 posts)

8. Agreed. Buying time n/t

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #4)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:35 PM

May 2018

world wide wally

(21,745 posts)

5. I knew from the day Trump announced his candidacy, that he was a walking Constitutional crisis

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:16 PM

May 2018

if he were to get anywhere near the White House.
How was this not obvious to everyone?

triron

(22,007 posts)

11. Clearly then he would not even be there.

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #5)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:42 PM

May 2018

We have become numbed by the drip, drip, drip.Germany 1930s.

onecaliberal

(32,865 posts)

6. I think he should have said no. This was all legitimate and trump does not

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:24 PM

May 2018

Have the right to direct an independent investigation into HIS campaign. So much for not being extorted.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

20. If he said no, he most likely would have been fired.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #6)

Tue May 22, 2018, 01:13 AM

May 2018

Then Trump would have replaced him, and the GOP Senate would have confirmed ANYONE (they no longer need a supermajority for this level of an appointment.) And the new guy would either get rid of Mueller or tie his hands behind his back.

We would not be better off.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,493 posts)

7. I think he knows any "investigation" will prove to be legit.

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:26 PM

May 2018

That is, that there were no improprieties on the part of the FBI.

It’s allowing Тяцмр to put the egg on his own face.

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)

10. Can't go there

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #7)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:40 PM

May 2018

Rod Rosenstein is doing what he can for the benefit of another corrupt republican.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,493 posts)

17. Well then why didn't he just fire Mueller?

Reply to rockfordfile (Reply #10)

Mon May 21, 2018, 11:13 PM

May 2018

You don’t believe any of these people believe in the rule of law and our institutions?

We might get as well just give up now if that’s the case.

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)

12. Maybe

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:44 PM

May 2018

My thinking is that he's doing what he can to buy as much time for Mueller to build his case. IF Roger Stone and especially Don Jr are close to being indicted as some have speculated, it will be a whole new game.

Takket

(21,581 posts)

14. he's appeasing him becuse he has no reason not to

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:50 PM

May 2018

he knows there is nothing there and the informant was only placed because the drumpf campaign was a well known criminal enterprise. they will double check, find nothing, and move on. plus it shuts drumpf up since complying with his request gives him nothing to whine about

triron

(22,007 posts)

15. Boy do I hope you are on to something!

Reply to Takket (Reply #14)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:52 PM

May 2018

OhioBlue

(5,126 posts)

19. Do we know the informant was "placed" rather than someone already affiliated with the

Reply to Takket (Reply #14)

Tue May 22, 2018, 12:26 AM

May 2018

campaign that witnessed nefarious acts and came forward?

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

16. Nah. Mueller has good lawyers and Kennedy is not totally brainwashed.

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:54 PM

May 2018

I think Rosenstein is trying to buy a few weeks until the big indictments come down. Mueller is closer than many people think.

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)

18. We are in serious trouble.

Reply to Alethia Merritt (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2018, 11:14 PM

May 2018

Yep, we were already in serious trouble the second the fake prez was allowed to run, which should never have happened.

This is very alarming to me at least, there are not that many posts about this that I’ve seen so far anyway. What is next?

I’m already pretty much planning to leave at some point in time, hopefully after I cant work anymore. We are pretty much disgusted with this entire country and most of the people here.

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