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"But the context has changed. Trump is now the head of the government that he is accusing of conspiring against him politically. Therefore, his attacks against US government institutions, including the FBI, but which have also included the wider intelligence community and the judiciary are far more polarizing politically and risk causing long-term damage to already fragile trust in government.
They could even have constitutional implications since Trump is attacking the very system set up to constrain presidential power and to ensure integrity at the pinnacle of US government.
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It's possible that the former FBI director concludes that there was no evidence of collusion by the Trump campaign during the election, and the President did not obstruct justice in the firing of his successor at the bureau James Comey.
But given the Flynn plea deal, it appears clear he has bigger targets than the former national security adviser in his sights.
In that light, attacks by Trump and the GOP on Mueller and the bureau could be an attempt to discredit any eventual conclusions that Mueller might deliver to Congress -- be they favorable or unfavorable to the President.
The simultaneous political and media campaign against Mueller, meanwhile, is raising concerns that the President has embarked on an attempt to solidify his political base and frame a political rationale for supporters in Congress to oppose any eventual move toward impeachment. The idea would be that if the system of legal accountability represented by Mueller and the FBI is "rigged" and "sick," it cannot be trusted to deliver a fair verdict on the President, a conceit that has staggering political implications."
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/12/09/politics/donald-trump-rigged-sick-institutions/index.html
The strength of our institutions is about to be tested.
brush
(53,782 posts)Guess we just have to accept the inevitable, repugs are gonna cheat to try to win elections.
We just have to GOTV more than they can cheat.
orangecrush
(19,563 posts)they seem to be able to rig it.
We have to work 10 times harder, they make it harder every time they win.
RainCaster
(10,879 posts)orangecrush
(19,563 posts)was the word used.
And I believe it to be accurate.
randr
(12,412 posts)orangecrush
(19,563 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)orangecrush
(19,563 posts)Mueller had started dropping depth charges.
nocalflea
(1,387 posts)For the well known influencers and pols, I'm sure the FBI thanks them for exposing themselves.
orangecrush
(19,563 posts)he can take on the FBI.
Let's see how that works out for him.
mopinko
(70,112 posts)louis gomert didnt research those names himself. someone handed out those talking points. i want to know who did it.
if it came out of the white house.......