Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

he fired AG Richardson after he wouldn't fire the independent counsel Cox.

independent counsel is coming -- guaranteed

ya think? who's gonna push for it, McConnell?

uber : city metro system : : charter schools : u.s. public education system many xps

Just when we'd all mostly descended into a horrified level of tedium, things get demonstrably interesting again, in that fresh "who the fuck even knows what's next" way.

Sessions is probably the most powerful person in the Cabinet right now, because he actually has some real world political experience and some knowledge of how the federal government works.

otfm, he's the most dangerous ogre they've got

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a GOP hack on MSNBC just moaned: "This is a huge gift for the Democrats."

he's totally gonna nominate Giuliani isn't he lol

donald trump is under investigation by the fbi and just fired the director of the fbi

can't wait for his tweets

Ana Navarro‏Verified account @ananavarro 6m6 minutes ago

Comey cost @HillaryClinton votes. Comey mislead Congress re Huma forwarding Hillary's emails. Trump fires Comey. Anybody else confused?🤷🏻‍♀️

Not a chance of an independent counsel or any real investigation unless Dems manage to retake the house in 2018.

John Barron or Barron Trump?

― nickn, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 4:57 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Why not both? Make it into a Reality Show and it'll get the best ratings!

he's totally gonna nominate Giuliani isn't he lol

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 5:02 PM (five seconds ago)

Best confirmation hearings ever if he does.

I can see the Senate's Gruesome Twosome asking for one.

I shouldn't say "independent counsel" -- "special prosecutor," I shoudl have written.

This is the interesting bit:

"The Director was wrong to usurp the Attorney General's authority on July 5, 2016" and to hold presser, Rosenstein says

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 9, 2017

The full train of tweets:

Rosenstein: ""I cannot defend the Director's handling of the conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton's emails"....Rosenstein on Comey: "I do not understand his refusal to accept the nearly universal judgment that he was mistaken."...."The Director was wrong to usurp the Attorney General's authority on July 5, 2016" and to hold presser, Rosenstein says

Given that this is coming from Rosenstein, a career employee at the DOJ since 1990, then as Josh Barro put it:

Amazing. They're firing him for being unfair to Hillary. https://t.co/knWRecSLrZ

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 9, 2017

PISS TAPE PISS TAPE PISS TAPE PISS TAPE PISS TAPE PISS TAPE PISS TAPE pic.twitter.com/R8GKinJiRu

— a political girl🚩 (@See_Em_Play) May 9, 2017

Comey cost @HillaryClinton votes. Comey mislead Congress re Huma forwarding Hillary's emails. Trump fires Comey. Anybody else confused?🤷🏻‍♀️

This is basically the Government version of Trump not paying contractors for doing work on his hotels.

Confirmation hearings are gonna be a nightmare for McConnell et al but this would seem to throw the FBI investigation and Senate investigations into total chaos, which is to GOPs advantage. More delays delays delays (long enough for them to get their tax cut). I don't see why McConnell would agree to the special prosecutor route, no matter how much pundit chatshow cage-rattling Huckleberry Butchmeup and the Maverick do.

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their excuse is their firing him for something he did almost a year ago?! that doesn't make any sense.

ok who is "Huckleberry Butchmeup" and why do y'all keep saying that

Charles Pierce's nickname for Lindsey Graham

lol at Brian Williams: "This may become known as the Tuesday Afternoon Massacre."

https://i.imgur.com/ogcQ3Rg.png

Dep AG recommendation--> pic.twitter.com/krtWrGdgvt

— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) May 9, 2017

Trump probably thinks this is a master-stroke - magnanimously repudiating the asshole who put him in office, while also (entirely coincidentally!) beheading the one agency that is investigating him for criminal malfeasance.

it's a win/win!

"watch and learn, baby, watch and learn" *walks into door frame*

well forget Lindsey:

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement Tuesday responding to President Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.
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“I know this was a difficult decision for all concerned. I appreciate Director Comey’s service to our nation in a variety of roles,” Graham said. “Given the recent controversies surrounding the director, I believe a fresh start will serve the FBI and the nation well. I encourage the President to select the most qualified professional available who will serve our nation’s interests.”

it is a v reality tv move - stretch out your odds of survival by sowing chaos and confusion among the competition. It looks transparently self-serving to me, but I can't argue w its short-term effectiveness.

The pdf of the recommendation: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3711113/Comey-White-House-DOJ-DAG.pdf

I encourage the President to select the most qualified professional available who will serve our nation’s interests.

hmm yes what are the odds President BrainStem will appoint an independent, qualified person to this critical role

starting to just feel bad for everyone who runs to Twitter or their blog for THIS TIME WE GOT HIM hot takes

FBI Director Lindsey Graham

I encourage the President to select the most qualified professional available who will serve our nation’s interests

Busey!

So who's acting head in the meantime?

Rosenstein

er wait no he's deputy AG. I'm not sure who the deputy FBI director is right now

So who's acting head in the meantime?

Tiffany.

this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_G._McCabe

he should put mike flynn in charge

Pete Williams reporting that Trump called Dianne Feinstein earlier this afternoon to let her know he was firing Comey; it's gotten "bipartisan support."

...

This is ridiculous.

The idea that he was fired for misrepresenting the huma emails is the dumbest lie i've ever heard in my entire life.

sounds like Lindsey and The Mav are 100% supportive...

Caught the end of John McCain's reaction to the Comey firing: "The president does have that authority, so I respect that."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 9, 2017

now all I can picture is Atamanuik as Trump: "I talked to a Democrat!"

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when it comes to national security, Feinstein is truly bipartisan

John McCain is a douchebag

sounds like Lindsey and The Mav are 100% supportive...

true to form!

diseased dick nominated for FBI director

twitter helpfully reminding me that sessions recused himself from the russia investigation.. and has now waded in to recommend firing the leader of that investigation