White House braces for Mueller

If there were truly nothing to worry about, Trump and his followers would keep their mouths shut and allow Mueller to conclude his investigation.

Instead, we get conspiracy theories about a lifelong republican and former Marine being a democratic pawn along with baseless claims that the investigators are bias. Funny, we have ample evidence of republicans being unable to separate their personal bias from their professionl work, but scant evidence of democrats doing so.

Can't wait, prepare for the dud of the century.

How many guilty pleas and verdicts have emanated from this "dud of the century?"

If Mueller truly had compelling evidence of illegal activity wouldn't he have a civic duty to release it prior to the election to inform voters?

No, that is not how investigations work. Investigations don't have arbitrary deadlines.

It's also not how the investigative bodies of the federal government work close to an election because it gives the impression of trying to influence the outcome of the election.

Your posts are hilariously transparent. Perhaps you would be more effective on other boards. You should ask your comrades for a transfer to a different section of the farm.

Trump abruptly altered the chain of command above Mueller on Wednesday, putting his work under the supervision of a Republican loyalist who has been openly skeptical of the special counsel's authority and has mused about ways to curtail his power. 

Perfect. Now that "corrupt" Sessions and "corrupt" Rosenstein are out of the picture, they should be able to blow the lid off the "corrupt" investigation.

But they won't, and Trump fans won't even notice.

Trump believes that the US Senate is his, that the Supreme Court is his and that the Justice Department (now that he's done away with that pesky Jeff Sessions) is also his.

I have faith that Mueller has foreseen any moves that Trump and Whitaker can cook up to try to quash the investigation. In fact Sessions "resignation" and Whitaker's unorthodox appointment might end up just adding to the obstruction of justice file that Mueller is building.

"Based on my experience with Matt," said John Richter, a former U.S. Attorney in Oklahoma and high-ranking Bush administration Justice Department official, "I think he will act consistently with the best traditions of the department and call things as he sees them.

He thinks judges should have a "New Testament" view of upholding the law, whatever that might mean, but at the same time has had links to a company that ripped off veterans. Just the man for the job I'm sure.

Trump has told confidants he remains deeply annoyed by the 18-month-old Mueller probe, believing it is not just a "witch hunt" but an expensive and lengthy negative distraction.

Great to see the president concerned about costs.  Better get the WH accountant on to how much his trips to La Margo and his golfing expeditions costs. 

with the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as new acting attorney general.

A man with a record of being a proven scammer stealing money from veterans.  I can see why Trump see's him as my sort of man.  What happened to draining the swamp?

Trump believes that the US Senate is his,

Theoretically, it is, with more power than never

that the Supreme Court is his

It is more conservative and was more power than never

and that the Justice Department (now that he's done away with that pesky Jeff Sessions) is also his.

Most definitely now it is.

I have faith that Mueller has foreseen any moves that Trump and Whitaker can cook up to try to quash the investigation. 

They can easily now by depriving it up sons in starving it

In fact Sessions "resignation" and Whitaker's unorthodox appointment might end up just adding to the obstruction of justice file that Mueller is building.

Yeah, good luck with that one.

They can easily now by depriving it up sons in starving it

Anyone have the faintest idea what this is supposed to mean?

"The president has said repeatedly he's not going to dismiss the Mueller investigation," McConnell told reporters at Kentucky's Capitol. "He's said repeatedly it's going to be allowed to finish. That also happens to be my view."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mcconnell-mueller-investigation-not-under-threat-190606037--politics.html

Theoretically, it is, with more power than never

This is a completely inaccurate statement. Neither house of Congress is the president's; it's called separation of powers. Try being slightly accurate.

It is more conservative and was more power than never

It is more conservative, but has the same power as it's had since Marbury v Madison. Cursory research would help you not constantly be incorrect.

Anyone have the faintest idea what this is supposed to mean?

Sorry, typo. What the DOJ can do under Whitaker’s helm they can stop funding this witch hunt and there’s nothing thr Democrats can do about, so in other words, Trump and his lawyers to be more precise don’t have to worry, they just let Mueller do what he is already doing and then Whitaker stops the funding, so right now the Mueller investigation costs about $3 million USD a month on average, Whitaker can save that money.

He also once tweeted a prosecutor's opinion piece that described the Mueller team as a "lynch mob," and wrote his own op-ed saying Mueller would be outside his authority if he investigated Trump's family finances.

Reckon he needs a bit more scrutiny too,

Donald Trump’s new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, was involved in a company that scammed US military veterans out of their life savings, according to court filings and interviews.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/09/matthew-whitaker-acting-attorney-general-wpm-scam

what’s the Dems strategy

Oppose and obstruct in every possible way.

It’s going to be glorious.

This is a completely inaccurate statement. Neither house of Congress is the president's; it's called separation of powers.

Yes and no, the President from the Senate side with a bigger majority has a lot more power

Try being slightly accurate

This is why the Democrats are not THAT happy, they got the House, but at a slimmer margin, that blue wave turned out to be a purple wave, this is as accurate as it gets, gridlock is good!

bass:  then Whitaker stops the funding

Why would he stop the funding? And do you think that's why Trump hired him?

what’s the Dems strategy

"Oppose and obstruct in every possible way. It’s going to be glorious."

Not glorious. Sad. If they do this, they will pay dearly in 2020.

@Serrano

That was the GOP strategy during the entire Obama administration and they ended up with Congress and the White House in 2016.

The Russian collusion investigation really is just an excuse to dig whatever dirt they can find on Trump. They use the excuse to access information. They know there is nothing on the Russian part but as long as they find some skeletons in his closets (though not related to the original accusation), they can still fry him. That's how they play this game.

There was a Russian hack narrative mentioned before the recent election. If things didn't go well, the people will get to hear about it.

@returngrace They know there is nothing on the Russian part

You must have concrete info to say this so definitely. Do you have a source to support that claim? From what I've read, the investigations remain ongoing.