He didn't "think" about it. He actually ordered it and the WH Counsel refused the order. |
No, of course not. Thinking a bad thought is not a crime. But the law says that when you ACT on that thought, you are committing a crime, even if you don’t succeed in completing what you attempted. Examples ... If you think about killing someone, no crime. But if you fire the bullet, that’s a crime even if you miss. If you think about robbing a bank, no crime. But if you show up with a mask, a gun, and a getaway car, that’s a crime even if you’re arrested at the door. If you want to kill your boss, no crime. But if you hire a hitman, that’s a crime even if the hitman refuses to pull the trigger. If you want to disrupt a FBI investigation, no crime. But if order your employee to fire the head of the investigation, that’s a crime even if the employee refuses to do it. |
Your answer lies there. |
Not if the person has firing power and the employee 'ordered' says not a good idea because it would smell bad politically, even if it's the right thing to do, and the person agrees. You are comparing attempts at actual crimes - hiring a hit man, showing up to rob a bank, and firing a bullet at someone - with something the President has the legal right to do. Per fact-check: Q: Can President Donald Trump fire special counsel Robert Mueller? A: Not directly. Only the deputy attorney general who appointed Mueller can fire him and only for cause. But Trump could fire the DAG, or order the special-counsel regulations repealed and fire Mueller himself. |
Well duh...Trump doesn’t think. |
Been watching Judge Judy again? |
Let's make sure your views on this are crystal clear. Let's pretend Mueller finds Trump's secret video diary, where Trump says ... "Hi Diary, it's Donald. I'm getting worried now that Mueller is getting close to figuring some of the criminal activity I've been involved in over the years, so I need to figure out a way to block his investigation. I'll start by getting Don McGahn and Jeff Sessions to just fire Mueller. If that doesn't work, I'll take more direct action. I just need to stop that investigation!" A FBI forensics team verifies beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's really Trump on the video. In that completely over-the-top situation, would you STILL say there's no crime in firing Mueller because Trump has an absolute right to fire the Special Counsel? I'm just trying to figure out if you think there are any limits at all. Can you give a straight answer? |
We don’t have to pretend. We found Strzok and Page’s secret diary and the truth is ugly. |
I dunno. I'm a lawyer and we're trained not to put our notes into files, because just about any notes will be used against you. That also includes texts, of course, but texts are not usually a worry about ending up in a file. I think you're making a bit much of a bunch of stupid texts. Not everyone is as professional or as smart as they could be -- that doesn't somehow negate their investigations or other investigations. |
Where’s that straight answer??? |
The question was a made up fantasy and you expect a straight answer to fantasy? Give me fact and you'll get a straight answer. |
They are not just a bunch of 'stupid texts'. They name names and talk of how they manipulated their own investigations to favor one Presidential candidate over another, amongst other things. |
Yeah, it's made up fantasy because I don't want to bicker with you over facts. We both know there's no video diary. But even if there were, you'd still say it's not enough, wouldn't you? |
Lock him up. |
No, it has not been proven that they contain any such thing. They contain snarky comments and jokes like the "secret society" and the names they name and direct their contempt at also include Eric Holder, the Clintons and Bernie Sanders which pretty much torpedos the whole partisanship angle. |