McCain also just made a statement saying that Mueller must be allowed to continue his investigation (after a statement along the same lines attributed to Paul Ryan by Ryan's rep). I'm hoping these initial defenses of Mueller by Republican leaders means that Republicans really would view his firing as a step too far.DEATH ROW JOE wrote:On the Sunday shows, numerous Republicans warned Trump not to fire Mueller. Knowing Trump, that will merely encourage him to fire Mueller. Getting told what to do enrages him. Hope he fires Mueller. Suicide is painless.Turner Coates wrote:We may now know why Trump and his lawyer made their most brazen calls yet for the Mueller investigation to be shut down
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Just before President Donald Trump and his lawyer made their boldest appeal yet for the Russia investigation to be shut down, the special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly sent over a list of questions to the president.
Mueller is still seeking a face-to-face interview with Trump, but the questions are said to be a starting point he wants to use for follow-ups.
Shortly after, Trump and his lawyer, John Dowd, called for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to shut down the Russia investigation and fire Mueller.
According to The New York Times, Trump's tweets this weekend came after Mueller sent the questions as part of his negotiations with Trump's legal team over an interview with the president. Mueller is still seeking an interview, sources told The Times, but sent the list as a starting point that he can later use to ask follow-up questions.
Soon after, Trump embarked on one of his most heated, weekend-long tirades against Mueller, former FBI director James Comey, and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired McCabe late Friday night, hours before he was set to retire with full pension benefits.
Graham also warned Trump against firing Mueller, saying, "that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency, because we're a rule of law nation."
I'm just waiting for Trump to come out with another panicked "DO SOMETHING!!!" tweet followed by reports of him sobbing and curled up in a ball crying out for Roy Cohn.