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Interesting thoughts...
Posted on: April 19, 2018 at 09:23:08 CT
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Let’s assume Trump does fire Mueller. It turns out there are many ways for him to get back on the case:
A state prosecutor, with the help of a state attorney general or governor, could hire Mueller and his team of lawyers. They’d have subpoena power under state criminal law.
State attorneys general could use their quo warranto power to investigate the Trump Organization, fraud, and money laundering from Russian sources.
A congressional committee, such as the Senate Intelligence Committee, could hire him. Congress could also create a Joint Select Committee.
Congress could pass a new independent counsel statute that circumvents the president. This would require a veto-proof two-thirds supermajority of each house. Don’t hold your breath on that one.
The civil litigation on emoluments (there are now three suits) and the very intriguing new suit against the Trump campaign for hacking conspiracy can also pursue many of the same questions, and Mueller and his lawyers could be called in as a witness in these cases.
The bottom line is that there are many paths to continue this investigation. If Trump pardons people or fires Mueller, those moves will backfire almost as badly as his firing of James Comey."
Let’s assume Trump does fire Mueller. It turns out there are many ways for him to get back on the case:
A state prosecutor, with the help of a state attorney general or governor, could hire Mueller and his team of lawyers. They’d have subpoena power under state criminal law.
State attorneys general could use their quo warranto power to investigate the Trump Organization, fraud, and money laundering from Russian sources.
A congressional committee, such as the Senate Intelligence Committee, could hire him. Congress could also create a Joint Select Committee.
Congress could pass a new independent counsel statute that circumvents the president. This would require a veto-proof two-thirds supermajority of each house. Don’t hold your breath on that one.
The civil litigation on emoluments (there are now three suits) and the very intriguing new suit against the Trump campaign for hacking conspiracy can also pursue many of the same questions, and Mueller and his lawyers could be called in as a witness in these cases.
The bottom line is that there are many paths to continue this investigation. If Trump pardons people or fires Mueller, those moves will backfire almost as badly as his firing of James Comey."
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Interesting thoughts... - catbirdseat MU - 4/19 09:23:08