Even if Trump did fire special counsel Robert Mueller, the Russia investigation would still live on (1/5) politico.com/story/2018/05/…
https://twitter.com/politico/status/991767009015803909?s=21
If Trump fired Mueller, Justice Department officials and FBI agents could simply pick up where Mueller left off (2/5) politico.com/story/2018/05/…
Or, state attorneys could bring their own charges against Trump and his associates (3/5) politico.com/story/2018/05/…
And even if Mueller was a private citizen, he still might be able to publicize or share his findings with Congress (4/5) politico.com/story/2018/05/…
Trump could always try to install his own top Justice Department officials to end the Russia investigation – but even a more compliant official could face fierce resistance and bureaucracy (5/5) politico.com/story/2018/05/…