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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTell me how this firing is a good thing.
He's got the powers in the Justice Dept. now covering for him.
dhill926
(16,388 posts)he wouldn't do this unless he knew it could help coverup....
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,232 posts)And if they want to save their party, they'll lose their king.
That's the only way this turns out well.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,232 posts)Half of them were embarrassed as hell to be associated with him in the first place.
Pence will push their agenda just as Trump will, so they'll figure he's a safer bet. (Of course, we'll never let the America public who picked Pence, but that's our "trump' card.)
Kingofalldems
(38,511 posts)His bases are covered now.
Sculpin Beauregard
(1,046 posts)LibraLiz1973
(8,197 posts)Sculpin Beauregard
(1,046 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Trump has a record of picking the absolute worst person in America for every position.
Demsrule86
(68,824 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)Now, any "investigation" is sure to be handled by a handpicked Trump loyalist. Move along -- nothing to see here
Demsrule86
(68,824 posts)Thrill
(19,178 posts)Trump is getting away with it
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Goodheart
(5,352 posts)This was a blatant attempt at stopping all FBI investigations about Russia. This is a Hitler moment. Trump has disgraced our Republic.
The GOP in Congress must now do the AMERICAN thing... not the Party thing.... to call for a special investigator.
blogslut
(38,023 posts)This is bad. This is real bad.
Kingofalldems
(38,511 posts)Nor has the AG or his assistant.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)But if Trump did this, it can't be good.
LibraLiz1973
(8,197 posts)This is bad.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,414 posts)Not the Dems, since he pulled the email stunt in October, and then the BS about sending hundreds of emails for printing; not Trump, with his implications that there's a large investigation finding things about Trump.
What does "He's got the powers in the Justice Dept. now covering for him" mean?
Kingofalldems
(38,511 posts)Final answer to you.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,414 posts)since he's the one in the news. OK, now it makes some sense.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Comey basically slaughtered our democracy.