What unimaginative poll options.
What unimaginative poll options.
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men. Edward R. Murrow
I am curious what people think he did to obstruct justice, fire Comey? Comey works for him and serves at his pleasure, think about the can of worms that would open if a chief executive cannot fire someone that serves at the pleasure. People would be stuck with whoever got appointed previously, irregardless of who appointed them. On the flip side for you more liberal of mindset, think if Trump appoints Trey Gowdy AG and the next democrat elected could not replace him.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~ Marcus Aurelius“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The urge to shout filthy words at the top of his voice was as strong as ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
That's one of the reasons. Yes, the FBI director serves at the pleasure of the POTUS and can be fired at any time. Why did he fire Comey though? Because he asked the then FBI director to drop things with Flynn, even though he knew Flynn was under a criminal investigation. That is obstruction. Asking Sessions not to recuse himself was obstruction. Trying to fire Mueller was obstruction. Telling Sessions to end special counsel investigation was obstruction.
I've long said that firing Comey was about the worst things Trump could have done and that his tweets were going to do him in.
How is it obstruction of justice, when every single person you just cited works for him and he can fire them without cause, whenever he wants? And Sessions should never have recused himself and Rosenstein should recuse himself. The DOJ has some very serious issues that need to be addressed or what little faith in the system that remains will be lost, forever.