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President Trump Backed Off from Ordering Special Counsel Mueller Fired

posted by martyb on Saturday January 27 2018, @10:22AM   Printer-friendly
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An Anonymous Coward writes:

The New York Times reports "Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit":

President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive.

Previously:
Mueller Investigation: Three Former Trump Aides Charged
Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.
UK Election Results; Fired FBI Director's Testimony on Trump; Trump Nominates New FBI Director

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 28 2018, @04:30AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 28 2018, @04:30AM (#629327)

    Fusion GPS got paid by a law firm called Perkins Coie, which in turn got paid by the Clinton campaign and the DNC. We call this money laundering. It is also a violation of campaign disclosure laws. Since foreigners of two different nations were involved, the DNC and Clinton campaign also violated laws banning foreign contributions to campaigns.

    You're just saying words that you think sound bad without any understanding of what they actually mean. Money laundering? A violation of campaign disclosure laws because the Clinton campaign didn't disclose a foreign contribution that was somehow made to them by them paying a law firm to launder money?

    And are you claiming that the judges (all appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts) are simple enough to be fooled into granting FISA warrants on the basis of just the dossier?