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berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:03 PM Nov 2018

Rosenstein is not fired (yet). Trump is using Recess Appointment to appoint Whitaker.

This was noted by Slate over a year ago: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/07/if_donald_trump_fires_jeff_sessions_here_s_how_he_ll_appoint_a_successor.html

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Rosenstein is not fired (yet). Trump is using Recess Appointment to appoint Whitaker. (Original Post) berni_mccoy Nov 2018 OP

firing rosenstein is now irrelevant to the mueller investigation unblock Nov 2018 #1

It doesn't matter does it? blueinredohio Nov 2018 #2

unblock

(52,572 posts)

1. firing rosenstein is now irrelevant to the mueller investigation

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:04 PM

Nov 2018

rosenstein is now out of the picture, mueller reports to the acting a.g.

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)

2. It doesn't matter does it?

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:05 PM

Nov 2018

Can't Whitaker since he is acting attorney General fire Mueller?

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