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Judi Lynn

(160,524 posts)
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:29 PM Nov 2017

A Republican congressman is calling for Robert Mueller to be fired

Source: Salon

Gaetz says that if Mueller is allowed to investigate the Trump White House, we risk a “coup d’état”

MATTHEW ROZSA
11.09.2017•9:45 AM

President Donald Trump and the White House may be scared of Robert Mueller III, but that isn't stopping one of their Republican colleagues in Congress from making bold claims about the special counsel.

"We are at risk of a coup d'état in this country if we allow an unaccountable person with no oversight to undermine the duly-elected President of the United States," Rep. Matt Gaetz declared during a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. "That is precisely what is happening right now with the indisputable conflicts of interest that are present with Mr. Mueller and others at the Department of Justice."

Gaetz based his assertions about Mueller on the fact that the former FBI director served under President Barack Obama in 2010. That was the year in which the Obama administration permitted a Russian company to acquire a Canadian energy corporation that had uranium operations in the United States. As the Mueller probe has closed in on the Trump administration, many on the right have attempted to deflect attention from that scandal by focusing on this so-called scandal.

Gaetz was among them, even commenting in a statement on Friday that because Mueller presided at that time, "his impartiality is hopelessly compromised. He must step down immediately."

Read more: https://www.salon.com/2017/11/09/a-republican-congressman-is-calling-for-robert-mueller-to-be-fired/





Rep. Matt Gaetz







Matt's money shot.
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A Republican congressman is calling for Robert Mueller to be fired (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2017 OP
A lot of Republican congressmen need to be fired IronLionZion Nov 2017 #1
....the duly-elected President of the United States. Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #2
Maybe the gop should Scarsdale Nov 2017 #35
It worked with Nixon Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #37
Russia loving, America hating asswipe. lark Nov 2017 #3
A coup d'etat by adhering to the legal code??? bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #4
anybody know if this guy has a challenger? mopinko Nov 2017 #5
Florida 1st Congressional District (Panhandle) Auggie Nov 2017 #17
I was thinking PunksMom Nov 2017 #34
So, this guy is fine with treason? SCVDem Nov 2017 #6
There's not a chance.... SergeStorms Nov 2017 #21
Turd-puff? LOL! spooky3 Nov 2017 #29
Projecting much Matt? shraby Nov 2017 #7
Not going to happen.......ASSHOLE! ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2017 #8
i think it will happen. he's channeling the 1500 radio stations that certainot Nov 2017 #16
Just another asshole... Kleveland Nov 2017 #9
Adding himself to Mueller's Obstruction of Justice shit-list. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #10
OFFS montanacowboy Nov 2017 #11
Good little boy.. Maxheader Nov 2017 #12
No kidding! SergeStorms Nov 2017 #22
Thanks Maxheader Nov 2017 #42
What do you have to hide, Matt? muntrv Nov 2017 #13
Uranium deal is not under DOJ, where Mueller worked. muntrv Nov 2017 #14
Matt is a law-breaker in his own right - Privileged Bratboy packman Nov 2017 #15
He looks a lot like..... SergeStorms Nov 2017 #23
What district is this guy from? padah513 Nov 2017 #18
Fuck this guy. LudwigPastorius Nov 2017 #19
He is most famous for being a fringe whack job. A person of no importance. Kaleva Nov 2017 #20
From one of the reddest districts.... SergeStorms Nov 2017 #24
And I was thinking of moving to the panhandle area. Kaleva Nov 2017 #28
Hey, I resemble that remark packman Nov 2017 #32
I painted with too broad of strokes there. SergeStorms Nov 2017 #38
Yes, I have to grit my teeth and tighten my loincloth time to time packman Nov 2017 #39
You are a fat fuck, Congressman. murielm99 Nov 2017 #25
Too late Gaetz you frogging moron. KPN Nov 2017 #26
I hope he's unseated next year. nt Ilsa Nov 2017 #27
"duly-elected" Skittles Nov 2017 #30
Who? Gaetz! cannabis_flower Nov 2017 #31
Lower level of hell for this Grima Wormtongue. byronius Nov 2017 #33
I'm sure he can find somebody Turbineguy Nov 2017 #36
HEY ASSHOLE: there already WAS a coup d'etat Mr. Ected Nov 2017 #40
Hey Gaetz, have you read this, here let me give you a fucking update.............on what blackmail turbinetree Nov 2017 #41

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)
1. A lot of Republican congressmen need to be fired
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:35 PM
Nov 2017

It's exciting that they are so scared of what Mueller is finding. That means there's obviously something there

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
35. Maybe the gop should
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 03:29 PM
Nov 2017

combine their efforts and convince the orange ass to resign? I would prefer to see him behind bars, but hey, we will take whatever we can get to be rid of him. They seem to have forgotten that Mueller had the blessings of both sides when he began this investigation. Well respected was the term that was used.

lark

(23,097 posts)
3. Russia loving, America hating asswipe.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:37 PM
Nov 2017

Yep, he's the type that wants to turn us into a dictatorship of the oligarchs and the tealiban. No birth control, no welfare, no medical care, create a generation of serfs that will work for any amount of $ because they have no education or training and will die young to be replaced by even cheaper serfs.

bucolic_frolic

(43,140 posts)
4. A coup d'etat by adhering to the legal code???
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:38 PM
Nov 2017

Matt Gaetz should go back to 8th grade civics class. He must have fallen asleep and gotten things scrambled in his head.

Auggie

(31,167 posts)
17. Florida 1st Congressional District (Panhandle)
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:20 PM
Nov 2017

Registered voters as of May 2017, according to wiki:

Republican -- 285,314, or, 52.80%
Democratic -- 139,194, or, 25.70%
No Party Affiliation -- 114,431, or, 21.20%

I think the party intentionally digs up asshats with little to fear, like Gaetz, for statements like these.

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
21. There's not a chance....
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:49 PM
Nov 2017

of getting this ass-clown defeated by a Democrat. The panhandle of Florida is one of the most RED places on Earth. I think the best we can do is win control of the House and marginalize this turd-puff so he can't do anymore damage with his big, stupid mouth.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,784 posts)
8. Not going to happen.......ASSHOLE!
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:41 PM
Nov 2017


What this jerk is suggesting that he is willing to allow CORRUPTION to be the new normal for a GOP president, but scream blody murder if a Democrat is ever dishonest, honestly.
 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
16. i think it will happen. he's channeling the 1500 radio stations that
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:20 PM
Nov 2017

are yelling the same thing all day to the trump base.

there are 10s of millions of people hearing the same crap every day and dems don't even poll for the trump-talk radio connection.

trump will fire mueller because his talk radio base and their gods are calling for it, like repeal and replace, the wall, etc and all the other bullshit he's pushed. he will hear it from limbaugh and actually believes it will be popular.

Kleveland

(1,257 posts)
9. Just another asshole...
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:42 PM
Nov 2017

Spewing shit.

There is no shortage of them in the Repugnant Party.

They seriously think the "Occupant" is the savior.

WTF is wrong with these people?

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
10. Adding himself to Mueller's Obstruction of Justice shit-list.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:42 PM
Nov 2017

By Christmas, he'll know who's been naughty and who's been nice.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
12. Good little boy..
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:47 PM
Nov 2017

“coup d’état” ? Hell if that means anything close to creating
a dictator or tyrannically insane, perverted president...the gop is
miles ahead of this letle peckerwood...shut-up junior..

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
22. No kidding!
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:57 PM
Nov 2017

We already experienced the coup d’état when Trump and his Russian pals fixed the Electoral College for the Moron in Chief. What we want to do now is regain control of the government they stole, because Trump's "government" is most certainly out of control. A real President doesn't govern for 30% of the American people, he/she governs for all. At least that's my interpretation of how the government is supposed to work.

And welcome to DU, Max!

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
15. Matt is a law-breaker in his own right - Privileged Bratboy
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:16 PM
Nov 2017

Drunk driving and using his power to force the arresting officer to resign




He didn’t have his license suspended for a year when he refused the breath test — as Florida law dictates. And he didn’t have that refusal used against him in a criminal proceeding. Charges against Gaetz were dismissed after events that included, among other things, the forced resignation of the arresting officer.


http://americannewsx.com/hot-off-the-press/florida-lawmaker-got-around-dui-laws-calls-muellers-resignation-ethical-issues/

padah513

(2,502 posts)
18. What district is this guy from?
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:27 PM
Nov 2017

I read the article but I must have overlooked it. Never mind, I got it.

LudwigPastorius

(9,137 posts)
19. Fuck this guy.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:30 PM
Nov 2017

Robert Mueller was duly appointed by the deputy attorney general of the Department of Justice and is discharging his duty in accordance with federal law.

Kaleva

(36,294 posts)
20. He is most famous for being a fringe whack job. A person of no importance.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:44 PM
Nov 2017

Except for entertainment purposes.

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
24. From one of the reddest districts....
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 02:02 PM
Nov 2017

on the planet. His brain-dead constituents just love him! The Florida panhandle is full of outlaws, misanthropes, and racist dullards. He's the perfect person to represent them.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
32. Hey, I resemble that remark
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 02:31 PM
Nov 2017

I live in the Panhandle and DID NOT vote for this asswipe. And , yes, it is full of dullards. Amazingly, it once was a Dem stronghold until school segregation started and time changed.

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
38. I painted with too broad of strokes there.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 04:49 PM
Nov 2017

I apologize. There are wonderful exceptions to every rule.

From my experiences in the panhandle - and I've spent quite a bit of time there, and passing through there - there are some really t-h-i-c-k people living there. My asshole cousin lives in Baker, Fl along with the rest of the anti-MENSA bikers from hell. I visit as few times as is humanly possible without pissing the rest of the family off (my family, with the exception of myself and my daughter, are all Republicans). I'm never so happy as the minute I leave Baker and head north again.

As long as you can live comfortably there, and it's home, it's the right place for you. Maybe if I lived there I could get to like the area, but over-exposure to too many redneck morans always seems to ruin my mellow. I hope that makes sense.

Take care.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
39. Yes, I have to grit my teeth and tighten my loincloth time to time
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 04:54 PM
Nov 2017

I write letters to the conservative paper here from time to time, casting stones into the ocean so to speak and send off a few dollars to the local Dem party. Hopefully, it will change - but religion and politics and bigotry runs deep here. If it wasn't for the sugar white beaches, great weather and low cost of living I might think about moving.

murielm99

(30,736 posts)
25. You are a fat fuck, Congressman.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 02:03 PM
Nov 2017

A fringe fat fuck.

I don't care who is overweight. I am using fat in another way here. I mean bloated by his own self-importance.

KPN

(15,642 posts)
26. Too late Gaetz you frogging moron.
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 02:05 PM
Nov 2017

We've already had the coup d'etat. And we are coming after those behind it. They will be got ...one way or the other.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
40. HEY ASSHOLE: there already WAS a coup d'etat
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 05:31 PM
Nov 2017

"A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics; especially :the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group".

Where was Matt last year at this time? Feeding at Putin's trough?

So sad that Republicans have treason presented to them and all they see is a loss of power and prestige. So glad to be a Democrat.

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
41. Hey Gaetz, have you read this, here let me give you a fucking update.............on what blackmail
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 05:52 PM
Nov 2017

looks like and your hero the sexual predator and the Miss Universe item that your trying to debunk

I don't think this "guy" would lie to Congress, even if I do not like him or you, just the idea that it was presented, should send you a message------------they offered, the Russian mafia in control over there running the entire shebang, called the country of Russia, they the Russian intelligence service jerk, knew and said something, tells everyone what they thought of the sexual predator.................he could possible be had.....................just the mere thought that this happened say's a lot about your hero's character .................

"Trump’s bodyguard says a Russian offered to send five women to Trump’s Moscow hotel room"


https://thinkprogress.org/trump-bodyguard-five-women-a443fd312440/




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