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(71,986 posts) Thu Nov 8, 2018, 12:20 PM Nov 2018

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KRUGMAN: Trump may have massively screwed up Sessions' firing: 'His wall has been breached' [View all]

“Surely the plan was always to kill the Mueller investigation after the midterm,” Krugman speculates. “But this was probably envisioned as something to go along with a GOP House that would block all other inquiry. Trump’s anger over the loss may have moved him to act without thinking things through.”

Krugman goes on to explain that Trump can no longer simply bury the Mueller probe now that Democrats have retaken the House — and his efforts to do so now may only add to the legal jeopardy he faces for obstruction of justice.

“With a Dem House Trump can’t really kill the inquiry — because now people with subpoena power can call Mueller and colleagues for testimony, and get the facts out anyway,” he writes. “In fact, this could be worse than letting Mueller finish and then sitting on the report.”

The bottom line, Krugman argues, is that Trump is “not a dictator” — and now “his defensive wall has been breached.”

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KRUGMAN: Trump may have massively screwed up Sessions' firing: 'His wall has been breached' [View all] kpete Nov 2018 OP

What? Ya mean Trump didn't think things through? vlyons Nov 2018 #1

Here's your winnings, Captain Renault n/t sarge43 Nov 2018 #10

He's incapable of thinking with anything other than his micro mushroom Blue Owl Nov 2018 #2

He's a reactionary. Of course he didn't think things through. He never does. CrispyQ Nov 2018 #3

Is there nobody advising this moron? smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #17

No one told him about the TP on his shoe going up AF1. OMGWTF Nov 2018 #24

All those capable of "warning him" have long been gone or neutered. n/t libdem4life Nov 2018 #36

correction: Daddy's money Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #19

if only he was capable barbtries Nov 2018 #33

The vile MAGAcretin is a fucking dunce malaise Nov 2018 #4

I wonder if Mueller kind of figured this might happen. C Moon Nov 2018 #5

My guess is YES..why?..simple:.....Because Mueller thinks things through..,,,, Stuart G Nov 2018 #6

:) Right. The chances are exactly 0 that he and his Hortensis Nov 2018 #14

Let's put it this way sarge43 Nov 2018 #15

Great Sentence, ...." Moron et al are playing way out of their league." Stuart G Nov 2018 #16

Why thank you. For the foreseeable future Pollie Sci grad students will have their PhD theses sarge43 Nov 2018 #22

OH MY!!!!! a reference to...."Star Fleet Academy" truely OUTSTANDING..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stuart G Nov 2018 #25

Our future history is now. Marcuse Nov 2018 #32

That was downright poetic! OMGWTF Nov 2018 #26

Thank you again sarge43 Nov 2018 #29

Kick dalton99a Nov 2018 #7

Paul Krugman has always been the voice of sanity to me. Thanks, kpete. nt Hekate Nov 2018 #8

Krugman...come on...he said,"may have moved him to act without thinking things through" REALLY pdsimdars Nov 2018 #9

Well, Trump never thinks things through... Fiendish Thingy Nov 2018 #23

Blatant, out in the open, obstruction of justice Racerdog1 Nov 2018 #11

Trump? Acting impulsively? Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2018 #12

K&R... spanone Nov 2018 #13

But the Dems don't take control of House until Jan. sinkingfeeling Nov 2018 #18

True, but Congress is only in session for about 15 days before that. mac56 Nov 2018 #20

You think this is true? It seemed like the Sessions firing is part of a plan devised a month ago... Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #21

With Trump don't assume he listens to anything except the voices in his head. sarge43 Nov 2018 #27

lol. True. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #38

If Trump had let zentrum Nov 2018 #28

You think Mueller won't have backups? LiberalFighter Nov 2018 #31

Yes, that's true... zentrum Nov 2018 #41

You think? I'm thinking it may have been referred to a Grand Jury. Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #39

I think the huge difference is that zentrum Nov 2018 #40

I see. Makes sense. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #42

That was my thinking about a Democratic House LiberalFighter Nov 2018 #30

MSNBC said that even his staff was surprised by the sudden firing. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #34

Oh please, when has the idiot in the WH taken the time to think anything through? Perseus Nov 2018 #35

"...without thinking things through." moondust Nov 2018 #37

Since trump doesn't know shit about how Cha Nov 2018 #43