Courtesy of The Hill:
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said Friday that "rumors" on Capitol Hill suggest President Trump could fire special counsel Robert Mueller before Christmas, after Congress leaves Washington for the winter recess.
“The rumor on the Hill when I left yesterday was that the president was going to make a significant speech at the end of next week. And on Dec. 22, when we are out of D.C., he was going to fire Robert Mueller," Speier told California's KQED News.
Speier, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that Trump was trying to shut down the committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, pointing to the lack of interviews scheduled for the new year.
"We can read between the lines I think," Speier said. "I believe this president wants all of this shut down. He wants to shut down these investigations, and he wants to fire special counsel Mueller."
Well there you have it. The idea that Trump might be planning to fire Mueller has been talked about for months, but to have an actual date bandied about is especially chilling.
I think it is smart for Speier and the Democrats to repeat rumors like this and to get people agitated about a potential Mueller firing, because ultimately Trump is a coward and it might make him think twice about a plan like this if he thinks everybody is just waiting for a reason to take to the streets in protest.
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Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said Friday that "rumors" on Capitol Hill suggest President Trump could fire special counsel Robert Mueller before Christmas, after Congress leaves Washington for the winter recess.
“The rumor on the Hill when I left yesterday was that the president was going to make a significant speech at the end of next week. And on Dec. 22, when we are out of D.C., he was going to fire Robert Mueller," Speier told California's KQED News.
Speier, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said that Trump was trying to shut down the committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, pointing to the lack of interviews scheduled for the new year.
"We can read between the lines I think," Speier said. "I believe this president wants all of this shut down. He wants to shut down these investigations, and he wants to fire special counsel Mueller."
Well there you have it. The idea that Trump might be planning to fire Mueller has been talked about for months, but to have an actual date bandied about is especially chilling.
I think it is smart for Speier and the Democrats to repeat rumors like this and to get people agitated about a potential Mueller firing, because ultimately Trump is a coward and it might make him think twice about a plan like this if he thinks everybody is just waiting for a reason to take to the streets in protest.
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