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Yep

 

Brings to mind the "He's trying to lose!" narrative of mid-2016. Maybe he's trying to get impeached? The social unrest that would cause might all be part of the Bannon Plan? It surely can't be that we elected somebody this goddamn stupid.

 

Trump confirms he is being investigated over Comey firing - CNNPolitics.com

 

I don't think he's trying to get impeached. I think he's like a criminal who got away with it but still needs everyone to know who did it.

 

He pretty much confirmed it yesterday. This is stronger though.

Also, is he talking about Rosenstein or Mueller? And does Trump not recall telling Lester Holt (recorded on the TV) that the decision to fire Comey was his. That he was going to fire Comey no matter what?

This gets more odd every day. And I didn't think that was possible.

First step toward firing Rosenstein and then Mueller? Or does Trump plan that far ahead?

 

I don't have an issue with Trump being stupid. Hell, anyone watching him in the 1980s could see that he was a blowhard, an asshole and too arrogant to see how ignorant he is. My issue is with the one-third of the country can't see through it.

 

I have been heartened by the durability of our system of government through all this, though. It still half-way functions with a complete incompetent at the helm. I don't know for how long, but it's a pretty remarkable thing. The entire debacle may serve conservatives' interests in the long run, too. After they're no longer politically obligated to support Trump, they can point to this as proof that their hands-off approach works. And, they'll ask, think of how well it would've gone if the guy at the head of this revolution wasn't a mental four year old?

 

Just read that Rosenstein now has to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, because he's instantly become part of the obstruction investigation with that tweet. ("Did you tell the president to fire James Comey?")

If Trump fires Mueller, after so many Republicans praised his appointment, I imagine that will be the dirty bomb that blows up everything.

I think Trump's best chance is to let Mueller finish his job and then hope that the Republican House is craven enough to refuse to impeach. I suspect they are.

 

I have been hearing that since about 1988 when it comes to this guy.

 

Interesting observations.

 

There. Is. Nothing.

Nothing will be enough to convince the GOP to get rid of Trump. At least not until he destroys every last remnant of Obama's legacy for them...and at the rate they're going, that's going to take much longer than they planned.

Trump's going to fire Sessions and Rothstein and replace them with Rachel Brand, who will gladly fire Mueller and put an end to the Russia investigation.