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rydra_wongFrom Seth Abramson:
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/942146451026608128
Newsweek: Trump Could Fire Mueller Next Week Before Christmas When Congress Is Gone, Rep Says
The rumoured Dec 22 date may be bullshit, but there are very serious rumours that Trump's planning to fire Mueller, and assorted Republicans who appear to be revving up to back (or at least not oppose) this.
And yeah, this would be a Saturday Night Massacre or worse (and I hope Mueller's investigators are already doing what Cox's did and backing up as much evidence as they can off-site, and preparing to camp out in the office and guard what's there against federal attempts to remove it).
If this does happen, you guys need to be screaming down the phone at your Congresspeople and I think you need to be prepared to get into the streets as much as you possibly can (obviously subject to spoons, but if this happens I think this may be as important as it gets).
Actually, you should probably start contacting your representatives now and telling them that they need to prevent this (phone calls and paper letters seem to be the most effective).
This would be a direct attack on the rule of law in the U.S., and if that happens you guys are going to have to respond accordingly.
On the plus side: the Saturday Night Massacre and the huge public response to it was a key moment in Nixon's fall, a moment when the Republicans realized that the majority of the public had turned against him.
On the minus side: direct attack on the rule of law in the U.S.
ETA: viasiderea:
https://www.trumpisnotabovethelaw.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response/search/ -- find out where your nearest emergency rally will be, in case it happens. I've seen it suggested that it's worth noting down the details now, as in the event of Mueller actually being fired, the site may go down under the load of people trying to check it.
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/942146451026608128
Newsweek: Trump Could Fire Mueller Next Week Before Christmas When Congress Is Gone, Rep Says
The rumoured Dec 22 date may be bullshit, but there are very serious rumours that Trump's planning to fire Mueller, and assorted Republicans who appear to be revving up to back (or at least not oppose) this.
And yeah, this would be a Saturday Night Massacre or worse (and I hope Mueller's investigators are already doing what Cox's did and backing up as much evidence as they can off-site, and preparing to camp out in the office and guard what's there against federal attempts to remove it).
If this does happen, you guys need to be screaming down the phone at your Congresspeople and I think you need to be prepared to get into the streets as much as you possibly can (obviously subject to spoons, but if this happens I think this may be as important as it gets).
Actually, you should probably start contacting your representatives now and telling them that they need to prevent this (phone calls and paper letters seem to be the most effective).
This would be a direct attack on the rule of law in the U.S., and if that happens you guys are going to have to respond accordingly.
On the plus side: the Saturday Night Massacre and the huge public response to it was a key moment in Nixon's fall, a moment when the Republicans realized that the majority of the public had turned against him.
On the minus side: direct attack on the rule of law in the U.S.
ETA: via
siderea:https://www.trumpisnotabovethelaw.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response/search/ -- find out where your nearest emergency rally will be, in case it happens. I've seen it suggested that it's worth noting down the details now, as in the event of Mueller actually being fired, the site may go down under the load of people trying to check it.
