He believes the rule of law doesn’t apply to him
Also…Trump’s lawyer has hired a lawyer. No really.
President Donald Trump’s longtime attorney and adviser Michael Cohen has hired a lawyer to represent him in the investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Cohen told CNN on Friday.
Cohen, who serves as Trump’s personal attorney, hired Stephen Ryan, a partner at the DC-based law firm McDermott, Will and Emery, to handle inquiries related to the investigations into Russian meddling in the election. News of the hire comes two weeks after Cohen was subpoenaed by the House intelligence committee as part of the committee’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Next week Trump’s lawyer’s lawyer will hire a lawyer and it will keep on this way until the whole thing is solid lawyers all the way to the horizon and then we go back to zero and start again.
Dianne Feinstein issued a statement:
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement on recent statements by the president:
“I’m growing increasingly concerned that the president will attempt to fire not only Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible obstruction of justice, but also Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein who appointed Mueller.
“The message the president is sending through his tweets is that he believes the rule of law doesn’t apply to him and that anyone who thinks otherwise will be fired. That’s undemocratic on its face and a blatant violation of the president’s oath of office.
“First of all, the president has no authority to fire Robert Mueller. That authority clearly lies with the attorney general—or in this case, because the attorney general has recused himself, with the deputy attorney general. Rosenstein testified under oath this week that he would not fire Mueller without good cause and that none exists.
“And second, if the president thinks he can fire Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and replace him with someone who will shut down the investigation, he’s in for a rude awakening. Even his staunchest supporters will balk at such a blatant effort to subvert the law.
“It’s becoming clear to me that the president has embarked on an effort to undermine anyone with the ability to bring any misdeeds to light, be that Congress, the media or the Justice Department. The Senate should not let that happen. We’re a nation of laws that apply equally to everyone, a lesson the president would be wise to learn.”
I wish she had said “The Senate must not let that happen.”
The Senate Republicans replied “We won’t let that happen, and as soon as we’ve passed all the nasties whilst everyone’s looking at the shit-show at the White House, we’ll make a start”.
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“Even his staunchest supporters will balk at such a blatant effort to subvert the law.”
I hope she’s right, but I think Feinstein is being optimistic here. His staunchest supporters see his crudeness, inarticulateness and mendacity as assets. They knew he was a shit sandwich when they voted for him. Subversion of the law would be yet another asset, especially if it makes liberals cry. Hell, Newt Gingrich, who should know better but doesn’t like to show it, is against the Special Council now that he’s maybe, actually going to look at things that might lead to trouble for Prezident Twoscoops. There’s an appetite and yearning for authoritarian dictatorship (euphemistically called “strong leadership” or MAGA or something more folksy, less fascist) amongst more Americans than Feinstein is willing to admit, at least publicly. That basket of deplorables is bigger than we’d like it to be.
It’s lawyers all the way down.
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