ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. progressive groups will stage hundreds of protests nationwide on Thursday to demand that President Donald Trump do nothing to hinder an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling to help him win the 2016 U.S. election.
The protests, operating under the banner “Nobody is Above the Law” and led by the activist group MoveOn, called for people to gather in cities at 5 p.m. on Thursday in an effort to protect the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
The action was spurred by Trump’s move on Wednesday to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Sessions’ chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, as acting attorney general. Sessions had recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation, while Whitaker has called for it to be scaled down.
While I like the idea, the reality is Trump will give zero ****s about the protest.
He will at first, but if it goes on for weeks, months, and keeps getting coverage...
Did not work with Immigration, or Kavanaugh, or anything else so far.
Why do these people think Mueller's investigation needs to be protected? Has anyone in the Trump administration taken any action against Mueller? I don't think so.
Why do these people think Mueller's investigation needs to be protected? Has anyone in the Trump administration taken any action against Mueller? I don't think so.
But hey...these people must have a lot of time on their hands. They can make their own choices on how to use their time. I don't really care as long as they stay peaceful while they are doing it.
Because Trump repeatedly complained about Sessions recusing himself from Mueller investigation, and now fired him and replaced with someone who believes Mueller investigation needs to be curtailed and should not look at Trump's finances... Guess what, collusion with Russia (if there is one) would be rooted in financial relationships between Trump and Russians...
Then again, you of course new all this already...
Because Trump has already tried to end it twice, and failed, and he has a history of trying to interfere with federal investigations.
Glad I could clear that up for you.
What I know...what I've seen from day one of the Mueller investigation...is that Trump has done nothing to impede Mueller.
Given that, why would anyone think he'll do something now? Because he's said he doesn't like the investigation? Heck, he could have done something at any time. He hasn't.
Why do these people think Mueller's investigation needs to be protected? Has anyone in the Trump administration taken any action against Mueller? I don't think so.
He forced Sessions to resign.
He hasn't tried to end it at all.
Believe me, if he wanted to end it, it would be over.
???
Has Mueller been fired?
Yes, we know he has, at least twice. Once in the Summer of 17, ordering McGahn to do it and he refused. And then again in December of 17 when he was outraged that subpoenas were issued about his business with Deutsche Bank.
Believe me, it's worth actually knowing the history of the investigations.
Interference comes in many forms
LOL!!!
So. You are one of those people who believe that rumors are facts.
???
Has Mueller been fired?
So you're one of those people who, unless there are signed affidavits, in triplicate, refuse to believe anything.
Not even remotely surprised by that.
The way to curtail or effectively end the Mueller investigation is NOT to fire Mueller, its to put someone in charge that will say 'no' to indictments, subpoena's and expenditures. That is what Trump just did.
But, hey, Trump also just committed a grand act of obstruction of justice in plain sight of everyone. Short term genius on his part, but very stupid in the long run; a Saturday night massacre on a Wednesday afternoon.
Reuters
There's currently what appears to be a massive media blackout on this. There are over 900 protests beginning at 5pm local time today. This is part of the "MUELLER PROTECTION RAPID RESPONSE" by MoveOn that has been organized for over a year and was triggered by the firing of Jeff Sessions. Protesters are planning on digging in and not leaving. This could get interesting if it picks up like Occupy Wall Street did.
MoveOn
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