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[shootfast]

Maybe he's using the Russian definition of standard practice?

Or maybe Bill Clinton should have not have fired 93 attorneys in one day giving Trump perfect precedent for his actions.

 

[Zaventem]

Don't worry this will be replicated when we take back office.

 

[Cat Party]

Don't worry this will be replicated when we take back office.

Difference is it won't be a surprise because some cable news hack recommended it.

 

[Spladam]

Fox and Brietbart now have indirect control of the Presidency, and can affect policy and legislation by strategically placed articles and commentary.

 

[Ether_Snake]

So Bill O' Reiley and Hannity are president and vice-president or something.

 

[shootfast]

Don't worry this will be replicated when we take back office.

What's this democrat's version of standard practice?

 

[Marquis]

This is standard procedure that most presidents participate in. Why leave guys in office that were not appointed by you.

 

[pigeon]

Every president replaces US attorneys. They don't all give them no notice. When Clinton let all the attorneys go he gave them notice and also allowed them to apply for the positions again.

 

[commedieu]

Every president replaces US attorneys. They don't all give them no notice. When Clinton let all the attorneys go he gave them notice and also allowed them to apply for the positions again.

Quiet.


ahem... BOTH SIDES ARE THE SAME! BILL CLINTON rabble rabble EMAILS!!!

 

[SaintR]

Or maybe Bill Clinton should have not have fired 93 attorneys in one day giving Trump perfect precedent for his actions.

That's not how that happened but I was beaten to the punch by pigeon.

 

[Liberty4all]

This is standard procedure that most presidents participate in. Why leave guys in office that were not appointed by you.

Yup it's not really that big of a deal.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Fox News and Breitbart are state-run media.

From this and the wiretap story that wouldn't convince a 6yo, I think you have that backwards.

 

[kirblar]

Yup it's not really that big of a deal.

It is when it appears to have been triggered by the President taking orders from Fox News.

 

[Liberty4all]

It is when it appears to have been triggered by the President taking orders from Fox News.

As shootfast mentioned Bill Clinton canned 96. This is normal.

 

[joeblackisback]

Not sure how one president doing something similar means that the practice is now totally acceptable. By that measure, no presidential candidate should ever release their taxes again. I can't imagine that will be considered standard even moving forward.

 

[sleepykyo]

Troubling part IMO is less that it's so poorly executed, but rather that once again policy and action by the president was prompted by cable news

As in why he did it now, so suddenly, and en masse

Isn't round two of the immigration ban happening?

 

[pigeon]

To expand on this, Clinton asked all the US attorneys to prepare to step down, but left most of them in place until new US attorneys could be nominated.

Starting Monday there will be approximately two US attorneys in the United States, because there are two attorneys Trump didn't fire.

Specifically, he didn't fire the acting deputy AG, currently overseeing the Russia investigation, or the nominee for deputy AG, who will oversee the Russia investigation when he is confirmed.

 

[cress2000]

edit: eh

 

[BoboBrazil]

Seems like Trump is afraid of something.

 

[LiK]

"Purge" eh

 

[the_sun_king]

Why am I even surprised?

 

[Heshinsi]

As shootfast mentioned Bill Clinton canned 96. This is normal.

No it is not. As mentioned, they were informed before hand, weren't let go until replacements were in place, and were allowed to reapply for positions. How is that the same as what Cheetolini is doing?

 

[HotHamBoy]

https://youtu.be/har8D2qOHEA

Today's Maddow has a great explanation for the timing of this. Skip to 26:30.

And Flynn stuff, too. That leads the show.

This video will be gone in the morning, btw. Unofficial channel.

 

[SenorArdilla]

No it is not. As mentioned, they were informed before hand, weren't let go until replacements were in place, and were allowed to reapply for positions. How is that the same as what Cheetolini is doing?

Because both sides are the same or something.

 

[HotHamBoy]

As shootfast mentioned Bill Clinton canned 96. This is normal.

What's different here is that there was no warning and it is happening before replacements - before nominees, even - have been found.

It's a massive disrupt to cases in-process and the justice system.

It's also very, very strange that Preet Bharara is included in this when Trump personally and publicly asked him to stay.

It could have something to do with this:

Watchdogs ask U.S. attorney to investigate Trump over foreign business deals

A trio of watchdog groups has asked the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York to investigate whether President Trump has received payments or other benefits from foreign governments through his business interests in violation of an obscure clause in the U.S. Constitution.

The request, sent by letter Wednesday morning to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, is a novel strategy by ethics critics who have been pressing Trump to comply with the Constitution’s “emoluments clause,” which prohibits top officials from receiving payments or favors from foreign governments.

 

[Kickz]

 

[SaintR]

As shootfast mentioned Bill Clinton canned 96. This is normal.

We really need to start paying attention to context on here in general. I don't mean to single you out but some are too quick to be on the defensive/offensive that we inadvertently paint things with too broad of a stroke.

This is not the same thing as before. Yes they are asked to resign in a turnover of administrations. However, they are always notified and if they aren't kept altogether anyway (reapplying and such), they are kept in position till there is a replacement.

 

[Aquavelvaman]

^ that gif made the fan on my laptop spin up prettttttty quick

 

[samoscratch]

That's what I'm thinking. I'm not going to take everything this Administration at face value. Preet Bharara was asked by Trump and Sessions to stay on and he agreed to, but then he is one of the attorneys getting sacked. Doesn't sound right.

Ding ding ding

 

[polyh3dron]

Fox News and Breitbart are state-run media.

But in Trump's Soviet Russia, state-run media runs state!

Or something.

 

[Lord Frieza]

As shootfast mentioned Bill Clinton canned 96. This is normal.

It is not normal to give no notice. It is not normal to so this after a TV personality suggested it.

 

[pixelation]

Edit: it should be noted that the act of replacing attorneys is a normal and expected action by a new President and administration. The troubling and notable aspect here isn't the asking to resign, it's the sudden and en masse approach and why such an action was done now (because he was prompted by a report on Fox)

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/10/politics/us-attorneys-resignation/


I wonder...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/us/politics/us-attorney-justice-department-trump.html

Fuck Fox news.

 

[Azuran]

Sean fucking Hannity has power and control over the President of the United States.

I would laugh if it wasn't so sad and depressing.

 

[besada]

Levin convinced him that he was being tapped, Hannity convinced him to can US attorneys...I wonder how long until he gives Bababooey the Medal of Freedom.

 

[stonesak]

I'm sure Sessions gave him the idea, not fucking Sean Hannity,

 

[More_Badass]

What's different here is that there was no warning and it is happening before replacements - before nominees, even - have been found.

It's a massive disrupt to cases in-process and the justice system.

It's also very, very strange that Preet Bharara is included in this when Trump personally and publicly asked him to stay.

It could have something to do with this:

Watchdogs ask U.S. attorney to investigate Trump over foreign business deals

Ah ha, now it's all making sense

 

[Zeus Molecules]

What's different here is that there was no warning and it is happening before replacements - before nominees, even - have been found.

It's a massive disrupt to cases in-process and the justice system.

It's also very, very strange that Preet Bharara is included in this when Trump personally and publicly asked him to stay.

It could have something to do with this:

Watchdogs ask U.S. attorney to investigate Trump over foreign business deals

Oh my God this is insane..... like there is no low point for this SOB

 

[Vagabundo]

Trump is mentally exhausting.

 

[EatinOlives]

As shootfast mentioned Bill Clinton canned 96. This is normal.

Not this abruptly. Attorneys in the middle of big investigations were even let on board for several weeks to finish them.

This, on the other hand, had everyone kicked out by the end of the business day, abruptly halting all work going on. It's really not the same thing.

 

[MarionCB]

That's what I'm thinking. I'm not going to take everything this Administration at face value. Preet Bharara was asked by Trump and Sessions to stay on and he agreed to, but then he is one of the attorneys getting sacked. Doesn't sound right.

Rachel Maddow made the excellent point last night that two days ago Preet Bharara received a letter from watch dogs groups requesting him to investigate whether Trump's business is getting illegal payments and benefits from foreign Governments that go on to Trump himself (as he has not divested himself as he is required to). Bharara has jurisdiction as US Attorney of Manhattan because that's where Trump's business is located.

 

[More_Badass]

Rachel Maddow made the excellent point last night that two days ago Preet Bharara received a letter from watch dogs groups requesting him to investigate whether Trump's business is getting illegal payments and benefits from foreign Governments that go on to Trump himself (as he has not divested himself as he is required to). Bharara has jurisdiction as US Attorney of Manhattan because that's where Trump's business is located.

What's worse, that he did this or that he did this so blatantly as if to say he's not worried about any repercussions

 

[BoboBrazil]

What's worse, that he did this or that he did this so blatantly as if to say he's not worried about any repercussions

There won't be any repercussions. His buddy and fellow Russian puppet Sessions runs the Justice Dept.

 

[Bad_Boy]

holy fuckkkk lmao

 

[Lord Frieza]

I'm sure Sessions gave him the idea, not fucking Sean Hannity,

I wouldn't be so sure. The fact that he continues to talk or act directly after a news story from one his preferred right wing sources is starting to look less and less like just random concidence

 

[Aztechnology]

Holy shit that's some gif.

 

[polyh3dron]

I'm sure Sessions gave him the idea, not fucking Sean Hannity,

You haven't been following the Trump presidency too closely, then.

 

[Joni]

So we now have about 50 good lawyers with an extra grudge. Release the lawyers.

 

[MarionCB]

I see this about but I'm missing cultural context here because this gif simply makes Trump look like a badass. What's it mean?

 

[Veidt]

What's different here is that there was no warning and it is happening before replacements - before nominees, even - have been found.

It's a massive disrupt to cases in-process and the justice system.

It's also very, very strange that Preet Bharara is included in this when Trump personally and publicly asked him to stay.

It could have something to do with this:

Watchdogs ask U.S. attorney to investigate Trump over foreign business deals

Wow

 

[Kinyou]

I look forward to Sean Hannity's next segment: "Sean Hannity should get a billion dollars"