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I'm pretty sure the customary reply from the MAGA camp will be that these are all political appointees, and serve at the President's pleasure. All that is form

I'm pretty sure the customary reply from the MAGA camp will be that these are all political appointees, and serve at the President's pleasure. All that is formally true. But it doesn't make it any less uncanny that such a person would be fired at the very moment he ramps up an investigation into Trump's business activities.

ianai 9y ago
That argument only flies early in the administration, like the first 14 days. We're at day 110+ (I'm not counting). This was done immediately after Comey talked to congress about an investigation into the administration. This can lead to nothing less than an independent commission into Trump.
evan_ 9y ago
The reply from the MAGA camp is "Trump will appoint someone to go after his political enemies for personal gain" except they're happy about it: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=comey%20clinton%20rice&src=typd https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=comey...
- tw04 9y ago
  It's astounding Comey was supposedly fired for misrepresenting the Clinton email thing (by grossly overstating the wrongdoing) and yet they follow-up with "and go after Clinton!!!". I'd comment on the mental gymnastics but it doesn't appear anyone on that page is capable of basic reasoning.
  - evan_ 9y ago
    His most entrenched base (e.g., people who really support him rather than those who just voted against Clinton) truly believe that anything he does contrary to their expectations is 4-dimensional chess, that will eventually resolve in a fashion that will benefit him and eventually them. It's like how if you stare at an old TV tuned to static for long enough you can start to see pictures. It's reading intent where there is nothing but random flailing.
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