Even though voters gave him a sharp rebuke that cost his party control of the House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump appears to think that nothing has changed in Washington and he can continue to do as he pleases without any repercussions, including threatening the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Wednesday morning, Trump sent out two tweets, the first of which had him claiming “success” in the midterm election:
I will be doing a news conference at The White House – 11:30 A.M. Will be discussing our success in the Midterms!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018
Then, some three hours later, the president posted what sounds like a warning that he may be on the verge of trying to end the probe being conducted into the 2016 election by Special Counsel Robert Mueller:
According to NBC News, Voters Nationwide Disapprove of the so-called Mueller Investigation (46%) more than they Approve (41%). You mean they are finally beginning to understand what a disgusting Witch Hunt, led by 17 Angry Democrats, is all about!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018
But if Trump is indeed operating under the assumption that there won’t be any pushback should he try and scuttle the Mueller probe, he might want to consider a report from Politico which suggests that any move against Mueller would trigger even bigger problems for the president:
“Democrats are even prepping a break-glass scenario in case there’s a Nixon-era Saturday Night Massacre during which Trump fires his current DOJ leadership and tries to shutter the Mueller probe in the process. If that happens, senior Democratic officials say Mueller would likely get an immediate summons to Capitol Hill for nationally televised testimony about his findings.”
Public hearings with Mueller as the star witness would be catastrophic for Trump. And they might all but guarantee that the public would call for the president’s removal from office via impeachment.
Twitter also lit up with reminders for Trump that his life is about to be turned upside down as Congressional investigations by numerous House committees begin just as soon as the new Congress takes office in January:
Your tweet is misleading. The poll is about the handling of the investigation, not the investigation itself. The 46% includes those who think he’s not going far enough.
— Patrick Lovell (@wgloipp) November 7, 2018
Dem house = Mueller Time! pic.twitter.com/WhxSPRoaqv
— jsweeney (@sweeneyj2) November 7, 2018
You were right about one thing — two CAN play that game, and NOW it’s not just YOU who gets to play it. pic.twitter.com/5j1fCUyfNq
— Nancy Line Jacobs (@NancyLineJacobs) November 7, 2018
On the bright side, you could hasten the end of the investigation by simply and completely answering questions while under oath. You could even insist it be done front of the grand jury!
— 5mww8 (@5mww8) November 7, 2018
You know it is about to get real. He delayed until after this election to avoid charges of attempt to influence. You’re going down, and the only question is which kid will flip first. I’m betting on Jr.
— MadTownMich (@MadTownMich) November 7, 2018
While it’s certainly possible that Trump will make a move against Mueller, he does so at his own peril.
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