NYT: Trump Asked Comey to End Flynn Investigation

[The Mikado]

I literally don't know what to say anymore. This is straight-up illegal.

If I were a Republican Congressman, I'd be looking to see if the NRA was hiring lobbyists.

[The Mikado]

Dana Bash now reporting Congressional Rs debating between supporting independent prosecutor or independent commission. Major development.
https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/864638758859288576

what is the difference?

Independent Prosecutor looks into possible violations of the law. Independent commission isn't restricted to only actions that were illegal.

[The Mikado]

I'm about ready for the 25th to be invoked.

Do you think you have half of the Cabinet, plus two thirds of both houses of Congress?

I don't think they're in 25th territory. Remember which cabinet this is.

Tillerson
Mnuchin
Mattis
Sessions
Zinke
Perdue
Ross
Acosta
Price
Carson
Chao
Perry
DeVos
Shulkin
Kelly


Find a group of half of those who would be willing to cross Trump on this.

[The Mikado]

I'm about ready for the 25th to be invoked.

Do you think you have half of the Cabinet, plus two thirds of both houses of Congress?

I don't think they're in 25th territory. Remember which cabinet this is.

Tillerson
Mnuchin
Mattis
Sessions
Zinke
Perdue
Ross
Acosta
Price
Carson
Chao
Perry
DeVos
Shulkin
Kelly


Find a group of half of those who would be willing to cross Trump on this.

don't forget Trump can fire any member of the Cabinet at will!

Yes. He could literally fire everyone in the Cabinet except archloyalist Sessions (who is implicated in the current scandal himself), and say that Sessions is the entirety of the Cabinet and is opposed to invoking the 25th.

That would be completely legal and aboveboard.