Rally Set To Demand Replacement Of Trump Ally Who's Now In Charge Of Russia Investigation

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1. Hundreds of thousands of protesters in dozens of cities across the country mobilized to protect the Mueller investigation from Trump's (probably unconstitutional) appointment of his buddy to oversee quash it.

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   and many more. I didn’t go, but I’m sure I’ll get my chance to as this plays out.

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2. Lots of people turning out for the protest.

   Whitaker has to get Justice Department ethics officers' opinion on recusal. He doesn't necessarily need to follow it — but that internal professional judgment should provide a bit of a trip wire. [If he proceeds against the ethics opinion, some say he will open the possibility of being added on to any obstruction of justice information (in the report) or indictments (if Mueller or some other authority is allowed to go down that path).

   Whitaker will also likely need to avoid a court injunction limiting his actions while questions about his appointment get settled in a longer court process. It may be that opponents can't get an injunction because of a lack of standing or by drawing a judge who is unsympathetic to the prospects of a case challenging the appointment. 

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3. Man, if only liberals would protest as hard over police shootings, class divide, queer discrimination, imperialist wars, etc as they do over some racist asshole getting fired.

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   1. And the designated hitter rule.  Never forget the designated hitter rule.  It's an atrocity. 

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