Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and other Conservative lawmakers warned that there would be bipartisan backlash against President Trump if he fires special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the probe into Russia meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. “If he fired Bob Mueller, I think he’d see a tremendous backlash response from both Democrats but also Republicans,” he said.
As Robert Mueller (a life long Republican) digs deeper into Donald Trump's business dealings, Trump has become more nervous and irritated, saying Mueller is going beyond the scope of his authority. Legal experts from both party's deny this, reminding Trump that Bill Clinton's Whitewater investigation started out as a probe into a Real Estate deal, and ended up with Clinton being impeached for having an extra martial affair.
The bottom line is, a special counsel can investigate whatever and whoever they want.
President Trump would be well advised to let Mr. Mueller do his job, and I predict Donald Trump's tax returns and business records that he has tried so very hard to conceal will soon see the light of day.
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Trump can't fire the prick but the AG can.
Also, if Mueller starts significantly expanding the investigation without good cause, and just goes on a witch-hunt without the okay from the AG he can be fired by him.
The powers and limits of Robert Mueller's new job as special counsel
Here is the key phrase:
as well as "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation," according to the letter appointing him.
That's not what usually happens. It depends on how honest the AG is.
If Mueller spends months investigating something and finds nothing, he can't expand the search into other areas on a whim without permission from the AG.
Mueller is going to try to get the administration on process crimes.
Not on illegal actions but on obstruction of justice.
He's going to do things to cause a reaction from Trump, and even if Trump doesn't take the bait the press will just make shit up or publish the leaks that Mueller's office will supply them with.
All of this is under the control of the Attorney General, and Jeff Session fucked up royally when he recused himself from the investigation. He didn't need to, and what he did was figuratively stabbing Trump in the back.