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This story reads like Andy McCabe trying to burn down the house he once lived in. Looks to me like McCabe is trying to get revenge on those he used to work with, after they challenged his honesty and fired him.
Rosenstein denied the story, saying: "Based on my personal dealings with the President, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment."
The story also claims Rosenstein "followed up by suggesting that other F.B.I. officials who were interviewing to be the bureau’s director could also secretly record Mr. Trump."

I doubt anyone would ever seriously contemplate that. It's outlandish.
Final point: Trump has no reason to take action against Rosenstein. But he sure was right to fire Andy McCabe.
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I’ve defended Bob Mueller since the day he was announced. I continue to do so. His work is important and the American people deserve to know what he finds - and doesn’t find.

If Trump/Whitaker were to fire him, it would boomerang on Trump severely. nationalreview.com/2018/11/jeff-f…
Many Rs who cut Trump some slack, even if they don’t always like him, will turn against him. Trump’s approval rating will plunge and he will be in credible danger of impeachment and possibly conviction.

Nothing Trump could do would be dumber than firing Mueller.
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On Acosta, I can't defend his behavior. He uses his position in the briefing room to espouse pesonal points of view. "It's not an invasion" he said re the caravan. His job is to ask challenging Qs, not argue for his POV. He goes too far and hurts the rest of the press corps.
I personally wouldn't have pulled his hard pass. I'd have made light of it, wishing him good luck getting his op-eds published. Or hoping he finally gets to host a nighttime cable TV show. The hostility between the press and the Trump WH is unhealthy and Acosta is the example.
Tension in the briefing room is natural and inevitable, but Acosta has pushed the envelope beyond what any reporter I've ever known has done. I think CNN's suit is a bad move that will backfire. Acosta Hill is the wrong one to die on.
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My observations:

1) GOP losses in the House are in line w the historical average. R gains in the Senate were unusual.

2) If Rs had held the House, the margin would have been so small, nothing of substance would have passed anyway. Senate continues to give R judges.
3) D control of House presents peril and promise for Trump. The peril is subpoenas and investigations. The promise is Trump has a liberal foil to run against.
4) Turnout surged, but not to Presidential levels. In last 3 POTUS elections, roughly 130 million voted. In last 3 mid-terms, roughly 85 million voted. Looks like some 100 million voted yesterday.
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If Andy McCabe opened a criminal investigation into Jeff Sessions but Mueller told Sessions lawyer that it had been closed, it was closed ***for a reason*** folks. And the reason wasn't "McCabe got it wrong, Sessions was transparent with Congress"
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