By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Former Justice Department officials are speaking out about President Trump’s incessant public battle with Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
They DOJ veterans are concerned Trump may fire Sessions without any accountability, The Hill reports.
“There is a whole constitutional common law — the rules of the road — and it is vital,” said Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney and deputy assistant attorney general. “It is based on examples of what people can and can’t do, but Trump shows every indication of disregarding it with impunity — and so far he has been able to. It’s kind of terrifying.”
If Trump removes Sessions, would it create a constitutional crisis?
“I would hope so,” said Peter Zeidenberg, who spent 17 years as a DOJ prosecutor.
“That is the best-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is that Republicans in Congress shrug their shoulders. You would, in effect, have the president being permitted by Congress to quash an investigation simply because he doesn’t like it. I can’t imagine anything more serious than that.”
