Now the question is: What does this mean for the Mueller Investigation? Trump's decision to force Sessions' resignation could backfire. Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, argues that even though Trump’s decision is not an obstructive act it could add to the entirety of the circumstances surrounding the investigation. Once the Democrats take the house in January they could choose to subpoena Whitaker to testify under oath as an inquiry into his appointment. However on the other hand, now that Whitaker is in charge of the investigation he could opt to take actions to shut it down before Democrats are able to take action.
Connection: Trump's ability to appoint Whitaker as acting attorney general highlights the power of appointment given to the President by the Constitution.
Questions
- How did the 2018 midterm elections impact the progression of the Mueller investigation?
- Do you think that Trump's decision to appoint Whitaker as acting attorney general will ultimately hurt or help him?
1. The 2018 Midterm elections impacted the progression of the Mueller investigations. The presidant was rushed into picking Whitaker and is the one that pressured mueler into resigning. .
ReplyDelete2. I think this decision will ultimately hurt him. Whitaker has bias on the issue and is disliked by many people. Trump usually does not make good decisions.
Karina Mori
ReplyDelete1. The 2018 midterm elections impacted the progression of the Mueller investigation by pushing it forward more rapidly. Because of the election, Trump was forced to appoint Whitaker faster.
2. I think that Trump's decision to appoint Whitaker as attorney general will ultimately hurt him as Whitaker does have a bias in the Mueller investigation. I think that people will see Trump's carelessness as a very negative factor.
I think Matthew Whitaker is under enormous pressure to recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller investigation, but if he does it will make Trump really angry and he might also lose his position. I would think that Trump wouldn't force another attorney general to leave because that would look really bad on him, but you never know...
ReplyDelete1. Session’s resignation was caused by the 2018 midterm results. Trump had won the majority in the House and needed to secure Mueller’s investigation by removing Sessions. Because of this, the investigation will slow and Trump can have more free time before the Democrats can take action against him.
ReplyDelete2. Trump’s appointment of Whitaker will ultimately hurt Trump. The Democrats can use his hasty appointment as a way to attack his administration and portray him as a careless president.
The 2018 midterm elections were the cause of Session's resignation because they sped up Mueller's investigation. With Trump winning the majority in the house, he was had to appoint Whitaker.
ReplyDeleteTrump's appointment of Whitaker will ultimately hurt him because it portrays him as careless and rash. Appointing someone with a bias will give his opponents angles to attack him from.
1. The 2018 midterm election affected the Mueller investigation by increasing the speed at which it has been progressing. By winning back the majority in the House, Democrats have become more powerful in government. Thus, Democrats have a greater ability to demand that the Mueller investigation continue. Furthermore, Republicans will have more difficulty burying/postponing the Mueller investigation.
ReplyDelete2. Appointing Whitaker will likely hurt Trump more than help him. Appointing Whitaker was a thinly veiled attempt to clear Trump’s name by invalidating the Mueller investigation. If Whitaker is subpoenaed, this plot will likely be revealed, and will hurt Trump’s credibility.
1) The 2018 midterms affected the investigation by causing Mueller to be able to investigate and release information without imminent responses from voters on both sides to an impending election
ReplyDelete2) Appointed Whitaker will definitely help Trump by energizing his base and also he will have appointed a very-qualified man that seems to agree with him on a lot of subjects.
1. The midterms gave the Democrats the house and the ability to investigate. People like Adam Schiff will use their committee chairmanships to stoke the Russia investigation and maybe even file charges of impeachment once the Mueller report comes out.
ReplyDelete2. Whitaker will help to rein in the special counsel and make sure he finishes the Russia investigation in a timely matter. He will also make sure the investigation remains unbiased.
1. The 2018 midterm elections made the progression of the Mueller investigation speed up, which is why Trump pressured Session to resign and quickly appointed Whitaker.
ReplyDelete2. I think that Trump’s decision to appoint Whitaker as acting attorney general will help Trump because although he will receive backlash from those that think Whitaker is biased, he will be active in his role, unlike Session who recused himself from the investigation.
^Jessica Masterson
Delete1. The 2018 midterm elections caused the Mueller Investigation to be sped up and caused Sessions to ultimately resign. The result of this ended up being Trump appointing Whittaker to slow the investigation.
ReplyDelete2. Trump's appointment will hurt him because the media portrays this action as suspicious. People would want to know what Trump may be hiding.
1. Session's resignation was a result of the 2018 midterm elections and because of this, the progression of the Mueller investigation increased. This explains why Trump had to appoint Whitaker.
ReplyDelete2. Whitaker is clearly biased so I don't think it will really benefit Trump that much. It reflects poorly on Trump's decision making and he will probably receive a lot of backlash and his arguments will be weaker because of this bias.
ReplyDelete1. midterm elections were the cause of Session's resignation and they sped up Mueller's investigation. With Trump winning the majority in the house, he will appoint Whitaker.
2. I think that Trump’s decision to appoint Whitaker as acting attorney general will help Trump because he will receive backlash from those that think Whitaker is biased, he will be active in his role, unlike Session who recused himself from the investigation.
1. the 2018 midterm elections sped up the Mueller investigation, causing trump to appoint Whittaker.
ReplyDelete2. I don't think that Whittaker will help Trump much because of the way he was appointed and he is biased.