right. beyond that, congress also does very practical things to prevent a situation in which bob mueller could be fired. already said they re not confirm another attorney general nominee. if trump tried to sort of change the head of the doj to move a chain of command down to fire mueller that would not be an option. also, they ve not gone into a real recess over this next couple of weeks, because they don t want to allow any sort of shenanigans in which recess appointments might put someone in place who could lead to a mueller firing situation. i think when i talk to people who have talked to this white house, they get the sense that they are allowing trump to vent, allowing him to talk about it, be upset about it, but on some level trump knows he has no good options here, and i don t think many people expect at this point he will actually carry out. and back to your point about the political restate the case. the republican congress, pro
is less weighty. because the grand jury has degree of permanency and protection that bob mueller might not have. this legislation is very important because it indicates the level of outrage and opposition that would follow any attempt by donald trump to fire bob mueller. something significant happened today. the senate went into the a five-week recess if i m not mistaken. they flocked what is called a pro forma session. protection that bob mueller might not have. this legislation is very important because it indicates the level of outrage and opposition that would follow any attempt by donald trump to fire bob mueller. something significant happened today. the senate went into the a five-week recess if i m not mistaken. they flocked what is called a pro forma session.
they might look at policy agendas and goals but sit not in coordination with this president nor will it be going forward when they get back in september. that s a point and it raises something i ve noticed which is a difference in the way the senate and the house are behaving. senate republicans have been more independent, they re sort of separated themselves more from the president. i thought very notable that someone like tom tillis that doesn t have a reputation for being a maverick would introduce the legislation that the leadership is going to get a pro forma session. we haven t seen the same thing in the house. what do you make of that in. the reason for that is the difference in the nature of the two chambers of congress. in the senate the senators have a stronger sense of power. each individual senator has more influence, clout, much more leverage to sort of gum up the workings of washington than the
now coincidence. he s shown she s willing to throw them under the bus and they don t know the next shoe to drop. they might look at policy agendas and goals but sit not in coordination with this president nor will it be going forward when they get back in september. that s a point and it raises something i ve noticed which is a difference in the way the senate and the house are behaving. senate republicans have been more independent, they re sort of separated themselves more from the president. i thought very notable that someone like tom tillis that doesn t have a reputation for being a maverick would introduce the legislation that the leadership is going to get a pro forma session. we haven t seen the same thing in the house. what do you make of that in. the reason for that is the difference in the nature of the two chambers of congress. in the senate the senators have
pro forma session. to essentially make sure that there is, for constitutional purposes, not a recess that the president can appoint someone, were the president to say fire jeff sessions. how significant and important is that step? what s really significant is not only that step but i think very strong determination that there be no recess appointment in the attorney general position. and i think again, the firestorm and potential constitutional crisis that would greet this step by donald trump is reflected in that in step by lisa murkowski, senator from alaska. so i think it is important. but what is even more important is the sense, a clear sense, and it is tangible that there is going to be strong opposition. both sides of the aisle to this