…for the dam to break.
From AMERICAblog:
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham threatened Donald Trump today with "the end of the Trump presidency" should Trump try to fire special counsel Mueller, who is investigating the extent of the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.
Graham first noted that there will be no confirmation hearings for a new attorney general in 2017. Trump has made clear on Twitter of late that he wants sitting attorney general Jeff Sessions to resign. Sessions has reportedly refused. Among the reasons Trump wants Sessions gone: Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, and thus can't help Trump kill it; Sessions hasn't been vigorous in investigating leaks (per Trump); and Sessions hasn't yet launched an investigation of Hillary Clinton.
"There will be no confirmation hearing for a new attorney general in 2017. If Jeff Sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay. Any effort to go after Mueller could be the beginning of the end of the Trump presidency."
Graham then said that if Trump tries to fire Mueller, it may be the beginning of the end of his presidency. That likely means Graham is threatening to impeach him and remove him from office. That's a large threat.
There's more. It's pretty great:
Now, Lindsey Graham is only one Senator, but in this Senate every vote counts, and Trump barely has enough votes to get his agenda through, as we're seeing on health care reform. Trump can't afford even one Republican Senator saying he's had enough.
This throws a real wrench in Trump's plans to get rid of Sessions. Having said that, Republicans like Graham talk a good talk, but they rarely act. Graham is happy to investigate Benghazi till the cows come home, but let's see if he ever truly and finally takes on Donald Trump.
Again, the comments are great, and will give Trump pause. But until we see some real action, Graham and the rest will still be tarred with Trump's excesses.