Donald Trump is publicly considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, the person leading the Department of Justice investigation of possible illegal actions by Donald Trump and members of his presidential campaign, and the efforts to conceal those activities.
This would be a constitutional crisis for our country. It would demand an immediate and unequivocal response to show that we will not tolerate abuse of power from Donald Trump.
Our response in the minutes and hours following a power grab will dictate what happens next, and whether Congress—the only body with the constitutional power and obligation to rein Trump in from his rampage—will do anything to stand up to him.
That's why we're preparing to hold emergency "Nobody is Above the Law" rallies around the country in the event they are needed.
Use the map or search below by ZIP code to find an event near you, or create one if none exists.
Rallies will begin hours after news breaks of a Mueller firing:
If Mueller is fired BEFORE 2 P.M. local time —> events will begin @ 5 P.M. local time
If Mueller is fired AFTER 2 P.M. local time —> events will begin @ noon local time the following day
This is the general plan—please confirm details on your event page, as individual hosts may tailor their events to their local plan.
This is our moment to stand up to protect our democracy. Let's mobilize to show that we won't let Donald Trump become the authoritarian that he aspires to be. The law applies to all of us, and it's essential that it also applies to the most powerful people in our country.
Use the search tool to find an event near you, or create one if none exists.
If you choose to attend an event, you agree to engage in nonviolent, peaceful action, to act lawfully, and to strive to de-escalate any potential confrontations with those who may disagree with our values.
Ezl on December 12nd, 2017 at 15:11 UTC »
Anyone correct me if I’m wrong but this happily doesn’t seem like a likely scenario. My understanding is Trump can’t fire Mueller only Rosenstein can fire Mueller and only for cause at that and Rosenstein has already publicly advocated for Mueller. So Trump would need to fire Rosensten and find a sympathetic replacement who would also be willing to lie about Muellers performance. Or, I think, Trump can try to overturn existing laws and regulations that currently block him from firing Mueller directly. Either way he couldn’t do it unilaterally - it would need approval from Congress and maybe other government bodies, be very public and drawn out and self-incriminating with no real guarantee of success.
EDIT: background reading: http://www.factcheck.org/2017/06/can-trump-fire-mueller/
newredheadit on December 12nd, 2017 at 14:56 UTC »
My heart skipped a beat because I read that as “Trump fires Mueller”. (I didn’t notice the “if” at first)
xynix_ie on December 12nd, 2017 at 14:47 UTC »
My neighbor and I are both planning on going to DC from FL when this happens. I've never protested, nor has she, this will be a first.