Trump's Personal Lawyer And Campaign Manager Both Going To Prison

[Final-Fan]

NightlyPoe said:

Final-Fan said:

OK, listen.  This is what I am saying: 

Trump can lawfully fire Comey.  Trump cannot lawfully fire Comey for corrupt reasons.  If it can be proved that Trump's motivation for firing Comey was corrupt, then his action was unlawful under this law. 

Under the assumption that you've been paying attention to me at all, this is what you are saying: 

Trump can lawfully fire Comey, even if his reasons for doing so were entirely and purely corrupt in nature. 

I am also saying that what you are saying is completely false based on a plain reading of the law in question.  Can you please stop saying "yes he can" and instead explain why I am wrong about the law I am basing my "no he can't" claim on? 

(going AFK for one to three hours, take your time)

There's not really much to it beyond "yes he can".  As I said, it's inherent in the power of the chief executive.  It can't be stripped.

And why is "firing your subordinate" more inherent to the power of the chief executive than "filing lawsuits" is inherent to the power of a lawyer?

[edit:  Also, please note that he isn't being stripped of the power to fire subordinates.  He is, in the posited scenario, being punished for the motivations he was acting under.  He isn't just being punished for firing a subordinate, he is being punished for acting with corrupt intent while firing his subordinate.  However, even in that case, he still has the power to fire his subordinate.  The subordinate can't file an injunction against being fired on the justification that he was fired for corrupt reasons.  He's fired regardless, but the president is then liable to be punished for doing so (in that scenario).]

Last edited by Final-Fan - on 26 August 2018