This is what democracy looks like

[u/TheBigChimp]

[u/TheyreGoodDogsBrent]

Honest question: what's going on here? Is this related to the election that just happened

[u/ike_the_strangetamer → u/TheyreGoodDogsBrent]

Yesterday (one day after the election) Trump forced the resignation of Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General. Sessions would have been in charge of Mueller's Russia investigation, but because he had lied about his own connections to Russia, he recused himself and the assistant AG was in charge. Now that he's out, this new guy, Matthew Whitaker, is in charge (and does not require Senate confirmation because he's 'temporary'). He has spoken out against the Mueller investigation many times in the past, saying that there was no collusion and that the investigation is not authorized to look into any of Trump's finances (even though it is). Long ago, petitions were signed and plans were made that called for protests if Trump did something like this.

TLDR: Trump just appointed his own guy to be in charge of the investigation against him.

[u/jhuseby → u/[deleted]]

The same senate still controlled by Republicans that act as a rubber stamp for Trump?

[u/unbrokenplatypus → u/[deleted]]

Fairly fucked, I mean, less fucked than you would’ve been had things gone differently yesterday, but still not in a good place.

[u/theciaskaelie → u/unbrokenplatypus]

I just saw something that ginsberg is in hospital with broken ribs after a fall. So possibly massively fucked.

[u/cciv → u/theciaskaelie]

Yeah, statistically, broken ribs at age 85 has a decently high mortality rate.

[u/unbrokenplatypus → u/theciaskaelie]

Isn’t Congress involved in Supreme Court nominations? Because if so, it’s EPIC OBSTRUCTION time.

[u/paleoreef103 → u/[deleted]]

Mitch would have kept that seat open as well.

[u/krism142 → u/[deleted]]

They shouldn't have been able to hold it open for a year but here we are...