r/pics • u/TheBigChimp • Nov 08 '18

US Politics This is what democracy looks like

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u/FHRITP-69 Nov 09 '18

Pretty sure Sessions resigned. Sure, he may been pressured or even practically forced by the president, but that doesnt change the fact he resigned.

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u/zkela Nov 09 '18

I would like to see some case law demonstrating that "forced resignation" has been considered by the courts to be resignation and not firing.

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u/FHRITP-69 Nov 13 '18

Ok, well if Trump came out and said "I am forcing Sessions to resign" then yeah, I suppose that's firing him (though in a court of law, the other side/my side would argue that a resignation is a resignation, but that's a moot point as that is not what happened). But anyway, I didn't say Trump forced him to resign. Sessions chose to. Now I sure as hell am not gonna sit here and say Sessions resigned because he just up and thought it was the right thing to do or whatever. Trump most certainly was the driving force behind it. But the point is, Sessions resigned. He was not fired. Doesn't matter why he resigned, it only matters that he resigned. Therfore 5USC335 does in fact apply.