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minus-squareshyguyblue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 days agoI don’t know if this is a “thing” but i read it on the Internet, so grain of salt: If he got fired, they could suppress the report, but resigning allows it to go through proper (not Trump’s) channels and be released to the public.(?)
minus-squareHellsBellelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThat’s a huge falling-on-your-sword event.
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoAnd just like literally falling on a sword, no one but the wielder will be hurt by it.
I don’t know if this is a “thing” but i read it on the Internet, so grain of salt:
If he got fired, they could suppress the report, but resigning allows it to go through proper (not Trump’s) channels and be released to the public.(?)
Big if true.
That’s a huge falling-on-your-sword event.
And just like literally falling on a sword, no one but the wielder will be hurt by it.