ben12ky · 18-21, M
The president has the right to fire the head of the fbi so the answer is yes
and congress has the power to impreach or fire the president.
besides impreachment it is illegal to try to control the president though other means special counsels and bs
and congress has the power to impreach or fire the president.
besides impreachment it is illegal to try to control the president though other means special counsels and bs
anythingoes477 · M
In fact Our Liar in Chief actually doesn't have a clue what government is--or how it works. Easy to tell that by how he comes out publically to declare so and so "Guilty, should be convicted"--to various people so far. That biases juries--is NOT the function of a prez and in every case he's done so--Berghdahl for an example--the courts end up slapping the person on trial on the wrist because the defense in every case has filed an immediately appeal to dismiss based on jury biasing. From watching how can't do much more than play golf--and sign EO's--which are meaningless in terms of "legislation"----he can't handle his own job. 9/10 of those are dismissed as being unconstitutional---which shows he has no clue what is legal and what what isn't under the Constitution---so if he has no clue how to do his own job----why would he think he can handle every other department of government's job?
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4meAndyou · F
“I have absolute right to do what I want to do with the Justice Department” the president tells the Times.
"Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-executive-branch/
"The mission of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
The DOJ is comprised of 40 component organizations, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Attorney General is the head of the DOJ and chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters, advises the President and the heads of the executive departments of the government, and occasionally appears in person before the Supreme Court."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-executive-branch/
So basically, the DOJ works for the President.
"Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-executive-branch/
"The mission of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
The DOJ is comprised of 40 component organizations, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Attorney General is the head of the DOJ and chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters, advises the President and the heads of the executive departments of the government, and occasionally appears in person before the Supreme Court."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-executive-branch/
So basically, the DOJ works for the President.
4meAndyou · F
@SW-User I know you don't really mean that. A lot of that kind of fluff is just grandstanding, and I know you actually read the law...as it applies to the Executive Branch, and I know you are not just saying silly to be silly.
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In our land the President can never be investigated unless he wills it. @Northwest
eli1601 · 70-79, M
The Justice Dept is part of the executive branch. Therefore.......of course he does.
eli1601 · 70-79, M
@ladycae https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Department-of-Justice-under-the-Executive-rather-than-the-Judicial-branch-of-government
The Dept. of Justice didn’t exist until the Administration of President Ulysses S. Grant, though there was an Attorney General long before that.
The Judiciary Branch didn’t get fleshed out in the Constitution, but was one of the first items of business for the 1st Congress in 1789: the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Both the original Attorney General and the Dept. of Justice were outgrowths of the Executive Branch.
Further, it had to be part of the Executive Branch, because the Constitution makes it clear that the Supreme Court can rule only on real cases, but can NOT issue advisory opinions. Since the Judicial Branch is only a COURT or courts, it cannot manage the legal needs of the President or the country. The Attorney General was originally the president’s attorney, and the Dept. of Justice was formed by Congress as part of the Executive as the legal business of the White House got more and more complex, esp. during the Civil War.
The Dept. of Justice didn’t exist until the Administration of President Ulysses S. Grant, though there was an Attorney General long before that.
The Judiciary Branch didn’t get fleshed out in the Constitution, but was one of the first items of business for the 1st Congress in 1789: the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Both the original Attorney General and the Dept. of Justice were outgrowths of the Executive Branch.
Further, it had to be part of the Executive Branch, because the Constitution makes it clear that the Supreme Court can rule only on real cases, but can NOT issue advisory opinions. Since the Judicial Branch is only a COURT or courts, it cannot manage the legal needs of the President or the country. The Attorney General was originally the president’s attorney, and the Dept. of Justice was formed by Congress as part of the Executive as the legal business of the White House got more and more complex, esp. during the Civil War.
stephanie19 · 26-30, F
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
I don't know if Trump does by law but he shouldn't. The president's power should be limited. If the president has absolute right over the justice dept. then he would absolute right to do whatever he wants.
ladycae · 100+, F
he has no right to do anything but suggest candidates dor jobs and fire people. ad he has repeatedly tried to tell the justice department what to do which violates the constitution.
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SteelHands · 61-69, M
Yup. The FBI was created by the Prez and tbe AG and they answer to him.
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