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Spouse of Top White House Aide Says ‘Mueller Will Be Gone Soon’ Now That a New AG Has Been Confirmed

“Let that sink in,” says Matt Schlapp, whose wife is the White House Director of Strategic Communications
The spouse of a senior Trump White House aide declared on Twitter that Special Counsel Robert Mueller “will be gone soon” now that the Senate has confirmed William Barr to be the new Attorney General. Barr was confirmed 54-45 Thursday afternoon and was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts early Thursday evening.
Matt Schlapp (photo, right, with President Trump), who is spouse to White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp, took to Twitter to announce what many are seeing as news that Barr will end the Mueller investigation.
Tomorrow will be the first day that President Trump will have a fully operational confirmed Attorney General. Let that sink in. Mueller will be gone soon.
— Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) February 14, 2019
Presumably, Schlapp is suggesting that the soon-to-be former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was too controversial to end the Mueller investigation, and his predecessor, Jeff Sessions had recused himself so legally he could not dispose of the Russia probe.
Matt Schlapp is a Fox News political contributor who occasionally appears on MSNBC. He is also a conservative lobbyist and the head of the organization that runs the annual far right wing Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Former federal prosecutor and a CNN Legal Analyst Renato Mariotti makes clear what Schlapp is implying:
Chair of @CPAC and husband of Trump aide @mercedesschlapp suggests that Trump or Barr will fire Mueller now that Barr is confirmed. https://t.co/yiRD9ZzHHW
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 14, 2019
And as some others on social media noted, Schlapp’s tweet is “not an empty threat,” given his spouse’s job in the upper echelons of the Trump White House.
This guy’s wife is the White House Director of Strategic Communications, so it’s not an empty threat… https://t.co/5iQDufBwhC
— Marcus Baram (@mbaram) February 14, 2019
Just a tweet from the husband of the White House’s director of strategic communications https://t.co/bq5jqP4GtL
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) February 14, 2019
Husband of the White House Director of Strategic Communications suggests the new Attorney General is planning on shutting down Mueller investigation.
The spouse of a senior WH staffer is tweeting about a potential plan to obstruct of justice. https://t.co/rVOJTyVyeU
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 14, 2019
Putting these ideas back to back could sure lead to some conclusions. https://t.co/F5Ih2cTLC3
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 14, 2019
Many also noted were Barr to fire Mueller, especially at Trump’s urging, it could be obstruction of justice.
Clearly this is the plan that has been relayed to him by his wife who works for the administration. The obstruction of justice and cover up is absolutely real and these people are willing and knowing participants. https://t.co/A7X44rz3W1
— Elle (@elleparis23) February 14, 2019
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