Summary: Episode 30 of the NonProphets podcast, in which Atief, Robert, and Scott—recorded the day after it happened—discuss the surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey (1:11), whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will appoint Special Counsel to investigate the Trump campaign's ties to Russia (11:12), why firing the FBI Director is problematic even though the president has the legal authority to fire him (13:42), what President Trump could do with the pardon power (17:05), whether we should expect widespread voter suppression in 2018 (22:00), what motivates the Republican Party (32:51), where we will be a year from now (40:09), who the next FBI director will be (43:45), whether Trump could actually be removed from office (48:41), and how Trump is like the Mule from Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series (1:03:34). We end the podcast by learning about Scott's alter ego "Nigel Shakespear" (1:06:24). As always, you may contact them at nonprophetspod.wordpress.com, or nonprophetspod@gmail.com. (recorded 5/10/2017)
