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Former Attorney General Eric Holder recently weighed in on reports that President Donald Trump has considered firing Robert Mueller as the FBIs special counsel.

Trump cannot define or constrain Mueller investigation. If he tries to do so this creates issues of constitutional and criminal dimension, Holder wrote on Twitter.

Holders comments come after the Washington Post reported earlier this week that Trumps team of attorneys are exploring ways to limit and undercut Muellers investigation. Mueller has been tasked by the Department of Justice to lead the bureaus investigation into Russian interference and allegations that Trumps campaign may have colluded with Russian operatives.

Many Republicans and top Trump supporters are unhappy with Muellers investigation and especially unhappy with the team of lawyers Mueller has hired to assist him in the investigation, many of which have ties to Democrats.

Critics say that because of this and other factors, Muellers probe will not be objective.

Technically speaking, however, Holders tweet isnt exactly correct. According to Business Insider, who spoke with former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal, Trump has several legal maneuvers that would help take Muellers heat off of him.

Trump could either instruct deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein to fire or limit Mueller, or Trump could repeal a set of special counsel regulations adopted in 1999 to fire Mueller himself. Neither of these options are favorable, however, and an attempt to remove Mueller could get the ball rolling on impeachment proceedings as they are what began former President Richard Nixons fall, Katyal said.

Trumps other option would be to work out a deal with Rosenstein to rein in Muellers power. This option is least likely to carry political ramifications.

However, many found Holders attempt to lecture Trump about the law pretty rich. After all, Holder was deemed responsible for Operation Fast and Furious, a gun-running operation that led to a Border Patrol being shot by an American firearm.

Holder was even held in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents related to the case during the course of a congressional investigation into the operation.

People were quick to remind Holder of his hypocritical past:

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