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Trump's GOP 'warriors' lead charge against Mueller
Trump has hailed a quartet of aggressive House Republicans whom Democrats say are trying to 'sabotage' the Russia probe.
By KYLE CHENEY 05/07/2018 05:04 AM EDT
They have demanded thousands of documents central to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. They threaten to impeach Mueller's boss, who in turn accuses them of “extortion.” One has even likened the Russia probe to a possible “coup d’etat.”
President Donald Trump calls them his "warriors": a band of four House Republicans defending Trump with a relentless counterattack against the Justice Department’s Russia investigation that thrills the president even as it unsettles some House GOP colleagues who think they’re going too far.
This crew of hard-charging conservatives, whom Trump singled out by name in late April, have emerged as some of Washington’s most prominent Republicans, enjoying direct lines to the Trump White House and flights on Air Force One.
"Look, we have some absolute warriors," Trump told Fox News on April 26 when asked about his relationship with Congress, name-checking "Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows and Matt Gaetz and [Ron] DeSantis.”
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/07/trump-mueller-republican-warriors-congress-571562