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Sun Dec 9, 2018, 11:00 PM Dec 2018

Democrats Vow To Use All Options To Force Mueller Protection Vote

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that Democrats are going to use all of their options, including potentially blocking the government spending bill, to force a vote on a bill that would protect Robert Mueller.

Transcript via ABC’s This Week:

RADDATZ: You have also raised concerns about the need to pass legislation to protect the special counsel. Republicans in the senate will need support from Democrats, obviously, to pass the end of the year budget bill in a few weeks. Would you consider holding up passage of that order to also pass a bill to to protect Mueller? Are you still worried about that or have we reached a tipping point?

MURPHY: I’m still very worried about it. You know, I am certainly going to look at all of our options to try to force a vote on legislation that would protect the special counsel. I’m also worried about General Kelly leaving the White House. I imagine that he was one of the people that was attempting to convince the president not to fire Mueller, to not issue pardons as a means of trying to influence the investigation.
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- PoliticusUSA


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