GOP candidate for FBI says no special counsel for inquiry

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Texas Sen. John Cornyn, one of several candidates President Donald Trump is considering to replace fired FBI Director James Comey, sees no need for a special counsel to investigate possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Last year, though, Cornyn said an independent prosecutor was necessary to investigate Democrat Hillary Clinton and her email practices.

His position echoes that of most of the Senate GOP caucus. Cornyn is the Senate majority whip and the No. 2 Republican, a job that often puts him in the position of speaking for the party and defending Trump. That role is outsized for Cornyn because of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reluctance to publicly weigh in on most issues.

Cornyn is a member of both the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees, putting him in the center of Senate investigations into Russian interference.

Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/news/nation-and-world/2017/05/15/gop-candidate-fbi-says-special-counsel-inquiry

[Ron Green]

1. Cornyn is the very exemplar of the craven and corrupt tool of the system

who needs to be swept from public life. He has no claim on the least shred of integrity, but he figured out how to get people living in Texas to vote for him.

[narnian60]

3. +1000

[uponit7771]

4. +1

[democratisphere]

2. Cornyn can not be an option as the guy is super politically tainted.

The redumbliCONs keep believing they are entitled to get away with the murder of our Democracy.