GOP senators dismiss calls for bill to protect Mueller from Trump

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Senate Republicans, including some of President Trump’s sharpest GOP critics, are rebuffing Democratic demands to pass legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller as his investigation into the 2016 election ramps up.

"I can't imagine any administration taking a move like that," Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) told reporters Monday when asked if legislation to shield Mueller from a potential firing was necessary.

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"There's no indication that he's going to ... fire [Mueller] or pardon [anyone] at this point," said Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who, like Corker, has feuded openly with Trump.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) also downplayed the chances that Mueller would get fired, saying no one in their "right mind" would fire the special counsel.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/357928-gop-senators-dismiss-calls-for-bill-to-protect-mueller-from-trump

[DK504]

1. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) also downplayed the chances that Mueller would get fired, saying no one

..."right mind" would fire the special counsel. "

Uhhhhh Lindsay.....he's NOT in his right mind. So there's that pal.

[gopiscrap]

2. Mr Graham, trump is not in his right mind

[Freethinker65]

3. Complicit

[riversedge]

4. says Dems would need 60 votes. Great to see the Dems try, but

Repugs are loyal to the President.

[packman]

5. RIGHT MIND

[Ccarmona]

6. OK Repugs, But Get Out of the Way When Trump Fires Mueller

You Political hacks better stand down when the Impeachment begins.

[Angry Dragon]

7. we will see

[vkkv]

8. We're not dealing with a "person" with normal values, logic or with thoughtful thinking process here

- it's Trump.. all day.. all Trump.

[concreteblue]

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[vkkv]

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[concreteblue]

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[vkkv]

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Enjoy your day and see you around DU!

Victor Krag

[RVN VET71]

9. And after Mueller gets fired . . . .

I guess they'll be expressing their shock, shock I tell you, that the unimaginable happened and, well, jeez, it's just too late now to do anything about it (shoulders shrugging and lips pursed in a Barney Fife look of faux shock).

Abettors to treason, plain and simple. You don't put the Constitution and Nation at risk out of part loyalty unless you don't give a good god damn about either the Constitution or the Nation.

[kimbutgar]

10. The rethugs knew Russia rigged the election in their favor and the Russians have blackmailed them

They also hacked rethugs.

[Doitnow]

11. TrumpRethugsTrump

[Dawson Leery]

12. The entire party is corrupt.

More money to give to the richest, more court seats to steal.

The Republican Party must disappear into the dustbin of history.

[Honeycombe8]

13. Graham introduced a bill to require firing to be only with Congressional Review. So....

the GOP has circled the wagons. They are circling around Trump even tighter. Those golf games with Trump sure changed Graham's tune.

Despicable.

If Trump arranges for Mueller to be fired, he's not going to tip off the world ahead of time. Duh.

[lagomorph777]

14. I'm sure Mueller is aware the RePutins won't protect him;

and you can be sure Hell's fury will rain down on the lot of them if he's fired, with their complicity. Indictments, leaked letters, cancelled hush-money checks to ex-lovers, Cypriot bank accounts suddenly drained... It will be a very bad day to be a RePutin.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Corker & Flake hypocritical enablers of Trump. Playing both sides: criticising while enabling. . nt

[burrowowl]

16. Repuks are filthy liars!

Just wait for MAGA Many Are Getting Arrested!
Go MUELLER!

[truthisfreedom]

19. The entire bunch of them have turned into ninnies. Waffly ninnies.

They are afraid to put a toe into the boiling tempest that is 45's madness.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. This is why

I keep thinking that Mueller will wait before doing any of the Drumpf family (Jr & Kushner) if in the plan. He will work his way all around them so he can continue as long as he can. And that is because as soon as he gets close or goes for them, they will find any way they can to immediately get rid of him.

[turbinetree]

21. So Graham, does the donald the malignant normality cheat at golf with mulligans

Corker you and Flake, confirmed everyone one this malignant normality corrupt administration, you should be asking this question:

What does Wilbur Ross know, and when did he know it when he was at the Bank of Cyprus------------I think I deserve and millions of others deserve answers-----------------

Because Manafort had a lot of transactions out of Cyprus----------

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. How about a bill to protect Trump from Mueller?

That may be needed more.

Trump: DO SOMETHING!!!11! EEEK!

[LiberalLovinLug]

23. So ....I've never heard it explained just what happens IF Trump fires Mueller

Can one of Muellers top aides in the investigation simply take over? Having all the information still at his disposal? Because it seems like its only the person, Mueller, that would be canned, not the investigation, right? Or do I have that wrong. Would the investigation and all they have accumulated by just laid to rest along with Mueller?

Or is it that Trump himself, or through his minion Rosenstein, would simply appoint a true believer as a replacement to the post who would quickly wrap it up with a verdict of no conclusive evidence? But if he tried this, surely there'd be some kind of rebellion with those on Mueller's present team that have already spent months on this, that would not want to allow that kind of injustice.

[bluestarone]

26. i'm very worried that firing Mueller will

take us ALL to the brink of all out civil war that will match any civil war!! And i will not settle for anything less for this great beautiful country! Heaven help us all!