Firing Fuels Calls for Independent Investigator, Even From Republicans.

[elleng]

Mr. Comey’s firing upended the politics of the investigation, and even Republicans were joining the call for independent inquiries.

Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, who is among the most hawkish members of Congress on Russia, said that he was “disappointed in the president’s decision” and that it bolstered the case “for a special congressional committee to investigate Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/trump-comey-fbi-senators.html?

AND

McConnell Defends Trump as Schumer Calls for Special Prosecutor.

“Today we’ll no doubt hear calls for a new investigation,” Mr. McConnell said on the Senate floor, “which can only serve to impede the current work being done.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-trump-mcconnell-schumer.html?

[BigmanPigman]

1. I don't believe a word the GOP says, ever. Actions speak louder than words.