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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKey Republican Dials Back Effort to Protect Robert Mueller From Donald Trump
Sen. Thom Tillis was one of the first Republicans to try to save the special counsel. Now he says his bill isnt urgent, even after news Trump tried to fire Mueller.
One of the first Senate Republicans to call for legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller has stopped actively pushing that effort, sources on Capitol Hill say.
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican in his first term, made headlines over the summer when he signed on to legislation with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) that would have shielded Mueller from being fired. But Tillis has largely abandoned the push to move that legislation forward while conceding that the bill doesnt have the support to get through Congress. His office says he still supports the bill, but that the matter isnt urgent since Trump says he doesnt plan to fire Mueller.
[T]he chatter that the administration is considering removing Special Counsel Mueller has completely come to a halt, Tillis spokesperson Daniel Keylin said in an email to The Daily Beast. In fact, the president and his administration have spoken favorably of Special Counsel Muellers professionalism and integrity, and recent reports indicate the investigation may soon come to an end.
On Thursday night, The New York Times reported that Trump tried to fire the special counsel last summer. Keylin told The Daily Beast that despite the revelation, Tillis continues to trust that the president isnt planning to fire Mueller, who is leading an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election.
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican in his first term, made headlines over the summer when he signed on to legislation with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) that would have shielded Mueller from being fired. But Tillis has largely abandoned the push to move that legislation forward while conceding that the bill doesnt have the support to get through Congress. His office says he still supports the bill, but that the matter isnt urgent since Trump says he doesnt plan to fire Mueller.
[T]he chatter that the administration is considering removing Special Counsel Mueller has completely come to a halt, Tillis spokesperson Daniel Keylin said in an email to The Daily Beast. In fact, the president and his administration have spoken favorably of Special Counsel Muellers professionalism and integrity, and recent reports indicate the investigation may soon come to an end.
On Thursday night, The New York Times reported that Trump tried to fire the special counsel last summer. Keylin told The Daily Beast that despite the revelation, Tillis continues to trust that the president isnt planning to fire Mueller, who is leading an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/key-republican-dials-back-effort-to-protect-robert-mueller-from-donald-trump?ref=home
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Key Republican Dials Back Effort to Protect Robert Mueller From Donald Trump (Original Post)
spanone
Jan 2018
OP
they will circle the wagons and protect his ass with all they got....traitor is correct
spanone
Jan 2018
#2
The only suggestions that the investigation will end soon are coming from the President's lawyers
VMA131Marine
Jan 2018
#3
Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)1. Filthy fucking TRAITOR
spanone
(135,874 posts)2. they will circle the wagons and protect his ass with all they got....traitor is correct
VMA131Marine
(4,149 posts)3. The only suggestions that the investigation will end soon are coming from the President's lawyers
They aren't exactly an unbiased source.