Dem Sen. Encourages Trump to Say He'll Sign Bill Protecting Mueller: Would 'Shut Up the Critics'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediate



by Josh Feldman | 4:41 pm, April 29th, 2018

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) co-sponsored legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller, and he believes that if it went to the Senate floor, it would get enough votes to pass.

He told Chris Wallace this morning, “It’s necessary because President Trump himself keeps tweeting or saying things that suggest he hasn’t fully given up the idea of possibly firing Robert Mueller… He’s issued a whole series of tweets saying this is a witch hunt, that it’s an attack on him and on democracy, it shouldn’t be allowed to go on.”

He said a bill protecting the special counsel is a “modest and reasonable step,” though as Chris Wallace pointed out, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he does not plan to bring this to the floor. However, Coons said, “If it were put on the floor this coming week, I think we’d get 60 votes for it.” And he even directly appealed to President Trump while on Fox News Sunday:

“I’ll say to the President — if you’re watching, Mr. President, saying that you would sign this bill is the single boldest thing you could do to shut up the critics who say there is a risk you might fire Robert Mueller.”

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[C Moon]

1. :D This is going to leave a mark on Trump.

McConnell sure looks guilty as hell, as well.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. There is no collusion and Mueller is almost finished on the minions Obstruction of Justice

... so says Citizen Vain.

He has nothing to lose by signing this bill.

[They_Live]

3. Hee hee

Reverse reverse reverse psychology.

[RandomAccess]

4. Great argument

Hope Trump falls for it

[Mr.Bill]

5. It wouldn't shut me up.

That won't happen until the cell door slams on him and his entire crew.

[Honeycombe8]

6. That sure would put Trump on the spot. Which may be why Turtle won't take it to the floor.

Can't they pass something without Trump's approval? I guess not. If he vetoes it, they can override the veto, if they have the votes.

Trump will never sign it, IMO.

[nature-lover]

7. Just tell him that Obama would NOT sign it.

[MiniMe]

8. The turtle already said that he won't bring the bill up for a vote in the Senate

It passed out of the committee, but the Senate won't vote on it. And even if it passed out of the Senate, doubt it would pass the House.

[Takket]

9. That is seriously fucked up

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The majority leader shouldn’t have a single vote ability to kill a bill. Basically that is what McConnell has by refusing to allow something to come to the floor. So if 99 senators want to vote yes and only McConnell no, he can override the other 99 by not allowing the vote? That is nuts!!!

[MiniMe]

10. Why do you think Obama's Supreme Court Justice wasn't voted on