McConnell, Senate Republicans block vote on 'Mueller protection bill
Source: NBC News
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans blocked a vote on a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday, despite a threat from a GOP Senator to hold up judicial nominees until action is taken on the measure.
Critics of President Donald Trump in both parties have for months advocated for legislation to safeguard Mueller and his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, but the effort gained renewed momentum earlier this month when Trump fired former attorney general Jeff Sessions and replaced him with Matthew Whitaker, a controversial loyalist who has criticized the Russia probe before joining the administration.
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mac56
(17,574 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)But they won't get away with their crimes forever.
orangecrush
(19,624 posts)of the dinosaurs.
littlemissmartypants
(22,822 posts)orangecrush
(19,624 posts)I have long since stopped expecting any shred of integrity from any of them.
watoos
(7,142 posts)Russian mob, Chinese mob, Israeli far right, Saudi extremists, US mafia? Not to mention all of the right wing "think tanks."
orangecrush
(19,624 posts)protecting their own.
Until Mueller starts dumping all over them, then they will turn on each other.
Racerdog1
(808 posts)Will get his. As for the rest of these GOP fuckers. Their day is coming also. Sooner than most imagine.
underpants
(182,911 posts)Bullshit.
orangecrush
(19,624 posts)old guy
(3,283 posts)orangecrush
(19,624 posts)poli-junkie
(1,007 posts)Laundered Russian $ through the NRA? What else???
orangecrush
(19,624 posts)When democrats are seated in January.