Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opposes a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. But Senator Chuck Grassley said he’s determined to hold a vote on just such a proposal. Like when the filibuster was protected by the majority—lest it be unavailable when in the minority—the Judiciary Committee chairman is counting on the possible pique of some future president, under some future criminal investigation, to scare fellow Republicans into supporting the measure. Besides, a Justice Department official told Donald Trump heisn't even a target of the Russia collusion probe. —David E. Rovella |
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