Mueller protection bill could get Senate vote

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The Senate could vote on a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller in order to clear away a potential logjam on President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, the No. 2 Senate Republican said on Tuesday.

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) said several times on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show that the chamber could vote on a bill that would codify some protections for special counsel investigations, a key demand of Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who has said he will oppose all judicial nominees until he gets his vote.

Without Flake, the 51-member GOP has no margin for error on some nominees; a vote this week to install Thomas Farr on a District Court in North Carolina is in danger due to opposition from Democrats and undecided moderates who are concerned he is hostile to voting rights.

“There is a possibility we will have a vote on the so-called Mueller protection bill. But I think there really is some serious constitutional issues on that, and I certainly don’t support it. I don’t think the president’s going to fire Bob Mueller,” Cornyn said. “We are checking with our members now to see exactly … how it would come out. It may be that he does get that opportunity.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mueller-protection-bill-could-get-senate-vote/ar-BBQ9SnM?li=BBnb7Kz

[triron]

1. McConnell won't allow it.

[Raster]

2. Probably not... for two reasons:

1. It would protect Mueller and his investigation from tRump*; and
2. It would show VERY DISTINCTLY which Senators would vote to protect and which would not, in effect painting a well-deserved electoral target on the backs of those Senate Rethuglicans* that would not vote to protect Mueller and his investigation.

IMHO, the Congressional Rethugs* are long past the point of reasonable and prudent. They have gone ALL-IN on tRump* and realize their losses would be profound.

[MiniMe]

3. Of course tRump isn't going to fire Mueller, he will find somebody else to do it

Like Whitaker