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procon

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7. There are two bills that would limit how Trump or the DOJ can fire Mueller.

Reply to leftieNanner (Original post)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 05:54 PM

Apr 2018

But the GOP leadership is stalling and trying to downplay the need for any legislation, saying they don’t really believe Trump will fire Mueller.

Maybe they can pass the bills retroactively?

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Breaking: US SenatorThom Tillis (R-NC) insists that Congress needs to protect Mueller NOW [View all] leftieNanner Apr 2018 OP

They tried to introduce this bill a while back and McConnell refused to let it go forward. octoberlib Apr 2018 #1

McConnell is a horrible excuse for a human being leftieNanner Apr 2018 #4

Who said he was a human being? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2018 #8

One of these things is not like the other... LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2018 #9

Yep, yonder Apr 2018 #13

Yup leftieNanner Apr 2018 #25

Cecil Turtle MurrayDelph Apr 2018 #14

LOL. The one on the left is human. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #16

And not related to drug traffickers. sandensea Apr 2018 #19

The turtle face ML is stonewalling it again. quartz007 Apr 2018 #27

It's almost like the turtle has his own Russian links to hide... n/t Pluvious Apr 2018 #29

US Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) CottonBear Apr 2018 #2

Thanks leftieNanner Apr 2018 #5

Youre welcome! CottonBear Apr 2018 #6

Fixed It! leftieNanner Apr 2018 #10

I sure hope that enough Republicans will put country ahead of party. N/T CottonBear Apr 2018 #17

republicans are waiting to hear what Pooty Poot recommends. Achilleaze Apr 2018 #3

There are two bills that would limit how Trump or the DOJ can fire Mueller. procon Apr 2018 #7

They need to just get it done. wtf are they waiting for? triron Apr 2018 #11

Interesting. Cambridge Analytica embedded foreign nationals in NC to get Tillis elected. yardwork Apr 2018 #12

That is very interesting. CottonBear Apr 2018 #20

That is certainly a possibility.... paleotn Apr 2018 #22

Somebody needs to sit Mitch down in a chair and talk to him very slowly. kentuck Apr 2018 #15

Oh, I thought you were going with the "enhanced interrogation" technique erronis Apr 2018 #18

Tillis BlueDog22 Apr 2018 #21

Tillis has never, ever been known for his bipartisanship... paleotn Apr 2018 #23

I was surprised too leftieNanner Apr 2018 #26

I've been calling him crazy Thom for years paleotn Apr 2018 #28

Protect Mueller and...AND...the integrity of the investigation. Both. nt wiggs Apr 2018 #24