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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBipartisan Senate duo calls on Trump to back off Mueller
A Republican senator behind a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller's job joined his Democratic co-author on Tuesday in a bipartisan call for President Donald Trump to let Mueller's investigation proceed "without impediment."
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) aligned with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) after weeks of downplaying the need for quick passage of their legislation designed to shield Mueller from being fired by Trump, who has repeatedly expressed frustration with the ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Tillis and Coons' move comes one week after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) delivered their own gestures of support for Mueller while not endorsing legislation to protect his work.
We have heard from constituents Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike who agree that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should be able to conduct his investigation without interference," Tillis and Coons said in their joint statement. "This should not be a partisan issue."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/03/27/trump-mueller-russia-tillis-coons-bipartisan-senate-488468
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Bipartisan Senate duo calls on Trump to back off Mueller (Original Post)
orangecrush
Mar 2018
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spanone
(135,873 posts)1. K&R...
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)2. Thanks!
I'm glad to see this happening.
spanone
(135,873 posts)3. i suspect trump will ignore them but I applaud the try!
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)6. legislation
if passed, wouldn't he have to sign it?
I'm puzzled....
vi5
(13,305 posts)4. Oh good, at least it's bipartisan!
I support this, but I really am so fucking sick of that word. As though it somehow becomes more valid to many people simply because of it, when it should have been considered valid by anyone because it was morally and legally the right thing to do.
FakeNoose
(32,748 posts)5. Cheeto has nothing to worry about. After all, he's innocent, right?
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)7. Great meme!
Thanks!
SallyHemmings
(1,822 posts)8. Thank you
blake2012
(1,294 posts)9. Hell yes! This needs to happen. Completely rebuke Trump's abusive and gaslighting behavior
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)10. Thank you for this post.
Just sent an email to Tillis.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)14. THANK YOU!
THAT makes a difference!
Qutzupalotl
(14,327 posts)11. Interesting about Tillis, in light of this:
He benefitted from Cambridge Analyticas work and paid them a bonus after he won his election. https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10142023569
Death wish? Just wanting it to be over? Wanting to appear cooperative to try to get Mueller to go easy on him?
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)16. hopefully
a sudden attack of integrity.
MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)12. "This should not be a partisan issue."
Well duh!
Tell that to YOUR party, Senator!!!
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)17. This really isn't about party anymore
it's a counterintelligence operation.
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)13. Where is Mueller anyway?
I'm feeling like we are being played some times.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)15. Mueller is a Grandmaster
No one "plays" him, and he isn't playing us.