Democrats move to protect Robert Mueller on Day 1 of new Congress

Democrats, on their first day in control of the House, moved to offer protections to special counsel Robert Mueller.

Led by incoming House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., a group of Democrats introduced legislation that would protect Mueller from being fired by President Trump.

Nadler was joined by Democratic Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas and Steven Cohen of Tennessee to introduce the legislation, which codifies existing Justice Department regulation that mandates a special counsel may be removed only for “misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest or other good cause.”

The move comes after newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked if Mueller should abide by Justice Department guidance that states a sitting president can’t be indicted as a result of what the investigation turns up.

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