Posted on 11/13/2018 7:31:49 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said that he would support a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller.
“I would certainly vote for it,” he told reporters, according to Reuters.
“I don’t see any movement to get rid of Mueller. But it probably would be good to have this legislation in place just for the future.”
Graham co-sponsored a bill to protect the Mueller investigation in April 2018 that would codify Department of Justice regulations that say only a senior official can fire Mueller or another special counsel.
The special counsel is examining ties between President Trump's campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.
Democrats and some Republicans have raised concerns that the ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatens the investigation.
Trump replaced him with Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, who has criticized the probe in the past.
Democratic leaders, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), have called for Whitaker to recuse himself from the investigation.
"Given his record of threats to undermine & weaken the Russia investigation, Matthew Whitaker should recuse himself from any involvement in Mueller’s investigation," she tweeted. "Congress must take immediate action to protect the rule of law and integrity of the investigation."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday that legislation protecting Mueller was not needed because he doesn't believe President Trump will fire the special counsel.
Whitaker isn’t going anywhere so Peloser might as well just STFU.
don’t these people ever go away?!!?
We were not supposed to have CAREER house and senate members.
It wasn’t a FULL TIME JOB in the beginning.
Now it’s a full time nightmare.
For us.
There is no “new” Flimsey Grahamnesty.
He’s the same old Bush League Republican he always was.
I don’t think they thought this one through very well. 👎
I guess Graham lost the Attorney General gig so he is back to Mr. Grahamnesty . . .
I was going to post something exactly like that.
Well, he is like a clock that is right twice a day.
Lynda found another $%$k to suck.....
Linda was never on vacation. The Supreme Court fiasco was just the Punch and Judy show for us peons. Feinstein still had a Chinese spy as her right hand man and chauffeur, the Awan Bros....another spy ring got off scot free. The Clinton crime family, they gave the Chinese satellite technology for cash, ran weapons to arm the very people our armed forces were fighting, left her server unsecured to allow better sales of all national secrets, and sold a high percentage of the worlds supply of refined Uranium to the enemy, while bribing the FBI and other intelligence agencies to cover it all up and blame it on her opponent. All of the above is treason, or close to it. Paisley Gram ma, is a tool of the Deep State just like Huma, Hillary or DWS.
Linda is back!
Romney must be in DC now.
Graham won’t get hurt by backing the bill. Trump’s going to let Mueller alone anyway.
Linda was never on vacation. The Supreme Court fiasco was just the Punch and Judy show for us peons.
Yep. Linda was the designated whip for Kavanaugh. There was a Dem Senator doing the same.
I wouldn’t get overconfident. Graham is an apt reminder that with a Dem House and the composition of the Senate, only a third of the GOP side of the Senate would have to be turned for an impeachment conviction from them.
LOL !
Yep, Lindsay is just an opportunist.
Welcome back Linda. Does Mueller get a 4 year term as well?
Screw all of these pukes. Write your report at get the heck off the stage you phony!
I knew Graham would be back to Linda in no time.
Absurdity ad infinitum
Trump doesn’t have a team 2 years in. The Dems would be in Recess right now letting their President do a recess appointment until he’s ready to jam home a new AG.
Lindsy’s reverted back. I think the Democrats winning the House has everything to do with it.
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