Yet again,the Senate has blocked a bill that would protect special counsels, such as Robert Mueller. This bill would support Mueller from being fired by the Trump administration before the investigation is over.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says the bill is unnecessary, and because there’s no indication that Donald Trump is going to fire Mueller,according to CNN.
It’s the same argument McConnell has used before.Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) tried to force the vote by unanimous consent. This maneuver,however, means that just one senator can block the vote. Mike Lee (R-UT) did this on Wednesday.“With the President tweeting on a regular basis — a daily basis — that the special counsel is conflicted, and that he’s leading so called ’12 indignant Democrats’ and demeaning and ridiculing him every way,” Flake said on the Senate floor. “To be so sanguine approximately the chances of him being fired is folly for us, I believe.”Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com