Republicans Quietly Warn Trump: Dont Fire Mueller

[babylonsister]

Republicans Quietly Warn Trump: Don’t Fire Mueller
“It wouldn’t be a good idea.”

Dan Friedman
Dec. 22, 2017 4:08 PM


With members of Congress headed home for the holidays, Washington is bracing for the possibility that President Donald Trump will attempt to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, despite assertions by Trump and his allies that he has no plans to do so. More than 170 House Democrats signed a letter supporting Mueller this week, and Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, took to the floor of the Senate on Wednesday to warn that ousting the special counsel could spark a constitutional crisis.

“Congress must make clear to the President that the firing of the Special Counsel or interfering in his investigation by issuing pardons of essential witnesses is unacceptable and would have immediate and significant consequences,” he said.

Republicans haven’t raced to take up Warner’s call, but some are quietly warning against messing with Mueller.

“He’s the best hope for giving us a product that the largest number of Americans can accept as credible,” Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), who as chairman of the House Oversight Committee has worked to investigate matters Democrats deride as distractions from the Trump-Russia scandal, told Mother Jones this week.

Republican senators, in particular, largely say they oppose any bid to oust Mueller. Since Mueller’s May appointment, which came after Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, dozens of GOP senators have said he should be allowed to carry out his investigation, according to a tally by Think Progress and other reports. In interviews this week with Mother Jones, Republicans who do not appear to have commented publicly on the probe warned Trump against attempting to sack Mueller.

“He shouldn’t,” said Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming.

“It wouldn’t be a good idea to fire him,” said Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

“We should allow Director Mueller to continue to do his job,” said Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, who heads Senate Republicans’ campaign arm. “He should not be fired.”

“He’s doing, a fine job, Mueller is,” said outgoing Sen. Luther Strange of Alabama. “I have a lot of confidence in him.”

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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/12/republicans-quietly-warn-trump-dont-fire-mueller/

[Turbineguy]

1. Apparently not all republicans

are on Putin's payroll.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Some of those quotes may be a bit older

before the spectacle of all of them bowing before Trump and singing his praises.

[nocalflea]

4. The purpose of " singing Trump's praises was to manipulate him into signing the tax bill immediately, rather then wait until Jan.3 as Trump said he would do. It worked.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Name me ONE time trump or a GOP from this new group has done the right thing about

anything, you cant.

Not even McCain with the thumbs down, we now know.

[janterry]

5. So what are they going to do if Trump calls their bluff?

Warnings are fine, if you're prepared to act.

They aren't