Ryan pledges Congress won't 'interfere' with Mueller Russia probe

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By CRISTIANO LIMA 11/05/2017 09:24 AM EST

House Speaker Paul Ryan vowed Sunday that Congress would not interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, a probe that has intensified with recent indictments of Trump campaign officials.

Asked during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday" whether he would pledge not to allow Mueller's team to be stopped or curbed, Ryan said he would.

"We're not going to interfere with his investigation. The investigation will take its course, and we will let it take its course," the GOP leader said. Ryan (R-Wis.) also said he believed that President Donald Trump would uphold his repeated pledge to not dismiss Mueller.

Despite Ryan's vow, three House Republicans on Friday increased the pressure on Mueller to resign over what they called "obvious conflicts of intersect," introducing a nonbinding measure that would characterize Mueller on the House record as unfit to lead the probe. They said it was due to his relationship with former FBI director James Comey, who succeeded Mueller atop the bureau and was later dismissed by Trump.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/05/ryan-interfere-mueller-russia-probe-244564

[Bleacher Creature]

1. If Trump fires Mueller, Ryan will probably use the same line to justify doing nothing. NT

[greymattermom]

2. He has a conflict of interest, right?

He's next in line after Pence, and Pence was chosen by Manafort.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

3. I do not see any problem!

We will take the GOP at their word

[Turbineguy]

4. He's probably smart enough

to have his illegal campaign donations made untraceable.

[NCjack]

5. So he says, while letting Nunes run amok. nt

[emulatorloo]

6. +1

[Nitram]

7. I wish I believed a single word any Republican spouts these days.

As often as not they men exactly the opposite of what they say.

[bearssoapbox]

8. "We're not going to interfere with his investigation."

So when will the interference start?

[FSogol]

9. What exactly is a Ryan pledge worth?

[Guilded Lilly]

10. Picking drapes for the Oval Office yet, Ryan? You are vulnerable too, Pal.