Republicans Move to Protect Mueller After Trump Unleashes Attacks
- Bipartisan measure would require judicial review of dismissal
- Lawmakers react as president calls investigation ‘corrupt’
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Congressional Republicans moved to head off any attempt by President Donald Trump to fire special counsel Robert Mueller as the president continued to attack the Russia investigation and the Justice Department.
Two Republicans and two Democrats have consolidated their separate bills to protect Mueller into a single piece of legislation that would, according to the sponsors, ensure that the special counsel can only be fired for “good cause.” It would also give the person in that role the ability to seek an expedited judicial review of any dismissal.