Senate Won’t Consider Measure to Protect Mueller, McConnell Says
- Committee likely to advance Mueller protection bill next week
- Senators motivated by concerns Trump may fire special counsel
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The Senate won’t take up legislation designed to thwart any attempt by President Donald Trump to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a week before the Senate Judiciary Committee is likely to approve it.
McConnell said in an interview Tuesday with Fox News that he thinks it’s unlikely that Trump would fire Mueller, so the legislation is unnecessary.