Senate Dem On Comey’s Firing: Need For A Special Prosecutor ‘Now Crystal Clear’

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, then-Connecticut Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal is interviewed in New Haven, Conn. The Republican resurgence that swept so much of the country blew with less g... FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, then-Connecticut Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal is interviewed in New Haven, Conn. The Republican resurgence that swept so much of the country blew with less gusto in most of the Northeast. Democrats largely held firm, particularly in New England, against the anti-incumbent, GOP tide that was so strong in places like the Rust Belt and South. Republicans did make serious gains in sprawling New York and Pennsylvania, a traditional swing state. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) MORE LESS

A member of Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey made “need for a special prosecutor ” in the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s ties to the Trump campaign “crystal clear.

” President Trump has catastrophically compromised the FBI’s ongoing investigation of his own White House’s ties to Russia,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said in a statement. “Not since Watergate have our legal systems been so threatened, and our faith in the independence and integrity of those systems so shaken. The only way to restore faith in a non-political, non-partisan FBI is to appoint an independent special prosecutor.”

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  1. Avatar for minca minca says:

    Only if you can find 3 Republican senators who are willing to put country above party. I’m afraid that will be a heavy lift.

  2. Avatar for nova nova says:

    well, he just walked out onto Madison Avenue and shot someone. he said 18 months ago that he could get away with it. let’s see if he does.

  3. Yes, yes, yes!!

  4. Goddamned right! Anyone have a running count on Sens/Reps calling for an SP? I’m gonna call my Senators cuz I know they’ll put the country first and be right on board. Yes, I’m sure Senator Cornyn, Senator Cruz and I are in complete agreement on this one, and…, ah shit.

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