House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Sunday said he doesn’t think special counsel Robert Mueller should step down from leading the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
“Will you pledge that you will not allow the Mueller investigation to be curbed or stopped?” Chris Wallace asked Ryan on “Fox News Sunday.”
“Yeah, I’ve said all along, we need to let these career professionals do their jobs, see it through,” Ryan said. “So no, I don’t think he should be stepping down and I don’t think he should be fired, and the President’s made it clear he’s not going to do that.”
.@SpeakerRyan to Chris on Special Counsel Robert Mueller: "I don't think he should be stepping down and I don’t think he should be fired." pic.twitter.com/GAgxknB1fQ
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) November 5, 2017
Profiles in fearless leadership.
How very odd that the man in line to become President if Trump and Pence are impeached thinks that Mueller’s investigation should continue.
“…but if he does, I’ll be the first in line to plant a big, wet one on his fat, orange ass while he axes Mueller.”
Yeah, I didn’t hear a pledge anywhere in there. In fact, I think he took a knee on that question.
Coming from Ryan, that’s “tough talk”. He must be counting on Trump not watching Fox while abroad.
“Yeah,…”
Not the most impressive statement of unswerving determination.
But this statement from Ryan is about the most concrete statement and definitive comment I can remember coming out of his mouth re: the toddler-in-charge’s boundary crossing habits.