Conway: Bills To Shield Mueller From Trump Are All Based On ‘Hypotheticals’

Photo by C.B. Schmelter / White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway looks on during a press conference at CADAS on Thursday, July 6, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Conway, along with Gov. Bill Haslam, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Price, Judge Duane Slone and recovering opioid addict and mother of three Mallie Moore spoke on the opioid crisis.
White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway looks on during a press conference at the Council for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services (CADAS) on Thursday, July 6, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Conway, along with Gov. Bill Haslam, H... White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway looks on during a press conference at the Council for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services (CADAS) on Thursday, July 6, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Conway, along with Gov. Bill Haslam, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Price, Judge Duane Slone and recovering opioid addict and mother of three Mallie Moore spoke on the opioid crisis. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) MORE LESS
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Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Sunday said President Donald Trump has not discussed firing special counsel Robert Mueller, and claimed proposals to shield Mueller from Trump’s influence are based on “hypotheticals.”

Asked on ABC News’ “This Week” how Trump feels about a bill Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons introduced to shield special counsels from political influence, Conway said, “Why are we engaging in hypotheticals? The entire Russia investigation is a hypothetical.”

She said Trump “has not even discussed” firing Mueller, who is leading the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“The President is not discussing firing Bob Mueller,” Conway said. “We are complying and cooperating with — he has not discussed firing Bob Mueller.”

She nevertheless took an oblique shot at Mueller’s continuing investigation, which appears to be intensifying: The special counsel reportedly recently impaneled a Washington, D.C. grand jury as part of the probe.

“Even though he just hired the 16th person, many of them are Democratic donors,” Conway said. “But we will continue to cooperate and comply.”

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  1. I was in the Green Room at CNN when KellyAnne honored me by letting me take this selfie with her. Enjoy:

  2. So are your boss’s linguistically incontinent freakouts about the impending collapse of the ACA marketplaces.

    But, y’know, you just go ahead and do whatever, Kellyanne. I am actually commenting without bothering to read the article (sorry, Esme) because it really doesn’t matter whatever it is you said. The only people who care are the ones paid to write it down.

  3. No, it is based on Trump’s past behavior.

  4. Avatar for zsak zsak says:

    It was a hypothetical that Hitler would invade Russia. And then he did.

  5. [Conway] claimed proposals to shield Mueller from Trump’s influence are based on “hypotheticals.”

    Preventive actions are generally based on hypotheticals and are intended to avoid a problem rather than being forced to react after the damage is done.

    The entire Russia investigation is a hypothetical.

    No, the investigation is a reality with the intended purpose of discovering whether a foreign government interfered in the election process. The investigation may lead not only to the prosecution of some people in the DT campaign and administration but also to the development of procedures to deter any future hypothetical interference.

    DT should share his knowledge of all the best words with this spokeswoman.

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