Graham: ‘I’ll Be Glad’ To Pass Legislation Shielding Mueller

on November 1, 2017 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks to reporters about the suspect in a vehicle attack in Manhattan during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Graham ... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks to reporters about the suspect in a vehicle attack in Manhattan during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Graham told reporters he talked with President Donald Trump about Graham's belief that the suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, should be designated an unlawful enemy combatant. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) on Sunday said he would be “glad to pass” legislation shielding Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, who President Donald Trump reportedly tried to fire last year.

“I’ve got legislation protecting Mr. Mueller, and I’ll be glad to pass it tomorrow,” Graham said on ABC News’ “This Week.”

The New York Times reported on Thursday that Trump tried to fire Mueller last summer, but backed off after White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to quit in response.

Graham said that he sees “no evidence that President Trump wants to fire Mr. Mueller now.”

“I don’t know what happened back last year, but it’s pretty clear to me that everybody in the White House knows it’d be the end of President Trump’s presidency if he fired Mr. Mueller, so I think we’re in a good spot,” he said. “I think Mr. Mueller’s the perfect guy to get to the bottom of all this, and he will. And I think my job, among others, is to give him the space to do it. I intend to do that.”

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  1. Need a different oil for this cabinet. Somethings’s amiss, Linseed?

  2. I just Discovered Trump is a shithole President
    Who Knew
    Someone should have warned me

  3. Well, lets follow up with the ye olde weather poodle today! Looks like a blustery day coming up as the winds change. That ol weather vane is still swinging faster than a go-go girl at a Republican Convention after party. Round and round it goes.

  4. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Why does he say everyone knows it would be the end of his Presidency if he did that? I most certainly don’t know that. Someone should ask Graham to walk us through that scenario because I find it impossible to believe this Republican Congress will do anything.

  5. I’d be glad if someone would give me a million dollars. Or even a much smaller sum.

    As I’ve said out here before, If your grandmother had roller skates, she’d be a trolley car.

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