The Center for Media and Democracy signed onto a letter yesterday with 22 other government watchdog groups and ethics experts calling on senators to support two bipartisan bills designed to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Trump.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller in May to serve as special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice to oversee the investigation into any Russian interference in the 2016 elections, including possible collusion with Trump’s campaign.
S.1735, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), would require a federal three-judge panel to approve any dismissal of a special counsel.
S.1741, introduced by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), would grant a panel of three federal judges the ability to reinstate a special counsel who was fired without just cause.
The letter notes that Trump has already “interfered with this investigation and the administration of justice” on multiple occasions, including firing FBI Director James Comey, asking top intelligence officials to intervene, and exploring whether he can pardon himself and his children.
“Trump’s actions to date amount to obstruction of justice and are disturbingly reminiscent of President Nixon’s attempts to cover up crimes and impede the Watergate investigation,” said CMD’s general counsel, Arn Pearson. “Given his firing of Comey and reckless pardon of Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio, there is growing bipartisan concern that Trump will put loyalty above the rule of law, and attempt to have Mueller fired if the investigation starts digging too close to home.”
The signers of the letter include the chief White House ethics lawyers under both President George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the bills on September 26.
Trump is using Hitlers playbook from 1933 , He must be stopped now before he brings us back to 1939
Very important. Are you not encouraging private citizens and civic organizations to send letters to Congress? I don’t see that in this posting.
White House keeps the public distracted with the flow of frightening actions and utterances; Government Watchdogs are/is needed to counter the savagery. I thank you for your service to the country and world.
45 & Regime are undermining our Democracy from Judges to voting rights. If they succeed we may never be the America we knew just 1 year ago. We are weakened & sickened by this Regime, without the help of Mueller & Special Councils we are domed to lose our Rights as American Citizens.
Please protect us from the evil that is in the Whitehouse they are TRAITORS.
Mr. Muller is the hope of the nation. Our childish bully boy president is as corrupt as they come. Don’t let him get away with his crimes. Save our democracy from this evil man.
This cannot be allowed to happen. We must know the truth of the investigation .
Thank you for doing all you can to protect this investigation!!!!
Take him to prison!
Please save us from Trump and the current GOP. Every day I worry if I will have health care or wake up to war. This is not freedom. This is torture for everyone who relies on working to live.