Franken: ‘Constitutional crisis’ if Trump uses recess appointment to replace Sessions with someone who’ll fire Mueller
By Rebecca Savransky - 07/26/17 09:38 AM EDT
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) warned of a "constitutional crisis" if President Trump fired Sessions and tried to appoint a successor during the August recess who would then fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
During an interview on MSNBC, Franken said he voted against Sessions and "wasn't happy with some of the answers he gave to my questions."
But, he said, the "idea of the president firing him so that he can appoint — do a recess appointment of an attorney general who can then fire Mueller, that's a constitutional crisis."
"That would create a constitutional crisis," Franken said.
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