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Chuck Schumer: Democrats may attach Mueller protections to must-pass spending bills
Washington Times, Nov 11, 2018, David Sherfinski 

Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer said Democrats might try to attach legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller to must-pass spending bills.

Mr. Schumer said President Trump’s recent appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general “should concern every American - Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative — who believes in rule of law and justice.”

“He’s already pre-judged the Mueller situation. If he stays there, he will create a constitutional crisis by inhibiting Mueller or firing Mueller, so Congress has to act,” the New York Democrat said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

He said he and other Democrats have written a letter to the Justice Department’s chief ethics officer asking him to issue guidelines as to whether Mr. Whitaker should recuse himself from anything involving Mr. Mueller.

“If that doesn’t happen, we Democrats - House and Senate - will attempt to add to must-pass legislation, in this case the spending bill, legislation that would prevent Mr. Whitaker from interfering with the Mueller investigation,” Mr. Schumer said. “That legislation has had bipartisan support.”


More:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/11/chuck-schumer-says-democrats-may-attach-robert-mue/

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Mr. Schumer said President Trump’s recent appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general “should concern every American - Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative — who believes in rule of law and justice.”

Like the presumption of innocence and the integrity of our elections?  You mean principles like that, Chucky?  Screw you, dirtbag.
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Mr. Schumer said President Trump’s recent appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general “should concern every American - Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative — who believes in rule of law and justice.”

Like the presumption of innocence and the integrity of our elections?  You mean principles like that, Chucky?  Screw you, dirtbag.

What is really infuriating is these hypocrites feel completely at ease making such obviously ridiculously sanctimonious statements knowing the mainstream media will spit them up without challenge.

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And maybe when it is Trump on the line he will actually refuse to sign one.
AG William Barr: "I'm recused from that matter because one of the law firms that represented Epstein long ago was a firm that I subsequently joined for a period of time."

Alexander Acosta Labor Secretary resigned under pressure concerning his "sweetheart deal" with Jeffrey Epstein.  He was under consideration for AG after Sessions was removed, but was forced to resign instead.

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Mr. Schumer said President Trump’s recent appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general “should concern every American - Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative — who believes in rule of law and justice.”

Like the presumption of innocence and the integrity of our elections?  You mean principles like that, Chucky?  Screw you, dirtbag.

Unfortunately, every swinging liberal idiot is buying into all this liberal hype from the DEM politicians and the liberal media and they truly are a group of stupid dummies.  Someone needs to come out with a book entitled "The Basic Function of the Three Branches of Government for Dummies" and "Basic Constitutional Law for Dummies".
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So.  It turns that bills formerly thought to be must pass necessary spending bills,
will languish. Please note. Spending bills are never necessary.

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