Trump is again publicly playing with the idea of firing Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor leading the independent investigation into Russia’s election interference and potential ties to the Trump campaign, possible obstruction of justice, and related financial malfeasance. After it was recently reported Mueller subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents related to Russia, Trump turned to Twitter with an onslaught of tweets attacking the investigation. Although Trump cannot fire Mueller himself, he can coerce someone in the Justice Department to do so, as he did with the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Tillis (R-NC), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have introduced bipartisan legislation to limit Trump’s ability to fire Mueller, providing the investigation the protection it needs from an unpredictable president.
As Mueller’s team pursues action against criminal perpetrators in the Russia investigation, we need to hear from every member of Congress that they will allow the legal process to proceed to its natural conclusion.
CALL SCRIPTCaller: Hello! My name is [name] and I’m calling from [town, zip].
[IF CALLING SENATE] I’m calling to urge Senator [Schumer/Gillibrand] to support S.2644, the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act. It’s the duty of Congress to serve as a check on Trump and prevent him from sending our democracy into a tailspin. [IF CALLING HOUSE] I’m calling to urge Rep. Faso to make a public statement that the firing of Special Counsel Mueller or Rod Rosenstein by Trump would be completely unacceptable. It’s the duty of Congress to serve as a check on Trump and prevent him from sending our democracy into a tailspin.Read more at: https://www.indivisible.org/resource/protecting-democracy-cant-fire-mueller/
This work is licensed under a