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December 21, 2017

Sen. Warner: Firing Mueller Could Provoke Constitutional Crisis
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The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner of
Virginia, took to the Senate floor Wednesday to warn the Trump
administration against firing special counsel Robert Mueller, who is
leading the investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with
Russia during the 2016 presidential election.

Sen. Mark Warner: "Firing Mr. Mueller or any other of the top brass
involved in this investigation would not only call into question this
administration's commitment to the truth, but also to our most basic
concept, rule of law. It also has the potential to provoke a
constitutional crisis. In the United States of America, no one-no one-is
above the law, not even the president."

Senator Warner's comments come as a number of Republicans are
criticizing the Mueller investigation. Warner says he's concerned the
Trump administration might fire Mueller during Congress's Christmas
recess. The White House said Wednesday it is not planning to fire
Mueller.


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