McConnell Kills Mueller Protection Bill [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday thwarted a bipartisan effort to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job, saying he will not hold a floor vote on the legislation even if it is approved next week in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

McConnell said the bill is unnecessary because President Donald Trump will not fire Mueller. “We’ll not be having this on the floor of the Senate,” McConnell said on Fox News.

His comments came amid widespread opposition to the bill among members of his caucus, with several GOP senators saying the bill is unconstitutional. Others said it’s simply not good politics to try and tell Trump what to do, likening the legislation to “poking the bear.”

McConnell on the special counsel protection bill: “I’m the one who decides what we take to the floor. That’s my responsibility as the Majority Leader and we will not be having this on the floor of the Senate.”

— Alan He (@alanhe) April 17, 2018