The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent legislation to the full Senate floor that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller amid concerns that President Trump might make changes to leadership atop the Justice Department.
The bipartisan legislation, finalized earlier this month, gives Mueller and other special counsels 10 days to challenge their firing through the courts. All the committee’s Democrats and three Republicans helped send the bill to the floor.
Democrats had originally said they were concerned about an amendment proposed by Chairman Chuck Grassley.
But Grassley unveiled a revised amendment later Wednesday that removed language that mandated Mueller’s office to report to Congress if the scope the probe changed.
Now, that would have to be reported after the investigation’s conclusion, and would also include a detailed report of what was found.
Earlier Thursday in an interview with Fox News, Trump said he will stay way from the Mueller probe but added, “I may change my mind at some point.”
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#BREAKING: Republicans help send Robert Mueller protection legislation to Senate floor https://t.co/u8CBBnS9NY pic.twitter.com/0tav4cstxz
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