House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Sunday that President Trump should let special counsel Robert Mueller carry out his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
“As the Speaker has always said, Mr. Mueller and his team should be able to do their job,” AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for Ryan, said in a statement issued Sunday.
She did not comment on whether Congress should take up legislation to protect Mueller, CNN reported.
Ryan joins a number of key Republicans that have warned Trump not to interfere with Mueller’s investigation.
On Sunday morning Trump attacked the makeup of Mueller’s team, arguing that it had a lot of Democrats but no Republicans.
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Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that he thinks Trump is moving closer to firing Mueller and that he expects Republicans to push back against any effort by Trump to end the investigation.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) echoed Flake, saying that if Trump tried to fire Mueller, “that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency.”
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