danielpalos
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indictments are starting to happen, regardless. why such a big deal? Any closure must result in a report to Congress.Democrats are co-conspirators in a massive fraud. They are all involved in a coverup to protect the Obama Administration, and they are willing to shut down the government to protect the fake Mueller Russian Collusion investigation. Democrats may tie protection for Mueller probe to spending bill
The Wall Street Journal
Democrats may tie protection for Mueller probe to spending bill
Published: Nov 25, 2018 4:37 p.m. ET
Congressional Democrats heading into the critical stretch of the lame-duck session increasingly say they will tie their support for a high-priority spending bill to a measure protecting special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian electoral interference.
That sets up a potentially contentious several weeks as Democrats continue to pressure Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself from the Mueller inquiry. Whitaker, who was publicly critical of the investigation before coming to the Justice Department, has so far signaled he will not step aside.
The concerns over the Mueller probe join broader questions about whether Whitaker, whom President Donald Trump appointed after ousting Jeff Sessions on Nov. 7, can serve without Senate confirmation. Democrats in recent days have called for Whitaker to testify before Congress, sought a Justice Department inspector general’s investigation into his communications with the White House, and asked a federal judge to bar him from serving.
Democrats will gain some power when they take control of the House in January, but they say their most immediate leverage comes from Congress’s need to pass spending bills by Dec. 8. Republicans in both chambers say they want to avoid a partial government shutdown,.....