Robert Mueller, the newly appointed special counsel, may end up filing criminal charges as he pursues the investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 election and possibly influence on Trump insiders.
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein briefed the U.S. Senate after making the surprise announcement.
The U.S. Senate's Judiciary and Intelligence Committees continue to pursue their own line of public inquiry.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a member of the Judiciary Committee, says what he heard is that the criminial investigation takes precedence.
IN: "The take away...
OUT: ...Mueller's lane."
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Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the senators that the process of firing James Comey as FBI Director was actually made before he wrote the memos cited by the White House as the reason for his sacking.
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill:
IN: "He did...
OUT: ...his memo."
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U.S. President Donald Trump has posted repeatedly on social media that this is the worst witch hunt ever, but U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican who ran for the White House, says the U.S. is a nation of laws.
IN: "The president's....
OUT: ...respect for."
DUR: 26
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