The U.S. Deputy Attorney General is telling the Senate Appropriations Committee that special counsel Robert Mueller has full independence to carry out his investigation and he sees no reason to fire him.
NewsMax CEO Chris Ruddy told the PBS NewsHour that President Trump is weighing firing Robert Mueller, a claim he continues to stand by as a friend of the president.
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosentein told Senator Jeanne Shaheen he sees no reason why the special counsel's work should not continue:
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Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosentein told a Senate pane that Robert Mueller's investigation is independent, starting with his knowledge who wrote the original statute.
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OUT: ...investigation appropriately."
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