Political Quotes

“on another topic, I have come to the floor several times over the past month to document the number of ways in which this administration has signaled a willingness--perhaps a desire--to interfere with Special Counsel Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Beyond troubling statements from the White House Press Secretary and the President's allies in the media, President Trump himself has publicly mused about the firing of the special counsel. So while I appreciate that the majority leader believes the President would be wrong to fire the special counsel, I believe it is a real mistake not to pass legislation to protect the investigation. I sincerely hope Leader McConnell reconsiders his refusal to entertain bringing such a bill to the floor. It is a bipartisan bill. I have talked to Members on both sides of the aisle who are worried about a constitutional crisis. We all know the consequence of Presidential interference in the Russian probe and how dire it would be for the rule of law, fundamental to our democracy, and the constitutional crisis that it would create should be avoided at all costs. Unfortunately, there is substantial evidence that the President has thought about firing the special counsel more than once in the past and may well do so in the future. The bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Graham, Coons, Tillis, and Booker has no real downsides to it.…”