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Ron Wyden: “If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein, for the purpose of protecting himself from the Mueller investigation, that would…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2018
If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein, for the purpose of protecting himself from the Mueller investigation, that would represent high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns that firing Rosenstein to protect Trump from the Mueller investigation would be a serious offense.

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