Posted on 05/14/2017 6:58:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" that he would support an effort by Senate Democrats to refuse a vote on President Trump's nominee to be the new director of the FBI if a special prosecutor is not named to investigate Russian involvement in the 2017 campaign.
The notion that Democrats might refuse to vote on any nominee put forward by Trump to be the bureau’s director was first floated last week by a handful of lawmakers including Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Schumer, who spoke Sunday morning to CNN’s “State of the Union,” is the highest-profile Democrat to back such a plan.
“Yes, I think there are a lot of Democrats who feel that way,” Schumer told host Jake Tapper when asked whether he would support a move to block any potential FBI director until an independent investigator is named. “We will have to discuss it as a caucus, but I would support that move, because who the FBI director is, is related to who the special prosecutor is.”
The president’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey last week raised eyebrows from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, especially given the FBI’s ongoing investigation into Trump’s campaign. The president did little to calm concerns about Comey’s dismissal when he told NBC News in an interview that he weighed the Russia investigation, which he called a “made-up story,” as he made up his mind to fire the FBI director.
As the Senate’s minority party, Democrats would have little power to truly block a new FBI director, whose nomination would need only a simple majority to clear the bar of confirmation. But a partisan battle over the head of the FBI would be new territory for the Senate, which typically confirms the bureau’s director with essentially universal bipartisan support. (Comey was confirmed by a vote of 93-1 in 2013.)
Schumer predicted that the plan would enjoy “broad support” among Senate Democrats, as well as among the American people.
Democrats sure have fallen in love with special prosecutors, haven't they? The IRS can target conservatives for special treatment, but we trusted the Democratic Justice Department to thoroughly and fairly investigate that, right? Ditto for Fast and Furious, Benghazi, Hillary's emails, and any one of a half dozen more instances of abuse of power, unconstitutional actions, or illegal activities carried out by the Obama administration. We didn't need a special prosecutor for any of those, said Democrats at the time.
Now, suddenly (!) we need a special prosecutor for...sorry, but I've lost track. How many "special prosecutors" have the Democrats called for in the first four months of the Trump administration?
There's more where those two cockroaches came from. Plenty more.
Well, there's Ted Cruz.
Sounds good. I think we’re going to be hearing a lot of “there is no reason the acting can’t stay on as interim”. It cannot be allowed Trumps team must have McCabe’s number.
“There’s more where those two cockroaches came from. Plenty more”
For sure l can hear it now, “we need a SP to clear the cloud of suspicion from the President for the good of the nation”. Murkowski, Flake..
The type of individual I'd prefer in most government executive jobs is not the kind who would ever want to make a career of government work.
They do. — besides the 700,000 his wife received from McAlliffe-Clinton for his wife to run as a democrat candidate for congress in a BIGLy republican area
There is also other matters like his small group meeting where it was mentioned he said after Flynn resignation. “We F-—d Flynn Now to F—k Trump”. Some in that group are very upset about his “unethical” behavior!
His days are numbered.
Fine. All the democrats can abstain.
1. There would have to be "evidence" of a crime for a special prosecutor to be appointed. So far, everyone says there is no evidence of any crimes or collusion between the Trump campaign or Trump himself and the Russians. None. Strike One.
2. From what I understand, the special prosecutor law has expired and there is no legal format for appointing one now. That would have to be addressed and a new law passed. Not likely. Strike Two.
3. Chuck Schumer and the democRATS aren't in a position to dictate anything in the Senate. They have no power. Strike Three.
Three strikes and you're Out, Chuck U.
Yes we do need a special prosecutor to look into Hillary’s emails.
He can be fired, too.
Yes you would think so but with all the inappropriate stuff swirling around McCabes head l would have thought it would have been enough to deny him the acting head. I didn’t want that guy in there for 5 seconds.
He knows he is being watched.
He really really really really REALY wants to be head of the FBI.
The fact that he is being interviewed is keeping him in line !
And the RATS know that a special prosecutor can be manipulated to hide the truth. A real Justice Department investigation will show there is no proof the Russians did anything with our election and that the RATS under Hillary Clinton committed so many serious felonies that they'll have to STOP looking if they ever want to bring her to trial.
But what the RATS disparately want to stop at all cost is the proof that will show Hussein Obama is the one who ordered the illegal surveillance of Donald Trump and his team.
Three RATS in 20 years:
Bill Clinton impeached.
Hussein Obama committed felonies by ordering illegal surveillance against US citizens, ordered the IRS to harass conservative organizations.....
Hillary Clinton jailed for numerous, major felonies
Even the low information voters will start to see DEMONRAT=Major criminal activity
Well, from what I have seen, as far as the Republican Party is concerned, he does.
Point 3 -— yep. When the democrats were in charge, they just rolled over the republicans, never gave a single thought to what they wanted, but now, REPUBLICANS are supposed to kowtow to them? I don’t think so!
We don't have to get to 60--right? Fifty plus Pence.
That’s correct. 50 plus Pence.
I agree- Judge Andrew Napolitano, I nominate you as Special Prosecutor for the Russia Investigation. Judge Jeanine Pirro, I nominate you as Special Prosecutor in the Clintoon Cartel Organized Crime conspiracy.
What does Judge Joe Brown get nominated for?
“I’m MELLLLTIIINNNNG!!!!:
Aaagggghhhhh.”
LOL.
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