Senate Republicans try to shield Mueller from criticism of his Russia probe

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website December 14, 2017:

Former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, leaves Capitol Hill on June 21 after a closed-door meeting. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)

Senate Republicans are scrambling to shield special counsel Robert S. Mueller III from mounting GOP fury about new evidence that members of his team were biased against President Trump, as factions of the party charge that his entire investigation is tainted.

The stakes are high: If the GOP moves to hold Mueller accountable for his former subordinates’ actions, it could enable Trump to order his ouster and cripple the inquiry he has run examining Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether the president’s campaign coordinated with the Kremlin to tilt its outcome in his favor. Continue reading “Senate Republicans try to shield Mueller from criticism of his Russia probe”