Schumer Might Tie Spending Bill to Mueller Protection

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) said that Democrats “might tie their support for the next spending bill to legislation that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller – although he stopped short of saying he would be willing to risk a shutdown,” USA Today reports.

Said Schumer: “The appointment of Mr. Whitaker should concern every American –Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative – who believes in rule of law and justice. He has already prejudged the Mueller situation. If he stays there, he will create a constitutional crisis by inhibiting Mueller or firing Mueller, so Congress has to act.””