How much more independent does “botox” Nancy need someone to be? – PB/TK
Pelosi: Mueller Not Independent Enough; Republicans: No Need for Outside Counsel, But OK – By Susan Jones / May 18, 2017
(CNSNews.com) – In a statement issued Wednesday after the Justice Department announced that former FBI Director Robert Mueller III would take over the FBI investigation of Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election (“and related matters”), some Democrats applauded, but others called Mueller’s appointment as special counsel “a first step.”
They want a bipartisan, independent commission to do the investigation.
“A special prosecutor is the first step, but it cannot be the last,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a written statement
She continued:
Director Mueller will still be in the chain of command under the Trump-appointed leadership of the Justice Department. He cannot take the place of a truly independent, outside commission that is completely free from the Trump Administration’s meddling. A special prosecutor does not negate the need for vigorous Congressional investigations either.
The question also remains: will Mueller’s investigation include President Trump’s attempt to intervene in the investigation of Michael Flynn? The American people have a right to the truth, free from the Trump Justice Department’s efforts to silence it.
On the positive side, Pelosi called Mueller “a respected public servant of the highest integrity.”
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