Robert Mueller
By Kyle Cheney
Three House Republicans on Friday moved to pressure special counsel
Robert Mueller to resign over what they contend are “obvious conflicts
of interest,” the latest instance of rising GOP resistance to his Russia
probe.
Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), introduced a measure that, while nonbinding, would
put the House on record describing Mueller, a former FBI director, as
unfit to lead the probe because of his relationship with James Comey,
his successor at the bureau.
“[B]e it Resolved, That House of Representatives expresses
its sense that Robert Mueller is compromised and should resign from his
special counsel position immediately,” the resolution states.
Mueller is investigating whether any Americans aided Russia’s
interference in the 2016 presidential election as well as whether
figures in the Trump administration may have obstructed justice in part
by moving to oust Comey in May, when the FBI’s Russia investigation was
picking up steam. Mueller was appointed by deputy attorney general Rod
Rosenstein after an uproar following President Donald Trump’s decision
to fire Comey.
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