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Schumer Supports Blocking Confirmation Of New FBI Director Until Special Prosecutor Is Appointed
[Daily Caller] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer confirmed Sunday he would support his caucus in the upper chamber if they blocked the appointment of a new FBI director until a special prosecutor to the Russia investigation is named."I think there are a lot of Democrats who feel that way. 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," Schumer told CNN’s Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." Schumer said, "Remember, the criteria for a special prosecutor, independent in making day-to-day decisions from the hierarchy in the Justice Department and the White House, can only be fired for cause, has to report to Congress, and, very importantly, can look into any attempts to thwart the investigation, are all really important criteria." He added, "To have that special prosecutor, people would breathe a sigh of relief, because then there would be a real independent person overlooking the FBI director." Posted by: Besoeker 2017-05-15 |
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