WASHINGTON ― Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday he wants a vote as soon as possible on legislation to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to fire a special counsel like Robert Mueller. The amendment that Grassley is preparing would require the Justice Department to report to Congress when the scope of a special counsel’s probe is altered or the special counsel is fired. Grassley in his Wednesday comments didn’t make specify what kind of special counsel bill he’s looking to push. ), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced they were merging two prior efforts meant to protect the special counsel into one bill, titled the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act. It would also give a special counsel a “10-day window” to seek judicial review of whether removal had been based on good cause.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2018 18:56 UTC