The White House is committed to fully cooperating with Mr Mueller.”A spokesperson for Mueller would not confirm the report. A hub for contacts with Trump representatives including Kushner, attorney general Jeff Sessions, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and the president himself. Efforts by members of Congress to insulate Mueller reflect a growing desire to ensure the independence of the federal investigation. One of the bills, co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, and Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, would preserve the president’s authority to fire a special counsel but would enable the special counsel to challenge his or her termination in court. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesTillis added that the intent of his bill was to ensure that the basis for the removal of a special counsel was warranted.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2017 21:24 UTC