Schumer: Block new FBI director until special prosecutor on Russia is appointed

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he would support blocking the nomination of a new FBI director until a special prosecutor is appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“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 host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“Yes, I think there are a lot of Democrats who feel that way,” he added.

Schumer said the special prosecutor would report to Congress instead of the Department of Justice or the White House to prevent the administration from trying to influence the probe’s findings. 
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have advocated for an independent counsel to investigate whether Trump campaign aides colluded with Russian officials to sway the election, an allegation Trump and his administration have repeatedly denied.

http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/333324-schumer-i-support-blocking-fbi-director-vote-pending-special?rnd=1494774407

Unfortunately it takes a simple majority to confirm someone. Might work as a delay tactic nothing more.

[FakeNoose]

1. I hope he can do this and pull it off

Some Republicans are getting antsy now, after Comey was fired.

Maybe enough GOP Senators will go along with a proposal for a special prosecutor. It's definitely worth a try.