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Republican floats measure to kill Mueller probe after 6 months [View all]
Source: Politico
Republican floats measure to kill Mueller probe after 6 months
By AUSTIN WRIGHT 08/28/2017 05:45 PM EDT
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is pushing an amendment to severely curtail special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
DeSantis has put forward a provision that would halt funding for Mueller’s probe six months after the amendment’s passage. It also would prohibit Mueller from investigating matters that occurred before June 2015, when Trump launched his presidential campaign.
The amendment is one of hundreds filed to a government spending package the House is expected to consider when it returns next week from the August recess. The provision is not guaranteed a vote on the House floor; the House Rules Committee has wide leeway to discard amendments it considers out of order.
DeSantis’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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By AUSTIN WRIGHT 08/28/2017 05:45 PM EDT
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is pushing an amendment to severely curtail special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
DeSantis has put forward a provision that would halt funding for Mueller’s probe six months after the amendment’s passage. It also would prohibit Mueller from investigating matters that occurred before June 2015, when Trump launched his presidential campaign.
The amendment is one of hundreds filed to a government spending package the House is expected to consider when it returns next week from the August recess. The provision is not guaranteed a vote on the House floor; the House Rules Committee has wide leeway to discard amendments it considers out of order.
DeSantis’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/28/mueller-investigation-republicans-russia-242108
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