Republican Judiciary chairman: Trump should let Mueller do his job [View all]
Source: The Hill
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is urging President Trump to not interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation after Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, was charged on Monday.
"The president should let the special counsel do his job," Grassley, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, told reporters on Capitol Hill.
Spokesmen for Grassley didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Manafort has been charged with 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States, according to the special counsel's office. Manaforts former business partner and protegé, Rick Gates, who was ousted from the pro-Trump group America First Policies in April, has also been charged.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/357832-republican-judiciary-chairman-trump-should-let-mueller-do-his-job
Seems like the Republicans arent too interested in giving trump cover to fire Mueller.