GOP/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s latest tirade against Robert Mueller’s investigation does not appear to have prompted many Capitol Hill Republicans to reconsider the need for legislation to protect the special counsel. Instead, GOP lawmakers maintained Tuesday [4-10-18] that additional protections aren’t necessary all but offered a sobering warning: any move by Trump to oust Mueller would be cataclysmic for his presidency…The comments from Republicans fell into a familiar pattern on Capitol Hill after Trump suggests he is contemplating taking steps to fire the special counsel. Trump’s statements on several occasions have sparked a wave of Democratic calls to protect Mueller, followed by Republican warnings that Trump should absolutely not do so — but also a belief that the special counsel is already sufficiently protected and needs no further action from Congress.”
-Lauren Fox, Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju, “Republicans say Mueller doesn’t need more protections, but warn against firing him,” cnn Politics, CNN.com, April 10, 2018 4:28 pm