JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote as soon as next week on bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday [4-11-2018] that would allow special counsels like Robert S. Mueller III to appeal their firing to a panel of judges and possibly be reinstated. The committee’s chairman, Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, has asked its top Democrat, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, to give the legislation a procedural sign-off that would allow an expedited formal drafting and vote — most likely on April 19. The chairman’s request came as many Republicans continue to say that no legislative action is necessary, despite continuing threats from President Trump against Mr. Mueller and senior Justice Department officials. Republican leaders have steadfastly maintained that Mr. Trump knows the consequences of firing Mr. Mueller too well to do so. But Republicans are under pressure to shift their stance.”
-Nicholas Fandos and Charlie Savage, “Bill to Protect Special Counsel Mueller Is Headed for a Committee Vote,” The New York Times online, April 11, 2018