House GOP stymies Democratic bill to protect Robert Mueller

Published September 27, 2018 10:02pm ET



House Republicans on Thursday stymied an effort by their Democratic counterparts to force a vote on legislation that would offer special counsel Robert Mueller protection from President Trump.

With the backing of Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., introduced the legislation as an amendment to three GOP tax-related bills.

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