The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent legislation to the full Senate floor that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller if President Trump decides to make changes to leadership atop the Justice Department.
The bipartisan legislation, finalized earlier this month, gives Mueller and other special counsels 10 days to challenge their firing through a judicial review in the courts. All the committee’s Democrats and four Republicans helped send the bill to the floor.
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