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The Hill:
The House Intelligence Committee is shutting down its contentious investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the top Congressmen leading the probe announced on Monday.
The committee will interview no more witnesses and Republicans are in the process of preparing their final report, Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) told reporters. A draft of that roughly 150-page report will be delivered to committee for review on Tuesday.
The draft document asserts that there is no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, the most politically charged question examined by the committee.
It will also contradict an official U.S. intelligence community assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin showed a “preference” for Donald Trump during the race — another assertion that Trump has disputed.
“We found no evidence of collusion,” Conaway said Monday. “We found perhaps some bad judgment, inappropriate meetings, inappropriate judgment in taking meetings — but only Tom Clancy could take this series of inadvertent contacts, meetings, whatever, and weave that into some sort of a spy thriller that could go out there.”
Further, he said, “we couldn’t establish the same conclusion that the CIA did that [the Russians] specifically wanted to help Trump.”
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Now that that the Intelligence Committee – a group that has virtually unlimited access to classified information – has declared that this entire thing is a joke, Mueller is going to be under a serious amount of pressure to explain what the fuck he is doing.
Most of the media is implicated, directly, as functioning as an arm of the Democrat Party and the intelligence community, working with them to undermine American elections first and then to frame the elected president as a foreign agent.
We already have proof that Hillary Clinton manufactured a fake intelligence document featuring urine-oriented sex which was then used by the FBI to get warrants for the Obama administration to spy on Donald Trump. They defrauded a federal judge. We have texts of high-level FBI agents, who were later employed by the Mueller council, actively planning to thwart Trump before and after he was elected. We have former director Comey lying under oath, repeatedly, for the specific purpose of ruining an elected president.
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The Hill:
The House Intelligence Committee is shutting down its contentious investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the top Congressmen leading the probe announced on Monday.
The committee will interview no more witnesses and Republicans are in the process of preparing their final report, Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) told reporters. A draft of that roughly 150-page report will be delivered to committee for review on Tuesday.
The draft document asserts that there is no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, the most politically charged question examined by the committee.
It will also contradict an official U.S. intelligence community assessment that Russian President Vladimir Poroshenko showed a “preference” for Donald Trump during the race — another assertion that Trump has disputed.
“We found no evidence of collusion,” Conaway said Monday. “We found perhaps some bad judgment, inappropriate meetings, inappropriate judgment in taking meetings — but only Tom Clancy could take this series of inadvertent contacts, meetings, whatever, and weave that into some sort of a spy thriller that could go out there.”
Further, he said, “we couldn’t establish the same conclusion that the CIA did that [the Russians] specifically wanted to help Trump.”
Trump haters react to the news
Now that that the Intelligence Committee – a group that has virtually unlimited access to classified information – has declared that this entire thing is a joke, Mueller is going to be under a serious amount of pressure to explain what the fuck he is doing.
The House Intelligence Committee is shutting down its contentious investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the top Congressmen leading the probe announced on Monday.
The committee will interview no more witnesses and Republicans are in the process of preparing their final report, Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) told reporters. A draft of that roughly 150-page report will be delivered to committee for review on Tuesday.
The draft document asserts that there is no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, the most politically charged question examined by the committee.
It will also contradict an official U.S. intelligence community assessment that Russian President Vladimir Poroshenko showed a “preference” for Donald Trump during the race — another assertion that Trump has disputed.
“We found no evidence of collusion,” Conaway said Monday. “We found perhaps some bad judgment, inappropriate meetings, inappropriate judgment in taking meetings — but only Tom Clancy could take this series of inadvertent contacts, meetings, whatever, and weave that into some sort of a spy thriller that could go out there.”
Further, he said, “we couldn’t establish the same conclusion that the CIA did that [the Russians] specifically wanted to help Trump.”
Trump haters react to the news
Now that that the Intelligence Committee – a group that has virtually unlimited access to classified information – has declared that this entire thing is a joke, Mueller is going to be under a serious amount of pressure to explain what the fuck he is doing.
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I will agree...I think Trump will now use this republican congressional end to put in play his plan to fire Mueller...but really don't think that will go over well....with congress the senate or the American people....it could be his demise!
still think midterms might change things enough to start impeachment anyway
trump is sweating that's for sure.....hints about what all Mueller has...keeps trump sweating...or he wouldn't have added that impeachment lawyer
he is as corrupt as they come.....and yet the right still wants him...he has done so much damage to the office and the country things will be changed forever....no longer will the presidency be looked upon with high regard
still think midterms might change things enough to start impeachment anyway
trump is sweating that's for sure.....hints about what all Mueller has...keeps trump sweating...or he wouldn't have added that impeachment lawyer
he is as corrupt as they come.....and yet the right still wants him...he has done so much damage to the office and the country things will be changed forever....no longer will the presidency be looked upon with high regard
Nunes justifies ending Russia probe with talking point that was debunked 8 months ago
thinkprogress.org
During an interview on Tuesday’s edition of Fox & Friends, House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-CA) justified the decision made by Republicans on the committee to end its probe into the Trump campaign for possible collusion with Russia with a Trump talking point that was debunked eight months ago. “If you look at the one example of which was I think bad judgement which is where they met with a Russian lawyer, but it had to do with Russian adoptions,” Nunes said, after he was asked to explain how the House Intelligence Committee arrived at its conclusion that there was no collusion. Nunes was referring to a June 2016 Trump Tower between Trump’s top campaign aides and a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised to give them dirt on Hillary Clinton. ...
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/3e105c...a6b9850/ss_nunes-justifies-ending-russia.html
thinkprogress.org
During an interview on Tuesday’s edition of Fox & Friends, House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-CA) justified the decision made by Republicans on the committee to end its probe into the Trump campaign for possible collusion with Russia with a Trump talking point that was debunked eight months ago. “If you look at the one example of which was I think bad judgement which is where they met with a Russian lawyer, but it had to do with Russian adoptions,” Nunes said, after he was asked to explain how the House Intelligence Committee arrived at its conclusion that there was no collusion. Nunes was referring to a June 2016 Trump Tower between Trump’s top campaign aides and a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised to give them dirt on Hillary Clinton. ...
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/3e105c...a6b9850/ss_nunes-justifies-ending-russia.html
Report likely to embarrass House Intel GOP: Stein
House Republicans investigating foreign interference in the 2016 election say they have found no evidence that Russians colluded with any members of the Trump campaign, according to a new report from House Intel members. The panel discusses.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/report-likely-embarrass-house-intel-034803451.html
House Republicans investigating foreign interference in the 2016 election say they have found no evidence that Russians colluded with any members of the Trump campaign, according to a new report from House Intel members. The panel discusses.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/report-likely-embarrass-house-intel-034803451.html
he calls them like he sees them!
Robert De Niro Again Tears Into 'Idiot' Donald Trump, And Vows Not To Stop
Lee Moran,HuffPost 10 hours ago
Robert de Niro has launched another blistering verbal attack on President
Robert de Niro has launched another blistering verbal attack on President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday night, the Hollywood actor used his speech at the Fulfillment Fund charity dinner in Los Angeles to claim that Trump was “still an idiot” despite receiving a quality education from the University of Pennsylvania.
The “Taxi Driver” star also slammed the president for lacking “any sense of humanity or compassion,” per Variety.
“Now I’m not trying to turn this non-political event into a political one,” said De Niro, 74, who reportedly used the first part of his address to praise the fund, which works to empower young people through education.
“But as long as our country’s leadership is so appalling and so corrupt, I’ll be speaking out at every venue,” said de Niro. “To be silent in the face of such villainy is to be complicit, and it’s especially appropriate tonight because Trump treats education as a con, a way to make a profit at the expense of the suckers.”
De Niro called Trump a “fucking idiot” and a “fucking fool” at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in January. In August 2017, the two-time Oscar winner told Deadline that Trump was “a flat-out blatant racist” who would be “even more dangerous” if he was smart.
And in October 2016, de Niro used a plethora of insults to describe Trump for a celebrity “Get Out The Vote” commercial. His words, however, didn’t make the final cut.
“He’s a punk, he’s a dog, he’s a pig, he’s a con, a bullshit artist,” said de Niro. “A mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, doesn’t do his homework, doesn’t care, thinks he’s gaming society, doesn’t pay his taxes.”
Guess he pretty much speaks for most of the country!
Robert De Niro Again Tears Into 'Idiot' Donald Trump, And Vows Not To Stop
Lee Moran,HuffPost 10 hours agoRobert de Niro has launched another blistering verbal attack on President
Robert de Niro has launched another blistering verbal attack on President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday night, the Hollywood actor used his speech at the Fulfillment Fund charity dinner in Los Angeles to claim that Trump was “still an idiot” despite receiving a quality education from the University of Pennsylvania.
The “Taxi Driver” star also slammed the president for lacking “any sense of humanity or compassion,” per Variety.
“Now I’m not trying to turn this non-political event into a political one,” said De Niro, 74, who reportedly used the first part of his address to praise the fund, which works to empower young people through education.
“But as long as our country’s leadership is so appalling and so corrupt, I’ll be speaking out at every venue,” said de Niro. “To be silent in the face of such villainy is to be complicit, and it’s especially appropriate tonight because Trump treats education as a con, a way to make a profit at the expense of the suckers.”
De Niro called Trump a “fucking idiot” and a “fucking fool” at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in January. In August 2017, the two-time Oscar winner told Deadline that Trump was “a flat-out blatant racist” who would be “even more dangerous” if he was smart.
And in October 2016, de Niro used a plethora of insults to describe Trump for a celebrity “Get Out The Vote” commercial. His words, however, didn’t make the final cut.
“He’s a punk, he’s a dog, he’s a pig, he’s a con, a bullshit artist,” said de Niro. “A mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, doesn’t do his homework, doesn’t care, thinks he’s gaming society, doesn’t pay his taxes.”
Guess he pretty much speaks for most of the country!
the asshole has been rumored to have mob ties in the past so this is nothing new....several of his female accusers say they have been threatened
Complaint claims Trump lawyers threatened Panama magistrate
JEFF HORWITZ, JUAN ZAMORANO and MARK STEVENSON
Lawyers for President Donald Trump's family hotel business threatened a Panamanian judicial official handling a dispute related to Trump Hotels' management of a 70-story luxury hotel, according to a complaint filed with the anti-corruption division of Panama's chief prosecutor.
The complaint reviewed by The Associated Press said lawyers from the firm representing Trump's hotel management business accosted a justice of the peace, Marisol Carrera, in her office after she ruled against Trump's business on a minor issue in the fight over control of the Trump-branded luxury hotel. The abuse continued, she wrote, even after she called police to defuse the situation.
Trump's lawyers dispute the claims, and the magistrate declined to discuss the matter with the AP.
The episode marks another odd turn in the feud over the Trump International Hotel on Panama City's waterfront. Trump's team was eventually evicted from the hotel, which was stripped of his name and reopened under new management. But the battle continues in court.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/complaint-claims-trump-lawyers-threatened-184424820.html
Complaint claims Trump lawyers threatened Panama magistrate
JEFF HORWITZ, JUAN ZAMORANO and MARK STEVENSONLawyers for President Donald Trump's family hotel business threatened a Panamanian judicial official handling a dispute related to Trump Hotels' management of a 70-story luxury hotel, according to a complaint filed with the anti-corruption division of Panama's chief prosecutor.
The complaint reviewed by The Associated Press said lawyers from the firm representing Trump's hotel management business accosted a justice of the peace, Marisol Carrera, in her office after she ruled against Trump's business on a minor issue in the fight over control of the Trump-branded luxury hotel. The abuse continued, she wrote, even after she called police to defuse the situation.
Trump's lawyers dispute the claims, and the magistrate declined to discuss the matter with the AP.
The episode marks another odd turn in the feud over the Trump International Hotel on Panama City's waterfront. Trump's team was eventually evicted from the hotel, which was stripped of his name and reopened under new management. But the battle continues in court.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/complaint-claims-trump-lawyers-threatened-184424820.html
Trump won’t be able to buy his way out of trouble this time
Washington Post
Over the years, Donald Trump honed what seemed like a foolproof method for bad behavior with few consequences: Bully and buy your way out of trouble. A favorite Trump tactic, whether you were a Trump Organization employee, Trump campaign aide or Trump wife, involved the nondisclosure agreement, with the accompanying threat of litigation for daring to spill his secrets. But this approach doesn’t work for presidents. Alas for Trump, presidents can’t impose such agreements on their aides or, increasingly in the case of this administration, former aides. And the gusher of departures increasingly and exponentially raises the risk for Trump. Some of them are going to start to talk — yes, even more ...
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/7557d4ab-7c63-3fbf-8cfd-57e0bff0e377/ss_trump-won’t-be-able-to-buy.html
Washington Post
Over the years, Donald Trump honed what seemed like a foolproof method for bad behavior with few consequences: Bully and buy your way out of trouble. A favorite Trump tactic, whether you were a Trump Organization employee, Trump campaign aide or Trump wife, involved the nondisclosure agreement, with the accompanying threat of litigation for daring to spill his secrets. But this approach doesn’t work for presidents. Alas for Trump, presidents can’t impose such agreements on their aides or, increasingly in the case of this administration, former aides. And the gusher of departures increasingly and exponentially raises the risk for Trump. Some of them are going to start to talk — yes, even more ...
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/7557d4ab-7c63-3fbf-8cfd-57e0bff0e377/ss_trump-won’t-be-able-to-buy.html
And by his wn admission we know there is obstruction.....question is...when does the hammer drop?
He is going to have to do a lot more campaigning and milking the suckers to pay those lawyer fees!
AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Russia collusion question
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated Press
In a series of blistering tweets Saturday, President Donald Trump falsely asserted that the House Intelligence Committee has concluded there was no collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia.
Trump in his tweets lashed out at his perceived foes tied to the Russia investigation and exulted in the firing of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, once a leader of the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices. The FBI's decision not to pursue criminal charges against Clinton infuriated Trump at the time, and still does.
TRUMP: "As the House Intelligence Committee has concluded, there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump Campaign. As many are now finding out, however, there was tremendous leaking, lying and corruption at the highest levels of the FBI, Justice & State." — tweet.
THE FACTS: He's wrong. That conclusion came from Republicans on the committee; it was not a committee finding. Democrats on the committee sharply dispute the Republican conclusions and will issue their own.
Whatever the findings of the committee, special counsel Robert Mueller is leading the key investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and Russian contacts with the Trump campaign. The probe has produced a number of charges and convictions, none to date alleging criminal collusion. But Mueller continues to explore whether collusion occurred and whether Trump or others may have obstructed justice.
Trump did not specify what he meant in accusing the agencies of corruption. McCabe was fired in advance of an inspector general's report that's expected to conclude he was not forthcoming about matters related to the FBI investigation of Clinton's emails.
TRUMP: "The Fake News is beside themselves that McCabe was caught, called out and fired. How many hundreds of thousands of dollars was given to wife's campaign by Crooked H friend, Terry M, who was also under investigation? How many lies? How many leaks? Comey knew it all, and much more!" — tweet.
THE FACTS: Some context is missing here. This is true: McCabe's wife, Jill McCabe, ran as a Democrat for the Virginia state Senate in 2015, and the political action committee of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe gave her campaign $500,000 during her race. McAuliffe is a longtime associate of Hillary Clinton, branded "Crooked H" by Trump. Jill McCabe lost the race.
Trump's complaint, as he spelled it out in the past, is that Clinton-linked money went to "the wife of the FBI agent who was in charge of her investigation." But that timeline is wrong. Andrew McCabe was elevated to deputy FBI director and didn't become involved in the Clinton email probe until after his wife's bid for office was over. The FBI said McCabe's promotion and supervisory position in the email investigation happened three months after the campaign.
The bureau also said in a statement at the time that McCabe sought guidance from agency ethics officers and recused himself from "all FBI investigative matters involving Virginia politics" throughout his wife's campaign.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-fact-check-trump-wrong-russia-collusion-201348370.html
This guy is going down...when he does there will be a big "splat" of lard that will smear several others!
He is going to have to do a lot more campaigning and milking the suckers to pay those lawyer fees!
AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Russia collusion question
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated PressIn a series of blistering tweets Saturday, President Donald Trump falsely asserted that the House Intelligence Committee has concluded there was no collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia.
Trump in his tweets lashed out at his perceived foes tied to the Russia investigation and exulted in the firing of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, once a leader of the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices. The FBI's decision not to pursue criminal charges against Clinton infuriated Trump at the time, and still does.
TRUMP: "As the House Intelligence Committee has concluded, there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump Campaign. As many are now finding out, however, there was tremendous leaking, lying and corruption at the highest levels of the FBI, Justice & State." — tweet.
THE FACTS: He's wrong. That conclusion came from Republicans on the committee; it was not a committee finding. Democrats on the committee sharply dispute the Republican conclusions and will issue their own.
Whatever the findings of the committee, special counsel Robert Mueller is leading the key investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and Russian contacts with the Trump campaign. The probe has produced a number of charges and convictions, none to date alleging criminal collusion. But Mueller continues to explore whether collusion occurred and whether Trump or others may have obstructed justice.
Trump did not specify what he meant in accusing the agencies of corruption. McCabe was fired in advance of an inspector general's report that's expected to conclude he was not forthcoming about matters related to the FBI investigation of Clinton's emails.
TRUMP: "The Fake News is beside themselves that McCabe was caught, called out and fired. How many hundreds of thousands of dollars was given to wife's campaign by Crooked H friend, Terry M, who was also under investigation? How many lies? How many leaks? Comey knew it all, and much more!" — tweet.
THE FACTS: Some context is missing here. This is true: McCabe's wife, Jill McCabe, ran as a Democrat for the Virginia state Senate in 2015, and the political action committee of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe gave her campaign $500,000 during her race. McAuliffe is a longtime associate of Hillary Clinton, branded "Crooked H" by Trump. Jill McCabe lost the race.
Trump's complaint, as he spelled it out in the past, is that Clinton-linked money went to "the wife of the FBI agent who was in charge of her investigation." But that timeline is wrong. Andrew McCabe was elevated to deputy FBI director and didn't become involved in the Clinton email probe until after his wife's bid for office was over. The FBI said McCabe's promotion and supervisory position in the email investigation happened three months after the campaign.
The bureau also said in a statement at the time that McCabe sought guidance from agency ethics officers and recused himself from "all FBI investigative matters involving Virginia politics" throughout his wife's campaign.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-fact-check-trump-wrong-russia-collusion-201348370.html
This guy is going down...when he does there will be a big "splat" of lard that will smear several others!
He is just saying what most of the WORLD already knows!
Retired general sounds alarm on Trump, says he’s being controlled by Putin
thinkprogress.org 20 hours
Retired U.S. Army general Barry McCaffrey says he can’t remain quiet any longer. Late Friday, the respected four-star general sounded an alarm about uncomfortably close relations between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning in a tweet that the U.S. president appears to be “for some unknown reason under the sway of Mr. Putin.” News broke in The New York Times this week of Russian attacks on America’s power grid, following months of revelations about Moscow’s efforts to wreak havoc in U.S. elections. Russia earlier this month was also implicated in the near-lethal nerve attack on Russians living in Salisbury, England. Through it all, however, the Trump administration has remained
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/39f9b4...1d76fa2e/ss_retired-general-sounds-alarm.html
Retired general sounds alarm on Trump, says he’s being controlled by Putin
thinkprogress.org 20 hours
Retired U.S. Army general Barry McCaffrey says he can’t remain quiet any longer. Late Friday, the respected four-star general sounded an alarm about uncomfortably close relations between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning in a tweet that the U.S. president appears to be “for some unknown reason under the sway of Mr. Putin.” News broke in The New York Times this week of Russian attacks on America’s power grid, following months of revelations about Moscow’s efforts to wreak havoc in U.S. elections. Russia earlier this month was also implicated in the near-lethal nerve attack on Russians living in Salisbury, England. Through it all, however, the Trump administration has remained
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/39f9b4...1d76fa2e/ss_retired-general-sounds-alarm.html
this guy is as dirty as the lying dog he is covering for but their days are numbered!
Sources contradict Sessions' testimony he opposed Russia outreach
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' testimony that he opposed a proposal for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the matter to investigators with Special Counsel Robert Mueller or congressional committees.
Sessions testified before Congress in November 2017 that he "pushed back" against the proposal made by former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos at a March 31, 2016 campaign meeting. Then a senator from Alabama, Sessions chaired the meeting as head of the Trump campaign's foreign policy team.
"Yes, I pushed back," Sessions told the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 14, when asked whether he shut down Papadopoulos' proposed outreach to Russia. Sessions has since also been interviewed by Mueller.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...opposed-russia-outreach/ar-BBKnUuQ?ocid=ientp
Sources contradict Sessions' testimony he opposed Russia outreach
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' testimony that he opposed a proposal for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the matter to investigators with Special Counsel Robert Mueller or congressional committees.
Sessions testified before Congress in November 2017 that he "pushed back" against the proposal made by former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos at a March 31, 2016 campaign meeting. Then a senator from Alabama, Sessions chaired the meeting as head of the Trump campaign's foreign policy team.
"Yes, I pushed back," Sessions told the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 14, when asked whether he shut down Papadopoulos' proposed outreach to Russia. Sessions has since also been interviewed by Mueller.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...opposed-russia-outreach/ar-BBKnUuQ?ocid=ientp
Republicans to Trump: Let Mueller do his job
By Susan Cornwell and Doina Chiacu,Reuters 11
Republican senators warned President Donald Trump on Sunday not to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and said the president must let federal investigators looking into Russian meddling in the U.S. election do their jobs.
The Republican president has renewed his Twitter attacks on both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mueller's probe since the firing on Friday of the bureau's former deputy director, Andrew McCabe, two days before he was eligible to retire with a full pension.
Republican Senator Jeff Flake, who has criticized Trump harshly, said the president's latest comments appeared to be aimed at the firing of Mueller.
Senator Lindsey Graham, another Republican, said if Trump were to dismiss Mueller it would mark "the beginning of the end of his presidency."
The comments underscored the risks for Trump if moves too far to thwart the federal probe.
"I don't know what the designs are on Mueller, but it seems to be building toward that, and I just hope it doesn't go there, because it can't. We can't in Congress accept that," Flake told CNN's "State of the Union."
"So I would expect to see considerable pushback in the next couple of days urging the president not to go there."
In a series of tweets over the weekend, Trump accused the FBI leadership of lies, corruption and leaking information. He called the Russia probe a politically motivated witch hunt.
"The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime," Trump said on Saturday. On Sunday, he attacked former FBI Director James Comey and McCabe, top officials who were involved in the Russia probe and subsequently fired.
The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that Moscow conducted an influence campaign aimed at swaying the 2016 presidential election to Trump over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Mueller is investigating the Russian meddling and any possible collusion with the Trump campaign.
On Saturday, Trump's personal lawyer John Dowd urged the Justice Department official overseeing Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, to "bring an end to alleged Russia Collusion investigation manufactured by McCabe's boss James Comey."
Republican U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy criticized Dowd in an interview with "Fox News Sunday."
"I think the president’s attorney, frankly, does him a disservice when he says that and when he frames the investigation that way," Gowdy said. "If you have an innocent client, Mr. Dowd, act like it."
TRUMP FRUSTRATED
White House legislative affairs director Marc Short said the Trump team was fully cooperating in the Mueller investigation and that the president was expressing his growing frustration with how long the probe has lasted.
Graham, a co-author of legislation that would make it harder for a president to fire a special counsel, said it was very important that Mueller be allowed to proceed without interference and that many Republicans share this view.
"The only reason Mr. Mueller could ever be dismissed is for cause. I see no cause when it comes to Mr. Mueller," Graham said on CNN.
By Susan Cornwell and Doina Chiacu,Reuters 11Republican senators warned President Donald Trump on Sunday not to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and said the president must let federal investigators looking into Russian meddling in the U.S. election do their jobs.
The Republican president has renewed his Twitter attacks on both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mueller's probe since the firing on Friday of the bureau's former deputy director, Andrew McCabe, two days before he was eligible to retire with a full pension.
Republican Senator Jeff Flake, who has criticized Trump harshly, said the president's latest comments appeared to be aimed at the firing of Mueller.
Senator Lindsey Graham, another Republican, said if Trump were to dismiss Mueller it would mark "the beginning of the end of his presidency."
The comments underscored the risks for Trump if moves too far to thwart the federal probe.
"I don't know what the designs are on Mueller, but it seems to be building toward that, and I just hope it doesn't go there, because it can't. We can't in Congress accept that," Flake told CNN's "State of the Union."
"So I would expect to see considerable pushback in the next couple of days urging the president not to go there."
In a series of tweets over the weekend, Trump accused the FBI leadership of lies, corruption and leaking information. He called the Russia probe a politically motivated witch hunt.
"The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime," Trump said on Saturday. On Sunday, he attacked former FBI Director James Comey and McCabe, top officials who were involved in the Russia probe and subsequently fired.
The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that Moscow conducted an influence campaign aimed at swaying the 2016 presidential election to Trump over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Mueller is investigating the Russian meddling and any possible collusion with the Trump campaign.
On Saturday, Trump's personal lawyer John Dowd urged the Justice Department official overseeing Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, to "bring an end to alleged Russia Collusion investigation manufactured by McCabe's boss James Comey."
Republican U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy criticized Dowd in an interview with "Fox News Sunday."
"I think the president’s attorney, frankly, does him a disservice when he says that and when he frames the investigation that way," Gowdy said. "If you have an innocent client, Mr. Dowd, act like it."
TRUMP FRUSTRATED
White House legislative affairs director Marc Short said the Trump team was fully cooperating in the Mueller investigation and that the president was expressing his growing frustration with how long the probe has lasted.
Graham, a co-author of legislation that would make it harder for a president to fire a special counsel, said it was very important that Mueller be allowed to proceed without interference and that many Republicans share this view.
"The only reason Mr. Mueller could ever be dismissed is for cause. I see no cause when it comes to Mr. Mueller," Graham said on CNN.
