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Senate Dems Plot Moonshot Attempts to Save Robert Mueller From Trump

DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES

The party is seriously weighing whether to tie a bill protecting the special counsel to a government funding fight that’s coming just weeks from now.

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Senate Democrats are plotting aggressive tactics to force Republicans to consider legislation that would effectively shield special counsel Robert Mueller from presidential interference.

The party’s Senate leaders have been internally discussing the prospects of tying legislation to a must-pass government funding bill that must be considered by Feb.

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