Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller, who's leading the Justice Department's probe into Russia's meddling in last year's election, will have the "full independence he needs to conduct that investigation".
High-profile supporters of President Donald Trump have started to turn on Mueller as he builds his legal team, raising questions about the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director's impartiality and suggesting he can not be trusted to lead the probe.
Ryan has previously defended Trump's behavior in the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey, saying the president entered the White House without previous political experience and was "new at this".
Judy Woodruff talks with Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections about an interview with Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy about Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to lead the Russian Federation investigation, the struggle for the Trump administration to change the conversation back to its agenda and the potential fatigue factor of a dramatic presidency.
Asked if he had confidence in Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to lead the Russian Federation investigation, Mr Sessions replied: "I have confidence in Mr Mueller but I am not going to discuss any hypotheticals", noting that he was not involved in the Russian Federation investigation. I think the best vindication for the president is to let this investigation go on independent and thoroughly. "(Attorney General) Jeff Sessions is recused here, so it would be up to (Deputy Attorney General) Rod Rosenstein, who was the person who just appointed Bob Mueller a couple of weeks ago".
Sessions was scheduled to testify later on Tuesday before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Look who he is hiring.check fec reports. Doubt, however, has been cast on that explanation because of cryptic testimony from former FBI Director James Comey last week.
If Trump orders Rosenstein to fire Mueller and Rosenstein complies, the position of a special counsel would remain vacant, until - or unless - Rosenstein appoints another one.
Democratic senators on the committee attempted to clarify the boundaries of Sessions' recusal, something they say is unclear. Newt Gingrich, for instance, pointed out that a number of Mueller's staff have donated to Democrats. Mueller was appointed to investigate whether Trump or his associates had links to Russian hackers, and Trump lacks the direct authority to dismiss him.
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The tip-off here is the phrase "unitary executive", a legal doctrine that asserts the president has virtually unlimited powers in national security matters. "But the president is going to seek the advice of his counsel and inside the government as well as outside. This is something that I think was a rumor", Ryan said. Ruddy later confirmed the comment to CNN.
Statements made by Trump's friend Christopher Ruddy set off many new questions Monday night. "Chris speaks for himself", Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.
"I can't thank you enough for the privilege that you've given me", said Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
"The people in the administration were quick to reach out to me and say Chris Ruddy doesn't speak for this administration", Scarborough said.
Peter Carr, a spokesman for Mueller, declined to comment on the issues Gingrich and others have raised.
Associated Press writers Deb Riechmann, Sadie Gurman and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed.
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