On Wednesday, the Senate once again blocked a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia witch hunt.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday he will block a vote on a bill that would protect Robert Mueller and his Russian witch hunt.
Lawmakers were planning on attaching legislation to protect Mueller to a high-priority spending bill in order to get Trump’s judicial nominees installed.
The bill requires all 100 Senators unanimously vote “yes” and Mike Lee of Utah shot it down saying the bill is “unconstitutional.”
Flake/Coons/Booker now on Senate flr attempting to get vote on bill to protect Mueller. McConnell indicates he will object. & block them as he did 2 wks ago. Considering the bill requires the blessing of all 100 senators (called unanimous consent) All it takes is 1 to block them
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 28, 2018
Flake blocked again in effort to to advance bill to protect Mueller. Flake asked “unanimous consent” to move the bill. But Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) objected.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 28, 2018
Republicans may now have trouble installing Trump’s judicial nominees because Jeff Flake vowed to withhold his vote unless he got his way and voted on a bill to protect Mueller.
“I have informed the Majority Leader that I will not vote to advance any of the 21 judicial nominees pending in the Judiciary Committee or vote to confirm the 32 judges awaiting confirmation on the Senate floor until S.2644 is brought to the full Senate for a vote,” Flake said.
There are only 51 Republican Senators now to push through Trump’s judicial nominees thanks to RINO Flake.
There are only 51 Republicans in the Senate now. That means Republicans COULD have trouble moving Farr for federal bench if Flake holds his position in refusing to advance judicial nominees because he can’t get a vote on Mueller protection bill.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 28, 2018
Update: VP Mike Pence is on his way to the Capitol to break a potential tie on the procedural vote on Farr nomination.
Pence en route to Capitol to break potential tie on procedural vote on Farr nomination
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 28, 2018
