Friday, November 16, 2018

Can it get worse?

Perhaps.  But it could be a toss-up.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Friday that he would step down to take over the chairmanship of the Finance Committee.

  The Hill
Chuck should just step down, period.
The Senate Finance Committee is one of the most powerful in Congress. It was at the center of the health care and tax reform debates of 2017 and also has jurisdiction over trade and the major entitlement programs: Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
At least we get rid of Orrin Hatch, who is finally retiring.  But probably not going away.
Graham met Thursday with Matthew Whitaker, the acting attorney general whom Trump appointed to replace Jeff Sessions the day after the election.

Whitaker assured the senator that he saw no reason to fire Mueller, something that has been a top concern of Democrats and some Republicans since Sessions’s resignation.

“As to Mueller investigation, I’m confident that it is not in jeopardy,” Graham said after meeting with Whitaker.

Whitaker told Graham that he doesn’t think Mueller’s probe has breached any guidelines.
Okay, but is he going to demand all Mueller's information to then give to Trump's lawyers?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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