{"id":91285,"date":"2017-12-16T19:09:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T23:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=91285"},"modified":"2017-12-16T19:56:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T23:56:03","slug":"congresswoman-says-rumor-is-that-trump-will-fire-mueller-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=91285","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Congresswoman Speier: &#8216;Trump Will Fire Mueller Before Christmas&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rep. Speier: \u2018Rumor on the Hill\u2019 is Trump to Fire Mueller Before Christmas<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By KQED News Staff<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Congresswoman Speier Says Republicans Trying to Shut Down Russia Probe\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VPUJD9HR-Xg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Updated at 2:40 p.m. PST, Saturday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo) told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kqed.org\/newsroom\"><em>KQED Newsroom<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on Friday that she believes Republicans are trying to shut down the House Intelligence Committee\u2019s probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Speier also said, \u201cThe rumor on the Hill when I left yesterday was that the president was going to make a significant speech at the end of next week. And on Dec. 22nd, when we are out of D.C., he was going to fire Robert Mueller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If this were to happen, Speier said, it would cause a constitutional crisis.\u00a0 \u201cThat is Saturday massacre 2.0,\u201d she said. \u201cWithout a doubt there would be an impeachment effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fellow California representative, Adam Schiff (D-Los Angeles), voiced similar concerns on Twitter on Friday.<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since March, our investigation has made important progress. We\u2019ve interviewed numerous key witnesses behind closed doors, held public hearings, reviewed thousands of documents, identified new leads \u2014 all to understand and expose Russia&#39;s meddling and protect our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAdamSchiff\/status\/941737970901700609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Schiff, who also sits on the House Intelligence Committee, says that no witnesses have been scheduled after next Friday, and that dozens of outstanding witnesses have not been contacted. He tweeted that there will be interviews next week, but they will be held out of state while important votes will be keeping members of Congress in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By shutting down the congressional investigations when they continue to discover new and important evidence, the White House can exert tremendous pressure to end or curtail Mueller\u2019s investigation or cast doubt on it. We cannot let that happen.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAdamSchiff\/status\/941740544065245185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2017\/12\/15\/congresswoman-speier-says-republicans-trying-to-shut-down-russia-probe\/\">http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2017\/12\/15\/congresswoman-speier-says-republicans-trying-to-shut-down-russia-probe\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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