Leahy to White House on Mueller protection bill: ‘Let it be a warning.’

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — Despite opposition from Senate Republican leadership, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would establish protections for the special counsel leading a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The committee passed the bill on a 14-7 vote, with four Republicans voting in favor of the measure with all ten Democrats.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political