Welch introduces bill to protect Mueller

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., is cosponsor of a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — As rumors swirled Friday that President Donald Trump was preparing to dismiss a top Department of Justice official, lawmakers took steps to defend the special counsel and his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced a bill in the House Friday with Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., that would protect special coun