Senator Chris Coons has co-sponsored a measure that would keep special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired as he investigates whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the presidential campaign.
The Delaware Democrat’s measure would allow Mueller to challenge such a firing in federal court.
Under the measure a panel of judges would have 14 days to review the challenge.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that Coons said that the measure is aimed at keeping the president from trying to protect himself by dismissing Mueller.
President Trump has denounced the investigation calling it “a witch hunt.
The Delaware Senator’s measure is one of two bills that will be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
Another bill by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) would require a judicial review to remove a special counsel from office.
The attorney general would have to file a petition providing good cause that would include misconduct, incapacity or conflict of interest.
