Democrats are threatening to use every trick in the book to push Republicans to appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate President Trump's ties to Russia, after Trump's abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey.
On Wednesday, Democrats worked to stall work in several committees in protest of Comey's firing. And while they can't do much to stop an eventual nominee from moving in the Senate, they made it clear they were ready to wage guerrilla warfare to make it as painful as possible for the GOP until an independent person is picked to head up the Russia probe.
On the Senate floor, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., made an initial list of demands. Chief among them was making sure that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein does not pick a special counsel — Rosenstein's memo was the justification for firing Comey.
Schumer also said Democrats want Comey, Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to brief Congress on Tuesday's decision.
But Schumer said Democrats would be rolling out additional steps to increase the pressure.
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01.17.2025