.@mkraju is completely accurate...our republican colleagues say president won’t fire mueller. if they aren’t going to pass legislation to protect investigation, then they must tell us what they’re going to do if he does. existing rules say mueller can’t be fired except for cause  qt @mkraju many republicans on the hill have said repeatedly that there's no need to pass legislation to protect the special counsel because no way trump will ever fire mueller. now the president is making it very clear he is clearly open -- if not ready -- to do it