Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that he would not have appointed special counsel Robert Mueller, adding that special counsels wield too much power.
“I think special prosecutors have too much power and that we really shouldn’t have them. I would not have appointed Mueller,” Paul told Fox News on Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday, President Trump repeated his claim that a special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling should never have been started because there was no collusion.
“Special Council is told to find crimes, whether a crime exists or not. I was opposed to the selection of Mueller to be Special Council. I am still opposed to it. I think President Trump was right when he said there never should have been a Special Council appointed because…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
…there was no probable cause for believing that there was any crime, collusion or otherwise, or obstruction of justice!” So stated by Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
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“There really is no reason why Mueller is investigating things other than Russian collusion. If there is no Russian collusion, he should wind up, close his investigation, let’s move on,” Paul said.
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