Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) on Monday is slated to lead a special order calling for a second special counsel to investigate conservatives’ allegations of bias and abuse at the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) along with Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) will join Zeldin on the House floor to push Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint an additional special counsel as current special counsel Robert Mueller continues his investigation into possible connections between Russia and Trump’s presidential campaign.
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“Tonight, sometime in 7PM hour, I’ll be leading a Special Order on House Floor, joined by other Members, detailing case for a 2nd Special Counsel to be appointed re FISA Abuse, how/why Clinton probe ended & Trump-Russia probe began. Watch here: http://houselive.gov,” Zeldin tweeted.
Proponents of the measure argue a new special counsel is needed to look into evidence they feel raises concerns over why the FBI closed the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, why the Trump-Russia probe began and whether FISA warrants that were granted to target Trump campaign adviser Carter Page were politically motivated.
Critics fear adding a second special counsel would undermine Mueller’s ability to conduct his investigation into potential collusion.
Sessions declined lawmakers request for an additional appointment late last month, but appointed John Huber, a federal prosecutor in Utah, to look into the allegations.