Alex Pfeiffer of the Daily Caller explains why even some critics of former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s role as a special counsel do not want to see him fired from that job.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is the “tip of the deep state spear,” according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — but neither he, conservative commentator Ann Coulter nor former Trump adviser Sam Nunberg think Mueller should be fired.
President Trump could fire Mueller, but the process would be complicated. The authority to fire the special counsel rests with deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who has said he would not fire Mueller without good cause. …
… The reasoning behind Trump firing Mueller lays with the special counsel’s scope to investigate anything for an indefinite period of time, and allegations that he is part of the “deep state.” Mueller, a registered Republican, has also hired at least seven Democratic donors to be a part of his legal team. …
… Former House Speaker Gingrich has tweeted that Mueller is the “anti-Trump special counsel,” and represents the “tip of the deep state spear aimed at destroying or at a minimum undermining and crippling the Trump presidency.” …
… Gingrich, however, told The Daily Caller Tuesday that “no” he doesn’t think Trump should fire Mueller. He went on to write in an email that the “more we know about the manipulations by Comey and the lawyers hired by Mueller the less reasonable this witch hunt is,” but that firing Mueller “would be counterproductive.”
“We should just keep the focus on the total bias of the effort so it is discredited,” Gingrich added.
Likewise, Coulter is no fan of Mueller but thinks it is “too late” to fire him.
