Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) might have stepped up to the podium at a Wednesday press conference expecting to talk midterms, but a developing story soon derailed those plans.
Schumer was in the middle of taking questions when he was handed a slip of paper, immediately eliciting an “Oh” from the top Senate Democrat.
As Schumer read the slip, a reporter asked for his reaction to the news that President Donald Trump had requested and accepted the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Jeff Sessions' resignation: "Protecting Mueller and his investigation is paramount. It would create a constitutional crisis if this were a prelude to ending or greatly limiting the Mueller investigation" https://t.co/Wo0XkefZ0G pic.twitter.com/fZW3YLUgjL
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“I’ve just heard the news, but I’d say this: protecting Mueller and his investigation is paramount,” Schumer said. “It would create a Constitutional crisis if this were a prelude to ending or greatly limiting the Mueller investigation, and I hope President Trump and those he listens to will refrain from that.” – READ MORE