Rep. Doggett Reacts to Firing of Attorney General Sessions

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Rep. Doggett Reacts to Firing of Attorney General Sessions

Washington, D.C. —Rep. Doggett, author of the Special Counsel Transparency Act (H.R. 5533), joined by 111 cosponsors, to preserve the work of the Special Counsel should he be dismissed, responded to President Trump's dismissal today of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He said:

"Only a few hours after the election, President Trump has undertaken far-reaching meddling into the Mueller investigation. He has found someone, who has already voiced a very narrow view of Mueller's authority, and who is not recused from interfering in that investigation. After so much humiliation, Sessions may finally have resigned, but the Congress should not be resigned to abandoning this vital investigation into wrongdoing. Trump may clean house at Justice, but our U.S. House must demand accountability and prevent further obstruction of justice."

If the Special Counsel is fired or at the conclusion of his investigation, this bill would:

• Require the Special Counsel and Justice Department to provide separate reports to the Judiciary Committees and Congressional leadership detailing the status of the investigation as of the date of dismissal and facts found;
• Require that such report include any evidence of criminal activity that implicates the President, anyone who has or is currently working in the Executive Office of the President, or any political officer, including grand jury evidence; and
• Prohibit the prosecution of the Special Counsel for any disclosures made pursuant to this bill

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