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That in a moment. first, democrats taking steps to protect robert mueller after the president wanted to fire him back in june. a congressional aide says democrats will seek extra protections for the special counsel in the spending bill talks. current funding ends next thursday. the ideas floated is giving the special counsel the right to challenge his firing in court. >> the special counsel can only be fired after a judge finds misconduct or cause. the reaction is mixed if legislation is needed. >> it properly wouldn't hurt for us to pass one of those bills. there are constitutional issues wit...

Wanted to fire the special counsel last june. now they will try to find protections for the special counsel in the upcoming spending talks. among the ideas floated is giving the special counsel the right to challenge his firing in court. >> another idea stipulates a special counsel can only be fired after a judge finds cause or misconduct. >> it probably wouldn't hurt for us to pass one of those bills. there are some constitutional issues with those bills, but it would certainly wouldn't hurt to put that extra safeguard in place given the latest stories. >> i've got legislation protecting mr. ...

On that idea from prominent republicans, including on this network. take a listen. >> it probably wouldn't hurt for us to pass one of those bills. >> i told my republican colleagues leave him the hell alone, and that's still my advice. >> i've got legislation protecting mr. mueller and i would be glad to pass it tomorrow. i see no evidence that president trump wants to fire mur. muelle now. i don't know what happened back last year, but it's pretty clear to me that everyone in the white house knows it would be the end of mr. president's presidency if he fired mr. mueller, so i think we're in a...

Misconduct or other good cause. republican reaction so far is mixed on whether legislation protecting the special counsel is even really needed. >> it probably wouldn't hurt for us to pass one of those bills. there are some constitutional issues with those bills, but it would certainly wouldn't hurt to put that extra safeguard in place. >> i have legislation protecting mr. mueller. i'll be glad to pass it tomorrow. i see no evidence that president trump wants to fire mr. mueller now. i don't know what happened last year, but it is clear to me that everybody in the white house knows it would be...

Having read this memo, i think it would be appropriate the full public to view it. >> and you don't perceive that as the president tampering with an investigation? >> it has nothing to do with the president right now. >> so in this morning, attention will be put on deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. members of congress weighed in over the weekend on whether it's time to pass one of the bipartisan bills put forward last year to safeguard the special counsel's office. >> he's cooperating. >> how about legislation to protect mueller? >> i don't think there's a need for legislation to protect...