Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Sunday urged Congress to “focus on the “counterintelligence aspects” of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation — and protect the 2020 election.
In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” the Minority Whip said the Mueller report “is yesterday’s newspaper,” and that “if there’s action needed by Congress to keep our political system intact, let’s move forward.”
“We ought to focus on the counterintelligence aspects of this and the security of the 2020 election,” he said. “That's the one thing both parties ought to agree on. No one should interfere with the opportunity and the obligation of the American people to choose their next rank of leadership.”
Durbin also demanded the report be submitted to Congress unredacted.
“Apparently [Attorney General] William Barr believes he can take his time and redact the 300 or 400-page report from Robert Mueller,” he chided. “I think it's long overdue for him to apply to court to get a waver when it comes to grand jury information.”
“There's ample evidence when it came to the Clinton investigations in the past, Hillary and Bill Clinton, there were massive reports, unredacted, turned over to Congress. That should be the case here, as well,” he added.
The senator also described President Donald Trump’s threat to close the southern border “unrealistic.”
“What we need to do is focus on what's happening in Central America where three countries are disassembling before our eyes and people are coming desperately to the United States,” he said. “The president's cutting off aid to these countries will not solve that problem.”
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