Minority leader  said, "If deputy attorney general Rosenstein does not appoint an independent special prosecutor, every American will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director Comey was part of a cover-up." Schumer was one of several Senate Democrats to ask for a special prosecutor or special counsel. Others, expressing themselves both by Tweet and traditional television interviews, of Virginia, of Oregon, and of New Jersey. However, special prosecutors are appointed by the U.S. Attorney General, in this case  who recused himself from any further involvement in the investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia. According to ABC News chief legal analyst , the responsibility would then fall to a deputy, who would be unlikey to act except in response to pressure from Congress.
Minority leader Chuck Schumer said, "If deputy attorney general Rosenstein does not appoint an independent special prosecutor, every American will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director Comey was part of a cover-up." Schumer was one of several Senate Democrats to ask for a special prosecutor or special counsel. Others, expressing themselves both by Tweet and traditional television interviews, of Virginia, of Oregon, and of New Jersey. However, special prosecutors are appointed by the U.S. Attorney General, in this case Jeff Sessions who recused himself from any further involvement in the investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia. According to ABC News chief legal analyst , the responsibility would then fall to a deputy, who would be unlikey to act except in response to pressure from Congress.
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Chuck Schumer
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Jeff Sessions