ABC News’ Mary Bruce reports from Washington, D. C., on both Democrat and Republican lawmakers scratching their heads after James Comey’s firing.
Mary thanks for being with us in a rare and rather her arrest show bipartisanship. It sounds like there are a lot of people both Republicans. And Democrats who have a lot of questions after police firing if there’s some sense an agreement of how this moves forward now. That’s the big question and you make a very good point here this is not just Democrats who are outraged and confused a lot of Republicans that I’ve talked with today are also scratching their heads this comes down. To the timing of this even. The top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee senator Richard Byrd told us when it comes to the timing and the White House is reasoning for this fire and I quote it makes. No sense the question is what comes next whether Republicans were now. Expressing some concern about the timing of this will they join their democratic colleagues who now renewing. Their calls for a special prosecutor to take over. That held. Of the Russia investigation now look Republicans including some top Republicans like. Senator John McCain have already said they backed calls for special select committee to look into the Russia issue but the question whether they’ll go further and called for a special prosecutor at. Already talk of at least one Republican. West Virginia senator shelling mark happen it was says the special prosecutor is something he’s seriously looking into but it remains to be seen those next steps what will happen here. We do know of course they have a lot of questions especially. Third former director Tony he will be up here we have learned he’s been invited. To be up here tomorrow to testify behind closed doors to speak with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee were waiting to hear on whether or not accept that invitation.
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