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Article snippet: Senate Republicans are showing no signs they will wrap up their Russia investigations soon despite pressure from the White House. They’re also pushing back on the prospect that MORE will fire special counsel Robert Mueller, which they fear would spark a backlash that could hurt the GOP in next fall’s midterm elections. “Everybody knows that if Trump fired Mueller it would be interpreted by everybody who writes about this as evidence that he’s done something wrong,” said a strategist close to the Senate GOP leadership. Senate Republican Whip MORE (Texas), a member of the Intelligence and Judiciary committees, said on ABC’s “This Week” that it would be a “mistake” to fire Mueller. The Judiciary panel led by Sen. MORE (D-Calif.) over its focus. “We have to go until we get done with it,” Grassley said Monday. “What’s frustrating here for me is we’re getting these instances where people can get information under [the Freedom of Information Act] faster than we can.” Grassley agreed with Cornyn that Trump shouldn’t fire Mueller, but also said he doesn’t think the president will dismiss the special counsel. “I think there are people raising this issue just to bring visibility and to test him for political reasons,” he said. While there are indications that the House Intelligence Committee is getting close to completing its work, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (R-N.C.), who initially wanted to complete his probe by the end of the year, says he still has do... Link to the full article to read more