s ▁almost ▁nothing ▁else ▁you ▁can ▁do ." ▁ ▁Am id ▁concerns ▁that ▁Trump ▁might ▁attempt ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁investigation ▁by ▁having ▁Mu eller ▁dismiss ed , ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁have ▁supported ▁a ▁b ipart isan ▁bill ▁designed ▁to ▁protect ▁Mu eller . ▁Senate ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁Mitch ▁Mc Con nell ▁announced ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁bill ▁was ▁not ▁necessary ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁it ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁floor ▁for ▁a ▁vote . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Republican - control led ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁Ch uck ▁Gr ass ley ▁announced ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁that ▁his ▁committee ▁would ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁measure ▁the ▁following ▁week . ▁The ▁bill ▁cleared ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁with ▁four ▁Republic ans ▁joining ▁all ▁ten ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 4 - 7 ▁vote , ▁but ▁Mc Con nell ▁repeated ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁bring ▁the ▁bill ▁to ▁the ▁floor ▁for ▁a ▁vote . ▁ ▁Administration ▁actions ▁against ▁investigation ▁ ▁Trump ▁reported ly ▁asked ▁White ▁House ▁Coun sel ▁Donald ▁McG ahn ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁call ▁acting ▁deput y ▁att orney ▁general ▁D ana ▁Bo ente — who ▁was ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁Russia ▁pro be ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁before ▁Mu eller ' s ▁appointment — and ▁get ▁him ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Com ey ▁to ▁announ ce ▁that ▁Trump ▁was ▁not