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“The American people must know the truth, and this bill should now be brought before the full Senate for debate and a vote,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said in a statement.

With most Democrats on board, the bipartisan group had worked this week to gather additional Republican votes. That included negotiating with Grassley, who floated an amendment that included increased reporting to Congress by the special counsel.

Democrats initially opposed that, saying it could undermine the investigation if the special counsel had to reveal too much to Congress during the investigation. But the two sides reached a compromise.

The revised amendment would require that notification after the investigation was done, along with a report detailing the investigation’s findings and explanations of any charges. It would require notification if a special counsel were removed.

Republicans who supported the bill could be at risk of angering Trump and some of his supporters they represent. Grassley, Graham, Tillis and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., joined Democrats to advance the bill.

In opposing the bill, Utah GOP Sens. Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch said it was unconstitutional and unnecessary because Trump already knows that he would face political ruin if he fired Mueller.

“Firing Mueller would cause a firestorm and bring the administration’s agenda to a halt. It could even result in impeachment,” Hatch said.

But Tillis said the bill was necessary to protect not just Mueller but future special counsels, and he said Congress should leave constitutional questions for the Supreme Court to decide.

White House aides have said Trump doesn’t intend to fire either Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Mueller’s investigation. But White House legislative director Marc Short said last weekend that he couldn’t rule it out in the long term because it’s not known “how far off this investigation is going to veer.

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