TONIGHT: Utica Rally to protect Mueller investigation Nov. 8
Utica activists protest in support of protecting Mueller investigation; protest addresses replacing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein with Trump ally Matthew Whitaker to oversee Russia investigation
Activists in the Mohawk Valley will join a nationwide protest in support of protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The protests come in response to President Trump installing longtime ally Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General, taking over oversight of the Mueller investigation from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
The activists will demand that Whitaker recuse himself given his conflicts of interest and previous statements attacking the investigation.
The protests come just one day after congressional Democrats won back control of the U.S. House on a promise to investigate the Trump administration and President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The nationwide protest is being organization by a coalition of hundreds of public interest organizations. More information can be found at TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw.org.
Event details:
WHAT: Protest to Protect the Mueller Investigation
WHO: Indivisible Mohawk Valley
WHEN: 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8
WHERE: Utica State Office Building, 207 Genesee St.
Note: This event is open to the general public.