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UPDATED 12:53 PM PT — Wed. Nov. 28, 2018
Republican Senator Mike Lee recently blocked a vote on a bill that would have protected special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired.Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, gestures while speaking to members of the media after leaving a closed door meeting about Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Senator Lee objected to the legislation Wednesday, claiming it had constitutional issues.
Under Senate rules, just one senator is needed to block a request for a vote on legislation.
This comes after Senators Jeff Flake, Chris Coons and Cory Booker took to the Senate floor to try and force a vote on the bill for a second time.
Flake has previously said he would not vote for judicial nominees until the legislation to protect Mueller was voted on.
