a special counsel for russia. other democrats saying they support that strategy. here is senator schumer on state of the union today. i think mark warner s idea is a good idea. and i think it will get some broad support in our caucus. the key here, of course, is getting some of our republican colleagues to join us. we re hoping. we re waiting. we understand it s difficult. but i think patriotism and the needs of this country demand it. now, another one of you had the question of the week. this is from ebo lady on twitter who says isn t firing comey an obstruction of justice? now, the short answer is based on the public available evidence right now, no. the firing itself is not obstruction of justice. and that s because the president does have the lawful authority to remove an fbi director. so while the white house story has changed, and we ve been documenting that, trump still has some claims that are potentially valid for the termination, like that comey wasn t doing a good job. b