Sunday shows - Russia probe dominates ahead of Trump's first State of the Union address

View in your browser     Graham: Mueller should investigate report Trump wanted to fire him By JULIA MANCHESTER   "I don't know if the story is true or not, but I know this, Mueller should look at it," the Republican senator said on ABC's "This Week." Read the full story here     White House aide: I’ve never heard Trump say he wanted to fire Mueller By BRETT SAMUELS    “I’m not aware the president ever intimated he wanted to fire Robert Mueller,” Marc Short said on “Fox News Sunday." “Robert Mueller is still the special counsel, Don McGahn is still head of White House counsel, The White House continues to cooperate in every manner providing every document the special counsel has asked for,” he added. Read the full story here     Democrat Manchin won't say he thinks Trump obstructed justice By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “I haven’t gone down that road nor am I going to go down that road. I believe in the rule of law and it pertains to all of us,” the West Virginia senator told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We’re all treated the same. And if any of this has happened it will come out.” Read the full story here     Starr: Grounds for impeachment if Trump lied about trying to fire Mueller By JULIA MANCHESTER    "I think lying to the American people is a serious issue that has to be explored. I take lying to the American people very, very seriously, so absolutely," Ken Starr told ABC's "This Week," when asked if Trump lying about the report would be grounds for impeachment. Read the full story here     White House aide: Trump wants memo released for ‘transparency' By BRETT SAMUELS    "I’m sure he’s very concerned about some of the appearances of conflict of interest at the top of the agency," Mark Short said, referring to President Trump. Read the full story here     McCarthy calls for House Intel memo's release By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “Having read this memo, I think it would be appropriate that the public has full view of it,” the House majority leader told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Read the full story here     Graham: FISA memo should not be released now By JULIA MANCHESTER    "No, I don't want it released yet," Graham told ABC's "This Week." "I want somebody outside of the Republican-led Congress to look at these allegations.”  Read the full story here     McCarthy: No need 'right now' for legislation protecting Mueller By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he has only seen “cooperation” from President Trump and his team on the special counsel’s probe into Russia’s election interference and any potential ties between Trump campaign staff members and Moscow. Read the full story here     Gowdy says he trusts Mueller, urges others to 'leave him the hell alone' By BRETT SAMUELS    “I think he’s got a fair prosecutor in Bob Mueller, but I don’t think he’s got a fair jury,” Gowdy said on “Fox News Sunday,” referring to President Trump. Read the full story here     Collins: Trump should 'never' talk about Russia probe By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “I think the president would be best served by never discussing the investigation ever, whether in tweets, except in private conversations with his attorney,” the Maine Republican told CNN’s “State of the Union.” Read the full story here     Gates: Mueller could 'elate some people and anger some people' with findings By JULIA MANCHESTER    "The Bob Mueller I know is a man of extraordinary integrity and character. I can't think of anybody who would do a more honest and stand-up job of conducting an investigation. And, you know, people need to be prepared, people are assuming he's going to come to one conclusion," former CIA chief Robert Gates said. Read the full story here     Collins optimistic Congress will reach immigration deal By BRETT SAMUELS   “I give the president credit for putting it in writing and saying this is what he wants to see happen, despite the criticisms. There’s going to be criticism on both sides no matter what we come up with.”  Read the full story here     Manchin: We don’t need Pelosi’s type of rhetoric By JULIA MANCHESTER    “You know what?  We don’t need that type of rhetoric on either side, from Nancy, Paul Ryan, or anybody else," the red state Democrat told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," referring to Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) comments about President Trump’s DACA framework. Read the full story here     White House spokesman: Schumer 'never made a real offer' for Trump's border wall By MAX GREENWOOD    "What he offered the president was an authorization for wall funding. Not an appropriation. And to be honest, that's D.C. swamp speak for 'nothing's ever going to happen,' " Hogan Gidley told radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.  Read the full story here     Collins: Republicans should give back Wynn donations By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “If they’ve accepted contributions recently from him that have not been spent, absolutely, I don’t even think it’s a close call to return the money,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)  told CNN’s “State of the Union.” Read the full story here     Sanders brushes off talk of 2020 bid: My focus is on midterms By BRETT SAMUELS    “Really right now what our focus is on 2018 to do all we can to see that the Democrats regain control of Senate and House and some governors' chairs as well,”  the Vermont senator said. Read the full story here     Duckworth: Trump has no right to question others' support for military By BRETT SAMUELS    “I can still feel the hangnail in my right foot, and it’s missing,” the Democratic senator said. “And, you know, we have a guy that says he had a bone spur that kept him out of Vietnam and he can’t remember where it was.”  Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.