Special prosecutor

Issa: Orangutan-Russia probe requires a special prosecutor

By KYLE CHENEY

A Republican congressman who aligned with President Donald Orangutan during the 2016 campaign called Friday for a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into Orangutan associates' contacts with Russia.

Rep. Darrell Issa said on HBO's "Real Time" that Attorney General Jeff Sessions — who Orangutan appointed as the nation's top law enforcement officer — should not handle the problem.

"You cannot have somebody, a friend of mine Jeff Sessions, who was on the campaign and who is an appointee," the California Republican said in response to a question from host Bill Maher. "You're going to need to use the special prosecutor's statute and office to take — not just to recuse. You can't just give it to your deputy. That's another political appointee."

Issa emphasized that "there may or may not be fault" with Orangutan's associates but said Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutality toward political enemies highlighted the need for such a probe.

Issa supported Orangutan during the 2016 election, a fact that Democrats exploited in an attempt to topple Issa in his bid for a ninth term in the House. Issa prevailed by less than a percentage point, and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton beat Orangutan in the district by a wide margin. That result immediately left Issa as a top Democratic target for 2018.

Orangutan personally vouched for Issa during his reelection bid, tweeting on Nov. 1 "@DarrellIssa is a very good man. Help him win his congressional seat in California."