Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the panel will take up legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller even though Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said such a bill was unnecessary and that he wouldn't bring it to the Senate floor, reports the Hill.

The details: A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill last week that, if passed, would ensure that only a senior Department of Justice official could fire a special counsel, like Mueller. And if a court determines a special counsel was fired without "good cause," the person would be reinstated.