Mueller Protection Protests Planned In Minneapolis, Saint Paul

TWIN CITIES, MN — Those advocating for the protection of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller in the wake of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' departure are planning to protest this week in the Twin Cities metro and throughout the nation.

Organizers are calling the demonstrations, "Nobody Is Above the Law—Mueller Protection Rapid Response."

At least 22 protests are planned in Minnesota, including one in Minneapolis and another in Saint Paul.

Saint Paul protest

• When: Thursday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. central
• Where: Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul, MN 55155

Minneapolis protest

• When: Friday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. (local time)
• Where: Congressman Keith Ellison's office (2100 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411)

The protests come after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he is leaving the administration at the request of President Donald Trump.

Sessions, a Trump ally who threw his weight behind the president in the 2016 election, recused himself in March 2017 from the probe investigating Russian interference in the presidential election and possible collusion by members of the Trump campaign.

Sessions' deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, appointed Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller to oversee the probe in May 2017 after Trump fired then-FBI director James Comey.

MoveOn.org, a progressive political action committee, is coordinating the protests across the country.

Find information about all 22 planned protests in Minnesota below:

Bemidji, Brainerd, Carlton, Minnesota, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Fergus Falls, Grand Marais, International Falls, Mankato, Minneapolis, Northfield, Rochester, Saint Cloud, Saint Joseph, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Virginia, Wadena, Willmar, Winona

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Patch editors Feroze Dhanoa, Kara Seymour and Elizabeth Janney contributed to this story.

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