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No politician's had it worse than Trump, said Trump.

with Josh Hafner Donald Trump spoke at a commencement for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, using the cadets' special day to impart them with valuable wisdom: Donald Trump has it worse than any politician ever. "No politician in history - and  I say this with great surety - has been treated worse or more unfairly," Trump said in Connecticut. Remember Abraham Lincoln, whose presidency ended with a bullet in his head? Trump has it worse, Trump said - "with great surety." Hiram Revels, the first black senator elected just after the Civil War, knew nothing of opposition compared to Trump, according to Trump. Meanwhile, back in D.C., unfair treatment awaited: A special counsel was named for the Russia investigation and obstruction of justice accusations mounted. It's OnPolitics Today, USA TODAY's daily politics roundup. Subscribe here. We have a special counsel  His name's Robert Mueller, director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013 under both Republican and Democratic presidents. Now he'll oversee the Russia investigation, the Justice Department said Wednesday, as a range of allegations still swirled around Trump. Calls for an independent prosecutor to take over the Russia probe began after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey last week. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the call based on "unique circumstances" and "public interest" around the investigation. Now Mueller holds all the powers of a federal prosecutor - subpoena authority and all. High-profile Republicans in congress praised the announcement. The White House, as recently as Tuesday, called a special counsel unnecessary. Lawmakers are talking impeachment On Wednesday morning, Rep. Al Green said from the House floor what many on the hill had previously whispered: Donald Trump should be impeached. Trump, of course, has fired the FBI director overseeing an probe tied to him and Russia, possibly divulged classified information to Russia, and dealt with a report that he asked said FBI director not to look further into his associate's ties to Russia -all in about a week. "This is not to be taken lightly," Green, a Democrat from Texas, said of the impeachment call. Rep. Justin Amash, a Michigan Republican, agreed impeachment was warranted if Trump did in fact tell Comey to cease his inquiry into Trump's former advisor, Michael Flynn. Obstruction of justice: Why some think Trump did it  Trump not only reportedly pressured Comey over an investigation before admittedly firing him over another inquiry, but also questioned Comey multiple times about whether Trump himself was under investigation. All that meddling amounts to obstruction of justice, Democrats said - a federal crime. It all comes down to whether Trump tried to "influence, obstruct, or impede" the law in a pending proceeding, legal experts say. But charging a president of that is tricky: You'd have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Trump had an improper motive, and proving someone's state of mind is complicated. And the Constitution isn't clear on whether a sitting president can be indicted. But if enough evidence of obstruction mounted, Trump's most immediate consequence would be impeachment - and Congress has wide latitude over what constitutes that. Trump's allegations could certainly lead to such an impeachment, but a Republican-controlled Congress could hamstring the process. Impeaching a president can take years, from the drafting of impeachment articles to votes in the House and Senate. Here's how it all would work. Elsewhere in politics:  ��� • Kasich on Comey: 'A long way' from Watergate  • Why Comey's now Trump's greatest threat  • Putin offers transcript of Donald Trump talk  • Trump-Russia investigation takes hold in GOP Congress  • Trump and GOP raise money off latest controversies  • Ivanka to lead White House roundtable on human trafficking • Trump's laptop ban could spur 'economic tsunami' MOST SHARED STORIES FROM USA TODAY Transgender cadets at military academies can graduate but not serve Two transgender academy graduates will not be allowed to join the... Read more Chelsea Manning to remain on active duty, receive health care after prison release Manning won't be paid but will have access to clinics, commissaries Read more Lawmakers slam reports Trump revealed classified intel to Russians Lawmakers called reports that Trump disclosed "highly classified... Read more Hillary Clinton launches political group Onward Together to counter Trump Just months after her loss, the Democratic presidential candidate... Read more James Clapper: U.S. institutions 'under assault' by President Trump The former national security director said Trump's firing of FBI... Read more AD CONTENT by Taboola FOLLOW US Thank you for subscribing to On Politics. © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102 Unsubscribe from On Politics Why did I get this? Update my subscription preferences

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