Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo) told KQED Newsroom today that she believes Republicans are trying to shut down the House Intelligence Committee’s probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Speier says “rumor on the hill” is that President Trump will fire special counsel Robert Mueller after Congress recesses for the holidays on Dec. 22. If this were to happen, Speier says, it would cause a constitutional crisis. “It would be a Saturday massacre -- worse than that,” she said. “Without a doubt there will be an impeachment effort.”