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Cyrano

(15,035 posts)
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:08 PM Apr 2018

Republicans want Sessions to prosecute eight Trump foes

The Republican Party has gone full fascist and members are calling on Sessions to prosecute Hillary Clinton and eight former and current members of the FBI and Justice Dept. If/when these Republicans are voted out, they need to be prosecuted for abuse of power.

Nearly a dozen House Republicans have signed on to a letter calling for the Justice Department to prosecute eight of President Donald Trump’s political enemies.

The letter issued Wednesday morning urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to open investigations — and then prosecutions — of eight former government or law enforcement officials who have drawn the president’s ire over the past three years.

The lawmakers called on Sessions to investigate Hillary Clinton, former FBI director James Comey and his former deputy Andrew McCabe, former attorney general Loretta Lynch and former acting attorney general Sally Yates, FBI general counsel Dana Boente, and FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

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The Republicans accused Clinton of campaign finance violations related to the Steele dossier, and they accused Lynch of obstruction of justice in the “Uranium One” deal.

The lawmakers accused Comey of leaking classified information to a friend who passed his personal memos along to reporters, and they cited a report by the Justice Department’s inspector general on McCabe to call for possible criminal charges.

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“We are especially mindful of the dissimilar degrees of zealousness that has marked the investigations into Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, respectively,” the lawmakers said.

The letter was signed by GOP representatives Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jody Hice (R-GA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Ted Yoho (R-FL).



Here's the link to Raw Story: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/house-republicans-calling-jeff-sessions-prosecute-eight-trumps-political-foes/
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kentuck

(111,095 posts)
1. Another distraction when they should be investigating Devin Nunes...
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:12 PM
Apr 2018

...and all those that allied with him, including Paul Ryan.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
2. Alex, I will take Crazy Zealots for 500...
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:13 PM
Apr 2018

"Who are on DeSantis , Andy Biggs, Dave Brat, Jeff Duncan, Matt Gaetz,, Paul Gosar , Andy Harris, Jody Hice , Todd Rokita, Claudia Tenney and Ted Yoho."

lark

(23,099 posts)
3. Makes me sick that a russian repug from FL is in on this.
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:13 PM
Apr 2018

DeSantis is despicable and yet another russian repug stain on humanity.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
12. Matt Gaetz from Florida is no better
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 02:24 PM
Apr 2018

Maybe not Russian, but crazy in every other conceivable way.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
5. So, where's the Congressional investigative committee...
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:15 PM
Apr 2018

... that turned up evidence of crimes that Sessions needs to have to begin his own investigation?

What? These GOPers have NO EVIDENCE? They just have a suspicious feeling?

Oh. Suspicions are all that's necessary. That's fascism for you.

Rule of Law? Not so much.

kimbutgar

(21,148 posts)
6. This is a banana republic thing
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:19 PM
Apr 2018

Too bad all these rethugs are in safe districts and will get re-elected easily.

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)
7. and they say that politics should be kept out of governing this great country of ours...
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:23 PM
Apr 2018

what a bunch of phonies (the gop(hers))...pathetic and attempting to criminalize the political process and first amendment right to free speech.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
8. If they get away with that expect private citizens will be next.
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:28 PM
Apr 2018

Stop the madness and restore the Democracy that this country was supposed to be for.

Cyrano

(15,035 posts)
11. Yep. The current Republican Party needs to go
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:38 PM
Apr 2018

They are no longer a legitimate entity. They have gerrymandered, suppressed votes, "lost" votes, "scrubbed" voter rolls, and committed every despicable act required to hold onto power.

If/when the Democrats gain control, laws need to be passed to stop this crap once and for all.

Deb

(3,742 posts)
9. The Majority failed to muster a dozen sigs?
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:30 PM
Apr 2018

The chance they've been waiting and scheming for 20 plus yrs? 11 members??? Losers.

world wide wally

(21,743 posts)
10. It's scary this would even be talked about in America
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:38 PM
Apr 2018

Not the same America I grew up in.
That is for certain.
Every one of them should be impeached for their refusal to defend the Cnstitution.

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