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BumRushDaShow

(129,543 posts)
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:52 AM Oct 2019

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Adam Schiff

@RepAdamSchiff

It comes down to this.

We’ve cut through the denials. The deflections. The nonsense.

Donald Trump believes he can pressure a foreign nation to help him politically. It’s his “right.”

Every Republican in Congress has to decide: Is he right?

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Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

As the President of the United States, I have an absolute right, perhaps even a duty, to investigate, or have investigated, CORRUPTION, and that would include asking, or suggesting, other Countries to help us out!
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superpatriotman

(6,252 posts)
2. Dotard thinks he's Elliot Ness
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:55 AM
Oct 2019

Sniffing out corruption like a truffle pig. Protector of American values and tax dollars. Defender of the Constitution. Valor wrapped in the flag.

Is he right?

No.

lark

(23,158 posts)
3. Well, it's now in totally plain sight.
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:56 AM
Oct 2019

The president is claiming the rights of a dictator and that the constitution means nothing to him and will not constrain him in any way. His illegality is the prime thing and will Repugs also adopt this traitorous cant? Schiff is asking the right question but repugs will fail because they are agents of the fascist oligarchs and that's the only thing they care about, certainly not our laws and constitution.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,794 posts)
8. ANY Republican who says "It's okay other countries INTEREFERE in our elections"
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:17 AM
Oct 2019

will be hounded from now until Nov. 2020

Were this a Democrat behaving like this, Republicans in Congress would be screaming from the rafters on high...."IMPEACH! IMPEACH! TRAITOR!"

Am I wrong here?

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
9. add in blackmail by holding back funds, add in silence over China's abuse of Hong Kong
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:23 AM
Oct 2019

its all corruption at the highest level for political and personal reward and enrichment

ramen

(791 posts)
10. I know that the other side has no strategy here,
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:31 AM
Oct 2019

but what on earth are they thinking? How has anything 45 has said out loud in the past month helped him in any way? If he would just stop self-incriminating for a couple hours here and there he might have a shot.

They are toast. To the unraveling!

ffr

(22,672 posts)
13. As lawmakers, they should understand that their actions set precedent.
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 11:17 AM
Oct 2019

Regardless of what the right-wing media megaphone touts, their actions are diluting the wall between right and wrong.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
19. The Republicans in Congress will say that Trump is right about his claim
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 12:47 PM
Oct 2019

But will do a 180 if a Democrat attempted to repeat the practice.

It's what Republicans do. Their morals and ethics are subjective, which means they have no morals or ethics. Period.

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