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Sen. Sherrod Brown Rips 'Spineless Republicans', Trump's 'Lapdog' McConnell
https://crooksandliars.com/2020/01/sen-sherrod-brown-rips-spineless1/24/20 4:33pm
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Sen. Sherrod Brown Rips 'Spineless Republicans', Trump's 'Lapdog' McConnell
In an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett, Senator Sherrod Brown let his frustrations with Republicans' cultish Trump behavior shine through.
By Karoli Kuns
VIDEO @ LINK~
During a short break in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Senator Sherrod Brown shared his frustration with his colleagues' fear-based lockstep behavior.
As the trial has gone on, McConnell has been working on Republican senators to spurn a call for witnesses and documents, something that triggered an angry response from Brown.
"Donald Trump doesn't want witnesses...and new information and documentation," Brown said, "Therefore, Mitch McConnell who is Donald Trump's lap dog doesn't want information and witnesses; therefore, 52 other relatively spineless republicans don't want witnesses, don't want information. They're scared."
"I talk to Republicans all the time quietly, individually. Many of them tell me that Trump's a liar. A few said Trump's a racist," he continued. "They're all afraid of him. They're afraid he'll campaign against them in their state. They're afraid he'll attach a nasty nickname to them. In this chamber, it's like the Iraq war when I was in the House 15 years ago."
"Fear does the business. Republicans are afraid of what Donald Trump will do," he said.
"I talk to Republicans all the time quietly, individually. Many of them tell me that Trump's a liar. A few said Trump's a racist," he continued. "They're all afraid of him. They're afraid he'll campaign against them in their state. They're afraid he'll attach a nasty nickname to them. In this chamber, it's like the Iraq war when I was in the House 15 years ago."
"Fear does the business. Republicans are afraid of what Donald Trump will do," he said.
If only those "spineless Republicans" had a way to rein in Donald Trump and exercise some power. If only.
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They've been brainwashed to NEVER criticize any leader in their authoritarian structure. The worst of it is that if they do, the global right-wing mafia will punish them until the day they die, along with their family and friends.
We should not be paying the salaries of anyone not honorable enough to support our laws and justice and be a true public servant.
Republicans have always served only their ultra-wealthy masters.
KY....
politicians seemed to have scruples, values, a conscience. For this lot, all that seems to have gone by the wayside. Maybe too quaint or old-school for them. 
