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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 01:59 PM Jan 2020

Will Senator Collins now say Trump lost her when he threatened Schiff's life?

Collins and Markowski, along with Sen. Mitt Romney, Sen. Cory Gardner, Sen. Martha McSally and Sen. Lamar Alexander, are all in the spotlight as a group of moderate Republicans who have voiced they may vote in favor of witnesses and evidence in the trial.

That critical vote is expected sometime next week.

“Not only have I never heard the ‘head on the pike’ line," Collins said in a statement to NEWS CENTER Maine. "But also I know of no Republican Senator who has been threatened in any way by anyone in the Administration.”

Collins told reporters Saturday morning it would not 'have an influence' on her votes in any way.

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/senator-susan-collins/collins-speaks-out-against-democrats-head-on-a-pike-comments-trump/97-48586ee0-84b8-4b42-b05c-196efc6ab8f5


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Will Senator Collins now say Trump lost her when he threatened Schiff's life? (Original Post) kpete Jan 2020 OP
No . . . Iliyah Jan 2020 #1
She will say it "concerns her" LeftInTX Jan 2020 #2
I'm sure some senator Dave in VA Jan 2020 #3
The article lost me when it said moderate repubs... RANDYWILDMAN Jan 2020 #4
Agreed. There are some who... lastlib Jan 2020 #13
She is just a total waste of space. nt leftyladyfrommo Jan 2020 #5
Yes,she will be VERY CONCERNED Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #6
She's a Republican MurrayDelph Jan 2020 #7
K&R UTUSN Jan 2020 #8
she said something true....... Takket Jan 2020 #9
Please stop the hyperbolic nonsense. Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #10
K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #11
No doubt it was a threat. LessAspin Jan 2020 #12
And/or attempting to incite violence against Adam Schiff! ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 #14
Trump has threatened Susan Collins and her fellow Republican Senators. BluesRunTheGame Jan 2020 #15

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,672 posts)
4. The article lost me when it said moderate repubs...
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 02:06 PM
Jan 2020

There is no such thing or they would be yelling at their colleague's on TV every damn day.

lastlib

(23,248 posts)
13. Agreed. There are some who...
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:19 PM
Jan 2020

...are addicted to the Kool-Aid, and a few stragglers who aren't. The overwhelming majority of them are addicts. But they ain't no moderates. Them critters is 'xtinct.

MurrayDelph

(5,299 posts)
7. She's a Republican
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 03:07 PM
Jan 2020

they give lip service to doing the right thing, but only actually do it when it affects them and theirs.

Takket

(21,578 posts)
9. she said something true.......
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 05:52 PM
Jan 2020

"Collins told reporters Saturday morning it would not 'have an influence' on her votes in any way."

That is true, since she is full of shit and was never going to go against drumpf anyway. so technically what Schiff said will have no influence on her vote.

Ms. Toad

(34,076 posts)
10. Please stop the hyperbolic nonsense.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:44 PM
Jan 2020

Trump did not threaten Schiff's life. It is not helpful to conflate political rhetoric from a politically vindictive man to threats of violence.

Even Trump's "head on a pike" comment which was expressly physically violent was political rhetoric from a politically vindictive man - not an actual call to go chop off their heads and put them on pikes. So why would his general observation that Schiff has not yet paid the price be a call for his life.

Was it intended to intimidate Schiff? Obviously. Was it a threat to use political might against him? almost certainly. Was it a threat to use political dirty tricks against him - quite possibly. A threat of violence - not within any reality based world.

LessAspin

(1,155 posts)
12. No doubt it was a threat.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:59 PM
Jan 2020

Val Demings put it best...




There's also no doubt in my mind that Collins will now be fauxraged that Schiff described this as a threat. She stands with Trump and the ethically bankrupt GOP. Always has and always will.

ElementaryPenguin

(7,800 posts)
14. And/or attempting to incite violence against Adam Schiff!
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:26 PM
Jan 2020

What a lawless, despicable scoundrel!!

Threatening a federal prosecutor during a proceeding would get most people charged with an additional felony!

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