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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell rejects calls for special prosecutor (SURPRISE)
McConnell rejects calls for special prosecutorMost Republicans give President Donald Trump a pass for the sudden firing of the FBI director.
By Burgess Everett , Austin Wright and Seung Min Kim 05/10/17 10:01 AM EDT
Republicans are giving President Donald Trump a pass for his surprise decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, even though a number of GOP senators appeared uncomfortable defending the presidents timing amid a brewing investigation into his administrations ties to Russia.
After a flurry of GOP statements Tuesday night criticizing Trump for axing Comey so suddenly, there were no new Republican calls on Wednesday for a special prosecutor or select committee to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections or possible collusion with the Trump campaign. In fact, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) on Wednesday forcefully rejected calls for an independent prosecutor or commission.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/10/mcconnell-rejects-call-for-special-prosecutor-238206
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McConnell rejects calls for special prosecutor (SURPRISE) (Original Post)
workinclasszero
May 2017
OP
Its a near total disaster - only dedicated FBI and other ICs can stop this coup.
BSdetect
May 2017
#12
okieinpain
(9,397 posts)1. if the dnc doesn't kill the repubs with this i'm done
i'll join the green, purple or something party.
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)3. Democracy is done.
brush
(53,787 posts)5. Kill them how? They are in charge of all branches of gov. and all committees.
Dems voting for 3rd parties is how this happened.
okieinpain
(9,397 posts)6. messaging, messaging, messaging. n/t.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)2. my country is being taken over by Putin and criminals
and I feel like we are about to have major unrest.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)4. republicans turning their back on America
and Assuming the Freaking Position for russia and their ethically degenerate Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, Comrade Casino.
A despicable republican betrayal of America. The people will remember how republicans pissed on their responsibility to defend American against Acts of War*
* per Dick Cheney
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)7. They are all complicit now
Co-conspirators with Trump and foreign power to destroy American freedom and democracy!
mn9driver
(4,426 posts)8. McConnell is involved in it. He can't survive a real investigation.
He was the one who blocked the disclosure of Trump's Russia links last fall.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)10. I wonder what that bastards payoff was?
reflection
(6,286 posts)9. Excrement in human form.
Please go die in a fire, sir.
Luciferous
(6,081 posts)11. Every Republican who excuses this behavior is a fucking traitor!
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)12. Its a near total disaster - only dedicated FBI and other ICs can stop this coup.