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(70,242 posts) Fri May 25, 2018, 05:55 PM May 2018

Amid Donald Trump's Spy Claims, 'Republicans Are Complicit in this Crazy,' Former RNC Head Says

Source: newsweek

By Tim Marcin On 5/25/18 at 12:53 PM

Appearing on MSNBC Friday morning, Michael Steele—former head of the Republican National Committee (RNC)—said the GOP has made itself a part of the "crazy" things President Donald Trump has done.

The folks on Morning Joe got into a discussion about Trump's in-house counsel appearing at an intelligence briefing about an FBI informant this week.

“This is another violation of constitutional norms,” Scarborough said. “This is the president of the United States lying about what the FBI has been doing, lying about what the Republican FISA court judges have been doing, lying about what the Justice Department has been doing. Lying, lying, lying. Then battering the Justice Department, the FBI to have a briefing because they were, supposedly, quote 'spies in his campaign.' Then they go and have that briefing, and his criminal lawyer shows up."

"What the president’s did team yesterday is something no other citizen in this country would be permitted to do," Steele responded. "And that is to have their counsel and their executive chief officer from their business, if you will, inside a meeting."
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Amid Donald Trump's Spy Claims, 'Republicans Are Complicit in this Crazy,' Former RNC Head Says (Original Post) riversedge May 2018 OP

Isn't that called duforsure May 2018 #1

Yes, the republicans as a whole are guilty of aiding & abetting treason Achilleaze May 2018 #2

"Constitutional norms?" I thought the Constitution was the Constitution, enough May 2018 #3

But there is "the Constitution" and then there is "the GOP Constitution" BumRushDaShow May 2018 #4

Michael Steele is also complicit. He played the same crank cards today's R's do. Midnight Writer May 2018 #5

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

1. Isn't that called

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 06:16 PM

May 2018

Co-conspirators?

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

2. Yes, the republicans as a whole are guilty of aiding & abetting treason

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 06:41 PM

May 2018

and quite a few of them are outright traitors to America. Lock them up.

enough

(13,259 posts)

3. "Constitutional norms?" I thought the Constitution was the Constitution,

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 07:04 PM

May 2018

the basis of the functioning of law in our county. To use the word “norms” in this context is to diminish the seriousness of the violation.

But glad to hear Steele saying this FWIW.

BumRushDaShow

(129,115 posts)

4. But there is "the Constitution" and then there is "the GOP Constitution"

Reply to enough (Reply #3)

Fri May 25, 2018, 09:00 PM

May 2018

where the GOP version has asterisks next to the Articles and Amendments allowing some to be elevated beyond the founders' intent, and others to be ignored and/or rewritten as they see fit.

Midnight Writer

(21,768 posts)

5. Michael Steele is also complicit. He played the same crank cards today's R's do.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2018, 02:34 AM

May 2018

This is a progression of the Republican Party from Nixon thru Reagan thru Bush43 thru Bush45.

Segretti to Atwater to Rove to Bannon. Steady march to fascism..

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