Posted on 10/10/2018 10:39:30 AM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she was “surprised” that President Trump singled her out during a rally in Iowa but called it part of his “technique of division.”
“It’s part of a technique of division rather than uniting people in this great country,” Feinstein said on Wednesday asked about the “lock her up” chants.
She added that she was “surprised” that Trump “singled me out for a personal letter I received. This wasn’t anything that was covert or classified.”
Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, has come under fire by Republicans for her handling of the letter from Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a high school party in the early 1980s.
Republicans have criticized Feinstein on two fronts: First, waiting weeks to hand the letter over to the FBI. Feinstein says she was trying to honor Ford’s request for privacy.
And secondly, for the Ford letter being leaked, something both Feinstein has said neither she nor her staff were responsible for.
But Trump ratcheted up the criticism on Tuesday, appearing to encourage his supporters after they began chanting “lock her up” about Feinstein.
"'Did you leak the documents?'" he added, portraying an exaggerated denial from Feinstein.
The crowd broke into chants of "lock her up," prompting laughter from Trump.
"I think they’re talking about Feinstein," Trump said.
But Republican senators have been reluctant to echo Trump’s tactics.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sidestepped the issue during an interview with the Associated Press on Wednesday, which was streamed live on Facebook.
“The President is responsible for his statements. I’m responsible for mine. It’s not something that I would say,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), McConnell’s No. 2.
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), asked about the chant, initially said “oh, gosh,” before adding that it wasn’t “his style.”
FU Fecalstain and your little commie Chinese pals. Traitor.
I call it being called out for her reprehensible behavior and political agenda. A great many of us are sick to death of all the bombastic BS. Libtards deserve to be driven out of office for all the ridiculous crap they have put this country through.
ChiDiFi has become known as a real Mean Gyrl Bully PITA.
SpyCrime apparently has forgotten the “Unity” slogan from OCommie/BIden in 2008
Remember, Diane, how quickly that disappeared after November?
DemonRats are the not the least bit interested in “Unity” Like the whole of Obama, it was just another part of the Overall Con Job
Bump!
Looks like a split-screen of Jim Carey in drag.
Man, when they were handing out brains DiChi musta been standing in the wrong line.
What a complete crock! They get stupider by the Nano-second
Well said, DiFi should be censured at the very least.
Wasn’t Hillary calling for “civil war” yesterday? She said that Democrats can no longer be civil with Republicans.... which means that they must be uncivil which means violence.
Not “civil” disobedience means violence.
Well we know she thinks criticizing dem politicians is bad and divisive. How does she feel about NFL kneeling?
But calling for impeachment BEFORE inauguration is so inclusive.
Absolutely; we are dividing the sheep and the goats...she is a goat...
If she doesn’t like that, then criminals from non criminals; she’s in need of shackles and a jail cell!!!
Divisive? WTF!
Diane Fienstein has dual-citizenship.
I doubt she gives a rat’s @ss about the US. Seriously.
You cannot serve two masters.
You’ll love one and hate the other.
-God.
As opposed to smearing an innocent man as a gang-rapist, which is all about civility and consensus.
Disagree. Feinstein should face consequences for her actions. Any Rep voting for her should have his head examined. The 85 year old Feinstein is just a figurehead. Her staff runs things and tells her what to do.
Feinstein will be the last non-Hispanic white to hold a senate seat in CA. What difference does it make if we get a radical, younger Dem in the seat? The votes in the Senate won't change. DeLeon will just be a junior member without the seniority of Feinstein. And it is far better to have DeLeon and Harris be the face of the Dem party. The more radical the better. People will then have a more defined choice. Do you want to vote for sanity or a bomb-throwing radical?
Man, when they were handing out brains DiChi thought they said pains, so she asked for as few as possible.
They don’t get it.
They don’t get what?
They don’t get anything. The simplest thing is over their heads.
Locking her up would literally divide her from people who are not in prison. Kinda the point.
Don’t you just love sanctimonious hypocrites?
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