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Trump encounters GOP resistance to investigating Hunter Biden
thehill.com ^ | Nov 8 2019 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 11/08/2019 10:49:04 AM PST by rintintin

A push by President Trump and conservatives to dig into Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine is running into stumbling blocks from an unusual corner: congressional Republicans.

Some Republicans believe Trump’s impeachment trial or a separate Senate committee inquiry could lay the groundwork for investigating former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, who have both emerged as a fixation for Trump and his top allies as they look for a foothold in the impeachment battle.

Trump escalated the effort on Thursday when he tweeted that the Bidens “must testify” — raising the specter that the president’s lawyers or GOP senators could try to drag them into the public impeachment trial.

“What did Hunter Biden do for the money?” @SenJohnKennedy A very good question. He and Sleepy Joe must testify!” Trump tweeted.

But a push to focus on the Bidens as part of an impeachment trial quickly received a cool reception from Republicans on Capitol Hill.

“His lawyers, I presume, can ask for any witnesses they want. But I think we ought to keep focus on the articles of impeachment and not go down any rabbit trails,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told The Hill.

Asked about Trump floating that the Bidens should testify, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he didn’t understand it as a "defense to the president.” “We’ll make that decision, not the president,” Graham added.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: braking; compromised; coup; deepstate; rino; texasgatortroll; ukraine; uniparty
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Should Trump switch to Independent and run Third Party? Just a thought experiment.
1 posted on 11/08/2019 10:49:04 AM PST by rintintin
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To: rintintin

This is the sort of muck Trump continues to have to work through to get things done.

The GOP is the problem!


2 posted on 11/08/2019 10:50:35 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: rintintin
RINOs
3 posted on 11/08/2019 10:52:06 AM PST by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: rintintin

The Ukrainian cookie jar was very very large.


4 posted on 11/08/2019 10:52:09 AM PST by dead (Trump puts crazy glue on their grenades and they never know it until after they pull the pin.)
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To: rintintin

I wonder which Romney, er, Republican is behind it?


5 posted on 11/08/2019 10:53:26 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standupr Philosopher)
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To: rintintin

“””””A push by President Trump and conservatives to dig into Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine is running into stumbling blocks from an unusual corner: congressional Republicans.”””””

Because many Republicans are just as dirty as Hunter. They don’t want this can of worms opened.


6 posted on 11/08/2019 10:53:27 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: rintintin

translation: Some Republicans were in on his scam.


7 posted on 11/08/2019 10:54:02 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: ConservativeMind

ALL U$ contributions to the Ukraine over the last 20 years need to be investigated.

That the Ukraine has been a pit of funds misappropriation over the decades is likely the reason for reluctance on the part of the corrupt [on average] Congress to allow investigation/sunshine.


8 posted on 11/08/2019 10:54:03 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: rintintin

...Because the GOP is JUST AS DIRTY.


9 posted on 11/08/2019 10:55:12 AM PST by Black Agnes
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To: rintintin

Many GOP congresscritters are involved in pludering Ukraine. McCain and Graham were given medals by the President of Ukraine. Ukraine: Poroshenko awards Orders of Ukraine to US Senators McCain and Graham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnMb1R1XsyM


10 posted on 11/08/2019 10:56:00 AM PST by kabar
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To: rintintin

That’s because half or more of the republicans have sweetheart deals with various countries and companies for themselves or their kids. It’s all part of the swamp and the swamp doesn’t want to be drained.


11 posted on 11/08/2019 10:56:05 AM PST by euram
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To: ConservativeMind

Let me see.... can I pencil in October 2023 for completion of the Senate inquiry? On second thought, that seems kind of fast


12 posted on 11/08/2019 10:56:28 AM PST by j.havenfarm ( 2,000 posts as of 1/16/19. A FReeper since 2000; never shutting up!)
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To: immadashell

RINOs

No, genuine Republicans, acting like Republicans.

It’s Trump who’s the RINO, because he doesn’t act like a Republican.


13 posted on 11/08/2019 10:56:34 AM PST by rintintin
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To: Black Agnes

Nobody has answered the question I posed:

SHOULD TRUMP GO INDEPENDENT AND RUN THIRD PARTY?


14 posted on 11/08/2019 10:57:32 AM PST by rintintin
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To: rintintin

That’s because most of the GOP is complicit with criminal actions and treason.


15 posted on 11/08/2019 10:57:49 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: rintintin

Some in the GOP are up to their eyeballs in similar crap.


16 posted on 11/08/2019 10:58:57 AM PST by stockpirate (Anyone who believes Epstein killed himself is a fool)
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To: rintintin

December 31, 2016

17 posted on 11/08/2019 10:59:00 AM PST by kabar
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To: euram

Yup! Biden and his son are keeping quiet so far, I’m sure they can implicate a lot of others.


18 posted on 11/08/2019 10:59:44 AM PST by Yogafist
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To: kabar

Bipartisan neoconnery


19 posted on 11/08/2019 11:01:05 AM PST by rintintin
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To: rintintin

What Trump should do is demand that Republican officials who oppose investigating the Bidens take a lie detector test about whether they or members of their family are also on the take.


20 posted on 11/08/2019 11:01:24 AM PST by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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