Posted on 07/01/2018 3:30:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, suggested that President Trump's pick to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court should recuse themselves from any potential court decisions that relate to the special prosecutor's ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia.
"The president should not be permitted to appoint a justice who will decide whether or not he complies with a subpoena to testify before a grand jury or pardons himself," Blumenthal said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "I believe that whoever is appointed ought to recuse himself and commit to recusing himself from those kinds of decisions that affect the personal finances or the special prosecutor investigation."
Special counsel Robert Mueller has sought an interview with Mr. Trump about his campaign's connections to Russian nationals and potential efforts to obstruct justice while in office. Rudy Giuliani, the president's attorney, has said that he would fight any attempt by Mueller to issue a grand jury subpoena and compel Mr. Trump's testimony, which could set up a legal challenge that potentially makes its way to the Supreme Court.
Blumenthal also said that an upcoming meeting between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16 is "deeply alarming."(continued)
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My word...these people are beyond stupid...
Trump is putting someone on the Russian Supreme Court?
Unbelievable!!!!!! Buzzy is nothing less than an evil monster.
“Blumenthal also said that an upcoming meeting between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16 is “deeply alarming.””
President Trump, being the super troll he is, should tweet something like “Vlad, I’ll have more flexibility after the midterms”.
Ginsburg would have given Bill Clinton and Barack Obama a Gummer if they asked.
The same way Kagen did when ruling on Obamacare?
Has Blumenthal any contacts with Russians? Did he meet with that Russian blob that Sessions did?
yikes
When these assholes dictate conditions to The Donald, he should merely reply, FU.
I must have missed the Declaration of War we have against Russia.
This whole fake “collusion” narrative has damaged any progress in improving our relationship with Russia, even after Obama’s Traitorous “flexibility” and Hillary’s Pay for Play Uranium Sale to Russian backed Interests.
I guess they’re planning on going to the SCOTUS and create ‘constitutional’ crisis.
Certainly Sotomayor and Ginsburg need to recuse themselves for expression political opinions about Trump.
+1
BloomingIdiot, the fake valor Senator... There’s something about Dems - they had a fake comedian, they have a fake Cherokee and they have a fake Valor honoree in the Senate, a Fake human representing a district in LA and a fake American as President...
OMG that is a brilliant point, and I have been thinking the same for a decade, and couldn’t have said it any better.
Before or after removing her dentures?
Senator Cantwell made a similar nincompoop comment today. This must be one of the Democrat talking points, we can expect to see all of the networks and the papers will fall in line with this pap. They must have some polls results that tell them that the American people will buy into some nonsense about Bob Mueller can deliver an indictment on the President that will lead to impeachment and will be decided by the Supreme Court. Blumenthal knows better, but they are clearly willing to set the stage for a big lie. They think that they can pull a rabbit out of a hat and still succeed with their scheme to remove Trump from the Presidency.
>>>Before or after removing her dentures?<<<
That’s the difference between a Hummer and a Gummer.
And magically Hillary will become president.
These libs are a special kind of stupid.
Wait until it leaks out that the nominee was cheering for Russia to beat Spain in the World Cup today.
Doggone it, one learns something new every day on FR!
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