Posted on 05/23/2019 7:57:45 AM PDT by Phlap
The prospect of Donald Trump's impeachment is looking unlikely with Democrats divided over the issue, but the president may end up nudging them closer with the words "I don't do coverups."
Trump abruptly walked out on a meeting about infrastructure with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday, refusing to negotiate on policy until Democrats stop investigating him.
His statement drew immediate comparisons to Richard Nixon's infamous "I am not a crook" denial, which came months before Congress initiated formal proceedings to level charges against him over the Watergate scandal.
"Obviously, any time the president has to say he's not a crook, he's got a problem. And there is definitely a parallel here between 'I am not a crook' and 'I don't do coverups,'" said Washington-based Democratic strategist Rachel Gorlin.
Trump uttered his defiant one-liner during a surprise Rose Garden speech lashing out at House Democrats trying to investigate him for obstruction of justice. He refused to resume talks with Democrats on a $2-trillion infrastructure bill that he himself wanted to craft.
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“His statement drew immediate comparisons to Richard Nixon...”
Yeah, lefties might want to be careful of making Nixon comparisons, since it was BARACK OBAMA who was spying on the opposition party during a presidential campaign.
Refusing to meet with Nancy Pelosi is now a high crime or misdemeanor?
ML/NJ
"'I do coverups': Trump's threat to continue policy talks could move him closer to impeachment"
It really doesn't matter how it's written, does it?
If they can impeach President Trump (anything from talking in class to chewing gum in church), there will be no more “Republican” Presidents. In fact, there will be no more elections. They are already shredding the Constitution. A baby killer in the White House will be the end of freedom.
Shame on us if we let it happen. Not me. At one point in my life (as did many here), I swore an oath to defend my country against all enemies foreign and domestic, up to and including my life. That oath has no expiration date.
The Canadians have their own crook — Little Trudeau — who tried to ‘fix’ a criminal investigation into a major Canadian construction company. He’s going to survive with only his hair a little mussed from the public embarrassment. Yet the Canadian Government mouthpiece presumes to moralize on issue of Separation-of-Powers down here... they could do with a some of that in the Great White North.
They conveniently left out Pelosi’s comments just before the meeting where she accused Trump of a coverup.
The hate and fear are palpable...they are in full panic mode now and will act even more irrational as Barr investigates the real felons and treasonous bastards.
more self indulgent fake news
Innocent is the new Guilty.
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