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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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To: rintintin

Pys-ops disinformation nothing more. Remember after last week’s vote we now know for sure their are no defectors who are so defective that they dared say so out loud and that leaves Delecto Susie and murkowshit in the Senate. Of course their are the two fake Republican governors from Massachusetts and Maryland but after those five who? Answer NONE, Go away with this crap.


101 posted on 11/08/2019 1:34:02 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: rintintin

Swamp dweller protecting their own.


102 posted on 11/08/2019 2:05:28 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Everyone who favors socialism plans on the government taking other people's money, not theirs.)
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To: rintintin
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.

That's kinda bold of you linda.

Lindsey
Graham
ping!

Want on or off Linda's fav ping list? Just FReepmail me.

Remember that linda is up for reelection in 2020.
Remember also that linda is writing a Red Flag bill.


103 posted on 11/08/2019 2:06:52 PM PST by upchuck (Epstein did not kill himself. Criminals love gun control. It gives them a safe work environment.)
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To: rintintin

God I despise the Republican Party assholes. Senator corn hole from Texas says he wants to keep the focus on Trump. And Senator Graham says he, the Senate jury, gets to decide what Witnesses Trump can call in his defense?

Before this is all over we may wind up storm in DC. Never thought it would come to that, but it just might.


104 posted on 11/08/2019 2:21:20 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: rintintin

My guess is that some GOP critters have a lot to hide. And investigation into hunter may lead back to them in some way.


105 posted on 11/08/2019 2:40:48 PM PST by Revel
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To: rintintin

No.


106 posted on 11/08/2019 2:57:19 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: lodi90

I love the way you Democrat Fascist party propaganda bots all manage to our yourselves by knee jerk defending the obvious Democrat disinformation threads

If you are this utterly clueless about how US Politics actually works, don’t race around here screaming absurd lies like that.


107 posted on 11/08/2019 3:09:48 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: shelterguy
Because many Republicans are just as dirty as Hunter. They don’t want this can of worms opened.

Bingo

108 posted on 11/08/2019 3:11:16 PM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: lodi90

You idiot. Ignorant macho boy posting doesn’t stop the Coup. Their votes in the US Senate do.

Why are all you posting only shooting AT Trumps allies the GOP? Why are you NEVER EVER doing anything to counter the Democrat Fascist party’s lying propaganda?

Because you are a Democrat Fascist Party propaganda bot.


109 posted on 11/08/2019 3:12:16 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: lodi90

Look here Democrat Fascist party Propagandists

Here is a REAL on the record story showing your “source” is lying by omission

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3792384/posts

GOP senators request records related to Hunter Biden influence at Obama State Dept.
Washington Times ^ | November 7, 2019 | By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock


110 posted on 11/08/2019 3:12:57 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: lodi90

Look here Democrat Fascist party Propagandists

Here is a REAL on the record story showing your “source” is lying by omission

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3792384/posts

GOP senators request records related to Hunter Biden influence at Obama State Dept.
Washington Times ^ | November 7, 2019 | By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock


111 posted on 11/08/2019 3:13:10 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: hotsteppa

Yep

Here a bit of proof for the Demcoat Facist party propaganda bots around ehre

Look here Democrat Fascist party Propagandists

Here is a REAL on the record story showing your “source” is lying by omission

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3792384/posts

GOP senators request records related to Hunter Biden influence at Obama State Dept.
Washington Times ^ | November 7, 2019 | By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock


112 posted on 11/08/2019 3:14:02 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: rintintin

Many of these GOP A$$HOLES have as much to hide as Biden so they want it all to just go away and die.


113 posted on 11/08/2019 3:15:39 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: dead

“...The Ukrainian cookie jar was very very large....”
It appears so. Just a huge money laundering operation for GOPe and RAT politicians. GOPe is just as bad, if not worse, than the RATs.


114 posted on 11/08/2019 3:16:43 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: dead
"The Ukrainian cookie jar was very very large."

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.... Last I heard it was seven Billion dollars that went missing in the Ukrain.. That's a LOT of scratch.. It could fill every pocket in DC, and THEN some.!!

115 posted on 11/08/2019 3:19:02 PM PST by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: rintintin

The elite establishment sticks together... crimes and all...

get a good person in who is willing to take what Trump has had to deal with... and it’s a weak timid “if we have to” affair.


116 posted on 11/08/2019 3:20:33 PM PST by frnewsjunkie
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To: kabar
Interesting collection of AMERICAN scoundrels! Why am I not surprised?
117 posted on 11/08/2019 3:21:06 PM PST by Chgogal (Never underestimate the stupidity of a DummycRAT voter! Proof: California, New York, Illinois....)
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To: rintintin

That’s probably because most of them have children or spouses with jobs that they are not qualified to hold.


118 posted on 11/08/2019 3:28:05 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would be have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: rintintin

Same reason that my Virginia will now have gun control. Republican leaders who traded away their testicles years ago.


119 posted on 11/08/2019 3:42:15 PM PST by Portcall24
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To: rintintin

Mitch McConnell is just as corrupt as the Bidens.

And so are plenty of other RINOs.


120 posted on 11/08/2019 3:45:46 PM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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