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.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Based on hearsay reported by Fake News”
Direct quotes from Cornyn and Lindsey are not “hearsay”
“We’ll make that decision, not the president,” Graham added.”
Tells you everything you need to know about our betters.
Graham stating clearly the Senate will decide what POTUS defense will be.
They must be smoking crack.
Based on hearsay reported by Fake News outlet with along history of lying?
I hate to burst your bubble but the GOP is the ONLY think keeping Trump from being impeached. IF the Democrats controlled Congress, Trump would of been impeached by now.
Don’t let this Democrat Fascist Party PR bot con you with his dialy attempts to spread black propaganda around here for his Deep State Masters.
“President Trump ...is running into stumbling blocks from an unusual corner: congressional Republicans.”
I am certain Pres T finds this quite usual.
The GOP swamp rats have been doing the same stuff that Biden did for decades. They are all afraid that if they go after Biden, someone will go after them.
Drain The Swamp!!
Yeah if you want him impeached he should
But then your role as a Deep State Democrat Fascist Party propaganda bot has been exposed for a long time here.
Could it be that their own children might come under scrutiny and could not stand up to it?
“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”
Let me get this straight.
It’s not proper to ask the country of origin to investigate corruption in their country.
OK then lets have our country (US) investigate that corruption. Can’t do that either.
I prefer the moniker republiwussies (family friendly version)
If the investigate Hunter, all their kids will instantly be under the microscope, and don’t kid yourself, you’ll find a lot of them collecting paychecks they never earned...
Remember fresh out of college Chelsea and what her first payday was?
Selective quoting. How very propaganda bot.
Grahams statement is perfectly correct. The Senate will mange their jobs.
The President does not direct the Senate. They are co equal branches of Govt.
But then I should not expect a Democrat Fascist propaganda bot to understand how the US political system actually works. You clearly have no interest at all in learning anything your Democrat Fascist party masters do not tell you.
If you did, you would not be a Democrat Fascists Party stooge
There is some piece of tactical consideration as to whether the Bidens should be questioned in Congress; in the Senate where the next phase of impeachment would occur. Nobody with functioning brain cells believes Hunter Biden attained his board seat for any purpose other than to pay off unca Joey.
But this is a situation where it may, just may make more sense to leave that issue hanging. Oh yeah, ASK to question the Bidens; leave it as a hanging peril. But leave it as a threat, not as an insistence. The reason to strategically hesitate is that if Trump is so insistent upon questioning the Bidens, it appears to be a retaliatory whataboutism to use the current happy meme. And furthermore; if the current main stroke of the impeachment push is that Trump asked for a Biden investigation as a political shanking of a potential opponent; then insisting upon deposing Biden in Congress would appear to ratify that accusation. It may also cost Trump support in the Senate as we have seen.
Just sayin’. The issue will not go away. Sometimes these issues are more threatening as threats rather than actualities. In other words, ASK for it, but be willing to give it up as a staged concession.
“We’ll make that decision, not the president,” Graham added.
GOP voters will decide who they vote for, too.
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
There is always a whole lot of money spread around during War and Foreign Aid. My money says at least half the Congress is on the take,
Any Republican protecting Hunter is 100% compromised.
They need to get recalled, removed and investigated. I am sick of this crap!
Biden has the goods on the GOP and would sing during a trial.
I hate to burst your bubble but the GOP is the ONLY think keeping Trump from being impeached. IF the Democrats controlled Congress, Trump would of been impeached by now.
I hate to burst your bubble but you could not be more wrong. WE are the only thing from keeping the GOP from impeaching POTUS. The GOP knows if Trump goes so do they.
The GOP thru Virginia under the buss and now this. The GOP is self destructing.
But this is a situation where it may, just may make more sense to leave that issue hanging. Oh yeah, ASK to question the Bidens; leave it as a hanging peril. But leave it as a threat, not as an insistence. The reason to strategically hesitate is that if Trump is so insistent upon questioning the Bidens, it appears to be a retaliatory whataboutism to use the current happy meme. And furthermore; if the current main stroke of the impeachment push is that Trump asked for a Biden investigation as a political shanking of a potential opponent; then insisting upon deposing Biden in Congress would appear to ratify that accusation. It may also cost Trump support in the Senate as we have seen.
Always a good reason for the GOP to nothing. Always a good reason for Democrats to fight for every inch every single day. Given the midgterms it seems the Dems have the better strategic operation in Congress at the moment.
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