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George W. Bush former lawyer: McConnell treating impeachment like 'an all-white jury for a Klansman trial'
Walk Examiner ^ | 12-27-2019 | John Gage

Posted on 12/27/2019 6:43:36 PM PST by tcrlaf

Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, tore into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over his plans for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.

"The oath of loyalty is to the United States of America, not to Donald Trump. These senators, Democrats and Republicans, have an obligation to hear the facts, to hear witnesses, and make a decision," Painter said Thursday on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. "And for Mitch McConnell to say he’s working with the White House, coordinating with the defendant in this trial before the trial has even begun, is atrocious. He may think he’s a judge impaneling an all-white jury for a Klansman trial in Mississippi in 1965. That’s not the kind of trial we have."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; cuck; democrat; faggot; georgewbush; klan; nevertrumpers; rhetoric; richardpainter; teamromney; w
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To: tcrlaf

“It won’t get you into Koon Kreek Klub.”

“Koon Kreek Rainbo members “

D Magazine June 1997
https://tinyurl.com/w2wolvw


41 posted on 12/27/2019 7:18:53 PM PST by Scram1
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To: arthurus

Makes their voices hoarse, too.


42 posted on 12/27/2019 7:23:19 PM PST by arthurus (>|M,,')
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To: tcrlaf
NO MORE BUSHES EVER!
43 posted on 12/27/2019 7:23:43 PM PST by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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To: tcrlaf
I KNEW IT...I KNEW IT...I KNEW IT.

AND I CALLED IT. I knew that if these GOP elites didn't allow any and all witnesses to be called in the Senate and pushed for some quick dismissal instead of allowing Trump a full and lengthy trial that THIS SpECIFICALLY would be what these democrats and RINOS would charge him with - and I used this exact example. I said specifically that they would say it was no different than having an all-white jury saying not guilty to a white man who had killed a black man...

They are so very predictable.

44 posted on 12/27/2019 7:28:08 PM PST by NELSON111 (Congress: The Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog s<how. Theater for sheep. My politics determines my "hero")
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To: NELSON111

What happens next?


45 posted on 12/27/2019 7:29:08 PM PST by CJ Wolf ( #wwg1wga)
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To: tcrlaf

Spray Roundup on the bushes!


46 posted on 12/27/2019 7:29:27 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Boycott The NFL! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper)
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To: goldstategop

The guy describes himself as “A long time Republican” - until 2018.


47 posted on 12/27/2019 7:37:32 PM PST by PGR88
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To: canuck_conservative

They keep pushing the white nationalist BS. The race card is all they have and unfortunately it works well for them. I hate these people more than any foreign enemy because they are (unfortunately) American. EVERYTHING they say is projection and perversion of our country’s system under our magnificent Constitution and the Founders and it’s maddening.


48 posted on 12/27/2019 7:37:49 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: shanover

This moron needs to isolate himself from Humanity. It is clear that his brain continues to deteriorate at a rapid Pace. I hope his family has some sense of integrity and has him committed as soon as possible.


49 posted on 12/27/2019 7:39:10 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: PGR88

Painter became a Democrat.

His stand is entirely predictable. And yes, he’s a hypocrite on the issue of partisanship.


50 posted on 12/27/2019 7:40:47 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: tcrlaf

OMG!! I thought I recognized that name....he talks like he’s got a mouth full of cotton and he’s totally creepy and disgusting!!!!.........yuk!


51 posted on 12/27/2019 7:42:11 PM PST by Dawgreg
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To: tcrlaf

Sorry, Mr. Painter, impartiality cannot be one-sided. The Democrats started their non-impartial trial against Trump, and McConnell is going to finish it.


52 posted on 12/27/2019 7:44:02 PM PST by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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To: jospehm20

Just viewing a minute on Greta’s new show and some new Neb (R) congressman, talking about Rudy, saying he should just go back to New York...


53 posted on 12/27/2019 7:44:23 PM PST by OKITRUMP77
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To: tcrlaf
::::....impaneling an all-white jury for a Klansman trial in Mississippi in 1965.....:::::

Democrats know full well about this topic. Spoken like a real Democrat.

54 posted on 12/27/2019 7:45:53 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: tcrlaf

Beats the Hell out of the Soviet style show trial Schitt and Nadless ran in the House.


55 posted on 12/27/2019 7:47:50 PM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: OKITRUMP77

I noticed this Congressman, Jeff Fortenberry is most senior Republican from Nebraska.


56 posted on 12/27/2019 7:49:38 PM PST by OKITRUMP77
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To: tcrlaf
Bush should have had a better attorney than this guy. Maybe Michael Avenatti.

57 posted on 12/27/2019 7:53:35 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWTR,FCBK,NYT,WaPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antfa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP)
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To: OKITRUMP77

I like Rudy and I think he makes the right people nervous.


58 posted on 12/27/2019 7:54:32 PM PST by jospehm20
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59 posted on 12/27/2019 7:55:09 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: tcrlaf

That “all-white jury” will include one black man and two Cubans (I guess they count as “white Hispanics”) among the Republican senators.


60 posted on 12/27/2019 8:07:33 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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