Trump clashed with multiple GOP senators over Russia
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[U][B]Trump clashed with multiple GOP senators over Russia[/B][/U]
[I]The conversations are evidence of rising tensions between the president and congressional Republicans heading into a critical legislative span.[/I]
[url]http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/23/trump-senate-yell-phone-calls-241950?newtitle[/url]
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[B]President Donald Trump privately vented his frustration over Russia-related matters with at least two other Republican senators this month[/B], according to people familiar with the conversations - in addition to the president's public admonishments of Mitch McConnell, John McCain, and Jeff Flake.
Trump expressed frustration over a bipartisan bill sanctioning Russia and tried to convince Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) that it wasn't good policy, according to three people familiar with the call. Trump argued that the legislation was unconstitutional and said it would damage his presidency. Corker was unrelenting, these people said, and told Trump the bill was going to pass both houses with bipartisan support.
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[B]Trump dialed up Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Aug. 7, two days before a blunt call with the Senate majority leader that spilled over into a public feud. Tillis is working with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on a bill designed to protect Robert Mueller, the independent counsel investigating the president's Russia connections, from any attempt by Trump to fire him.[/B]
The Mueller bill came up during the Tillis-Trump conversation, according to a source briefed on the call — the latest signal of the president's impatience with GOP senators' increasing declarations of independence from his White House. [B]Trump was unhappy with the legislation and didn't want it to pass, one person familiar with the call said.[/B]
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[QUOTE]Trump argued that the legislation was unconstitutional and said it would damage his presidency.[/QUOTE]
Do you think he made any attempt at arguing [I]how[/I] it might be unconstitutional?
[QUOTE=IKTM;52606212]Do you think he made any attempt at arguing [I]how[/I] it might be unconstitutional?[/QUOTE]
I think it's because calling things "unconstitutional" is the cool thing now to say when you're doing unconstitutional things
[QUOTE]Tillis is working with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on a bill designed to protect Robert Mueller, the independent counsel investigating the president's Russia connections, from any attempt by Trump to fire him. ... Trump was unhappy with the legislation and didn't want it to pass, one person familiar with the call said.[/QUOTE]
These are the actions of an innocent man, totally.
But Trump, why don't you want the bill of protection to pass on Mueller? Innocent men have nothing to be afraid of.
[QUOTE=Eva-1337;52606429]But Trump, why don't you want the bill of protection to pass on Mueller? Innocent men have nothing to be afraid of.[/QUOTE]
It's not Gestapo-like if you employ the "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" card on someone who has provided ample justification (on pre-recorded and live national TV no less) for probable cause to investigate, right?
Because ordinarily I find the phrase abhorrent but at this point I hope it makes him sweat in bed every night.
[quote]Trump dialed up Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Aug. 7, two days before a blunt call with the Senate majority leader that spilled over into a public feud. Tillis is working with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on a bill designed to protect Robert Mueller, the independent counsel investigating the president's Russia connections, from any attempt by Trump to fire him.
The Mueller bill came up during the Tillis-Trump conversation, according to a source briefed on the call — the latest signal of the president's impatience with GOP senators' increasing declarations of independence from his White House. Trump was unhappy with the legislation and didn't want it to pass, one person familiar with the call said.[/quote]
Just one more attempt at Obstruction of Justice to add to the pile. Impeach Donald Trump. Send him to prison for the rest of his life, along with every single person who was complicit in his crimes. The greatest betrayal in American history.
Trump is apparently trying to make his mark on history by being more ineffectual than Andrew Johnson.
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Wrong thread
What is the progress of the impeachment, is it developing? He's already been in the office far longer than I thought he would. I did hear whispers a few weeks ago, one article.
There should be a giant movement.
[QUOTE=Faunze;52615152]What is the progress of the impeachment, is it developing? He's already been in the office far longer than I thought he would. I did hear whispers a few weeks ago, one article.
There should be a giant movement.[/QUOTE]
we shall see after 17 days of non stop assaults on the GOP by their fuher, how they respond when back in session in september. there are no less than half a dozen critical programs that have to pass reauthorization and critical budget items, as well as the very likely aid package for the gulf coast, all this and they have ~15 working days scheduled. thats even before the budget, debt ceiling, and god forbid, tax reform
like to say they wasted all their time on healthcare is an understatement at this point, they litterally have no time left this year to focus on his wishes.
Too bad Republican senators are all spineless fucking cowards
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