GOP lawmaker proposes measure to end Mueller probe in 6 months

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Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, has proposed an amendment to the government spending legislation that would end funding to the special counsel investigating potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

If Congress passes the amendment, it would stop funding for former FBI director Robert Mueller's investigation after 180 days.
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nothing to hide here folks :tinfoil:

[elix]

They definitely demonstrated this concern when they insisted on investigating Benghazi repeatedly despite each time coming up holding Hillary blameless. This is fine. :downs:

[Popularvote]

Traitorous cur.

[Seris]

cant he be charged with obstructing justice :why:

[Curls]

This should be considered treason, of all things

if it actually comes up with something massively serious, everyone who tried to stops it needs to be investigated immediately

[BuffaloHops]

[QUOTE=J!NX;52628348]This this should be considered treason, of all things

if it actually comes up with something massively serious, everyone who tried to stops it needs to be investigated immediately[/QUOTE]

As soon as a Democrat is elected into office, Republicans will all of a sudden magically care about keeping up appearances of patriotism again.

[Raidyr]

[QUOTE]At the end of that 6 month period, the amendment would also prevent the special counsel from looking into "matters occurring before June 2015"-- a crucial time period for the special counsel to investigate, as President Trump formally declared his candidacy in a speech from Trump Tower on June 16, 2015.[/QUOTE]
:thinking:

It's incredible how brazen some of these people can be in their political hijinx. Luckily I doubt this will pass in committee but the balls on this guy.

[That Deer]

With how oddly specific that wording is, it sounds like some of Trump's GOP buddies are getting sweaty buttholes over this investigation and are starting to get more and more desperate.

I have a feeling that pulling this weed will reveal a [I]lot[/I] of roots.

[BuffaloHops]

[QUOTE=Eva-1337;52628415]With how oddly specific that wording is, it sounds like some of Trump's GOP buddies are getting sweaty buttholes over this investigation and are starting to get more and more desperate.

I have a feeling that pulling this weed will reveal a [I]lot[/I] of roots.[/QUOTE]

Don't forget the Paul Ryan quote from a while back about "keeping quiet as that's how you know we are a family" as well as rumors that Russian money is floating around the GOP. I would not be surprised to see them focusing on self-preservation.

[Splarg]

Because standing by doing nothing wasn't bad enough.

[Kommodore]

i feel like the reason 90% of political news revolves around the senate is because lower congress is just full of lunatics

[YOMIURA]

Every time I see news implicate Trump in bad thing over many months, I have also visited The_Donald to see their reaction. Over time, their response has been from saying it is not correct and anger, to saying the left has done so too or is mis-interpreting trump, to saying the left is worse,
to at end, this.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/C0OLpXZ.png[/img]

I hope Mueller finish up quickly before his boat sink.

[Kazii]

Their desperation is just accelerating the investigation at this point

[MissingGlitch]

It wouldn't surprise me if every single member of the GOP had a hand in the collusion.

[Dr.C]

If they set up a gofund me, I'd be happy to donate

[Sableye]

keneth starr ran for what? 6 years? ya fuckoff, mueller is not some partisan hack, this is serious and its fucking disgusting that the republicans are suddenly so perfectly fine with russia as long as it works out for them.

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[QUOTE=Eva-1337;52628415]With how oddly specific that wording is, it sounds like some of Trump's GOP buddies are getting sweaty buttholes over this investigation and are starting to get more and more desperate.

I have a feeling that pulling this weed will reveal a [I]lot[/I] of roots.[/QUOTE]

hopefully we get some campaign finance reform out of this, if the russian money is all over the gop its because of the massive money laundering opperations that go on to shuffle funds around the few limits we do have, the democrats do it too but if trump brought in dirty money into that, you could see the entire gop potentially connected because of the way the web of donations works

[Curls]

[QUOTE=MissingGlitch;52628606]It wouldn't surprise me if every single member of the GOP had a hand in the collusion.[/QUOTE]

if that were true and every one of them was convicted, jail time and all (I doubt it, it's so insanely silly and just seems way unrealistic)

Would there have ever been a bigger shitcanning of politicians in US history?

[Archangel125]

Charge that GOP lawmaker with obstruction of justice.

[TheHydra]

[QUOTE=YOMIURA;52628498]Every time I see news implicate Trump in bad thing over many months, I have also visited The_Donald to see their reaction. Over time, their response has been from saying it is not correct and anger, to saying the left has done so too or is mis-interpreting trump, to saying the left is worse,
to at end, this.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/C0OLpXZ.png[/img]

I hope Mueller finish up quickly before his boat sink.[/QUOTE]

every time i see a screencap from there they seem less and less stable

[sir whoopsalot]

[quote] Ron DeSantis, R-Florida[/quote]

Floridians, keep this fuckstick in mind.

[That Deer]

[QUOTE=TheHydra;52629451]every time i see a screencap from there they seem less and less stable[/QUOTE]

I'm waiting for the day they go full nutso and start praising Russia.

It'd be just like in Mass Effect 2 "We worship Trump, and Trump was working for Russia, therefore, ALL HAIL RUSSIA! GLORY BE TO PUTIN!"

[Pax]

[QUOTE=Eva-1337;52629614]I'm waiting for the day they go full nutso and start praising Russia.

It'd be just like in Mass Effect 2 "We worship Trump, and Trump was working for Russia, therefore, ALL HAIL RUSSIA! GLORY BE TO PUTIN!"[/QUOTE]

I, uh, don't remember that part of Mass Effect 2.

[Bob The Knob]

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;52629608]Floridians, keep this fuckstick in mind.[/QUOTE]

GOP [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida%27s_6th_congressional_district#List_of_representatives]district[/url] since 1989, he'll be fine

[Conely]

what are the chances of this actually passing?

[Silence]

[QUOTE=archangel125;52629277]Charge that GOP lawmaker with obstruction of justice.[/QUOTE]

What obstruction of justice?

[Froztshock]

[QUOTE=Eva-1337;52629614]I'm waiting for the day they go full nutso and start praising Russia.

It'd be just like in Mass Effect 2 "We worship Trump, and Trump was working for Russia, therefore, ALL HAIL RUSSIA! GLORY BE TO PUTIN!"[/QUOTE]

They hit that point months ago.

[elix]

[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;52629713]What obstruction of justice?[/QUOTE]
Trying to end a grand jury investigation before it can do due diligence and finish its investigation properly. Ken Starr took six years. Why is Trump-Russia suddenly supposed to wrap up in six months and Mueller's not going to be allowed to probe anything prior to Trump's announcement of candidacy?

It's like firing Mueller only less direct.

For fuck's sakes, when a blowjob can provoke years of grand jury investigation but the Republican party wants to desperately end Mueller's investigation [I]after Trump hinted that he wants to stop or fire Mueller[/I] and the investigation only went to an independent prosecutor [I]because Trump fired the Director of the FBI to ice efforts to investigate him[/I], if you have to ask "what obstruction of justice" I really have to question either your loyalty to your nation or your critical thinking skills. There's something rotten here and the Republican Party is starting to get antsy about Mueller finding it.

[Silence]

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52629927]Trying to end a grand jury investigation before it can do due diligence and finish its investigation properly. Ken Starr took six years. Why is Trump-Russia suddenly supposed to wrap up in six months and Mueller's not going to be allowed to probe anything prior to Trump's announcement of candidacy?

It's like firing Mueller only less direct.

For fuck's sakes, when a blowjob can provoke years of grand jury investigation but the Republican party wants to desperately end Mueller's investigation [I]after Trump hinted that he wants to stop or fire Mueller[/I] and the investigation only went to an independent prosecutor [I]because Trump fired the Director of the FBI to ice efforts to investigate him[/I], if you have to ask "what obstruction of justice" I really have to question either your loyalty to your nation or your critical thinking skills. There's something rotten here and the Republican Party is starting to get antsy about Mueller finding it.[/QUOTE]

Well, I mean the whole investigation is for the senate right? They can choose if they want to continue to pursue it or not. If it's like the FBI's investigation with just a special investigator, then I would agree. But if it's for like a senate committee or something, then I don't see the problem.

[coup]

[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;52630029]Well, I mean the whole investigation is for the senate right? They can choose if they want to continue to pursue it or not. If it's like the FBI's investigation with just a special investigator, then I would agree. But if it's for like a senate committee or something, then I don't see the problem.[/QUOTE]

Imagine your neighbor was just murdered in his house, and you go to one of the cops outside his house investigating the scene and ask him to find the murderer and he replies with 'yeah, I dunnoh, I'll give it a week then the case is over.' According to your logic, it's his choice, so you can't complain!

[editline]ninja assholes[/editline]

At this point you've shown you care nothing for justice and it's frankly absurd.

[elix]

[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;52630029]Well, I mean the whole investigation is for the senate right? They can choose if they want to continue to pursue it or not. If it's like the FBI's investigation with just a special investigator, then I would agree. But if it's for like a senate committee or something, then I don't see the problem.[/QUOTE]
So when the President threatens to end the investigation prematurely by firing Mueller, Congress's bipartisan response is "don't even dare, Trump, we'll reinstate him as an independent special prosecutor to continue the job". When a Republican member of Congress wants to end the investigation prematurely and explicitly tie Mueller's hands in investigating the President, we're supposed to feel this isn't obstruction of justice?

And this after Republicans insisted on re-investigating Benghazi over and over because they weren't happy with outcomes that didn't find Secretary of State Hillary Clinton culpable, don't make me laugh. Wake up and smell the potato vodka, Russian influence is here and Republicans are acting really suspicious in being desperately uninterested in finding out the truth.