“I have long called for a special congressional committee to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 election. The president's decision to remove the FBI Director only confirms the need and the urgency of such a committee." - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz)
"I'm uncomfortable with the timing of all this, and that's why I think an independent prosecutor should be on the table if in fact the select committee in the Senate and the House cannot get to answers." - Sen. Dean Heller (R. Nev.)
"Whether or not you are a supporter of Mr. James Comey's actions as FBI Director, the timing of his firing -- in the middle of an investigation into Russia's interference in our election -- is serious cause for concern." - Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala). When asked about a special prosecutor, she opined "I think it needs to be considered."
“My staff and I are reviewing legislation to establish an independent commission on Russia." - Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) - same guy who said Trump should be impeached if the allegations against him are true.
“The extraordinary decision to fire Director Comey definitely raises questions which must be answered. I believe these circumstances call for an independent investigation that the American people can trust with confidence." - Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn)
“The timing of the firing makes it necessary to hand the investigation over to an independent prosecutor so it’s above reproach." - Rep Tom McClintock (R-Calif)
"This is very concerning and we've got to get to the bottom of this. We've got to get answers. What it really is is, when this is done, the American people need to know that justice was served, either way." - Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill), Republican deputy whip. In the same interview, he said he would support either an independent commission or a special prosecutor.
I mean, I can keep going if you really want me to, but I'm running up against the character limit for this post and I think you get the drift.
McCain's comments aren't about Trump, they're about Russia specifically.
Murkowski's comment is just stupid.
Amash we discussed.
The rest sound like flippant compliance to Democrats' demands. In general, nobody is strongly asserting anything in regards to looking into Trump.
darkknight109 posted...
The thing is, there's enough circumstantial evidence - from the leaks (which I note you seem to have stopped saying are a made-up Post story)
You mean the confidential claims? I never stopped saying that. Everybody concerned has refuted the claim as being mischaracterized or an outright lie. More importantly, the semantics are completely wrong: if the highest elected official in the land is discussing information in an official capacity, it's not a leak. WaPo is full of shit, as always.
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CountessRolab posted...
The problem with trump impeachment is that pence is 100x worse. I hope to god Trump doesn't get impeached.
Honestly if Trump gets impeached his whole crew should go. I'd think Pence should be impeached as well which would make Paul Ryan president of the US.
That's not really an improvement, though.
Bad for the hard-left, anyway. A Paul presidency would assuage the fears associated with the propagandized outward look of chaos we have right now (assuming that the media machine doesn't follow WaPo's lead in publishing lies and libels) and his priorities would be different. ---