A leading Trump ally in Senate is quietly trying to gut the bill constraining Trump's warmongering

[Dennis Donovan]

It's Traitor Tom Cotton:

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Greg Sargent ✔@ThePlumLineGS

Trump ally @SenTomCotton is offering an amendment that would render the new Senate war powers bill a dead letter.@SenatorCollins, @lisamurkowski and @SenAlexander actually voted the RIGHT way on this yesterday, supporting a move to debate.

Will they let Cotton gut the bill?

9:26 AM - Feb 13, 2020

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Greg Sargent ✔@ThePlumLineGS

NEW:

A leading Trump ally in the Senate is quietly trying to gut the Senate bill constraining Trump's warmaking authority, by inserting a poison pill amendment. @BernieSanders is sounding the alarm.

This is another big test for GOP Senators. New piece:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/13/trump-grows-more-dangerous-republicans-face-another-big-test/ …
Opinion | As Trump grows more dangerous, Republicans face another big test
Will GOP Senators punt on yet another effort to constrain Trump?

9:21 AM - Feb 13, 2020

[tanyev]

1. They've failed just about every test so far.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Update to this. Tom Cotton's Amendment was removed from the bill.