GOP Senator Ben Sasse Calls 'Bullshit' On Lindsey Graham's 'Obamagate' Hearing

[babylonsister]

https://crooksandliars.com/2020/06/republican-sen-ben-sasse-calls-bullshit

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6/04/20 1:59pm
GOP Senator Ben Sasse Calls 'Bullshit' On Lindsey Graham's 'Obamagate' Hearing
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) blasted senators on the Judiciary Committee on Thursday for what he said was “grandstanding for the cameras” at a hearing to review former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
By David


Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) blasted senators on the Judiciary Committee on Thursday for what he said was “grandstanding for the cameras” at a hearing to review former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

“It’s bullshit the way people grandstand for cameras in here,” Sasse told the committee. “The reality is if we didn’t have cameras in this room, the discussion would be different. The Senate doesn’t work. It doesn’t diffuse the partisan tensions that are leading the country toward dissolution.”

[gratuitous]

1. Sounds like you're really worked up about this, Sen. Sasse

What do you plan to do about it?

[Bev54]

21. As he grandstanded for the cameras n/t

[Cha]

2. What's gotten into the repub Sen from Nebraska!?

Obviously making himself a target for BLOTUS.

[scarletwoman]

3. He sounds concerned. (nt)

[Mike Niendorff]

27. Definitely.

Perhaps even "troubled".


MDN

[BamaRefugee]

4. Sounds like he's ready for Happy Hour!

[mnmoderatedem]

5. why don't they hold the hearings and have Bill Barr testify?

he's already said publicly there is nothing there.

Bill Freaking Barr.

That should be good enough for them

[tetedur]

6. If they are "reviewing" Mueller's investigation does that mean we can see what was redacted?

[MissMillie]

16. ding ding!!! We have a winner!

Thank you for that.

[Dan]

19. That issue is before the Supreme Court...per the DOJ

[Budi]

7. Chatter saying Sasse is positioning for a 2024 Pres run

He's trying to regain moderate Repubs that are abandoning the Party in droves.
Good luck! Sasse's reputation with loyalty to Trump won't help him.
Guess he's got 4 yrs to work on his new image.

Trump has succeeded in dividing the Republican Party for a long time.

[Hav]

8. The headline might suggest he was calling bs regarding this specific hearing

He wasn't. And ironically, while he may have been right in accusing others of grandstanding and trolling for soundbites, that is what he did himself as well.

[struggle4progress]

9. We told them not to drink the bleach. But they wouldn't listen

[hvn_nbr_2]

10. Might Sasse be the reason Graham delayed the subpoena vote? nt

[crickets]

11. "The Senate doesn't work." He got that part right. nt

[diva77]

12. This from someone who supported forbidding witnesses to testify at the impeachment trial?

[orleans]

13. sasse talks about the cameras in the room and people are "trolling for soundbites"

and fucking lindsey immediately interjects one of his shit eating comments:

"i don't think they're [democrats] trolling for soundbites"

FUCK YOURSELF LINDSEY!

sasse corrects the prick and says his comments were bipartisan

[maxsolomon]

14. Wait - the country is heading towards DISSOLUTION?

That's news to this Cascadian!

[ecstatic]

15. I'm surprised he acknowledged it. I'm glad Sasse

rediscovered his voice post-primary, but he needs to pull his buddies aside and try to talk sense into them. That's if they're not too senile to understand.

[soldierant]

17. I've seen comments from Nebraskans at other sites ...

appears as though this means about as much as it would if Susan Collins had said it.

What I want to know is, what does Pat Leahy think he's doing defending Lindsey?

[niyad]

18. WHAT???????

[soldierant]

22. Yup. This is not where I saw the clip, but it appears to be the same one.

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[Caliman73]

23. Don't link to right wing sites please.

The federalist is a right wing site.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-federalist/

[soldierant]

24. Sorry, that was slovenly of me.

I have edited it to the YouTube link (which is still not where I saw it, which I believe was at Raw Story, but that was harder to find and I was lazy.)

[hibbing]

20. I live there

If anyone thinks he's any kind of maverick they are sadly mistaken.

He also gave the most deplorable high school graduation speech via video this spring. The comments about it were hilarious.


Peace

[crickets]

26. Oh, *that* guy. Thanks for the reminder. nt

[Blue Owl]

25. K&R