Rand Paul says convicting Trump would 'destroy' GOP

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Sometime shortly after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, the Senate will likely begin the impeachment trial of soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump.

A number of Republican senators -- including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky -- have signaled they have yet to decide whether Trump deserves to be convicted of incitement regarding the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

But McConnell's home-state colleague thinks that is a very bad idea -- and could lead to the collapse of the Republican Party.

"I didn't agree with the fight that happened last week, and I voted against overturning the election," Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said in an interview on Fox News Friday night. "But at the same time, the impeachment is a wrongheaded, partisan notion. But if Republicans go along with it, it will destroy the party. A third of the Republicans will leave the party.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rand-paul-says-convicting-trump-would-destroy-gop/ar-BB1cRC8v?li=BBnb7Kz

So?

[DBoon]

1. ... and nothing of value was lost

[msongs]

2. a man who does not value accountability nt

[onecaliberal]

3. Proceed Mitch

[marble falls]

4. Rand Paul is a Libertarian, what does he care?

[BlueIdaho]

5. I'm having trouble seeing a problem here.

We need to make the Republican Party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

[Walleye]

9. Perfect

[volstork]

14. Or flush down a toilet.

I would welcome the return of Eisenhower Republicanism (now known as barely moderate Democrats).

[Bluethroughu]

16. +1

[Thomas Hurt]

6. You nursed the schism by sucking up to the pig and his radicalization of the base.

The people to blame are all of the GOP caucus. They could have been done with the pig a year ago.

[Walleye]

7. He called it a fight! Give me a fucking break

[GemDigger]

8. No Rand, President Lawless and Disorder with the full help of the gop

did this all by yourselves.

No one is above the law!

[gratuitous]

10. Don't threaten me with a good time, Rand

Gee, a little armed insurrection to violently overthrow the government of the United States, and Rand just doesn't see what the problem is.

[Wounded Bear]

11. He says that like it's a bad thing...

[MagickMuffin]

12. Hey Rand Paul, your party should of done something about this long long ago

We don't care

Do WE

[Bluethroughu]

17. I know I don't care, do you

[MagickMuffin]

20. NOPE, I DO NOT

They should of listened to soothsayer L.graham when he said that trump would destroy their party and they would have deserved it.

[Bluethroughu]

24. The same L. Graham wanting unity

I bet he votes against conviction, only because he thinks rump won't give up the secrets on him.

Rump will give up all the secrets on his gop bros in a book, because he'll need the money.

I'm feeling psychic...

[Blue Owl]

13. Proceed

[Bluethroughu]

15. NEWSFLASH!

The FAILED maga insurrection ruined the GOP. Lying about the election in Congress as an organized effort to
"Save America" and rally a bunch of rubes, as Mo Brooks screamed, give up your possessions and shed blood to save the country. Or maybe it was Cruz tweeting they were fighting, or Hawely grifting off the riot, or any of the over 140 House members that continued a lie that brought on a domestic terrorist insurrection...and this was one day in the life of the GRAND OLD PARTY.

The party is over in so many ways, and everyone of you can take a piece of advice from one of your own,
"BLAME YOURSELF".

[BlueStater]

18. Any party that needs that motherfucker to survive isn't worth saving. n/t

[CRK7376]

19. Hey Peckerhead Paul,

Trump destroyed the GOP for us. Thankyou Trumpster. Now Senator Paul,stop your whining and STFU and go away.

[mitch96]

21. My neighbor has a RON PAUL sticker on his car. I want to scratch out the ON and replace it

with a U and see if he gets it!!
RuPauL FOR PREZ 1988 2008 2012
m

[yardwork]

22. Let's go.

[MontanaMama]

23. +1

Let’s go.

[SlogginThroughIt]

25. Ok.

[Dave Starsky]

26. That's the chance we'll have to take.

[Squinch]

27. NOT convicting Donny Bodybags would ALSO destroy the GOP. So there's that.

They're pretty much toast no matter what they do, so they may as well do what they all know is the right thing.

But the vast majority of them won't do the right thing. It's not how they roll.

[keithbvadu2]

28. Lindsey Graham - If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed....... and we will deserve it.

Lindsey Graham
@LindseyGrahamSC
·
May 3, 2016
If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it.

Link to tweet

[Texasgal]

29. Insurrection is a FEDERAL crime

you MORON!

We must impeach! We cannot allow this to go unpunished.

[Wounded Bear]

30. "Some of you may die..."

[struggle4progress]

31. nazi