GOP Rep. Blasts Russia Probe: 'Why Are We Going Through With This Charade?'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published JUNE 13, 2017 8:56 AM

Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), a longtime Trump supporter, on Monday night criticized the special counsel’s Russia probe and questioned why the investigation is still underway now that former FBI Director James Comey has said that President Donald Trump himself was not under investigation while Comey was at the FBI.

During an appearance on Fox News, Duffy claimed that Comey and special counsel Robert Mueller are “best friends” and complained that Mueller has hired people to work on the investigation who have donated to Democrats.

“This seems more like an effort to prosecute Donald Trump than it is to investigate,” he said.“What the hell are we investigating?” Duffy then asked. “Why are we going through with this charade?”

Duffy noted Comey’s testimony that he told Trump earlier this year that he was not under investigation at the time. He also claimed that former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he had not seen evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia, peddling a favorite conservative talking point. However, Clapper has made it clear that he is not privy to the FBI probe.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sean-duffy-trump-russia-probe-charade

[barbtries]

1. what fucking patriots.

i hate republicans. they will destroy this country.

[All-In]

8. +100000000000000000000000000000000000000000

On a scale of 1 to 10, my hatred of ALL REPUBLICANS is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 how many is a google?

[padfun]

12. A google is 100 zero's after the 1

And a google plex is 100 googles after a 1

[Renew Deal]

2. Sean Duffy is a Russian sympathizer

Sean Duffy sides with the Russians against America

[Dustlawyer]

16. Un-American!!!

[dalton99a]

25. A traitor

plain and simple

[Scarsdale]

3. Comey said that tRump

was not being investigated THEN. Afterwards is a different story. Another money hungry pol from Wis, like Ryan and Snotty Walker. Allowing gerrymandering of districts gets results like these clowns. Just how much money did the Russians pour into the RNC coffers?

[still_one]

7. a small detail they seem to overlook

[WhiteTara]

9. Did Mitch take in 2.5 million or 2.5 billion

from the Ruskies?

[Bleacher Creature]

4. He's not too bright, is he?

I mean, does he not understand how time works?

[delisen]

5. Is there an organization that has citizens in each state

contacting these trump surrogate bullies. I would like to see a lot of pushback and it helps my own morale when I am contacting the bad actors in my state, to know that the same is being done elsewhere.

[jpak]

6. BENGHAZI!!!111

STFU

[sinkingfeeling]

23. +1000

[All-In]

10. Supporting Trump Is Treason

Dipstick.

[padfun]

11. Really!! It's like having Nine Benghazi hearings... Except

that there is actually some there there.

[Major Nikon]

13. Two words

Ken Fucking Starr

[JaneQPublic]

14. Sean Duffy's only claim to fame:

Was a cast member of MTV's "The Real World: Boston" (1998).

[riversedge]

15. Duffy is another reality TV 'star' who is a tea bagger idiot.

[Ligyron]

17. Doofy misses the point.

Irregardless of whether Trump himself is dragged into it, this investigation was about any possible collusion between Russia and American actors and/or the Trump campaign.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. THIS

If the situation had been reversed, there would have been multiple committee hearings on it RIGHT NOW and they would be going all summer, in addition to the special counsel.

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. This is the next step - minimize it

Make it "whaaaaaat? That little thing? Are we still talking about that?"

And Fox News and the other wingnut media will do their jobs and mirror the message. All they need is enough 'muricans to follow along with this thinking. They don't need every citizen, just the Republican base and enough Independents.

[HughBeaumont]

19. Our intelligence committees obviously don't think potential treason is a "charade".

Maybe if Sean or any other Republibro has any clandestine information that exonerates Schtroumpf, they'd better come forward with it.

[Turbineguy]

21. Idiot.

Who knows, maybe somebody got a knobjob? That's certainly worth finding out about.

[Grins]

22. Why are we going through with this charade? - Eight words never spoken....

“Why are we going through with this charade?” - Eight words never spoken about Benghazi. Or the IRS. Or emails. Or death panels. Or....

[Marthe48]

24. The Constitution is under attack

People like Sean Duffy, and other traitors. Do they understand, or not, that if elected officials ignore the guidelines of the Constitution, the USA will cease to exist?

The Constitution offers protection to all citizens, all religions, all races. Americans live under this protection, and have the freedom to do what we want, as long as we obey laws that are passed which support the guidelines in the Constitution. If the current TRAITORS are allowed to scoff at the U.S.Constitution, we are all going to lose our personal freedom. The brownshirts can attack who they want, when they want, even other brownshirts.

In addition, if the Constitution fails, then America will fail. Like it or not, humans are moving toward a world government-trade, economics, perception of good guys-bad guys. I might be wrong, but I've seen the One World goal looming larger and more real each year. It makes sense in some ways, such as costs. But in my thoughts about a world government, whether I am right or wrong about it, always had the United States as the ultimate leader, with all other countries acquiescing to our last word, and assuming that of all countries, the US would be most benign and inclusive in setting our course.

But if the TRAITORS win, and we lose the Constitution, some other country will take that lead. And I doubt it'll be Great Britain, France, Canada or Australia. The way things are going, Russia, with its oppressive style of government will ascend and the world will be a very different place.

[DRoseDARs]

26. Time to investigate just how much Russian money Duffy is on the take for. nt