Republicans Now Say Trump Did What He Was Accused Of -- They Just Don't Care

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Source: buzzfeed




"Just because actions meet a standard of impeachment does not mean it is in the best interest of the country to remove a President from office."


Posted on January 31, 2020, at 4:08 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON — After days of arguments and questioning in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, many Republican senators have come to the same conclusion: The president did it, and they don’t care.

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Democrats in both the House and Senate now want to subpoena additional witnesses after reports that former national security adviser John Bolton, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone have firsthand knowledge of the request. But Senate Republicans, now in their second week of a trial to convict the president, think Trump should stay put no matter what.


Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee posted a 15-tweet thread Thursday night calling the president’s handling of aid to Ukraine “inappropriate,” acknowledging that Democrats had proven Trump did exactly what he was accused of — but, he said, it’s not impeachable.

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But, Alexander argued, even if the president did it, the decision of what to do about it should be left to voters in the 2020 election. .......................
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Alexander wasn’t alone in that opinion. “Just because actions meet a standard of impeachment does not mean it is in the best interest of the country to remove a President from office,” Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said in a statement Friday.

Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio echoed that line, saying in a statement of his own,...................

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Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/addybaird/trump-impeachment-trial-republicans-ukraine-fine-aquit

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Next Monday the Senate is not even going to deliberate like normal juries do. They all will have chance to get up on the senate floor and chat why they voted such and such.

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[roamer65]

1. First order of business when Dems retake the Senate.

NUKE THE FILIBUSTER.

GONE. SAYONARA.

Put these bastards into an impotent minority state.

[Grokenstein]

6. "You have to destroy it, Frodo! Nuke the filibuster!!"

[Wellstone ruled]

2. All about the Party and it's President,

screw the country. Most Rethugs have a very low opinion of their Constituents . All that matters is,reelection and how much Bacon they can bring back home to their Moneyed Donors .

[pbmus]

3. The Con has done more than 2 impeachable acts....

The number is closer to a dozen....

and all of those acts will be written about and studied for the rest of America’s history.

[Hoyt]

4. That has been obvious for some time. Assuming trump isn't ousted or quits, we'll have to kick his

ass in November along with a lot of corrupt GOPers.

They just don't care as long as the Racist-in-Chief remains in office.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. I think, in the end, Republicans feared alienating their base as well as the other 56%

They'd rather take their chances this way. But really, the 56% will become 63% by election day

[oddmanout.]

7. Criminal GOP

So, lying about a blowjob is an impeachable offense but extorting a foreign nation to interfere in our elections is perfectly fine.
These scumbags need to be voted out.

[cstanleytech]

8. I hope the Democrats use their statements against Trump as it can help defeat him as they

admit he deserved impeachment.
Plus it should be used against ever Republican Senator and point out how they are now co-conspirators to his act.

[DeminPennswoods]

9. It's a bi-partisan consensus that Trump

abused his power!

[Sparky 1]

10. They're lily-livered cowards with no morals.

[cstanleytech]

11. What do you expect from power hungry assholes that enjoy inflicting pain and suffering on others?

[madamesilverspurs]

12. And a bunch of these jerks

were ready to crucify Obama for wearing a tan suit and preferring Grey Poupon on his burger.

Waaaaay beyond double standard.


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[ChiTownDenny]

25. Well,

Grey Poupon on a burger? Definitely impeachable.

[amcgrath]

13. The Reps will be very open about this

It's important - now that their glorious leader is safe, for them to state frequently that he did it. This stops the Dems using it as a hammer to hit him with. It is a method of "normalizing" his criminality - we have seen it before, every time he gets caught doing something, he will conspicuously come out and do it again, as a way of demonstrating that his deeds were normal and acceptable - ie, get caught asking Russia for help - coming out and asking China and Korea too.

What the Dems use rely on instead is the reminder that Trump payed in a rigged system. Not only were witnesses on hand and refused time to speak, but Nunes in the congressional stage and Cippollone, were both bad actors and were posing as lawyers, fighting claims of a situation that they had both witnessed and new to be true - Nunes abusive nature towards witnesses is doubly shocking, because of that.

Hopefully Cippollone will face some censure from the bar. Preferably disbarment.

That is the message Dems will have to try and keep on track, but good luck keeping the attention of the american public until November. I think this will be made harder fo Dems, since i don't believe that Trump will take part in any presidential debates. The groundwork roflcopters this is being laid already, with Trump claiming that he is unhappy with the debate format and mediation.

[JoeOtterbein]

14. Just one word needed to describe the trump/repubs:...

...cowards!

[Lock him up.]

19. I'd add greedy in front:

Greedy cowards.

[crickets]

15. Republicans can never claim to be the party of law and order again.

Not that they really care about it right now and all, but at some point in the future somebody will think it's cute to call Democrats corrupt because election mudslinging is fun, and they might start edging over to the idea, but NOPE. That little toy is gone. They threw it away on purpose, with gusto, so they can't have it anymore. Ever.

Too bad.

[ffr]

16. Anyone associated with the rePutican party might as well just say their are communists

Because, the cult they're into just shows them for the anti-Americans that they are.

[democrattotheend]

17. Call their bluff - force a vote on censure

It won't remove Trump but it at least makes it a lot harder for him to claim exoneration.

[Lock him up.]

20. They won't do that either.

They're too scared of his deplorables, moreso of his armed ones.

They have nothing in common with the Home of the Brave.

[Talitha]

18. COME NOVEMBER, WE'LL REMEMBER!!!!!

[rockfordfile]

21. Vote the cowards out

[Odoreida]

22. The same game the Republicans played when it was Bill Clinton. n/t

[Maxheader]

23. Such a bunch of weirdos..

Justification is psycho talk... keeping a turd like cheetoz for the good of the country...

the wingers....

[bluestarone]

24. Their statements ALSO mean

The fucker can CONTINUE doing this BULLSHIT the next 11 months. What the fuck is wrong with them?

[duforsure]

26. Maybe its time for the Democrats to call for it to be called a mistrial

From all that's been done , and all the people who are involved that were lawyers for trump, and people in Congress that didn't recuse themselves from any of this.