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22. We have to consider it isn't just tRump. They may be afraid of Putin and/or

Reply to walker59 (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 08:29 PM

Feb 2020

Bill Barr's Justice Department. We assume they are afraid of losing their jobs, but they may be afraid for their lives or the lives of their families. Who knows?

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Sen Sherrod Brown: In Private, Republicans Admit They Acquitted Trump Out of Fear [View all] Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP

Need someone to meet with them in private with a hot mic Roland99 Feb 2020 #1

Truth will out malaise Feb 2020 #3

EXACTLY nt Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #11

Of course. krissey Feb 2020 #2

Funny. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #4

Senator Brown's 10 mins was awesomesauce Brainfodder Feb 2020 #5

He was my first choice last summer TheRealNorth Feb 2020 #30

Boo hoo, little babies. crickets Feb 2020 #6

What they really fear is the 85% approval at140 Feb 2020 #26

Moscow Mitch and his cowardly Gangsters Of Putin Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #7

So just to contrast these walker59 Feb 2020 #8

We have to consider it isn't just tRump. They may be afraid of Putin and/or rainin Feb 2020 #22

Read it - where did they admit they were afraid? nt jmg257 Feb 2020 #9

Fear of what, exactly? Not their constituents or the Constitution. tinrobot Feb 2020 #10

I don't care what they privately say Salviati Feb 2020 #12

Exactly! ...nt 2naSalit Feb 2020 #15

So Mitt is the only Repuke with balls? TruckFump Feb 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #14

I don't give a damn what they admit in private. SamKnause Feb 2020 #16

Fear of what? None of these assholes is ever going to miss a meal... First Speaker Feb 2020 #17

Fear of their base... apcalc Feb 2020 #27

and Polonium keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #28

Oh Pashaw..... once they are out of Washington they will just fade away.... mitch96 Feb 2020 #34

Kompromat. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #36

Isn't it possible they actually like him and just whisper that crap to others for cover. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #18

The fastest solution is tax returns bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #19

The only reason I can understand any of these GOP senators to have fear is if they have Perseus Feb 2020 #20

Cowards! Every last one of them. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #21

Cowards all. volstork Feb 2020 #23

So, they fear the orange asshole but, warmfeet Feb 2020 #24

F@#$k them ... aggiesal Feb 2020 #25

When Trump is finally gone, there will be a lot of retroactive epiphanies. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #29

The truly scary part is how easily scared both Congress and the American people are. UN-believable. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #31

F**k their fear Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #32

I really wish that Brown had been a Presidential candidate and the nominee AdamGG Feb 2020 #33

What a bunch of cowards!! Absolutely shameful. Ultimately, they were more worried about saving their Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #35

I don't consider any of these Senators Human anymore dustyscamp Feb 2020 #37

fucking COWARDS Skittles Feb 2020 #38