In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances

By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN
Updated 1102 GMT (1902 HKT) February 26, 2018

(CNN) — Top Republicans on Capitol Hill have made a concerted decision in their Russia inquiries: They are staying away from digging into the finances of President Donald Trump and his family.

Six Republican leaders of key committees told CNN they see little reason to pursue those lines of inquiry or made no commitments to do so -- even as Democrats say determining whether there was a financial link between Trump, his family, his business and Russians is essential to understanding whether there was any collusion in the 2016 elections.

Republicans have resisted calls to issue subpoenas for bank records, seeking Trump's tax returns or sending letters to witnesses to determine whether there were any Trump financial links to Russian actors -- calling the push nothing more than a Democratic fishing expedition.

While the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee has acknowledged that his panel lacks the resources of special counsel Robert Mueller to dig deeply into financial matters, several Democrats on committees with financial experts on their staff have sought such records. In the House Intelligence Committee, for instance, Democrats have asked for subpoenas to Deutsche Bank, the institution that has been a major lender to the Trump Organization as well as Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser.

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[spanone]

1. may republicans rot in hell. they will do anything to cover for this racist nazi.

[Botany]

2. Please!

Mueller is gonna do his thing. BTW He has on his team experts in financial crimes too.

This is like bringing a band aid to a firing squad ..... good luck w/that.

[MaryMagdaline]

3. Trying to hide the crime by burying the motive

[Maeve]

4. If they look, they will find what they don't want to know

And of that they are certain.

[gratuitous]

5. Gosh, it's almost as if they don't want to know!

I remember when Republicans used to be concerned about matters of national security and the possibility that high-ranking government officials might be compromised by blackmail or their precarious financial position vis-a-vis gangsters and foreign bad actors.

Now? Eyes wide shut, fingers plugged in ears, shouting "La la la la can't hear you!"

[Generic Brad]

6. Why don't they just wear homing beacons on their heads?

They couldn't be making it any easier for Mueller's team to know where to look for Trump's partners in crime.

[IADEMO2004]

7. You can't see if you don't look. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley for example.

[Javaman]

8. because the repukes know, they are all involved. nt

[Farmer-Rick]

9. They are just following what trump told them to do

Didn't he say his finances was where he drew the line with Mueller? So the GOP is merely following orders like good little children.