Giuliani's barely veiled threat is a a deliberate test for Congressional Republicans

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"Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that the President hypothetically could have shot the former FBI director to end the Russia investigation and not face prosecution for it while in office."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/03/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-shoot-comey-impeachment/index.html

Why would Trump's lawyer make such an insane claim?

To see if any Republicans would condemn the statement. Predictably, everyone just seems to pretend that it didn't happen. It was maybe not so much a threat, but a test of the how far they can push and get no reaction from the GOP leadership, Senators and Representatives.

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1. Yeah, every innocent person talks about murdering a key witness.

[donkeypoofed]

2. I don't think they needed to test the GOP

They already know they have them all my the short & curlies,what with all that sitting on their hands,saying nothing! They're too afraid of the Mueller investigation revealing all that money laundering with the NRA and all that greasy Russian money flowing into GOP and their individual coffers. When Ryan swore everyone to secrecy after McCarthy made that joke about Rorabacher being on Putin's payroll, I knew they were all complicit. The GOP is as greasy as their despotic leader.

[Control-Z]

3. Nah. I don't believe he's much of a deep thinker

or planner. He was just repeating what he heard dear leader say. Trying to keep his new/last job.

[kacekwl]

4. Ryan is just hiding so he doesn't get

too much shit on him before he leaves. McConnell is just surprised when he wakes up everyday.