Rep. Swalwell: "If they know, why won't they investigate this shit?"

[bigtree]

Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell
Let me get this right: @HouseGOP went so far to make a list of objectionable conduct by @realDonaldTrump, are telling themselves this will be investigated by @HouseDemocrats, and that’s why GOP must stay in charge? Umm, so if they know, why won’t they investigate this shit?

Vox @voxdotcom
Instead of investigating Trump scandals, House Republicans made a list of all the Trump scandals they fear Democrats will investigate if they win this fall https://t.co/JgyOTZVATT

[NewJeffCT]

1. This guy has been a great voice

in speaking out against Trump. Maybe a great attack dog/VP for 2020?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Could see that.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

12. Me too. I like him.

He's been pretty fearless.

[TeamPooka]

33. Gonna be hard with Kamala Harris as our nominee. They both can't be from the same state.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

40. oh okay, I musta missed the 2020 primary.

[TeamPooka]

42. it's already started. :)

[True Blue American]

18. Agree

Who for President?

[NewJeffCT]

19. No idea

I don't have any favorites - Biden, Harris, Booker, Newsom, Warren, etc

[SCVDem]

22. Holder? Nt

[NewJeffCT]

24. Probably not my top choice

I love what he's doing to fight gerrymandering and voter suppression, but I think he may be a bit too conservative for me otherwise.

[SCVDem]

32. I was thinking

Who better to restore the rule of law?

[NoMoreRepugs]

3. Republicants don't think like normal people.

[kentuck]

4. Great question!

Way to go, Rep Swalwell!

[PatSeg]

5. They should be making a list

of alternate careers. They don't know how to govern and for many, their days in Washington are numbered.

[Achilleaze]

6. republicans pretending they cannot smell their own Vile KGOP STANKY

What utter horseshit. republicans show no character, no backbone, no American loyalty.

[procon]

7. If Republicans can see all the problems that they should be investigating, but chose

to ignore, then they should called to testify and explain why they did not do their duty. Cowards, they'll leave the dirty work to the Dems and run to Fox News, crying about how unfair politics is.

[avebury]

23. Republicans who have identified the problems and elected to ignore them

are complicit with Trump's crimes after the fact and should be brought up on RICO charges. If no one will file criminal charges then they should be sued on the grounds of Civil RICO charges if possible. That rich guy who keeps buying ads going after Trump should start looking at going after the member of Congress who are complicit with Trump.

[SHRED]

8. They are admitting their corruption

[Leith]

9. That's the Question of the Year

We deserve a good answer to it.

[Angry Dragon]

10. yes

[unblock]

11. some might even go so far as to call it obstruction of justice

morally, if not quite legally....

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

13. NEVER in my lifetime has my govt turned its back on

the peoples business and just enjoyed the hell out of themselves enriching themselves, and their families and friends. To ignore all of this as Democrats and run away from impeachment and corruption is acquiescing to it and will be used against us. We HAVE to do this. We can't ignore it in the up coming elections. Govt is paid for by citizens taxes and it exists to serve US. Not the 'representatives". this is so bad. Every damn day.

[JHan]

14. great tweet. "Why won't they investigate this shit?"

[FM123]

15. Once we flip the House, and Congressman Cummings has his way they just might....

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-elijah-cummings-trump_us_5b805b25e4b0cd327dfc9502

[lagomorph777]

16. Well said!

Though, Vox said it even better (shorter)!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Put it to voters this way: Republicons CREATED Trump, ENABLE him & PROTECT him. Keep brands welded.

[KPN]

20. I listened to Hannity on the radio yesterday

for a while. He spent his entire show on this list, characterizing it as “the Democrats list” — a list the Dem Party has already put together — that will, get this, bring all actual governing and legislating to improve our country to a halt. He called the list a delusional set of conspiracies that we — the Dems — plan to focus on if we take over the House or the Senate “instead of doing things that benefit the country”. Then he hammered on “This is why we have to make sure we all vote.” He recycled through this fictional story repeatedly over the hour or so I listened returning to the bottom line that “we” (Rs, deplorable, etc.,) need to vote en masse to stop Democrats from destroying the country.

The deceit and projection are absolutely mind-boggling.

[hueymahl]

34. Thank you for taking one for the team

If you start a go fund me page to pay for you therapy costs, I will contribute!

[KPN]

37. Lol. I was driving 5 hours home after

being on a wildfire assignment for 12 strauight long and laborious days. I wasn’t thinking right! 😁

[INdemo]

21. Warren/ Swalwell 2018

[Dave Starsky]

25. It's like that "perjury trap" bullshit we keep hearing.

It's not perjury if you just tell the fucking truth.

[Marcuse]

46. Rudy is not practicing law, but PR where there is simultaneously no truth and alternate truth.

The truth will set you free unless it won’t.

[duforsure]

26. They can't

Or risk putin not rigging the midterms for them and trump, and exposing their involvement in all this .

[Uncle Joe]

27. Because they see reality through a political party over nation prism.

With very few exceptions, whether they like him or not Trump is on their "team" and that's all or predominately what matters to them.


Thanks for the thread bigtree.

[SWBTATTReg]

28. Absolutely. This reeks to high heaven...fear mongering at its worst...democrats need to bring ...

up as an issue and point out why didn't the republicans, the so called party of a secure and safe America, go after these items? The only thing I can think of why the republicans are ignoring these serious issues is that they are so desperate for power finally (and getting it by any means) that they overlooked it a lot of serious stuff (crimes even) to get it. I agree w/ one post in this chain that RICO perhaps should be used...

[awesomerwb1]

29. Swalwell is only 38 in November

He's one of the few who is constantly on the attack against the Russipublicans and twitler.

Love the guy.

[sprinkleeninow]

35. As I do also! 😍 Plus he uttered the 's' word and it's in print. My man!

He show bravado.
Dems intimidating Яepublikanski.
💙🇺🇸🌊

[awesomerwb1]

36. He's done that before (the "s" word) nt

[sprinkleeninow]

39. That's true. If he used dung or some other descriptive word,

the dimwits would need to look them up in their 'Funkin Wag-nalls'. 🤔
🤣

[moondust]

30. Admission of "nonfeasance."

Nonfeasance: The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement.

They may have incriminated themselves by publishing their list and thus acknowledging how much work they failed to do. I would think some kind of lawsuit or something would be in order in addition to voting for their removal.

[Honeycombe8]

31. Because they are part of the conspiracy with Russia and Trump. nt

[Scurrilous]

38. K&R

[UCmeNdc]

41. K&R

[calimary]

43. You ask a a most excellent question, Mr. Congressman.

WHY indeed won’t they investigate this shit?

But this question is one to which we actually all know the answer already.

[dae]

44. After the midterms Democratic leadership should write them

a thank you note for the list.

[dalton99a]

45. Kick