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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator Whitehouse (D-RI) Says We're Close To Proving House GOP Guilty of "Obstruction of Justice"
Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) Says Were Close To Proving House GOP Guilty of Obstruction of Justice (AUDIO)
https://hillreporter.com/senator-whitehouse-d-ri-says-were-close-to-proving-house-gop-guilty-of-obstruction-of-justice-audio-21979
BY Michael Hayne January 21, 2019
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) directed his ire at Republicans over their efforts at throwing sticks into the spokes of the Russia Investigation, suggesting that were not far off from proving they obstructed justice.
Whether it amounts to criminal conduct, clearly the efforts of the House Republicans were designed to impede and throw sticks into the spokes of the Mueller investigation, Whitehouse said n a new podcast hosted by Yahoo News
This throws an even bigger wrench in a scandal that has plagued the very tumultuous Trump presidency. Senator Whitehouse, sitting on the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, has been one of the more vocal and helpful Senate voices in the Russian Investigation.
To discredit it, foul it up, to provide alternative narratives, potentially even to communicate to potential witnesses or jurors their alternative narratives and thereby influence the proceedings all of that, Whitehouse asserts.
The only thing that stops that being a crime is the contact with Trumps lawyers and the corrupt intent. The other elements are all there, he said.You can show in abundance that they tried to interfere with the Mueller investigation.
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Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) Says We're Close To Proving House GOP Guilty of "Obstruction of Justice" (Original Post)
riversedge
Jan 2019
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bdamomma
(63,922 posts)1. Senator Whitehouse
can you look into obstruction of justice in the Senate too????
As a concerned constituent of RI.
BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)2. Hear hear!
bdamomma
(63,922 posts)3. Thanks Bigman
I did make a call to Sen. Whitehouse about this shutdown stuff and left a message I will call him again.
BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)5. I became a fan when I saw him questioning Kavanaugh.
He reminded me of a combination of Atticus Finch (personality/attitude) with a touch of Walter Matthau (visually). I really repect and admire him and his skills.
Wounded Bear
(58,704 posts)4. I hope they nail Nunez to the fucking wall of the House...
as an example of deceitful double dealing.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)6. Wow, there is so much corruption in our federal government
What a mess.
Let's clean it up!
slumcamper
(1,606 posts)7. So, WHAT IF? What recourse?
To have proof (e.g., "one bad email" is one thing, but aside from censure, what do House Democrats do with it? Would such a situation be yet another constitutional crisis?
So much skullduggery, but so little time to clean the House!
triron
(22,020 posts)9. The shit is so deep, hard to know where to start.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)8. K&R
lindysalsagal
(20,729 posts)10. Impeach the whole gop leadership.
Drain the swamp.