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Some Republicans Unsettled by Trumps Immunity Claims
May 20, 2019 at 1:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 54 Comment
https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/20/some-republicans-unsettled-by-trumps-claims-of-immunity/
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Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the presidents legal claims that Congress cant investigate whether a commander-in-chief violated the law, Politico reports.
That view, advanced by Trumps personal attorney and White House counsel late last week, would upend long-held understandings about Congress ability to scrutinize presidential conduct especially alleged criminal activity.
Institutionalist-minded Republicans are increasingly uncomfortable with the far-reaching arguments Trump and his lawyers are using to make their case, amid fears the claims of near-immunity from congressional scrutiny will set dangerous precedents. But these lawmakers also are not preparing to act in any way that constrains Trump.
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wryter2000
(46,082 posts)Who won't even speak out and continue to prop up the Orange Dictator.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)...stop doing it because it's a blaring combination of fucking cowardly, fucking entitled, and plain ol' fucking stupid.
In any decent army, open cowards are removed from service.
And we're at war for the soul of America.
Fullduplexxx
(7,870 posts)Stop complaining Pelosi and democrats are doing nothing or your posts will be hidden
"Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the presidents legal claims that Congress cant investigate whether a commander-in-chief violated the law, Politico reports". ...
while this is good news where are the names of these senior white house officials. There are also congress people who infront of the camera talk about trump but when voting time comes they fall on line .
This------> " But these lawmakers also are not preparing to act in any way that constrains Trump. NO ONE is facing any repercussions from their breaking the law
angrychair
(8,733 posts)Once a Democrat is back in the WH. Until then they will ignore and obstruct and act as if nothing is wrong.
Once a Democrat is in the WH again they will pivot by saying something to the effect
"now is the time to get back to congressional norms. We can no longer sit idle and let the executive branch to continue to grab more and more power...blah blah blah"
Pivot completed, trump got what he wanted. Democrats get nothing they wanted.
It all political to them. It Party over people. Every time.