GOP Blocks Probes Into Trump-Russia Ties 9/30/16

[mitty14u2]

Russian hackers are apparently trying to mess with our elections. But congressional Republicans are crippling any investigations—while their probes of Hillary Clinton continue.

Suspicion is mounting about Donald Trump’s ties to Russian officials and business interests, as well as possible links between his campaign and the Russian hacking of U.S. political organizations. But GOP leaders have refused to support efforts by Democrats to investigate any possible Trump-Russia connections, which have been raised in news reports and closed-door intelligence briefings. And without their support, Democrats, as the minority in both chambers of Congress, cannot issue subpoenas to potential witnesses and have less leverage to probe Trump.

Privately, Republican congressional staff told The Daily Beast that Trump and his aides’ connections to Russian officials and businesses interests haven’t gone unnoticed and are concerning. And GOP lawmakers have reviewed Democrats’ written requests to the FBI that it investigate Trump before they were made public.

But the lawmakers in both chambers have declined to sign on to them. Republicans have no appetite to launch inquiries into their party’s presidential nominee, and they continue to believe the FBI flubbed its investigation into Clinton and her aides, who should have been charged with mishandling government secrets, the staffers said.

9/30/16

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/30/gop-blocks-probes-into-trump-russia-ties.html

We must demand a private investigation before Trump takes office or it will not happen!

[Ohioblue22]

1. Isn't preventing stuff like this something to vote for?

[ffr]

2. Begs the question, what might be discovered by probes detrimental to GOP

The Dems didn't block probes into Benghazi witch hunt. There was no THERE there, so why block anything. GOP came out with egg on their faces.

Must be some meat in the Russian presidential candidate's connection to Russia, that the GOP doesn't want exposed. Maybe that the GOP is really in bed with Russian political forces perhaps or that they're aiding and abetting Russian intelligence by covering up their tracks.

No conspiracy here to see. Move along before you stubble upon something you shouldn't have.