Trump clashed with multiple GOP senators over Russia

[deminks]

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/23/trump-senate-yell-phone-calls-241950

President Donald Trump privately vented his frustration over Russia-related matters with at least two other Republican senators this month, according to people familiar with the conversations — in addition to the president's public admonishments of Mitch McConnell, John McCain, and Jeff Flake.

Trump expressed frustration over a bipartisan bill sanctioning Russia and tried to convince Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) that it wasn't good policy, according to three people familiar with the call. Trump argued that the legislation was unconstitutional and said it would damage his presidency. Corker was unrelenting, these people said, and told Trump the bill was going to pass both houses with bipartisan support.

"He was clearly frustrated," one person said of Trump’s call with Corker earlier this month. The bill cleared Congress overwhelmingly last month and Trump grudgingly signed it on Aug. 2.

Trump dialed up Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Aug. 7, two days before a blunt call with the Senate majority leader that spilled over into a public feud. Tillis is working with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on a bill designed to protect Robert Mueller, the independent counsel investigating the president's Russia connections, from any attempt by Trump to fire him.

The Mueller bill came up during the Tillis-Trump conversation, according to a source briefed on the call — the latest signal of the president's impatience with GOP senators' increasing declarations of independence from his White House. Trump was unhappy with the legislation and didn't want it to pass, one person familiar with the call said.

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[spanone]

1. nice to know that putin has an advocate in the white house

[malaise]

2. He's working hard to be removed for Obstruction of Justice!

LOCK HIM UP!

Off to the greatest page

[gratuitous]

3. That was one of the impeachment counts against Nixon

Along with abuse of power. I think Trump has laid out a pretty good case for both charges against him. We'll have to wait until 2019, though, when new majorities take over Congress, majorities that don't blindly put party above country.

[malaise]

5. +1,000

LOCK HIM UP!

[BigmanPigman]

4. I am glad to see this but they must do a lot more.

This is minuscule compared to getting him out of office now...which they can do and could've done with the Emoluments Clause a long time ago. They could use the 25 Amend right now too. They lack the courage to put country over party and I blame them as much as 45 himself for allowing this to continue.

[appleannie1943]

6. Each time he makes a call like that it adds another count of obstruction to what is becoming a list.