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dajoki

(10,678 posts)
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 10:09 AM Oct 2017

There are lots of concrete things a Republican senator...could do as next steps

Seven Takeaways From the Trump-Corker Feud
It would be a mistake to dismiss this as a Washington story about personalities and trivia.
by Jonathan Bernstein
October? ?24?, ?2017? ?2?:?03? ?PM

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That said? There are lots of concrete things a Republican senator who believes Trump is "an utterly untruthful president" who is "debasing our country" could do as next steps. Corker could hold hearings on how Trump is conducting foreign policy. He could support the current Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into the Trump-Russia scandal, push them to do more, or even support a Senate Select Committee to look into the range of Trump scandals. Senators can still use executive branch nominations as leverage against the president -- say, to release his tax returns. Again, this isn't to say that what Corker has done so far isn't already important, even if he just stops here.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-24/seven-takeaways-from-the-trump-corker-feud

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There are lots of concrete things a Republican senator...could do as next steps (Original Post) dajoki Oct 2017 OP
If Corker and Flake do what you suggest BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #1
Exactly dajoki Oct 2017 #2
I would like them to at least call for investigations reflection Oct 2017 #3

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)
1. If Corker and Flake do what you suggest
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 10:19 AM
Oct 2017

then I would respect them a lot more instead of still voting and acting like GOP puppets.

reflection

(6,286 posts)
3. I would like them to at least call for investigations
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 11:00 AM
Oct 2017

as to why Trump refuses to implement the bipartisan Russia sanctions. This makes me angrier every day it gets ignored by the press and our elected "leaders."

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