As Trump Raves, His Republican Enablers Face a Moment of Truth

[DonViejo]

The broader issues of Trump’s character—the ease with which he lies, his not fully understood fealty to Putin, his reliance on foreign powers for money—are not just going away.

DAVID CAY JOHNSTON

02.16.17 1:00 AM ET

House Republicans reacted foolishly Tuesday to the Trump administration’s shifting explanations of the December calls that disgraced—and now resigned—National Security Adviser Michael Flynn made to the Russian ambassador to Washington. But they weren’t ordering full-scale investigations and public hearings into Trump’s failed cover-up, but working frantically to shift attention away from the facts to the secondary question of how those facts got out. Fox News, Breitbart, and other reliable GOP outlets followed Trump’s lead in offering extensive harsh commentary about the FBI, NSA, and other national security agencies.

Attacking “intelligence” agencies (those are Trump’s scare quotes) for fulfilling their counterintelligence duties is a strategy beyond dumb. It has no upside for the Republicans, who position themselves as patriots trying to save America from Democrats hell-bent on destroying our way of life.

The strategy—if it can be called that—runs big risks. This is no one-off, a simple mistake by a new administration that will fade over time.

The response from House Republicans reveals its leaders are still in denial about the fundamental character of their party's leader, a con artist for whom lying and denying is a lifelong and thoroughly documented practice. Furthering the Trump cover-up by refusing to investigate can only hurt the GOP in future elections.

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[atreides1]

1. The Republicans will keep enabling him!

It isn't that House leaders are in denial, the simple fact is that they need Trump, to rubber stamp every single piece of legislation they plan to present to him!

Beginning with the destruction of the majority of federal agencies and the selling off of land to private developers and energy companies! Pence won't put his neck out that far, but Trump who seems to be under the impression that the US is one of his companies...will sign off on anything that shows he's keeping his campaign promises!

Once Gorsuch is sitting on the Supreme Court, the Republic will receive the fated death blow!!!