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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,837 posts)
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 08:50 PM Jun 2017

Republicans dine at White House, then use Comey hearing to try to exonerate Trump

Less than 48 hours before former FBI Director James Comey’s testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee and detailed a January dinner during which he claims President Trump asked him to pledge personal loyalty, two Republican members of committee dined with Trump at the White House.

Those members — Marco Rubio (FL) and Tom Cotton (AL) — then spent Thursday’s hearing trying to exonerate Trump of wrongdoing.

Rubio concluded his questioning time by suggesting the things Trump asked of his FBI director — including a personal loyalty pledge, a request to quash an investigation into one of his closest associates, and multiple requests to publicly exonerate him— were actually reasonable.

“You know, this investigation is full of leaks, left and right,” Rubio said. “Do you ever wonder why of all the things in this investigation the only thing that’s never been leaked is the fact that the president was not personally under investigation, despite the fact that both Democrats and Republicans in the leadership of Congress knew that and have known that for weeks?”

“I don’t know,” Comey replied.

https://thinkprogress.org/republicans-dine-at-white-house-then-use-comey-hearing-to-try-to-exonerate-trump-b6a6533c785e

Little Marco is such a cute lap dog.

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Republicans dine at White House, then use Comey hearing to try to exonerate Trump (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2017 OP
They are selling their souls bdamomma Jun 2017 #1
We MyOwnPeace Jun 2017 #2
Wait, Wait... Ccarmona Jun 2017 #3
Rubio's leak question, a RW talking point from Fox News, is absurd. rgbecker Jun 2017 #4
 

Ccarmona

(1,180 posts)
3. Wait, Wait...
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 09:00 PM
Jun 2017

"...the only thing that's never been leaked is the fact the President was not personally under investigation...". If he isn't personally under investigation, who would "leak" that, other than the President. That doesn't make sense and a very weak point.

rgbecker

(4,823 posts)
4. Rubio's leak question, a RW talking point from Fox News, is absurd.
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 09:05 PM
Jun 2017

This just in: Sources say Obama isn't being investigated, nor is John Kerry, Barbara Bush nor Jimmy Carter. Confirmed by 4 intelligence officials who would swear by the bible, but can't be named here.

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