Rand Paul: Dems running partisan witch hunt probes of Trump because they lost

[spanone]

he's a piece of work....sounds like it came right out of trump's mouth

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Thursday the probes into the Trump administration’s possible ties to Russia are a “partisan witch hunt” pushed by Democrats because they lost the presidential election.

President Trump has repeatedly decried the investigation into him as a political "witch hunt." Paul agreed on "Fox & Friends," saying he believes that Republicans have attacked presidents of the opposite party in the same way in the past, insisting that the probe into Russian election meddling is partisan.

“Democrats lost the election, so they're going to investigate Trump for as long as he's in office,” Paul said.

Multiple congressional committees — all chaired by Republicans — are investigating Russia's efforts to influence last year's election and any possible ties to Trump's campaign, as is a special counsel appointed by the Justice Department.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/342896-paul-dems-running-partisan-witch-hunt-probes-of-trump-because-they-lost

[RainCaster]

1. But the GOP never did that to Bill Clinton

Oh no, they would never think of doing that.

[Iliyah]

2. Putin said the same thing.

[rufus dog]

16. Think about what you said

Because it is highly likely that Putin told Rand to say this. We are into the smoke them out stage of this disaster. Rand has been smoked out.

[mr_liberal]

3. Rand Paul pandering to Trump voters to try to make up

for opposing Trumpcare. Ive seen him this on other issues before.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Oh the irony...it burns.

"Democrats lost the election, so they're going to investigate Trump for as long as he's in office,” Paul said."

[politicat]

5. So... 8 months ago, Rand only voted for DJT because he'd promised not to 3rd party.

He was unenthusiastic, at best.

So what changed? How much is now in a superPAC, or an offshore account under his daughter-in-law's maiden name?

[enough]

6. For heavens sake, we know we lost. Why can't they accept it. NT

[msongs]

7. repubs control the whole government. dems can "run" anything w/out repub help nt

[Blue_true]

22. Sure is pure dissonance, isn't it?

People like Rand Paul are crazy and not the lampshade on the head drunk crazy type either.

[Grassy Knoll]

8. Does Fox News Have Stock In Kleenex ?

[Tatiana]

9. McCain said Rand Paul was serving the interests of Vladimir Putin and I agree.

Paul, an avowed libertarian, has often pushed for non-interventionist foreign policy goals and has voiced his opposition to the U.S.' leading position in NATO, of which Washington has been by far the biggest financial supporter. But McCain told lawmakers that acceding to Paul's objection to Balkan nation Montenegro joining the international military alliance would be to serve Moscow's interests. NATO has undergone a massive military escalation in the past year to counter what its members describe as Russian aggression after the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

"You are achieving the objectives of Vladimir Putin...trying to dismember this small country which has already been the subject of an attempted coup,” McCain said, without initially mentioning Paul by name, according to CBS News.

The charge apparently prompted Paul to leave the room, further provoking McCain, who went on to "note the senator from Kentucky leaving the floor without justification or any rationale." McCain blasted Paul for not getting on board with what he said were about 98 of his colleagues who reportedly supported Montenegro's NATO membership bid. He then accused Paul of directly working for Putin.

http://www.newsweek.com/cold-war-mccain-paul-russia-nato-568816

We should just assume Paul is a Russian asset. I think McCain had it right.

[dalton99a]

10. Trump and Paul work for the same boss

[rufus dog]

18. Yup

Bastards need to go to jail for life.

[janx]

15. +1000 n/t

[onetexan]

11. This jackass is worse than his dad

[BigmanPigman]

12. Joy Reid's guest said that many more GOP reps are now denying Russian "meddling"

and the number is actually increasing with MORE evidence being gathered. WHAT?

Only Rod Serling could explain this current situation to me, and perhaps not even he could.

[malaise]

13. They're all in

[LSFL]

14. I used to think Paul was just a navel gazing libertarian constitutional literalist.

But now I am starting to see him for the worthless Russophile dickskin that he is. I don't care how you identify politically, but once you start aiding and giving comfort to adversarial ass hats like Russia it is game over.

I know my rather bellicose attitude toward Russia causes concern among some here, but I am concerned about why any democrat would imagine that we could ever work with them in their current state.
I reserve the right to distrust and loathe any and all enemies of my country. All indications point toward them helping Trump win. That is an act of war my friends. Obama tried to get the ball rolling by expelling Russian diplomats. That is historically a step toward open hostility. They hope that trump will discredit us so much that our allies abandon us. And it is working.

But I digress. Rand Paul is a jackass but he has no clout or following. He really needs to use smaller words to catch the suckers he his fishing for.

[janx]

19. I don't know why a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or Libertarian

could start doing so!

I have a Russian colleague in academe who is freaked out, as well as one from Ukraine. My God! And I agree about Rand Paul's audience.

Rand Paul is the consummate politician, holding his finger up to the wind--a bit like Adam Smith's "invisible hand" of economy.

[wishstar]

17. Comey, Rosenstein and Mueller all have history of being Republicans

and now Grassley is approving subpoenas and even Richard Burr is not obstructing but seems to be facilitating Mark Warren's leadership role in their investigation, so it seems to have turned into a bipartisan "witch hunt"

[GeorgeGist]

20. Rand would better spend his time ...

learning how to govern.

Most of the time he sounds like a chip off the old blockhead.

[nikibatts]

21. Well, you use witch hunts for hunting witches.

[roamer65]

23. Sounds like he took Russian money for his campaign.

[Dem2]

24. I'm not going to read any of that s***

The Republicans have lost their minds and I don't even care what they have to say anymore they need to be removed from the government.