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demmiblue

(36,833 posts)
Sun May 27, 2018, 03:13 PM May 2018

'Throw the bums out' of Congress to protect Russia probe, top Democrat says

Source: WaPo

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Sunday called on voters to “throw the bums out” of Congress whom he has accused of trying to help President Trump undermine the special counsel’s Russia probe.

“The only thing that makes this possible is a Congress that is complicit,” Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) said on ABC News’s “This Week,” naming several conservative leaders in the Republican Party and accusing “a weak” Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) of refusing to “stand up for the independence of the Justice Department.”

“As long as there’s a majority in Congress that is willing to do this president’s will and as long as we have a deeply unethical president, there’s only one remedy,” Schiff said.

Schiff’s words come at the end of a week that pitted the White House against the Justice Department and left Republicans divided over concerns about the role that retired American professor and FBI source Stefan A. Halper played in the Russia investigation. They are also a clear sign that as Trump takes to Twitter to peddle his misleading “spy” claims, top Democrats are eyeing the 2018 midterm elections as crucial not just for taking back the House of Representatives, but also for defending the federal law enforcement agencies from what Schiff called a “pattern” of attacks.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/throw-the-bums-out-of-congress-to-protect-russia-probe-top-democrat-says/2018/05/27/66836968-61cb-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.69e7958b2c1a

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'Throw the bums out' of Congress to protect Russia probe, top Democrat says (Original Post) demmiblue May 2018 OP
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #1
Damn right, Schiff! ProudLib72 May 2018 #2
Schiff for Speaker meow2u3 May 2018 #3
+ 1 red dog 1 May 2018 #11
Excellent! Owl May 2018 #4
KR JDC May 2018 #5
Not a single GOP incumbent deserves to be re-elected FakeNoose May 2018 #6
Oh yea for sure bluestarone May 2018 #7
K and R Stuart G May 2018 #8
Keep Up The Pressure. Marcuse May 2018 #9
Kick some ass Adam... BlueJac May 2018 #10
K&R...Thanks for posting, demmiblue red dog 1 May 2018 #12
And yet if you listen to some, he's been castrated: George II May 2018 #13
Or perhaps he's stepping up in response KPN May 2018 #14
Yeah, "some".. more knew Schiff has always been speaking out. those who rahrah over "castration" Cha May 2018 #18
Awesome. Good to hear bold, straight- KPN May 2018 #15
k&r n/t lordsummerisle May 2018 #16
Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #17
It amazes me that anyone Scarsdale May 2018 #19
Time to toss out the trash. Mc Mike May 2018 #20
Before the special election DeminPennswoods May 2018 #21
They'll probably act all butt-hurt at the "smear" of being called "bums". forgotmylogin May 2018 #22

KPN

(15,641 posts)
14. Or perhaps he's stepping up in response
Sun May 27, 2018, 05:11 PM
May 2018

to widening calls for stronger rhetoric.

It's not just here at DU.

Cha

(297,029 posts)
18. Yeah, "some".. more knew Schiff has always been speaking out. those who rahrah over "castration"
Mon May 28, 2018, 03:23 AM
May 2018

depiction were WRONG. They haven't been paying attention like Carrey. They Stabbed Schiff in the back 'cause of a damn cartoon by Jim Carrey while Adam has been one of the strongest voices out there against trump.



https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210663400

KPN

(15,641 posts)
15. Awesome. Good to hear bold, straight-
Sun May 27, 2018, 05:14 PM
May 2018

forward and graphic talk from Schiff. Let's hear more like that from all Democratic officials.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
19. It amazes me that anyone
Mon May 28, 2018, 06:31 AM
May 2018

needs to have the truth pointed out to them. It is obvious that the gop are propping up this unqualified piss-poor excuse for a president, to suit their own means. Russian money and influence mean more to them than their own citizens. People overseas can see right through this charade, yet gullible gun humping bible thumpers are supporting this ungodly, adulterous, money grubbing, con man with no redeeming qualities. tRump is fighting to keep this job, not because of any good that he could do, but because it benefits his business, and his "kids" needs. This is better than any reality show, or other ways he kept himself in the public eye. Bankruptcies, failed businesses, payoffs to women all in the past now. He found the "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" thanks to Putin and a complicit gop. Worst president this country has ever had.

DeminPennswoods

(15,273 posts)
21. Before the special election
Mon May 28, 2018, 10:27 AM
May 2018

in the old PA-18, which Conor Lamb won, I was polled. It was hard to tell if the poll was D or R-sponsored, but one of the questions asked if it was important to have a check on Trump. I found that interesting.

forgotmylogin

(7,522 posts)
22. They'll probably act all butt-hurt at the "smear" of being called "bums".
Mon May 28, 2018, 11:54 AM
May 2018

"How can the Democrats be so vicious and UnAmerican as to insult our social status--etc etc."

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