Orrin Hatch Reacts to Trump's Suspected Campaign Finance Crimes: 'I Don't Care'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite



by Ken Meyer | Dec 10th, 2018, 5:19 pm

Outgoing Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) told reporters he doesn’t really care about President Trump‘s possible new legal troubles.

There’s been a new round questions about Trump’s legal exposure in the last few days, thanks to Robert Mueller‘s memos and the the Federal investigators who implicated the president in connection with Michael Cohen‘s campaign finance lawbreaking. But Hatch, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reportedly told CNN’s Manu Raju that he doesn’t care about Trump’s alleged crimes — and doesn’t think the president was actually involved in Cohen’s hush money payments on his behalf.

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Hatch went on to suggest Trump’s alleged wrongdoing from before he became president holds no bearing on the present.

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The counterargument among critics is that Trump supposedly ordered his personal lawyer to break the law in order to help secure his victory in the 2016 election.

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I wonder if they asked Smarmy Orrin if he knew what day of the week it is.

[Moostache]

1. CONFIRMED - Orrin Hatch says we can fry Trump as soon the economy slows...

THAT is my take-away from the two-faced rat bastard from Utah...hey Orrin, FUCK YOU TOO pal!

[olegramps]

37. Orrin Hatch is a sanctimonious hypocrite. In other words a Republican.

The Republican Party's dominance of hate radio has successfully demonized the Democrats as unpatriotic, immoral un-Americans. This has been reinforced for the pulpit by their religious leaders into a solidified block that is beyond any hope of reasonable dialogue. When a party has become so obsessed with destruction of anyone who challenges them that they willing cooperate with an eternal enemy that has stated that it is determined to destroy our nation it has passed been serious. The situation is dire. When party elects president to lead the nation who is conspires with the enemy the situation as progressed to the point that the most drastic means are justified to destroy them. I am convinced that the very future of the nation and our cherished freedoms are in jeopardy. We can not allow our representative to continue to provide the enemy within to pursue their destructive course virtually unopposed. It is time to demand forceful responses. Their wishy-washy responses of our leadership are totally unacceptable. It is a time for determined opposition from every Democrat to demonstrate what real Americans stand for.

[Ohiogal]

2. But, of course, if it was a Democrat ...

F you, Orrin. Just F you.

[bluestarone]

3. Every day i try to stop my hate for these type people BUT

Seems like every day they continue to do things that make me HATE again!!!

[volstork]

13. I'm with you, bluestar.

But you know what they say, "Haters gonna hate!"

[TryLogic]

20. Orrin Hatch, that good ole Mormon Senator. Sleeze ball!

[japple]

4. Urine Hatch needs to be rushed out of the Senate in a straight jacket. He is

a danger to himself, his family, and the country.

[The Liberal Lion]

5. As if calling trump "a good president" wasn't enough of a middle finger for ya

he goes ahead and puts some sour icing on this cake of "fuck you America" by saying he could care a less whether trump committed crimes or not.

But yes, let's keep going by the book here in our treatment and regard for republicans.

[MyOwnPeace]

6. Here's where the media fails........

FOLLOW UP ON THE QUESTIONS!!!

"Really, sir, you do not care that the Chief Executive of the United States ordered his staff to do illegal acts?"

How tough is that to do?

[Racerdog1]

7. No one will miss you

When you are gone, either standing or lying down no one will remember who you are, were or anything other than you were an orange asshole kisser.

[Astraea]

8. Well, that's too bad for Hatch, because WE DO CARE

As do all sane Americans.

[lunasun]

27. ++ yes we do care!

[flotsam]

10. Consistent?

"Hatch, who is now President pro tempore of the Senate, said in 1999 that Clinton's crimes "go to the heart of qualification for public office."

"This great nation can tolerate a President who makes mistakes. But it cannot tolerate one who makes a mistake and then breaks the law to cover it up," Hatch, who was then a Utah senator, said at the time.

"Upholding our Constitution — a sacred document that Americans have fought and died for — is more important than any one person, including the President of the United States."

Hatch last year endorsed Trump for President, calling him "a very bright guy." "

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/jeff-sessions-trump-backers-supported-clinton-impeachment-article-1.3173046

[CatMor]

11. Maybe he should borrow Melania's jacket.

[Achilleaze]

12. republicans don't give a shit when republicans break the law

They are such sleazeball hypocrites.

[awesomerwb1]

14. Keep in mind this is the same a-hole

who wears imaginary glasses.

They have no shame. There is no bottom with these guys.

[Honeycombe8]

15. It sounds like he isn't keeping up with the news and evidence.

And he's on the Judiciary Committee. That's more than a little concerning. But Trumpers are like that. Why read the news, when Trump tells them what to think and say?

[Mrs. Overall]

16. I thought the same thing--Hatch is not informed and/or he is choosing to put on blinders.

[JI7]

19. he is retiring and will be gone in a few weeks.

[Honeycombe8]

22. Oh, that's right. Mitt Romney takes his place, I think. nt

[videohead5]

17. I bet he sang a different tune

About Bill Clinton and the economy was better then. 23 million new jobs created and a budget surplus.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. Orrin hatch on the Clinton impeachment in 1999:

ThankYouForNotSmockingHat Retweeted

The @senorrinhatch on Clinton impeachment in 1999. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/13/us/clinton-s-acquittal-excerpts-senators-talk-about-their-votes-impeachment-trial.html …

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[Roy Rolling]

21. He forgot the second sentence

"I don't care. I've got my own problems."

[Honeycombe8]

23. LOL. nt

[Gore1FL]

24. Hatch is cool with rape, too.

They are all a bunch of self-serving assholes.

[BigmanPigman]

25. Is he going to borrow Melanie's jacket...

I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U?

[CentralMass]

26. Good riddance to that nasty prick Hatch.

[Freethinker65]

28. Should have resigned decades ago.

[littlemissmartypants]

31. Seriously! Couldn't agree more, he's wayyyy past his sell by date. eom

[Progressive Jones]

29. Whatever. Hatch doesn't matter anymore. His type will soon be extinct.

The GOP will be a quivering, crying mess in a fetal position by the time the 2022 election cycle is over.

[MurrayDelph]

30. Orrin Hatch needs to be sent

to a farm in upstate New York, where he can chase rabbits all day.

[littlemissmartypants]

32. K & R eom

[Hassler]

33. Translation: Putin owns me and all I want is my stinking career to stink to the bitter end.

[dalton99a]

34. Hey Mormon Gods: Take care of your defective product

[olddad56]

35. I wonder how much money Russia laundered through the NRA into Hatch's campaign

[riversedge]

36. Utah folks should be ashamed of their Senator.