Hawley files ethics counter-complaint against seven Democratic senators

[riversedge]

Source: the hill



By Jordain Carney - 01/25/21 09:52 AM EST

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is filing a counter-complaint on Monday against seven Democratic senators who asked the Ethics Committee to investigate him.

Hawley sent a letter on Monday to Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) arguing that the seven senators who submitted an ethics complaint against Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week issued a "frivolous complaint to accomplish impermissible partisan purposes."

"These Senators have engaged in improper conduct that may reflect upon the Senate. The Committee should discipline these Members to ensure that the Senate’s ethics process is not weaponized for rank partisan purposes," he added.
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Democratic Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Ron Wyden (Ore.), Tina Smith (Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), Tim Kaine (Va.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio) last week sent a complaint to the Ethics Committee asking that it investigate Hawley and Cruz and "offer recommendations for strong disciplinary action, including up to expulsion or censure, if warranted by the facts uncovered.” ........................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535654-hawley-files-ethics-counter-complaint-against-seven-democratic-senators

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Hawley had the mark of Trump on him.

[KarenS]

1. Shameless and disgusting POS,,,,, n/t

[BusyBeingBest]

2. The "I know YOU are, but what am I?" defense. LOL.

[NurseJackie]

11. Exactly!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Yep

[marble falls]

3. Gee Hawley, 99% of the time that's a charge one makes after they've been found "not guilty".

You're screwed. Better find a hobby.

[marieo1]

4. A white supremacist

This man should be kicked in the teeth. He is a 100% supremacist . He cares nothing about our country, all he cares about is appealing to the white supremacists. Force him to retire!!

[C_U_L8R]

5. The Trump attack playbook

It doesn't really work in the long run

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Double-down total projection

Hawley's the one who was partisan and his counter-complaint is frivolous and weaponizing.

[FM123]

7. Nice try, future ex-senator.

[Tommymac]

8. Bwaaahahahahahaha

[rickyhall]

9. He can really use those big words, can't he?

[world wide wally]

10. Sounds like he's making it an 'either-or' situation

That is good with me

[SunSeeker]

12. Hawley complaining about frivolous complaints. That's rich.

[Marthe48]

13. hawley displayed a power sign to the mob

who attacked the Capitol, brought a damned confederate flag in, took and American flag down and put up a trump flag, intended to harm elected representatives and disrupt the business of the government, caused 19 cops to get Covid-19, assaulted over 100 officers caused the death of 5 people, and refuses to support the election and the results of the election.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/capitol-rioters-assaulted-at-least-139-cops-prosecutors-say?via=twitter_page

hawley is a traitor, unfit to serve in the Senate or any other federal position and can go straight to hell

[KS Toronado]

15. I'd prefer straight to JAIL for being a traitor.

[johnnyfins]

14. What a f'ing worm

that is all

[TeamPooka]

17. Now he gets another ethics complaint for filing a false ethics complaint

[Ferrets are Cool]

18. This SOB has got to be curtailed by some means.

It may be by voting him out, but the man has to go. What a POS.

[BadgerMom]

19. It's a badge of honor for those seven.

[ananda]

20. The mark of the beast.. on his forehead.

What a bastard!

[xxqqqzme]

21. That is a group of

heavy hitters filing the complaint against cruz and hawley.

[TryLogic]

22. Hawley is doing what Republicans do. They play games, they game political systems,

even justice systems. We need people who care about something other than themselves.

[srose58089]

23. Unholy Hawley must go

But your honor I am an orphan pleads child on trial for murdering their parents.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

24. He's been in the Senate for about one year,

yet acts as though he's a lifer......... as Arthur Fonzarelli would say 'sit on it'!

[bringthePaine]

25. "bailiff?! whack his peepee..."*

then expulsion - clear and e-z...

*thx to the immortal Cheech & Chong

[mdbl]

29. Leslie Horwinkle wouldn't be any worse a senator then Hawley

[BootinUp]

26. He needs to be hounded out of politics

Not that I have much confidence it will happen, but the guy is a psycho as far as I can tell.

[ancianita]

27. On the merits, the only weaponizer here is Hawley. This is how Republican twisted logic works:

nyah nyah! You do it, too! Both sides! Both sides!

The politics of democracy destruction destroys the systems that build democracy. Bad trouble.

But our understanding is the booby prize. Now what.

This response is in no way to be laughed at or made into a trifling problem.
This is at the core of fascist vs democratic politics.

Hawley wants to be made an example of, and so do those who back his cynical fight.
So how should Congress deal with Hawley and the rest.

[NHvet]

28. Josh's logic...

File charges first. You can accuse them of something or other afterward.

[usajumpedtheshark]

30. I was sort of hoping that the shock of Trump's actions might lead to some

kind of positive change in Republican politicians. All I see is more of the same so I think my username is still an apt description of our country.

[Javaman]

31. what a bush league child. nt

[paleotn]

32. No unity...

Fuck the bastards! End the filibuster and Ram it home!!!