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SunSeeker

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11. The smoking gun tape of Nixon was him asking the CIA to stop the FBI investigation.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 02:44 AM

Apr 2019

The CIA refused, but that did not save Nixon. That tape is what turned the Republicans against him and he was impeached for obstruction of justice.

Yet Trump similarly asked Sessions to stop the FBI/Special Counsel investigation. Sessions didn't do it. Then he fired Sessions. But today's Republicans see no obstruction since Trump did not get Mueller fired.

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Sitting GOP senators who voted to impeach Clinton for obstruction of justice [View all] Tanuki Apr 2019 OP

and mcconnell refused to 'permit' Prez Obama to disclose russian interference. elleng Apr 2019 #1

That list and your point, fecking nail it! arthritisR_US Apr 2019 #7

Now THAT is an interesting list. pangaia Apr 2019 #2

Omg I love that so much stopwastingmymoney Apr 2019 #3

We need to cross check this list with one of the Senators who went to Moscow on Fourth of July. Midnight Writer Apr 2019 #4

Moran, Thune, Shelby were Putin Patriots. n/t MarcA Apr 2019 #6

Thank you. Midnight Writer Apr 2019 #12

And if you add those to the 46 Democratic Senators... Grins Apr 2019 #5

'Graham served as a House impeachment manager' sandensea Apr 2019 #8

There's that Burr guy again Yavin4 Apr 2019 #9

That's a lot! I didn't realize the Senate offered tenure. Karadeniz Apr 2019 #10

The smoking gun tape of Nixon was him asking the CIA to stop the FBI investigation. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #11

Enough to pass the vote for impeachment trial in the Senate. If they were honorable men sarabelle Apr 2019 #13

Every one of them should be bombarded by their past. sarabelle Apr 2019 #14

That was then. moondust Apr 2019 #15