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In reply to the discussion: Blue Wave CA-45 freshman moderate Katie Porter never talked about impeachment,her constituents have [View all]Celerity
(43,632 posts)People need to see things live with their own eyes.
here is just a little example of how insulated people are
Fox News viewer surprised that Mueller hadnt exonerated Trump on obstruction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/31/fox-news-viewer-surprised-that-mueller-hadnt-exonerated-trump-obstruction/?utm_term=.eb57a7814151
Cathy Garnaat was doing the work of a motivated citizen. Earlier this week, the 69-year-old Michigander went to a town hall featuring Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) a highly publicized event at which the congressman defended his call for impeachment proceedings against President Trump. He is the only Republican to do so.
Volume II of the Mueller report, which lays out 11 instances of possible obstruction of justice by Trump, forms the basis of Amashs position on impeachment even though special counsel Robert S. Mueller III found that the evidence didnt establish an underlying conspiracy crime of campaign collusion with Russia. Obstruction of justice is more relevant when there is no charge in the underlying crime, said Amash to a critic at the town hall, according to a report by NBC News.
NBC News quoted Garnaat as follows:
I was surprised to hear there was anything negative in the Mueller report at all about President Trump. I hadnt heard that before," she said. Ive mainly listened to conservative news and I hadnt heard anything negative about that report and President Trump has been exonerated.
In search of a bit more detail, the Erik Wemple Blog rang up Garnaat on Thursday. I usually watch Fox News, Garnaat told us, noting that she doesnt tune in every night. Thats not all, however: Shell occasionally check in with MSNBC and other outlets. I just mainly like to focus on Fox [News], particularly its evening fare, with Sean Hannity and other prime-time mainstays.