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17. They are part of the cover up

Mon Jan 27, 2020, 10:55 AM

Jan 2020

One of my senators, The Dishonorable John Cornyn, is quoted as having said the impeachment is “insane” in the Dallas Morning News (I will admit to not having read the piece).

Cornyn must be spending some time this morning working on getting the egg off his face.

Of course, they’ll circle the wagons ever more tightly and refuse to listen.

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LOL: They were betting Trump had all this nailed down better. [View all] kpete Jan 2020 OP

Yep! Ohioboy Jan 2020 #1

Trump & McConnell to the GOP Congress Critters: TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #18

+1 Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #23

Lol...perfect analogy Docreed2003 Jan 2020 #26

🔥Burn the traitors🔥 we can do it Jan 2020 #2

Oh, but they were blindsided. Nobody could have know this WH lied to them. ffr Jan 2020 #9

👍👍 griloco Jan 2020 #42

+100000000 MontanaMama Jan 2020 #50

THIS !!!! uponit7771 Jan 2020 #75

They chose..... lastlib Jan 2020 #82

Yes, but what does the picture of Kellyanne have to do with it? NBachers Jan 2020 #83

Okay, I'm busted.......... lastlib Jan 2020 #84

They were blindsided, also shocked there is gambling in Casablanca. TeamPooka Jan 2020 #91

Betting on Trump? That's just idiocy. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #3

Wait - Senators feel blindsided?!! Well, that certainly confirms where their heads have been... flor-de-jasmim Jan 2020 #4

"But You Are, Blanche, You ARE in that chair!" NCLefty Jan 2020 #5

I think Trump lawyers are putting themselves in line mainstreetonce Jan 2020 #6

Not sure if lying to Congress is technically "perjury," but... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #28

Yes. 18 USC 1001 jberryhill Jan 2020 #37

They Could be Charged with Lying to Congress. Scruffy1 Jan 2020 #38

My theory: russians hacked the RNC and they got the goods on every senator mucifer Jan 2020 #7

Exactly! This is the reason why no GOP incumbent deserves to be re-elected FakeNoose Jan 2020 #48

Exactly. volstork Jan 2020 #49

and it is why we can't count on the Integrity of the election. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2020 #55

and yet many here get furious if I say we can't depend on election security to rid us of Trump nt Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #65

Yep...been saying that for years now. /nt sdfernando Jan 2020 #57

Me too...been saying this for years - it is obvious. N/T Fix The Stupid Jan 2020 #58

+1, save rMoney uponit7771 Jan 2020 #76

Now they "look like" they were part of the cover-up? Mr. Ected Jan 2020 #8

Yup. nt crickets Jan 2020 #13

I do Not believe they were blindsided Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #10

But.... the evidence has already come out, over and over. DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #44

Yeah, that's true Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #47

IMO They cannot claim they were blindsided. LiberalFighter Jan 2020 #11

They knew the truth regardless. And they voted repeatedly to cover their eyes and ears. nt coti Jan 2020 #46

By saying "Trump had all this nailed down better" you meant his Obstruction of Congress? usaf-vet Jan 2020 #12

Double Jeopardy bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #22

that's a beautiful link NJCher Jan 2020 #24

That link is the best link in the history of links. MontanaMama Jan 2020 #52

You can bid for a copy of the Articles of Impeachment that Traitor Tot accidentally autographed. OMGWTF Jan 2020 #66

That is exactly what happened and is happening. marble falls Jan 2020 #14

EVERYTHING tRump touches... B Stieg Jan 2020 #15

Someone in the WH is no doubt working against Benedict Donald uponit7771 Jan 2020 #16

Would not surprise me if some one from the Intel community leaked it... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #29

They are part of the cover up Moral Compass Jan 2020 #17

GOP Senators were like the three wise monkeys FakeNoose Jan 2020 #68

I hope that egg was hot and scrambled to cover his entire face yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #69

Oh, yessssss, GOP Senators, we wouldn't want anyone to hide evidence, would we? bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #19

"these GOP53 are the lyingest sacks of shit..." liberalla Jan 2020 #63

lol bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #64

If they "thought" that the orange buffoon had this "nailed down" Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #20

The only thing the McConnell senate has done NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #25

Yup Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #27

Well they did also fund the government... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #30

They gave a huge tax giveaway to the filthy rich Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #51

Trump and his Trumpistas do not care who they take down with themselves. BadGimp Jan 2020 #21

Yep, we're approaching 'Hitler in the Bunker' time... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #31

Said at very beginning gibraltar72 Jan 2020 #32

...Like the rats in the slowly heating pot.... Toorich Jan 2020 #33

The only thing trump has nailed down denem Jan 2020 #34

I'd say that the Senate was willfully blindsided. Joe Nation Jan 2020 #35

It may turn out that Republican Senators were the most "conned" by the orange one mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #36

I doubt that. Scruffy1 Jan 2020 #40

Only an Ignoramus would believe anything said by the NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #39

Rubes are easy marks Dukkha Jan 2020 #41

NSC has said: SayItLoud Jan 2020 #43

As Schiff eloquently stated, EVERYONE knows trump is guilty. ecstatic Jan 2020 #45

One would think they'd have it figured out by now. sarge43 Jan 2020 #53

When dealing with the Orange Anus, Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #54

Blindsided? They're that dumb? What else would you expect with Don the Con & his 15K lies? catrose Jan 2020 #56

trump has republicans walking right into a trap, because if they don't convict duforsure Jan 2020 #59

so tRump*s Congressional ENABLERS and ACCOMPLICES... Raster Jan 2020 #60

One of the forces in play since the House impeached the traitor Enoki33 Jan 2020 #61

They are part of the cover up. UCmeNdc Jan 2020 #62

Mitch! Trump is landing the plane! bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #67

"Senators feel blindsided." pangaia Jan 2020 #70

It's very easy to be blindsided when you have your eyes closed. patphil Jan 2020 #71

"Blindsided" my ass -- everything Bolton is saying was said before by other witnesses, paulkienitz Jan 2020 #72

Or maybe they aren't worried because Putin's got their backs in 2020. C Moon Jan 2020 #73

This is starting to look like Nixon where Nixon asserted A & republicans found out it wasn't true .. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #74

What idiots. They're bigger chumps than anyone's imagined. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #77

Idiots Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2020 #78

Imagine how fucking stupid you have to be in your corruption to build your plan upon RockRaven Jan 2020 #79

they were betting that Trump the tweeting fool had this all nailed down better Skittles Jan 2020 #80

Great tweet thread at the link! Nitram Jan 2020 #81

BS The GOP Senators knew. I bet you they're lying their butts off rockfordfile Jan 2020 #85

K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #86

Couple charged With burglary struggle4progress Jan 2020 #87

Everyday tRump has fewer friends and no hope of gaining more. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #88

They knew it was a clusterfuck, meadowlander Jan 2020 #89

Incompetence is their BRAND GETPLANING Jan 2020 #90