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struggle4progress

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Wed Feb 6, 2019, 11:29 PM Feb 2019

Schumer: Warning about investigations shows 'he's scared'

By John Wagner
February 6 at 11:25 AM

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that President Trump’s warning about “ridiculous” congressional investigations during his State of the Union address showed that “he’s scared” and has “something to hide.”

Schumer’s comments came the morning after Trump threatened not to work with House Democrats on legislation if they move forward with impending oversight investigations of his conduct and personal finances, as well as alleged corruption in the administration.

Appearing on CNN, Schumer said the president’s words showed that “he’s scared.”

“He’s got something to hide,” the senator said. “Because if he had nothing to hide, he’d just shrug his shoulders and let these investigations go forward. He’s afraid of them” ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/schumer-says-trumps-warning-about-congressional-investigations-show-hes-scared/2019/02/06/b5b5f912-2a14-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?utm_term=.42ad8aa5dc5a

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Schumer: Warning about investigations shows 'he's scared' (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2019 OP
The only ridiculous congressional investigations were Benghazi and HRC emails. nt yaesu Feb 2019 #1
and Whitewater diva77 Feb 2019 #2
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