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fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 05:38 PM Feb 2019

House Judiciary Committee voted to authorize Whitaker subpoena. All repubs voted against it.

Scott Dworkin ✔ @funder 11:58 AM - Feb 7, 2019

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee just voted to authorize a subpoena of Matt Whitaker, in case he refuses to answer any Trump-related questions tomorrow. All Republicans voted against it, because they know Whitaker’s testimony could implicate Trump in numerous crimes.


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House Judiciary Committee voted to authorize Whitaker subpoena. All repubs voted against it. (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 OP
The Dems should subpoena a couple of committee Pukes. Find out why they are protecting Trump. Autumn Feb 2019 #1
Exxxxxx-celent! n/t royable Feb 2019 #3
New meaning for the word republican. bluestarone Feb 2019 #2
Guess the House Judiciary is not backing down after DOJ's 'threatening' statement. triron Feb 2019 #4
Of course they did. Why are we surprised, even though they begged democrats on the ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #5
How does it feel? gratuitous Feb 2019 #6
Don't agree with the assessment. marked50 Feb 2019 #7

SWBTATTReg

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5. Of course they did. Why are we surprised, even though they begged democrats on the ...
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 05:56 PM
Feb 2019

committee not to (oh please don't, yada yada yada ... there was an earlier trend on this repug request to not go through the subpoena process w/ Whitaker).

Time the American people know the ugly truth...and then mop the damn floors etc. of all the stink and filth.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. How does it feel?
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 06:03 PM
Feb 2019

Gee, you're there in the committee room. You're a Republican who's served on the Judiciary Committee for several years. Things have always gone your way. You always vote with the majority, and enjoy the disgruntlement of your Democratic colleagues on the committee. You've steamrolled them even when you knew you were running the most nakedly partisan game to the detriment of the country. You didn't have to take any objections into consideration because you had all the power.

And now you don't. The reporters don't call anymore. Your Democratic colleagues don't give a tin shit about anything you say. You're thinking about Tom Marino and wondering if resignation isn't such a bad idea after all. Being in the minority sucks the big hairy meatball, especially when the new majority is treating you the way you treated them just a few weeks ago.

Boo hoo, motherfuckers.

marked50

(1,366 posts)
7. Don't agree with the assessment.
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 10:21 PM
Feb 2019

I don't think they thought of implications of Trump-they were just told by someone(anyone) to object.

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