GOP Lawmaker Unloads on Trump and Barr

[applegrove]

GOP Lawmaker Unloads on Trump and Barr

May 18, 2019 at 4:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 196 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/18/amash-unloads-on-trump-and-barr/


"SNIP....

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) slammed President Trump and Attorney General William Barr is a series of tweets, while saying he offers his conclusions “only after having read Mueller’s redacted report carefully and completely.”

Amash states his “principal conclusions” as follows:

Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.Few members of Congress have read the report.

He concludes: “America’s institutions depend on officials to uphold both the rules and spirit of our constitutional system even when to do so is personally inconvenient or yields a politically unfavorable outcome. Our Constitution is brilliant and awesome; it deserves a government to match it.”

.....SNIP"

[lindysalsagal]

1. So we know who got the short straw...

THe gop don't like their poll numbers with a war on and it's gotta stop somewhere....

[Blue_true]

2. Amash has some horrid views on things. But lately he is showing himself to be a lot more

principled than I gave him credit for. This is not the first time that he has called out his party.

[Big Blue Marble]

3. From what I could see

he may be planning to challenge Trump on the Libertarian Ticket.

[saidsimplesimon]

4. This is a fool's folly.

Libertarians are on the road to irrelevance. Nice try, but a fail, I will vote for the Democrat on the ballot.

[PTWB]

10. If a libertarian splits the R vote enough it would guarantee a Dem win.

[applegrove]

5. That is what a CNN pundit said.

[Mr.Bill]

6. Let's see how he votes if

the HoR brings impeachment to a vote.

[Stuart G]

7. He is the first, but will he be the last member of GOP to say this?

key sentence and key words

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) slammed President Trump and Attorney General William Barr is a series of tweets, while saying he offers his conclusions “only after having read Mueller’s redacted report carefully and completely.”

What this really means is Amash is urging everyone to read the report carefully and completely.

Many congresspersons have not done so. So, he says read it all, and you will come to the same conclusion.

[watoos]

8. First of all, Libertarians run this country

2nd of all, maybe Amash will light a fire under Democrats. Correct me if I’m wrong but Amash is tougher on Trump, maybe we can get Republicans to lead the impeachment?

[srobertss]

9. This is so intersting

I’ve been hoping that Democrats are biding their time until so much comes out that they are “forced” to impeach. But this may move them to get ahead of the curve if it seems like more Republicans might start speaking out. They can’t let Republicans be seen as more decisive. Tricky balancing act.

I do think the Democrats are trying to play it smart and I’m trying not to be a back seat driver. But I’m feeling a wave of relief at this turn of events and am hopeful that maybe the story arc might shift.

Still I’ve felt this way many times along the way with this weird story, only to end up gobsmacked by craven Republicans.

[panfluteman]

11. Kudos to Justin Amash!!!

Now, when will the other Republican lawmakers grow a spine - or wake up and smell the roses - or, more accurately speaking, the stinking, treasonous horse $#*+?