Republicans shrug off growing evidence, stand with Trump against impeachment

[TomCADem]

When your only constituency is Fox News viewers and Trump, I guess you can see why Republicans are increasingly willing to support Trump's efforts to leverage taxpayer funds for his personal benefit. Republicans simply refuse to hold him accountable.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-shrug-off-growing-evidence-stand-with-trump-against-impeachment/ar-BBWBNKV

Congressional Republicans are sticking with their party leader in the face of thousands of pages of evidence showing President Trump leveraged foreign policy for political favors, raising the possibility that not a single House Republican will vote for his impeachment.

As they prepare to hold the first open impeachment hearings this week, Democrats had hoped to peel off Republican support from a key bloc — retiring lawmakers who need not worry about internal blowback or primary challenges.

Yet many are refusing to break with Trump. Rep. Peter T. King of New York made a point of stating his intention to vote against impeaching Trump in his retirement announcement Monday, a troubling sign for Democrats.

Another moderate Republican, Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, sounded like a Trump ally on a Sunday morning talk show as he called for Hunter Biden, son of former vice president Joe Biden, to testify in the impeachment inquiry — an idea being pushed by the White House that concerns some conservative Senate Republicans. Hunter Biden worked on the board of a Ukrainian gas company.

[Midnight Writer]

1. I wouldn't describe what the Republicans are doing as "standing".

They're barking like dogs trying to impress master.

[BootinUp]

2. Trump fodder. nt

[lunatica]

3. Do they actually think the Democrats are going to just say OK

and throw up their arms and say, “Well if that’s the way you feel about we’ll stop.”?

Can they even read the big fat writing on the wall?! It’s like up there in blaring neon with flashing arrows and sirens wailing. You can hardly hear yourself think! What. The. Fuck!

Are they so stupid they can’t tell when they’ve defeated themselves?

[NCLefty]

4. "Republicans shrug off the law, stand with a criminal and against justice."

They're standing by their man "like Tammy Wynette."

[madaboutharry]

5. For those retiring it's about $$$$

They want to protest their future income in the republican lobbying, speaking fees, book tour world. They’re hacks. Every last one of them. Apparently there is exactly one principled republican member of the House. And he was driven out of the party. Mr. Amash is the only one who knows right from wrong.

[duforsure]

6. By allowing and accepting a president can bribe others and extort others and use our money to do it

Will only make them and their party obsolete, and voted out of having any power, and possibly face criminal charges with trump. Justice will prevail against these criminals, and they're desperately trying to escape any consequences , but that will fail.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. he's also bribing Senators ...

Trump tries bribing the jury ... and no Republican seems bothered by it

[tanyev]

8. Desperately swimming out to the Titanic to get on board before it goes down.