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Republican Hypocrisy, Exhibit # 9,999,999... Will Hurd, previously of the CIA....
https://hurd.house.gov/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hurd
Intelligence career
Hurd worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for nine years from 2000 to 2009, stationed primarily in Washington, D.C., including a tour of duty as an operations officer in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.[12][11] He speaks Urdu,[13] the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where he worked undercover.[13] One of his roles at the CIA was briefing members of Congress, which is what made Hurd want to pursue politics.[14] He returned to Texas after his CIA service and worked as a partner with Crumpton Group LLC, a strategic advisory firm, and as a senior adviser with FusionX, a cybersecurity firm.[11]
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Donald Trump
In February 2017, Hurd voted against a resolution that would have directed the House to request ten years of President Trump's tax returns, which would then have been reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed session.[45]
In February 2019, on Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher pressed Hurd about his vote against the February 2017 resolution to request Trump's tax returns. Hurd said that the resolution had not been on the floor for a vote, but that he would support renewed efforts by the House to obtain the returns.[46]
In July 2019 Hurd was one of four Republican House members to vote in support of a motion to condemn tweets by Trump calling for the members of the Squad to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."[47][48]
Hurd did not openly support impeachment for the Trump-Ukraine scandal of fall 2019. He said, "some of these things are indeed damning. However, I want to make sure we get through this entire investigation before coming to some kind of conclusion."[49] In December 2019, he voted against both articles of impeachment.[50]
Hurd worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for nine years from 2000 to 2009, stationed primarily in Washington, D.C., including a tour of duty as an operations officer in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.[12][11] He speaks Urdu,[13] the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where he worked undercover.[13] One of his roles at the CIA was briefing members of Congress, which is what made Hurd want to pursue politics.[14] He returned to Texas after his CIA service and worked as a partner with Crumpton Group LLC, a strategic advisory firm, and as a senior adviser with FusionX, a cybersecurity firm.[11]
*snip*
Donald Trump
In February 2017, Hurd voted against a resolution that would have directed the House to request ten years of President Trump's tax returns, which would then have been reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed session.[45]
In February 2019, on Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher pressed Hurd about his vote against the February 2017 resolution to request Trump's tax returns. Hurd said that the resolution had not been on the floor for a vote, but that he would support renewed efforts by the House to obtain the returns.[46]
In July 2019 Hurd was one of four Republican House members to vote in support of a motion to condemn tweets by Trump calling for the members of the Squad to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."[47][48]
Hurd did not openly support impeachment for the Trump-Ukraine scandal of fall 2019. He said, "some of these things are indeed damning. However, I want to make sure we get through this entire investigation before coming to some kind of conclusion."[49] In December 2019, he voted against both articles of impeachment.[50]
So, this hypocrite disregards all his CIA training and votes for this monster.
Now...now...he has a backbone:
Link to tweet
Fucking venal hypocrite. Party over principles.
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