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kerouac2

(449 posts)
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 01:55 AM Feb 2017

What did Paul Ryan know and when did he know it?

I'd guess that most DU'ers believe Trump is neck deep into the Russian involvement into the election and... everything else.

But how deep does this go?

Think about it.

They (GOP) were facing an almost 100% Hillary Clinton presidency according to polls. That is intolerable and unacceptable to them. It was apocalyptic. Worthy of desperate actions.

And as desperation sunk in, I see Paul Ryan letting team Drumpf do anything to win. Plus Ryan's job was on the line, too. And DT and Ryan had a few meetings near the end of the campaign...

And there were plenty of rumors and accusations that Ryan/GOP saw fit to ignore.

And we all know who is in line to become Prez if DT and Pence went down.

After seeing the brazen things these guys have been willing to do, it is hard to believe there is anything they are not capable of conspiring to do.

Are we a few weeks away from President Ryan?

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What did Paul Ryan know and when did he know it? (Original Post) kerouac2 Feb 2017 OP
He needs his ass kicked just on principle flamingdem Feb 2017 #1
Expel Paul Ryan !! kerouac2 Feb 2017 #3
Great word flamingdem Feb 2017 #5
Excellent point, just wish it wasn't the hypocrites holding arthritisR_US Feb 2017 #2
I've been thinking along those lines. dchill Feb 2017 #4
When I watched the report on Alabamas Gov. sex scandal erinlough Feb 2017 #6
Everything. Before the Republican convention. meadowlander Feb 2017 #7

kerouac2

(449 posts)
3. Expel Paul Ryan !!
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:02 AM
Feb 2017



According to Wikipedia:

Presently, the disciplinary process begins when a resolution to expel or censure a Member is referred to the appropriate committee. In the House, this is the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House Ethics Committee); in the Senate, this is the Select Committee on Ethics (Senate Ethics Committee).

Members:
http://www.ethics.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/committee-members

I nominate Brian Schatz to start the process to expel Paul Ryan:
http://www.schatz.senate.gov/

arthritisR_US

(7,286 posts)
2. Excellent point, just wish it wasn't the hypocrites holding
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:00 AM
Feb 2017

the power levers because they will sweep this all under the carpet.

dchill

(38,465 posts)
4. I've been thinking along those lines.
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:03 AM
Feb 2017

I think he's been aware of the Trump/Russia steaming pile since before the (s)election. IMO, all Republican leadership is implicated. I personally think Trump will resign, to spend more time with his family. If the Democrats can then use the scandal to retake the Congress on 2018, then Pence and all will go down.

erinlough

(2,176 posts)
6. When I watched the report on Alabamas Gov. sex scandal
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:19 AM
Feb 2017

And the lawyer dropped the criminal investigation before the election then is appointed to Sessions post when he goes to work for Trump, effectively ending the investigation, I wondered if they all knew the fix was in. Paul Ryan did a 100% turn around also. They all knew. Comments by Gulliani showed he knew it all along and just couldn't keep his mouth shut. I've thought it's pretty transparent, proving it may be harder though.

meadowlander

(4,393 posts)
7. Everything. Before the Republican convention.
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:36 AM
Feb 2017

There's a reason the GOP was so determined not to have him as the candidate to go to the almost unprecedented lengths of publicly mulling over not endorsing Trump and there's a reason they all jumped on board afterwards.

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