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SARAH K. BURRIS
15 FEB 2017 AT 07:01 ET
Joe Scarborough might be the host of Morning Joe, but as a former Republican House member, he can provide insight into the inner workings of Congress. Wednesday he was at a loss to understand why Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and other members of Congress were denouncing investigations into Gen. Michael Flynn and President Donald Trump and their repeated communications with Russia before the inauguration.
It is an issue of competence, Scarborough said. Its also up to the Republicans on Capitol Hill to get to the bottom of this and to begin investigating. And how disheartening it was to see several people on the hill and some editorial writers say this isnt about the Russian connections.
He went on to name former aide Paul Manafort, who had Russian connections and was running the Trump campaign. The intelligence community now says that there was constant communication between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
They cannot be so stupid to pretend they picked on poor Michael Flynn out of nowhere, Scarborough continued. Michael Flynn, a man who visited Russia, had dinner with Putin, was believed to have received payments from Russia. Do you think they would have done this to Rex Tillerson? No. They wouldnt have done it to Rex Tillerson and would not have done it to James Mattis and would not have done it to John Kelly and would not have done it to other members of Donald Trumps cabinet. Republicans, you can just stop that BS. And editorial writers, stop shaming yourself.
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CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)The people in their gerrymandered districts voted for Trump and they still support him despite everything. Their Congressmen are up for reelection in two years and they like their cushy jobs. Joe, having been one of those Congressmen, knows this so he is talking to his audience, not to the Congressmen.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)Then you will see the crew jump off the ship
CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)Pence could and would sign anything they can pass because unlike Trump he is in total alignment on everything they want, including privatizing Social Security, block grants replacing Medicare, etc. etc.
Their main concern is that they will have to start running for reelection no later than a year from now and the vast majority of the squirrels in their districts back home love Trump.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)... for investigation.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)by tomorrow, or Monday at the latest, he'll be back in Trump's corner.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)... go up most likely after a huge false flag.
I'm still thinking Daisy Cutter, nuke like mushroom cloud without the fall out
liberalhistorian
(20,816 posts)insight and concern when he was relentlessly promoting and shilling for Drumpf during the campaign, and shoving that monstrosity onto the country every chance he got?
A middle-school student could have seen what Drumpf was really all about and what would happen. Fuck him, he's partly responsible for this shitshow clusterfuck we're in.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)come across as a "cover up"...and we all know how cover ups work out....Scarborough is not an idiot...if this scandal is the selling out of america for profit and conspiring to circumvent our Sovereignty and our elections....conservative are facing a historic challenge
country first
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a despot traitor