Flake Says GOP Can't Stand By Trump After Comments On Jailing Clinton

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) called on his fellow Republican lawmakers to stand against Donald Trump's call to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton if he were elected.

Trump made the comment Sunday durning the presidential debate where he also alluded to how Clinton would be in jail if he were president.

"Republicans should not be Ok with Donald Trump threatening to jail his opponent after the election," Flake said. "That is not who we are."

Flake has been an outspoken critic of Trump all election cycle. Flake, who is not up for re-election in November, has called out the Republican nominee for his comments against Muslims, Hispanics and women. Flake called on Trump to step aside over the weekend.

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[Coventina]

1. Flake is by far the least odious of our GOP Congressional delagation.

He could really impress me by switching parties.....

[turbinetree]

7. No Thank you

he can lose in his right wing party and also McCain, as far as I am concern.

He stood in the well of the senate and tried and sold scared land from the Apache, to a foreign occupier of that land for mining:

[apcalc]

2. Well Jeff, apparently it is who you are.

[calimary]

8. No apparently about it.

This IS who they are. And him, too. Maybe he's kinda skating around the edges, rating a simple "awful" as opposed to "a flat-out disgrace" or "abysmal". But as long as you fly their flag, Flake, you ARE them.

[Emilybemily]

3. Oh that is exactly what

a lot of repukes are. Violent, vicious, and unAmerican.

[calimary]

10. Welcome to DU, Emilybemily!

Unfortunately, yes. They are as UN-American as it's possible to be. Also thoroughly UN-Christian, too. And I imagine the worst offenders there are those who loudly keep wrapping themselves around the Old Testament.

[AllyCat]

4. It is who the GOP is. But thanks for trying Sen Flake.

[DK504]

5. Really?

Does Flakey realize if they keep going down this road he and all his whore friends in the Congress will be investigated to. Guess that why they are freaking out over the Dumpsters insanity.

[etherealtruth]

6. Flake has been expressing his disgust with tRump and his "ideas" from the beginning

He has spoken clearly, frequently, and consistently against the short fingered vulgarian

[Jon King]

9. Trump just repeated it

Now he says at a Florida rally Clinton, and any lawyer defending her, must go to jail.

Damn, he is just getting worse by the hour.

[geek tragedy]

11. Flake is the kind of man Republicans claim to be.

Trump is the kind of man Republicans actually are.

[sarge43]

12. Sorry Flake, that is exactly who you all are.

You're probably a decent person, but as long as you stay in that party, its stink is on you. Leave or shut up.

[kimbutgar]

13. He can speak this way because he is not up for re-election this cycle

He still is a POS rethug scum. And his son is an animal abuser.

[TonyPDX]

14. That's who they are-- do they think people don't remember Ken Starr?