Ryan Contradicts Trump: Robert Mueller Is Not 'A Biased Partisan'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By MATT SHUHAM Published JULY 24, 2017 11:11 AM

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“Why aren’t you, why aren’t Republicans in general, defending Donald Trump more against what is becoming an obvious witch hunt here with Robert Mueller?” Wisconsin radio host Jay Weber asked Ryan Monday morning (listen at 84:28). Weber pointed to special counsel Robert Mueller’s friendship with ousted FBI Director James Comey, and lawyers on Mueller’s investigative team’s past donations to Hillary Clinton. Both lines have been used by the White House, and Trump himself, in the past in an attempt to discredit the special counsel investigation.

“Remember, Bob Mueller is a Republican who was appointed by a Republican who served in a Republican administration and stayed on until his term ended,” Ryan responded. “But I don’t think many people are saying Bob Mueller is a person who is a biased partisan. He’s really sort of anything but.”

“The point is, we have an investigation in the House, an investigation in the Senate, and a special counsel, which sort of depoliticizes this stuff, and gets it out of the political theater,” Ryan continued. “That is, I think, better, to get this off to the side. I think the facts will vindicate themselves. And then, let’s just go do our jobs.”

“So what we’re not focused on doing is spending all of our time on Russia, spending all of our time on this intrigue,” Ryan concluded. “We want to spend our time focusing on solving people’s problems.”

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[Doug the Dem]

1. "Rosenstein, fire Ryan immediately!"

"We can do that, right?"

[Still In Wisconsin]

15. I just had a conversation about this last night with my wife.

I really believe that TRUMP thinks (at least sometimes, in his pre-senile mind) that members of Congress are his subordinates and that he can therefore fire them.

[Duppers]

18. "Pre-" ? 😉

[Still In Wisconsin]

20. I thought of that as soon as I typed it.

I just mean he isn't slobbering on his tie and talking to lamps yet. As far as we know.

[barbtries]

2. he is so full of shit

he could not care less about solving people's problems. all he wants to kill Obamacare and tax cuts

[Kleveland]

5. Ditto....

One of the largest of "people's problems" is him, being in any position of leadership or Congress for that matter.

He would probably make a great grown-up Eddy for Munster's 2.0 though!

[Achilleaze]

17. the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, Comrade Casino, has competition for the Munster job

[Kleveland]

24. I was specifically referring to Ryan..... but it is a great pic, thanks! n/t

[FakeNoose]

6. You're right about that, but he also stands to gain from this

...if Mueller is successful in bringing down Trump and Pence with his Russia-investigation, then Ryan's next in line for the Presidency. All he has to do is keep his mouth shut and not be complicit in any way.

Not that I'm rooting for Ryan, but he doesn't really care if Trump goes down.

[barbtries]

11. oh i believe that.

i don't think trump is part of the brotherhood he mentioned when the subject of russian payments came up and he just shoo-shooed everyone instead of fucking CARING.

[gademocrat7]

3. Lying Ryan.

Just another party over country rethug.

[Cary]

4. Solutions to what people's problems?

I could have a field day with that one.

[Achilleaze]

7. the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is lying to Americans again

finally, Ryan squeaks up. About freaking time. Republicans really need to stand up for America, not for their freaking traitorous Comrade Casino.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "I think the facts will vindicate themselves."

How do facts "vindicate themselves"?

[barbtries]

12. good point.

dazzle them with bullshit.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. That's his expertise

Complete gish gallop bullshit and he is then dubbed "a policy wonk" or some such nonsensical term.

[barbtries]

14. yeah, as if

dumb everyday republicans think, i can't make any sense of what he said so it must be brilliant.

[Cadfael]

21. Yeah.....Mr. Ryan?

I don't think that word means what you think it means.......

[BumRushDaShow]

22. !!

[Cadfael]

23. Exactly!

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. all these people do is open their mouths and spew shit. the GOP is now a malignancy

[Podkayne K]

10. Biased partisan?

He must be thinking of James Comey!

[truthisfreedom]

16. We want to spend our time focusing on solving peoples problems.

Why don't you start by having all of the repukes resign?

[lark]

19. LIAR!

He wants to spend all his time stealing our money and giving it to the rich, then blaming the Dems when everything falls apart. That's the repug plan to the T.