'Throw the bums out' of Congress to protect Russia probe, top Democrat says
Source: WaPo
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Sunday called on voters to throw the bums out of Congress whom he has accused of trying to help President Trump undermine the special counsels Russia probe.
The only thing that makes this possible is a Congress that is complicit, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) said on ABC Newss This Week, naming several conservative leaders in the Republican Party and accusing a weak Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) of refusing to stand up for the independence of the Justice Department.
As long as theres a majority in Congress that is willing to do this presidents will and as long as we have a deeply unethical president, theres only one remedy, Schiff said.
Schiffs words come at the end of a week that pitted the White House against the Justice Department and left Republicans divided over concerns about the role that retired American professor and FBI source Stefan A. Halper played in the Russia investigation. They are also a clear sign that as Trump takes to Twitter to peddle his misleading spy claims, top Democrats are eyeing the 2018 midterm elections as crucial not just for taking back the House of Representatives, but also for defending the federal law enforcement agencies from what Schiff called a pattern of attacks.
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Uncle Joe
(58,424 posts)Thanks for the thread demmiblue
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)meow2u3
(24,773 posts)Owl
(3,644 posts)FakeNoose
(32,767 posts)Not one! Adam Schiff gets it.
bluestarone
(17,043 posts)K&R
Stuart G
(38,448 posts)Marcuse
(7,508 posts)BlueJac
(7,838 posts)conspirators, unpatriotic, this should be shoved in their face everyday!
red dog 1
(27,857 posts)We need more Adam Schiffs in Congress!
George II
(67,782 posts)KPN
(15,650 posts)to widening calls for stronger rhetoric.
It's not just here at DU.
Cha
(297,692 posts)depiction were WRONG. They haven't been paying attention like Carrey. They Stabbed Schiff in the back 'cause of a damn cartoon by Jim Carrey while Adam has been one of the strongest voices out there against trump.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210663400
KPN
(15,650 posts)forward and graphic talk from Schiff. Let's hear more like that from all Democratic officials.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,212 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)needs to have the truth pointed out to them. It is obvious that the gop are propping up this unqualified piss-poor excuse for a president, to suit their own means. Russian money and influence mean more to them than their own citizens. People overseas can see right through this charade, yet gullible gun humping bible thumpers are supporting this ungodly, adulterous, money grubbing, con man with no redeeming qualities. tRump is fighting to keep this job, not because of any good that he could do, but because it benefits his business, and his "kids" needs. This is better than any reality show, or other ways he kept himself in the public eye. Bankruptcies, failed businesses, payoffs to women all in the past now. He found the "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" thanks to Putin and a complicit gop. Worst president this country has ever had.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)in the old PA-18, which Conor Lamb won, I was polled. It was hard to tell if the poll was D or R-sponsored, but one of the questions asked if it was important to have a check on Trump. I found that interesting.
forgotmylogin
(7,531 posts)"How can the Democrats be so vicious and UnAmerican as to insult our social status--etc etc."