Bernie Sanders Torches Trump for Arguing Against Mueller Testimony

[Uncle Joe]

Sen. Bernie Sanders attacked President Donald Trump for objecting to congressional testimony from Robert Mueller, suggesting in a tweet Monday that any potential action by the president to thwart Mueller’s testimony would be unconstitutional.

“You are not a dictator,” Sanders wrote.

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/05/bernie-sanders-torches-trump-for-arguing-against-mueller-testimony/

Link to tweet

[Uncle Joe]

2. That's a good defense for Trump NYMinute.

[NYMinute]

3. If you had written Bernie criticizes Trump

it would be appropriate. Torches is a bit too ambitious.

[Uncle Joe]

4. I didn't write it the publication did. If you had a valid criticism of Bernie's critique on Trump

you wouldn't be showing off the orange shit gibbon as if you sympathized from his point of view.

[floppyboo]

5. yup. probably only read the headline. meh

[Thekaspervote]

6. Any body torching/burning ... dotard has my appreciation

[Uncle Joe]

7. Thank you Thekaspervote.

Peace to you.

[NurseJackie]

8. I'm not seeing "torches". I see mild criticism, but no "burn" and no "torching". In fact...

I'm not seeing "torches". I see mild criticism, but no "burn" and no "torching". In fact... what BS is saying is the same thing that MANY OTHER politicians and pundits and bloggers and message-board enthusiasts have been saying. It's not new. It's not unique.

The criticism is true, but hardly unique. It's unclear to me why BS should be singled out for such high praise and hyperbole for saying something fairly ordinary and obvious.

[Uncle Joe]

9. Trump is trying to prohibit Mueller from testifying which is rather ironic as he's also

contending that Mueller's report exonerates him, one would think Trump should be eager for Mueller to testify.

Bernie's criticism in telling Trump that he's not a dictator draws a stark line should Trump try to stop Mueller from testifying, timing is everything.

[NurseJackie]

10. Ha!

Bernie's criticism in telling Trump that he's not a dictator draws a stark line should Trump try to stop Mueller from testifying, timing is everything.

So not only is he "torching" Trump, but it's "perfect timing", eh?

Oh dear!

No it's not. There's nothing special about BS saying the same thing that everyone else is saying and that everyone else already knows and has been saying all along.

[ehrnst]

16. .....

[George II]

11. trump CAN'T prohibit Mueller from testifying.

[NurseJackie]

12. Probably because BS "torched" him with his sharp and "well timed" rhetoric, eh?

[Uncle Joe]

13. Since when what Trump can or can't do dictate what he does or tries to do?

I believe Bernie and the other Democrats that have held off on calling for impeachment have done so because they wanted public testimony from a host of witnesses principally Mueller.

If Trump tries to stop Mueller from testifying, they will have no recourse but to join those Democrats already calling for impeachment and if all this happens, the Republicans will not only have no grounds to oppose but will pay a most heavy political price for it in 2020.

Bernie's admonishment to Trump was a shot across the bow.

[George II]

14. I hope it turns out the way it did in 1974. Most republicans were still in Nixon's camp until....

....it became so obvious even to them that they couldn't hold out against impeachment. That's why Alexander Haig, Barry Goldwater and other prominent republicans went to see Nixon and all but convince him to resign. trump won't resign, but hopefully most republicans put country over party and vote to impeach and convict.

[Uncle Joe]

15. If Trump tries to stop Mueller from testifying,

I believe it's all but certain, not necessarily because the Republicans gain nobility in putting country over party but more because they will be putting their own political survival at risk if they don't.