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The Republican Party has gone full fascist and members are calling on Sessions to prosecute Hillary Clinton and eight former and current members of the FBI and Justice Dept. If/when these Republicans are voted out, they need to be prosecuted for abuse of power.
The letter issued Wednesday morning urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to open investigations and then prosecutions of eight former government or law enforcement officials who have drawn the presidents ire over the past three years.
The lawmakers called on Sessions to investigate Hillary Clinton, former FBI director James Comey and his former deputy Andrew McCabe, former attorney general Loretta Lynch and former acting attorney general Sally Yates, FBI general counsel Dana Boente, and FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
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The Republicans accused Clinton of campaign finance violations related to the Steele dossier, and they accused Lynch of obstruction of justice in the Uranium One deal.
The lawmakers accused Comey of leaking classified information to a friend who passed his personal memos along to reporters, and they cited a report by the Justice Departments inspector general on McCabe to call for possible criminal charges.
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We are especially mindful of the dissimilar degrees of zealousness that has marked the investigations into Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, respectively, the lawmakers said.
The letter was signed by GOP representatives Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jody Hice (R-GA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Ted Yoho (R-FL).
Here's the link to Raw Story: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/house-republicans-calling-jeff-sessions-prosecute-eight-trumps-political-foes/
kentuck
(111,111 posts)...and all those that allied with him, including Paul Ryan.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)"Who are on DeSantis , Andy Biggs, Dave Brat, Jeff Duncan, Matt Gaetz,, Paul Gosar , Andy Harris, Jody Hice , Todd Rokita, Claudia Tenney and Ted Yoho."
lark
(23,186 posts)DeSantis is despicable and yet another russian repug stain on humanity.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)Maybe not Russian, but crazy in every other conceivable way.
Me.
(35,454 posts)surprised Nunes isn't on there
Eyeball_Kid
(7,440 posts)... that turned up evidence of crimes that Sessions needs to have to begin his own investigation?
What? These GOPers have NO EVIDENCE? They just have a suspicious feeling?
Oh. Suspicions are all that's necessary. That's fascism for you.
Rule of Law? Not so much.
kimbutgar
(21,240 posts)Too bad all these rethugs are in safe districts and will get re-elected easily.
SWBTATTReg
(22,191 posts)what a bunch of phonies (the gop(hers))...pathetic and attempting to criminalize the political process and first amendment right to free speech.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Stop the madness and restore the Democracy that this country was supposed to be for.
Cyrano
(15,075 posts)They are no longer a legitimate entity. They have gerrymandered, suppressed votes, "lost" votes, "scrubbed" voter rolls, and committed every despicable act required to hold onto power.
If/when the Democrats gain control, laws need to be passed to stop this crap once and for all.
Deb
(3,742 posts)The chance they've been waiting and scheming for 20 plus yrs? 11 members??? Losers.
world wide wally
(21,758 posts)Not the same America I grew up in.
That is for certain.
Every one of them should be impeached for their refusal to defend the Cnstitution.