Key Republicans split with Trump on Biden investigation push

[Hal Zerozerozeronine]

Source: Hill

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 10/06/19 06:00 AM EDT

President Trump is pushing hard for an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, but the prospect of using the Oval Office to go after a political rival is prompting some GOP senators to speak out.

Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Susan Collins (Maine), Ben Sasse (Neb.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) have raised concerns, to varying degrees, about launching a politically motivated probe into the Bidens

Romney on Friday said Trump's call for China to investigate Biden was "wrong and appalling. "When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated," Romney said in a statement, which he also tweeted.

A day later, Collins said it was "completely inappropriate" for Trump to urge China to investigate Biden and his son. "I thought the president made a big mistake by asking China to get involved in investigating a political opponent," Collins told the Bangor Daily News. "It’s completely inappropriate."


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/464476-key-republicans-split-with-trump-on-biden-investigation-push

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bweh...

[Lulu KC]

1. I am surprised by Lindsey Graham n/t

[cstanleytech]

6. Given his past actions I doubt he is doing the right thing for the right reason now.

No, what I suspect is that this is about him hedging his bets to use it to try and survive the coming blue tsunami that he knows is about to hit.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up on some Sunday talk show

in order to "walk back" his comments with some nonsense like "...but if the 'facts' suggest otherwise, we will certainly look into it"... because that is what he does.

[cstanleytech]

11. Like I said he is trying to hedge his bets so he is going to keep playing both sides down the middle

in the hope that he will survive.

[MurrayDelph]

18. He's up for reelection

And his trying to save his phoney baloney job.

[DeminPennswoods]

20. Heard someone recently on MSNBC cite a poll that

showed Graham only up 7 pts on his challenger - in South Carolina.

[FrodosNewPet]

23. Harrumph! Harrumph!

[DENVERPOPS]

19. I think

I think, that he is thinking, that Trump doesn't actually have those colored glossies of him down on his knees. The photo shots that Putin supplied Trump with, on him and other Repub members of Senate

[BumRushDaShow]

27. AND.... here is the reversal

right on time!!!!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142377283

[Thekaspervote]

17. Me too.. but maybe in a way not. Lindsey did okay when he had a leader to follow- McCain

So maybe with mittens stepping forward he’s found his new leader and can now follow. Anyway, one can hope

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Oh yes, "concerns", that should make us feel good

BS artists, all of 'em

[rpannier]

9. Romney I'll give room because I think his more genuine and less bs

The rest... they're full of it

[Perseus]

3. One thing that bothers me about the comments is that they are assuming Biden IS the contender

"his political opponent"...Biden has not won the nomination yet, and we don't know if he will.

I have that feeling one gets when in a room and you know there is something not right, you want to get out, and all this attention on Biden by the republicans make me uneasy, it is almost as if they want the Democrats to say "hey, they are afraid of Biden, we should nominate Biden", maybe they are more afraid of someone else and they are pretending?

[mountain grammy]

4. Wow.. profiles in courage..NOT!

[rpannier]

8. Collins is still in her 15 minutes of concern

It'll pass

on edit:
If this had been summer 2020, her concern might last a whole 25 minutes

[cstanleytech]

12. Actually her concerns have a half-life shorter than that of Hydrogen-7.

[greymattermom]

5. Someone will send some real information about Jarvanka and Don Jr. to the Democrats.

Why isn't Trump afraid of that? Does he think Putin will protect him? Putin is laughing at him.

[Scarsdale]

14. Kushner needs investigating.

He has used his position, without top security clearance, to gain favor with the Saudis. He managed to get his family "out from under" that very expensive mortgage for 666 Park Ave. The family was close to bankruptcy, then Jarred came into his position, and all is now well. Plus his family members were hawking special US Visas for investing $500,000 in their company. There is a person who bears investigating.

[rpannier]

7. Susan Collins, bet trump is feeling that one

for the fifteen minutes of 'concern' she'll have and then return to her regular self
Murkowski does fairly regular interviews with Alaskan media. I'll be curious when they ask her what she says

[beachbumbob]

13. any doubt with 2016 election and trump-russian connection now?

lets start looking back at this as its obvious as hell now. Make every GOP'er defend trumps use of a foreign power to win. Time to take the gloves off

[McCamy Taylor]

15. Their corporate sponsors are afraid that this will increase a rogue Dems chances

of securing the Democratic nomination and they are pretty sure the Democratic nominee will be elected. Wall Street and Main Street are not nearly as afraid of Joe Biden as they are of folks like Bernie, Warren, Beto and Harris.

This must be freaking Trump the fuck out. Knowing that the people who line his pocket have already written him off and are trying to get a seat at the table of the Democratic nomination process. No wonder Trump wants Biden out of the picture. Joe Biden is just so not scary.

[pangaia]

16. Lindsey Graham ????

Are you kidding?

Something is amiss.....

[sandensea]

24. He's no doubt holding out for a bribe

That, or a couple of Russian rent boys.

[Botany]

21. Lindsey Graham?

No, i saw 2 minutes of Fox this AM and Graham was comparing the whistleblowers
with the Kavanaugh witnesses who he said had "been coached up" to give false
testimony.

[Doitnow]

22. Hey, Suzy! It's not just "inappropriate" or a "mistake" for IQ45 to call on China to

investigate the Bidens. It's AGAINST THE LAW. We have a criminal in the White House! So what are you going to DO about it. Keep it up and you will surely lose your seat in the Senate. That's a place only HONORABLE people should occupy.

[abakan]

25. Four Jokes

None of the people listed in this article have the conviction of their words.
When push comes to shove all of them will back track as fast as a rabbit chased by a wolf,
with Collins expressing her "concern" about this but with no intent to do anything but be concerned.
There is not a pair of cojones among all of them.

[Ford_Prefect]

26. IMO: Graham and Romney have ambitions to succeed Trump just like Ford did Nixon.