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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:27 AM May 2020

'Steamrolled' Republicans fuming after Trump leaves them in the dark over IG firing: 'We deserve an

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Source: raw story





‘Steamrolled’ Republicans fuming after Trump leaves them in the dark over IG firing: ‘We deserve an explanation’

Published 1 min ago on May 19, 2020

According to a report from Politico, Republican lawmakers have been left in an awkward position by Donald Trump after he fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick — and provided them no talking points or explanation to defend his decision.

The report notes, “Senate Republicans find themselves in a familiar place: steamrolled by President Donald Trump’s purge of government watchdogs and offering little indication of how they plan to stop him,” before adding, that the president has failed to offer “a clear explanation for his decision, as required by law.”


“The president has defied Senate Republicans without hesitation, continuing to fire and reassign inspectors general whom he feels are insufficiently loyal to him without engendering blowback from his party. It’s a dynamic that reflects both Trump’s hold on the GOP and the limits of Congress’ broader ability to rein in a president,” Politico reports.
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In the meantime, GOP lawmakers say they are waiting for a response from the president to letter from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) asking for an explanation, but that hasn’t stopped them from expressing their frustration when speaking with reporters..........................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/steamrolled-republicans-fuming-after-trump-leaves-them-in-the-dark-over-ig-firing-we-deserve-an-explanation/



ha ha. GOP whining about not having talking points. te he.
Here is your talking point for you!



Mike Pompeo refuses to say why he urged Trump to fire State Department IG, but denies it was because of investigations


https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/18/pompeo-refuses-to-say-why-he-urged-trump-to-fire-state-department-ig.html
Updated Mon, May 18 20206:10 PM EDT

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s ranking member, have demanded that the Trump administration hand over all records related to Linick’s firing by Friday.

In a statement over the weekend, Engel and Menendez said that they understood Pompeo recommended Linick be fired “because the Inspector General had opened an investigation into wrongdoing by Secretary Pompeo himself.”

...........NBC and other outlets reported Monday that Linick was also nearly done with another probe, this one dealing with Pompeo’s approval of a multibillion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

The Trump administration had issued an emergency declaration to push the deal through without requiring congressional approval. Resolutions to block the deal passed the Democrat-led House, but were vetoed by Trump. A Senate attempt to override the veto failed.

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Engel in a statement Monday told CNBC: “I have learned that there may be another reason for Mr. Linick’s firing. His office was investigating — at my request — Trump’s phony declaration of an emergency so he could send weapons to Saudi Arabia.”


“We don’t have the full picture yet, but it’s troubling that Secretary Pompeo wanted Mr. Linick pushed out before this work could be completed,” Engel said................
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tanyev

(42,360 posts)
1. Gosh, if only you could have done something about it on Feb. 5th.
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:44 AM
May 2020

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
2. The full and ORIGINAL article in Politico is a better read that gives context ...
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:54 AM
May 2020

Hugin

(32,778 posts)
3. I don't know why the GrOPper Senate is so upset.
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:03 AM
May 2020

They green-lighted anything he does by justifying his actions under the broad blanket of "In the National Interest" to not remove him after the Impeachment.

They created this Trumpenstein Monster... Now, they (along with us, unfortunately) have to live with the consequences.

Happy Hoosier

(7,081 posts)
4. Geez, it's almost like they gave him a green light to whatever the fuck he wants.... NT
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:05 AM
May 2020

usaf-vet

(6,094 posts)
5. Well then do something! Let me suggest rather than whining and demonstrating cowardice behavior....
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:06 AM
May 2020

... Use the 25th Amendment.

Here is the history of the 25th Amendment and how it works.
https://time.com/5098402/could-the-25th-amendment-be-trumps-downfall/

Ford_Prefect

(7,828 posts)
6. Awwwwwwwwww poor snowflakes didn't get a fig leaf to wave at the press.
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:07 AM
May 2020

Like they did not expect it from Mike or Donny? Pull the other one!

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
7. Gosh, lets go ask the 52 pukes if they are concerned and he will learn his lesson............
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:21 AM
May 2020

better yet lets vote them all out of office.................so that we can clean up the mess left by these assholes...........

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)
8. Newsflash...
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:23 AM
May 2020

Trump is using the GOP just like the GOP uses its base.

SamKnause

(13,043 posts)
9. "We deserve"...................
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:33 AM
May 2020

I can't type what all of you deserve !!!!!!!!

cutroot

(869 posts)
10. They still like everything that he is doing
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:35 AM
May 2020

They only voice their concerns to attempt to absolve themselves of blame

Scalded Nun

(1,231 posts)
11. "We'd like to know why he did this before praising his action"
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:42 AM
May 2020

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,789 posts)
12. GreedOverPeople is starting to edge away slightly (only slightly) from oranganus. . . . nt
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:54 AM
May 2020

The_Counsel

(1,660 posts)
13. See, Kids, Here's the Thing: If the President Were About Right...
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:13 AM
May 2020

...Republicans would NEED "talking points" as a defense. They'd just use truth.

But this is the Trump Administration we're talking about, so there ya go.

BadGimp

(4,009 posts)
14. It Serve You Right To Sufffer
Tue May 19, 2020, 12:10 PM
May 2020

SallyHemmings

(1,813 posts)
15. Thoughts and Prayers as I clutch my pearls.
Tue May 19, 2020, 12:46 PM
May 2020

Omaha Steve

(99,073 posts)
16. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Tue May 19, 2020, 02:14 PM
May 2020

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