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| Gingrich: ‘Congress Should Now Intervene and Abolish the Independent Counsel' |
| 2017-06-13 |
| [Breitbart] Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sunday in an interview on New York AM 970 radio show "The Cats Roundtable" that it was very clear that former FBI Director James Comey hated President Donald Trump after he made it known he leaked memos. He also urged Congress to act to abolish the independent counsel established by the Department of Justice to investigate alleged ties between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russia. Gingrich told host John Catsimatidis, "The more amazing thing I thought that Comey did that I think is going to have a lot of repercussions is Comey admitted publicly, in fact, boasted about it, that he had deliberately leaked ... in order to set up the pressure to get a special, independent counsel. And I think that is an astonishing statement." "[I]t’s very clear that Comey hates Trump," he continued. "I think Congress should now intervene and should abolish the independent counsel because Comey makes so clear that it’s the poison fruit of a deliberate manipulation by the FBI director leaking to the New York Times to deliberately set up this particular situation. I think it is very sick." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 Congress should.....actually pass funding bills, on time. Since they can't do that, its reason to exist basically is over. It's all show, no substance. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-06-13 14:17 |
| #11 In other times, and other places, this'd be called a witch hunt. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-06-13 13:29 |
| #10 I believe some Republicans in Congress are bending over so far backwards to appear unbiased that they have their heads up their asses. The others are basically Democrats at this point, and I hope Trump stumps against a number of them in the primaries. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-06-13 11:08 |
| #9 They are now trying to find something to move on to next. Well, yeah, being as how there's really no evidence of Trump/Putin collusion. But they got all these investigations going so they're still hoping to find something...anything. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-06-13 10:44 |
| #8 The republicans want him out as bad as the dems. He represents the people, not special interests. This coup, by the people, to take DC back is being met with great resistance, attacks from the left, and passive aggressive behavior from the right. They are fighting against Trump for their very existence and all the greed and corruption that comes with it. If a special counsel against Obama was all republicans the world would be coming apart right now. But our so called republican leaders are remaining silent, like the greedy cowards they are. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2017-06-13 10:15 |
| #7 Moreover, if one is looking for "Fairness", it is under "F" in the dictionary. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-06-13 09:18 |
| #6 Absolutely, they should abolish the Special Counsel--it is a huge waste of time and money. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-06-13 09:17 |
| #5 They should... but they won't. This way they keep getting their 15 minutes of fame for their voters and maybe some juicy kickbacks as well. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-06-13 09:03 |
| #4 Let the dependent council thingee run its course. Leave it to anti-Trump Ryan and dishrag McConnell to stamp it out. Let the voters see what's going on. Meanwhile, Trump should push conservative judges and cut regulations. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-06-13 08:10 |
| #3 Soetoro living in D.C. must surely be the political equivalent of a herpes diagnosis. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-13 07:24 |
| #2 The Russian LIE is to get a Independent Counsel against a duly elected president by the DC Establishment. It worked. They are now trying to find something to move on to next. In the meantime President Obama is waiting in DC a few blocks over... It doesn't matter to them that Pence may become the President, because compared to Trump, the Establishment considers Pence a pushover. |
| Posted by: Ulotle Glaish6296 2017-06-13 03:00 |
| #1 This council should either recuse themselves or be dismissed. The level of bias and contempt for Trump is over the top. Can Sessions be reinstated as DOJ reversing his recusal since Trump wasn't being investigated? Loved the Maxine Waters snark |
| Posted by: Jan 2017-06-13 02:19 |