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| Dan Crenshaw challenges entire premise of Ukraine impeachment efforts |
| 2019-10-29 |
| Finally! A political figure, rising star Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas, has challenged the false premise that there was anything wrong with President Trump asking for Ukrainian help in an investigation of corruption in the 2016 election undertaken by Joe Biden. Just because it would potentially help discredit a potential political opponent is no reason to override the public benefit from investigating corruption. For some reason, no other national politician has bothered making this point. Crenshaw did so yesterday on CNN, and faced intense opposition from CNN’s Video at the link |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 It cannot be that a potential candidate is shielded from investigation into his or political corruption. If this were true, everyone would be running for office just to be shielded from investigation. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-10-29 16:08 |
| #2 Interesting point. Does becoming a potential political opponent of the sitting president shield a politician from investigation of his or her political corruption, exposure of which could harm his/her electoral prospects? Answer: Only if it makes Trump look bad. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-10-29 15:11 |
| #1 Last time I read the Constitution, the Executive Branch, not the Legislative was responsible for and had authority over, foreign relations, so butt out congresscritters. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-10-29 14:25 |