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riversedge

(70,204 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:26 AM Jan 2020

Hillary Clinton Says GOP Is 'So Cowed, So Terrified' of Removing Trump: 'I Hope This Will Haunt Them

Source: newsweek



Hillary Clinton Says GOP Is 'So Cowed, So Terrified' of Removing Trump: 'I Hope This Will Haunt Them'
By Ewan Palmer On 1/26/20 at 6:54 AM EST


Former presidential candidate Hilary Clinton accused the Republican party of being too scared to remove President Donald Trump from office over his impeachment.

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The former first lady, senator, and secretary of state, who lost to Trump in the 2016 election, was taking part in an audience Q&A on Saturday at the Sundance Festival, where her Hulu docu-series Hillary premiered.

Clinton praised the House managers for their "compelling, excellent" presentation of the evidence to the Senate trial, which began this week.

She said the managers weaved the evidence into a narrative that set the president's alleged behavior into the context of why the Founders had included impeachment in the constitution.

"I'm obviously realistic enough to understand that the House Republicans and the Senate Republicans don't want to hear this," Clinton said, "don't want to think hard about it, don't want to make a decision, and are going to probably default to basically deriding the case—they started that today—and then trying to move as quickly as possible without any more evidence being presented or witnesses called. I hope this will haunt them not only politically, but historically.".............................................................

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Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/hilary-clinton-gop-impeachment-trump-cowed-1484055

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Hillary Clinton Says GOP Is 'So Cowed, So Terrified' of Removing Trump: 'I Hope This Will Haunt Them (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2020 OP
we will make sure it haunts them... samnsara Jan 2020 #1
+! denem Jan 2020 #8
I'm with Her!! handmade34 Jan 2020 #2
Inconvenient truths... Fyrefox Jan 2020 #3
I am Glad She is Making a Positive Contribution McKim Jan 2020 #4
I like Hillary's observations... Mike Nelson Jan 2020 #5
It ought to haunt them, but it won't Vogon_Glory Jan 2020 #6
These cowardly republicans are orchestrating the demise of the GOP by endlessly supporting tRump! nt RKP5637 Jan 2020 #7
They're terrified of becoming an Eric Cantor. paleotn Jan 2020 #9
Terrified of what ?? Maxheader Jan 2020 #10
Losing those fatcat, high paying gov'mint jobs! n/t Peregrine Took Jan 2020 #13
K&R 2naSalit Jan 2020 #11
In every conversation and transaction determine if that person voted for Trump. gordianot Jan 2020 #12
I don't think they care OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2020 #14
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #15
Been Wondering.... mollie8 Jan 2020 #16
K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #17
K&R BootinUp Jan 2020 #18

Fyrefox

(300 posts)
3. Inconvenient truths...
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:05 AM
Jan 2020

Denying that a problem exists or claiming that presentation of it is politically motivated seems to be standard operating procedure for Republicans. The Republicans deserve to be haunted for their defense of the blatantly indefensible...

McKim

(2,412 posts)
4. I am Glad She is Making a Positive Contribution
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:15 AM
Jan 2020

I am glad she is making a positive contribution.. This is leadership! I wish Obama would speak out more too.

Vogon_Glory

(9,117 posts)
6. It ought to haunt them, but it won't
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:30 AM
Jan 2020

The Republicans Party has fallen far below and away from what it was even when Gerry Ford took over from Richard Nixon.

paleotn

(17,912 posts)
9. They're terrified of becoming an Eric Cantor.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:57 AM
Jan 2020

Republicans don't give two shits about the country, democracy, rule of law or any of that stuff. They care only for themselves and their cushy seats in congress. That's just contemporary Republican DNA. From top to bottom, they and their base are the very worst of us.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
10. Terrified of what ??
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:10 AM
Jan 2020


Stumpy sayin bad stuff about them on the tweeter?
Dementia boy refuses to say nice things about them during their election campaigning?
or
Putins boy does a tell all..sings like a canary about duplicity/involvement/cover-ups from
the n. korea debacle to attempts to start a war in the mideast..to cover-ups in the mueller
investigation..how the yellow haired coward dealt with his shoe lickers...

Lots of dirt a billionaire can come up with...and does it care? Fuck no...it didn't want the
job anyway...

gordianot

(15,237 posts)
12. In every conversation and transaction determine if that person voted for Trump.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:59 AM
Jan 2020

It is fine to be patient, subtle and guarded. No matter who they are today, never trust a current or former Trump supporter.

OneCrazyDiamond

(2,031 posts)
14. I don't think they care
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 12:07 PM
Jan 2020

As long as judges keep getting confirmed. It is all they do. Justice Ginsburg is their holy appointment.

mollie8

(162 posts)
16. Been Wondering....
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 06:04 PM
Jan 2020

The Republicans seem terrified of defying Trump. I think that's why they reacted so strongly to the "head on a pike" statement. But if they got together and removed him from office wouldn't he lose his power over them? Why can't they see that? What is keeping them from removing him? I think I would do it, first to get rid of him, but also for the pleasure of seeing him gone. I think I'd do it even if it meant losing my Senate seat.

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