Republicans warn Justice Department probe of Trump would trigger political war

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

Republican lawmakers are warning that any Department of Justice prosecution of former President Trump will turn into a political battle, setting a high bar for Attorney General Merrick Garland to act on an expected criminal referral from the House’s Jan. 6 committee.

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Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said any criminal referral from the House “would probably have as much political taint on it as you can get.”

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“I think it could backfire in a way that they have no clue,” said Republican pollster Jim McLaughlin. “I think it’s going to backfire because it just so political and it’s tainted.

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Ford O’Connell, a Republican strategist, said a prosecution “will only make Trump stronger with the GOP primary voters.”

“If your goal is to make sure Donald Trump is the nominee in 2024 for the Republicans, then by all means proceed with this. You’re just going to make him stronger,” he said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/596955-republicans-warn-justice-department-probe-of-trump-would-trigger-political

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Seems like they got their talking points in order...

[cstanleytech]

1. Correct title should have been "Republicans threatening to obstruct justice!!!".

[OLDMDDEM]

12. Interesting

The repugs are running scared. If Dumpy is being investigated, which I believe he is or will be, this is the only game they can play. If it's war they want, they are playing with a weak hand (Dumpy and the insurrection).

[BComplex]

18. I know! Besides, if we're not in a political war ALREADY, WTF do they call this?

WTF do these idiots think threatening "political war" is going to do that they aren't already doing?

Are they threatening that they'll act like republicans? They are idiots.

[OLDMDDEM]

20. Thank you

They are doing exactly what Dumpy had been doing - - intimidating the other side. War? I'm all in for it.

[Justice matters.]

44. They sure don't act like the LAW and order party

Falling over themselves to cover up their orange criminal and his henchmen.

[orangecrush]

46. Exactly

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[wnylib]

68. Exactly. Jan 6 made it clear that

we are already in a political war.

[monkeyman1]

51. the odd's are not on the republican Talibal side !!

j-6 prime time tv will show that !! then we'll see how many repub.'s head for the hill's ?

[leftieNanner]

2. BS Empty Threats

They sound scared to me.

No one is above the law.

[kristofarian]

52. 'repubs' taking a page outta Putiin's playbook

"we may not have any intercontinental ballistic missiles, currently, but we sure Do have these Pocket Nukes and we do NOT Give a Fuck about you, yours and your silly little "government." WE know how to Run Things: Now. Step. Aside."

my oh my how
Well they wear their
patent leather jackboots

[onetexan]

62. +1 -K&R

[milestogo]

3. Lets do it!

[LonePirate]

4. I don't think Republicans need to worry about Garland taking any action against him.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

29. +1000

[Wuddles440]

33. Sad,...

depressing, and disheartening, but unfortunately true.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Seems like the talking points come from the Kremlin.

Threatening us to protect us.

They tried to overthrow the government…justice must be served.

[DFW]

6. Right! As if ignoring Trump's crimes has brought us nothing but political peace.

Right?

I didn’t think do.

[bluestarone]

7. Threats from these BASTARDS are getting old!

What are they going to do from PRISON?

[BaronChocula]

8. Crooks Warn Cops Not to Investigate Crime

There. Fixed it.

[BamaRefugee]

15. Best edit ever.

[2naSalit]

17. +1

[sakabatou]

58. Yup. That.

[madashelltoo]

9. Threats, threats and more threats!

IF this is done . . . We’re gonna get you.
IF that is done . . . We’re gonna get you.

Just get us already! Or, stfu!

[C_U_L8R]

10. Now they're mimicking Putin with their scorched earth threats

History has proven over and over, the only way to deal with these bullies and crooks is to take them completely down so they can never rise again.

[BeyondGeography]

11. All that peaceful bipartisan cooperation would just go out the window?

[Magoo48]

13. Horseshit and fear mongering gunsmoke.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. Fuck you, Republicans....Aiding and Abetting a Criminal.....

Makes you a CRIMINAL and thus you CANNOT claim in your Congressional campaigns that you are for the Rule of Law and that NO ONE, not even a former President, is above it!

They who still back TDFG are ANTI-AMERICAN, ANTI-CONSTITUTION, and ANTI-DEMOCRACY.

[Comfortably_Numb]

16. I think senator Mike Braun is a taint.

[2naSalit]

19. HAhahaha!

WTF are they talking about? They started the war many years ago... We'll finish it though.

[patphil]

21. Sounds like Putin threatening NATO.

It's beginning to look more and more like the Republican Party is a wholly owned branch of the Russian Communist Party.

[NotHardly]

22. To make a fine point... this is OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

A threat like this is the very definition of Obstruction of Justice...

Legal Definition of obstruction of justice

: the crime or act of willfully interfering with the process of justice and law especially by influencing, threatening, harming, or impeding a witness, potential witness, juror, or judicial or legal officer or by furnishing false information in or otherwise impeding an investigation or legal process the defendant's obstruction of justice led to a more severe sentence

[sagetea]

23. Well, then...

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

I feel they are scared and are going to continue obstructing justice to stay in power.

Prosecute them, they can't do anything if they are behind bars.

sage...and sheeze, I'm angry

[Lonestarblue]

24. An investigation of Trump would likely involve an investigation of some Republicans in Congress.

Can’t have the DOJ shedding any light on collusion to overturn a government.

[Grokenstein]

25. Tiedrich nails it once again.

Link to tweet

[pandr32]

26. Ya--like they aren't already blockaiding Democrats on everything already

Calling Democrats "radical leftists" isn't very provocative, right? Add to that the claim that WE are the tyrants, pedophiles, and nazis. Sheesh.

[ificandream]

31. Repughs have a permanent persecution complex. Victim-mania.

[pandr32]

32. Yep--definitely the cloak they wear

[onetexan]

27. Political war? as if we haven't had one yet?

[eShirl]

28. How would we be able to tell? They always act like they're at political war.

[newdayneeded]

30. Did they forget

how sweet and charming they were during Biden's state of the union? These assholes will always be at a political war with good.

[hadEnuf]

34. Then bring on the war.

The GOP stands for authoritarianism, criminals, treason and sedition. The Democrats and the rest do not. I cannot think of a better reason to stand and fight.

The criminal coddling GOP can go to hell.

[Xoan]

35. The Hill?

Fuck those guys.

[Ford_Prefect]

36. The word you are all searching for is EXTORTION.

The way the mob threatens the DA: "If he knows what's good for him he'll leave sleeping dogs alone".

The bigger the threat, the louder they lie, the more you know they are runnig scared. The Extortion bluff is all they have left. They are puffing and blowing because they know the threat to THEM is real.

[Achilleaze]

37. Republicans need to put down their Viagra and Ambien

and start thinking. They are in a fantasy world.

If their Criminal-in-Chief is held accountable, they will throw yet another hissy fit.

So lame. Go ahead, Pubes, Make America's Day. You are going to get tossed on your lardy, lying, Russian-adoring asses come November.

You can depend on it.

[lark]

38. Also Putin will fund us and make sure we win.

Delusional fuckers!

[Botany]

39. Sen. Mike Braun remember the Moscow 8 and their July 4, 2018 trip to Russia?

You fuckers sold out America. We would not be having the war in the Ukraine, the C-19 pandemic,
or the 1/6/21 attempted coup if you and your party hadn't sold America out to Russia.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216452230

"If your goal is to make sure Donald Trump is the nominee in 2024 for the Republicans, then
by all means proceed with this. You’re just going to make him stronger,” he said. Fine if you
want to bring that bag of shit horse to the race please do just that. He lost the popular vote
2 times, was installed by Russia in 2016, lost the House, the Senate, and stole $17 billion with
his grifting?

[AZLD4Candidate]

40. Ukraine not giving in to Russian demands sparked a war

I guess the wholly owned subsidiary of "Russian Securities and Holdings Group" is using the same tactics domestically. . .threaten a scorched Earth solution if their lord and God gets any pushback on his illegal and unconstitutional actions.

Russia/Republicans. Same thing.

[intheflow]

41. He can't be president if he's in jail!

So please proceed accordingly, Mr. Garland.

Also, how would prosecuting Trump lead to worse behavior by Republicans, anyway? They've already obstructed and broken government because they don't believe in government. So really, going after Trump is just pulling back the curtain to expose what they're doing behind the scene to destroy democracy.

[FreepFryer]

42. They will do that anyway. We will (again) prevent the coup they want to effect. (Nt)

[bringthePaine]

43. coup-coup refuKKKchickens are terrified! Dumb-old Fuck and PuttyShat are DONE

[bucolic_frolic]

45. TREASON isn't political, it's criminal /nt

[Mysterian]

47. For anyone who believes in the rule of law in the USA,

that's a war worth fighting.

[appleannie1]

48. I am firmly in the camp of totally pissed if they don't investigate.

[hamsterjill]

49. All the more reason for Garland to act NOW!

Crickets.

[ananda]

50. Reeps are already at war with everyone they hate...

including every Dem.

IOW, so what?

[Cha]

53. FO Zombies.

[samsingh]

54. as opposed to letting a president be a traitor to his country. I think that's more dangerous

[myohmy2]

55. we've...

...been in a political war for decades...so what's new?

...warnings and threats from republicans on not following laws on factual criminal activity and behavior should be resoundingly rejected by all Americans as the Ukrainians rejected the illegal warnings and threats coming from Russia...blackmail

...at some point you have to do the right thing...

...republicans...

[BlueIdaho]

56. Are they getting their talking points from Putin?

Sure sounds like it.

[rockfordfile]

57. I agree

[aggiesal]

59. Oh great, now the (R)'s are acting like Put-In ...

They must have bent over one too many times.

[Brainfodder]

60. What a protection racket they have going, eh?

Planting what they want in thoughtless heads., this shit is beyond pathetic.

[EndlessWire]

61. Yeah, they must have had a meeting.

They must have discussed how to politically sabotage the indictment. They must have passed the word "tainted" back and forth.

Each time they open their mouths, they make it obvious that they are traitors. I wonder if we can count the war in Ukraine as the war necessary to prosecute them ALL as TRAITORS.

They have a lot of nerve to threaten us like that. Trump is a Putin puppet, and they support that. It has nothing to do with fairness, or justice, or anything like that. It has to do with hiding their own complicity in crime.

And, Russia gave them money.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

63. Another example of Republicans believing that they can commit crimes with impunity,

simply because they are Republicans.

"We are Republicans, therefore, we are immune from prosecution for any crimes we may commit. Furthermore. if you prosecute us for our crimes, we will hurt you"

[Maeve]

64. And these Repubs know 'taint' when the see it!

[Hotler]

65. GFY! nt

[Martin68]

66. I'm sorry, I thought the GOP launched their political war years ago...

[UT_democrat]

67. Lets Go!

Call their gd bluff already. Political war? Like the one that's been waging since mfin' Reagan era? Seriously. Will they obstruct more? Cheat more? Steal more? They will do it anyway.

Let's end this era of politics with a giant GOP enema.