Facing angry constituents, more Republicans voice concern over Trumps Russia ties

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by Adam Peck at Think Progress

https://thinkprogress.org/facing-angry-constituents-more-republicans-voice-concern-over-trumps-russia-ties-e19a588141a3

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Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) represents an area of Maryland’s Eastern Shore that is the definition of a safe district. The conservative congressman—Maryland’s only federally elected Republican—won reelection last year with 67 percent of the vote, and Donald Trump carried the district with 62 percent of the vote.

You wouldn’t think so, judging by the crowd that turned up at his town hall event on Friday. Angry constituents demanded answers about why Harris supported defunding Planned Parenthood and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act—positions Harris continued to defend, to a chorus of boos. They did manage to coax out a call for a thorough investigation into the Trump administration’s ties to Russia, leaving open the possibility for an independent investigation.

“If we can’t get information, if for some reason [the congressional investigation] is biased, I want an unbiased investigation,” he said. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) is facing calls to resign his position after a series of puzzling decisions that potentially compromised the integrity of the congressional hearings.

“I support investigating it, I want to know what they find. I want to hear some of the testimony, and then I’ll decide,” Harris said of a possible independent investigation.

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[Thinkingabout]

1. The Republicans be concerned about the Russian interference in our elections,

This is not good

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3. Would it not be good if the whole country wanted to do something

about Russian interference?

[ProudLib72]

2. Do you think that when he and his cronies

get back to DC there will be serious discussion about replacing Nunes? He and his colleague's responses appear to focus on whether or not they would vote to impeach tRump. That seems to me like a sneaky way of delaying doing anything that would actually get them to that point (i.e. get rid of Nunes).