GOP Closes Ranks Behind Trump Amid Democrats' Comey Fury

[TomCADem]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-closes-ranks-behind-trump-amid-democrats-comey-fury/ar-BBAZwgD?ocid=UE01DHP

Senior Senate Republicans closed ranks behind President Donald Trump Wednesday after his dismissal of FBI Director James Comey, rejecting calls for a special prosecutor to investigate Russia’s meddling in the election and possible collusion with Trump’s campaign.

The Senate Intelligence Committee pressed on with its investigation, announcing that a subpoena was issued for documents from Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser who was fired after giving misleading statements about his conversations with Russia’s U.S. ambassador.

The panel requested the documents last month but Flynn, through his lawyer, refused to provide them. Flynn is a central figure in multiple probes into whether any Trump associates colluded with Russians acting to interfere with the U.S. presidential election.

Republican leaders insisted the turmoil shouldn’t harm their legislative agenda, including overhauls of health-care and tax laws. Still, there was an undercurrent of unease among some in the GOP about the timing and rationale given for the firing even as party leaders dismissed Democratic protests.

[Salviati]

1. Traitors and collaborators, the lot of them.

[LisaM]

2. Maybe, but this chaos has to be wearing on them.

How long can they keep it up? The country is furious. The top Senators know that he is a minority President. Russia has its fingers in every pie Donald Trump bakes.

[AgadorSparticus]

3. This REALLLLLLY angers me!!! And they have the audacity to wrap themselves around the flag

I am just furious!!!!!!!

[WhiteTara]

7. Call your senator...especially if s/he is a republicon

the switchboard number is
202 224 3121

[Zorro]

4. Republican Quislings all

[Leghorn21]

5. Awww, "there was an undercurrent of unease among some in the GOP ", how sad for them.

Well, I know we all hope they'll get over their unease soon, what dreadful news, sob

[BannonsLiver]

6. Party first. Always and forever.

[LisaM]

8. This is why super delegates matter.

The Republicans' nominating process helped lead to this. Winner take all primaries, open primaries, no safety net whatsoever.

[spanone]

9. party over democracy

[tavalon]

10. Please, please, please give him immunity for testifying. Please.