Ryan: Mueller Indictments Won't 'Derail What Were Doing In Congress'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By ESME CRIBB Published OCTOBER 30, 2017 11:36 AM

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Monday said charges brought against members of President Donald Trump’s campaign are not going to have any effect on Congress.

“I really don’t have anything to add, other than: Nothing is going to derail what we’re doing in Congress,” Ryan said on conservative Wisconsin talk radio station WTAQ.

Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and his business associate Rick Gates, on Monday surrendered to the FBI and were charged with 12 counts, including conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy against the U.S. and making false statements.

Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty earlier in October to making false statements to FBI agents. The case against Papadopoulos was unsealed Monday.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/paul-ryan-trump-campaign-indictments-will-not-derail-congress

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. Really... Wait until Ryan gets an indictment.

And it's coming.

[Sneederbunk]

2. You are pretty good at derailing yourselves.

[Hortensis]

3. May not derail, but they're all going to be out shoveling

this debris flow off the tracks.

[irisblue]

4. Less then 5 hours.....TAX CUTS!!! For the 1%

will make everything better...
Ryan needs to be voted out.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. More illegitimate than ever

Every action by this Congress is illegitimate and should be reversed

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. They are increasing the rush because time is looking more & more limited.

Impeachment looming.

[BlueIdaho]

7. Oh Paul...

You’re such a cockeyed optimist...

[Freethinker65]

8. Buh bye Ryan

[Honeycombe8]

9. It'll be interesting to see which reps & senators step forward to repeat the Fox talking points. nt

[Aviation Pro]

10. Fuck off....

...Eddie. Go do your P90X in the street, that's about your speed, you fucking moron.

[muntrv]

11. Until Ryan or McConnell get an indictment.

[Bradical79]

12. True

They've been doing a good job derailing their own ability to govern without outside influence. I am worried about someone figuring out how to be the pied piper and get all those rats heading in the same direction though.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Not just indictments; GUILTY PLEA too. . . nt

[jmowreader]

14. Well, this is true

But taking into account this Congress is the real-world embodiment of Governor LePetomane’s Cabinet, continuing to do what they’ve been doing won’t be much of a problem.

[SeattlePop]

15. Then Billionaires Need Them Tax Cuts - Full Steam Ahead

Middle class? Yer screwed. Again.

Not to mention the poor, sick, or elderly.

[lark]

16. Ryan, we will keep the puppet around until he signs our tax deal.

After that, he's totally on his own!

At least this is my interpretation of what's going on with the Repug congress right now and was pretty much confirmed with Rob Portman's interview yesterday am.

[forgotmylogin]

17. Nothing will derail them except

A GIANT MUELLER TRAIN OF INDICTMENTS BARRELLING DOWN THE TRACKS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION

CHOO FUCKING CHOO M*FUCKERS!

[W T F]

18. He's been doing absolutely nothing in Congress all year, Why would we think he could get "derailed"?