Rubio pushes back on Trump: DOJ didn't do anything wrong with Carter Page surveillance

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 07/22/18 09:43 AM EDT

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday argued that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) warrants to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page were justified.

Rubio, appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said he has a “different view” than President Trump, who earlier Sunday claimed that newly released DOJ documents prove his campaign was “being illegally spied upon.”

“I don’t believe that them looking into Carter Page means they were spying on the campaign. I also don’t believe it proves anything about collusion,” Rubio said. “He was a guy that was on their screen even before the campaign.”

"I don’t think it’s part of any broader plot. The only plot here is the plot to interfere in our election by the Russians,” he added.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/398235-rubio-rebuffs-trump-doj-warrants-on-carter-page-doesnt-mean-they

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. An essential feature of Rubio's career

is to always have a rhetorical escape route if his utterances have the slightest chance of becoming controversial. Rubio crafts his statements so well, they end up as meaningless.

[cstanleytech]

3. Trying to position himself for a run for president either against Trump

or after he is out of office down the road.

[duforsure]

4. Rubio still does nothing to protect our Democracy

And sides with putin and trump over our country and the American people. Not really surprised.

[Racerdog1]

5. Rubio is a disgrace.

For sale to the highest bidder. Just ask the NRA.

[beachbum bob]

6. funny, my brother and I just had a discussion relevant to Rubio's statement. My position is simple

as this whole mess continues to wind up, the GOP is being pushed into a ever shrinking corner where the choices are becoming few and bleak. A politician is a politician and almost always places THEIR welfare first over god, country and party. The trump disaster is making it apparent that sooner or later they must choose, defending country or defending corruption. NEITHER CHOICE has a positive outcome for republicans.

Choose country then a significant portion of the republican base will view as an abandonment of trump and will either split off or not vote

a huge victory for all democrats in all future elections.

Choose corruption and trump, then the great majority of the american people (58-60%) will do all they can to vote all republicans out.

a huge victory for all democrats in all future elections.

there really is no third choice as doing nothing defaults to the latter one.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Little Marco gets religion. Must be an election coming up.

[NCDem47]

8. Rubio is the biggest weasel.

Florida is going purple. He often has to throw out “moderate” statements to appear reasonable. All talk and no action. He is a heartless Republican to his core and will always side with them, no matter what.

[hatrack]

9. Rubio - A Lindsey Graham for the Next Generation!

[BumRushDaShow]

10. DUzy!

[paleotn]

11. Maybe.....

but lil Marco has much to learn before he can even hold "Scarlett's" petticoat. Oh fiddly dee!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. He's probably pissed off with being called "Little Marco"

[Saguaro]

13. Except he said the exact opposite from Graham.

[hatrack]

17. So does Graham, on a regular basis . . .

This threadbare magic carpet of occasional weak-tea "protests" allows some, even here at DU, to ride through the sky to the magic moment when Lindsay Graham "stands up" to the Shitstain White House.

And then he walks it back or ignores the next illegal action, because reelection/reasons/rubles and the magic carpet becomes a pile of lint.

[Power 2 the People]

14. It's only Sunday

He'll walk the comments back by Monday.

[GulfCoast66]

15. He is reading the tea leaves of Florida politics

If we take the house and re-elect Nelson here in Florida look for him to become the anti trump voice of the GOP.

He is scum.

[turbinetree]

16. Rubio ...........NRA.............RUSSIA............. Parkland 17 dead students & Teachers

How does it feel to get blood money from criminal enterprises to the tune of 3 million plus dollars------------You should get Malcolm Nance's new book---you in there, also Scott Walker, NRA, Bustina, Torshin, and Carter Page, the entire gang ..............you and them are dangerous...............and yes, dumb shit it is a broader plot.......................your all linked your "all conservatives"...................


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