Republican senators press DOJ to probe Clinton and Ukraine

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

As President Donald Trump's presidency is threatened by an impeachment inquiry, the Republican chairmen of two Senate committees, Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, are asking Attorney General William Barr to investigate any ties between Ukraine and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.

In a letter to Barr released on Monday, Johnson (R-Wis.) and Grassley (R-Iowa) pressed the Justice Department to probe any connection between Clinton and Ukrainian operatives. They said they have "concerns about foreign assistance in the 2016 election that have not been thoroughly addressed."

Their letter comes as Trump faces an impeachment inquiry from the House amid revelations that he sought help from Ukraine's president to probe former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading contender for the Democratic nomination. But these two Republicans say there's another story about government corruption allegations the Justice Department should be pursuing.

"The Justice Department has yet to inform Congress and the public whether it has begun an investigation into links and coordination between the Ukrainian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee. Ukrainian efforts, abetted by a U.S. political party, to interfere in the 2016 election should not be ignored," the two senators wrote in a letter dated Sept. 27. "Are you investigating links and coordination between the Ukrainian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee? If not, why not?"

Read more: https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/09/30/ron-johnson-chuck-grassley-hillary-clinton-ukraine-letter-1518995?__twitter_impression=true

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Can you accuse someone of interfering with an election after the election is held?

[NCjack]

1. Want to do an investigation? Toss a dart at the pages of Mueller's report. nt

[progressoid]

2. Fuck Chuck

Harkin retired and Grassley hangs on to continue to screw up the country. Fuck you Chuck.

[Brainfodder]

3. Whataboutism: Congress Edition

Just no bar too low enough for some?

This can't end well for the morons buying/selling any of this Captain Obvious level BS?

[C_U_L8R]

4. Not one shred of evidence

They need to call the Dept of Political Retribution for this crap.

[Frustratedlady]

5. How many more years are the Republicans going to pursue this idea?

If A.G. Barr doesn't agree to it, will this be the end? (He is the only one I can think of that is corrupt enough to fall for their suggestion.)

Drawing Hillary into these issues is getting so ridiculous, it is even embarrassing to Democrats. Enough, already!

[Brainfodder]

6. Embarrassing that any human is doing this?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. How many more years did they try to

1.) Repeal the ACA
2.) Investigate "Benghazi!!111111!!!"
3.) Investigate "Fast and Furious"

[cstanleytech]

9. I'm waiting for them to start investigating pizzagate.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. I think they were about to do that last year in the House

https://www.thedailybeast.com/from-the-pizzagate-basement-to-he-house-floor-meet-the-conspiracy-caucus

Thank goodness we won the House back!

[rmm311]

7. Of course it had to be the idiot from my state.

Ron Johnson, Wisconsin's finest.

[Frustratedlady]

11. Ah, but OUR idiot has seniority.

And, Grassley should know better. I'm suspecting dementia or laziness in not finding a different reason to harass Hillary.

[rmm311]

21. n/t

On the other hand, Ron Johnson would not, he's a complete idiot.

[Bayard]

10. I think Hillary would have a problem being probed

Rethuglican or alien.

[deurbano]

12. Shameless... it's who they are.

[George II]

14. How about an election one "lost"?

[Wellstone ruled]

15. You could see this coming miles away.

Distraction 101.

[BlueIdaho]

16. The corrupt Bill Barr

Will happily oversee the creation of false documents to spur this fantasy along. I’ve never in my long life seen a corruption on this scale.

[Nitram]

17. This is getting surreal. Are we in an Ianesco play, or what?

[yellowcanine]

18. Well hell, it is 4th and 16 with nine seconds on the clock. "Coach, we have to try SOMETHING!"

[jcgoldie]

19. They have learned from the master of projection

Simply accuse your opponent of doing exactly everything you have been caught doing. Who knew how easy this was?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. Stupid

And I think they're proud of it.

[RobinA]

22. I Say, Why Stop There

Personally, I've always thought the White House travel office question leaves some giant threads hanging. And while we're at it, WHITEWATER? There may have been a leaf somewhere unturned in that mess.