.MaddowBlog: Republicans call Pres. Trump scheme ‘inappropriate,’ but there’s a catch.
In the wake of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s devastating recent deposition as part of the House’s impeachment inquiry, Sen. Rob Portman said, “I thought it was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign government to investigate a political opponent.” The Ohio Republican added, however, “I also do not think it’s an impeachable offense.”
THORNBERRY: Well, as you know – maybe you know, Martha – I believe it’s inappropriate for a president to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival. Now that leads to a question if there’s a political rival with a family member who is involved in questionable activity, what do you do? Just let them alone.
And some GOP officials seem to realize that, prompting lawmakers like Thornberry to adopt an “inappropriate, but not impeachable” posture, which isn’t as plainly bonkers as the original party line, though it still doesn’t work. Third, this was cheating in a presidential election using public money as leverage. Trump was effectively employing $400 million in taxpayer money as his own corruption slush fund.
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