GOP no longer a party of family values. That part of their history is gone.
Now do Obama.
Congress has paid over 17 MILLION DOLLARS with OUR MONEY for sexual harassment claims. Trump used his own damn money.
And they will do the same when it is proven he colluded with Russia. Party over country and money over morals.
What about congress paying millions out of hush money fund while ppl in office & with our $?
1) djt not even accused of this. 2) mueller knew Cohen pleading guilty so anything he wrote would never be debated in ct 3) if even happened it’s historically a fine at most (ask obama who pd highest fine ever) 4) if djt even charged & convicted of this happened b4 in office.
Both political parties are guilty of this.
I wonder what they would be saying if Obama had done these acts. Does 'Lock him up' seem likely?
There’s making a mistake, and then there’s knowingly breaking the law
I bet they were care very much if it were Obama or another democratic president
Obama had huge issues. Look em up
Republicans “don’t care” - Says it all
Chernynkaya GOP Party of cretins, creeps, criminals and crazies. Lock them all up. GOPTreasonWeasels FollowTheRubles
When attacking the investigation doesn't work, attack the crime as insignificant...
So let me get this straight, enter the country illegally (misdemeanor) no way. Commit a felony, that's OK. Hypocrite much?
There goes NBC lying and carrying water for Mueller and the Dems. It's an allegation that hasn't even been adjudicated in court. This is why the Fake News media is the EnemyofThePeople
interesting considering obama did same thing and Sharpton has yet to pay his taxes
Now do BarackObama
This wasn’t a mistake. There were shell companies set up to do this. That requires drafting documents. This was a deliberate subterfuge.
Can’t have it both ways libs, if you think campaign finance is a big issue, fine. That also means for Dems.....sure you ant to play that game? I mean Obozo was fined almost $400k for infractions
If it had been a Democrat president Ryan, Hatch & McConnell would be screaming for impeachment. Graham, Grassley, Cruz, Rubio, McCarthy & Paul would have been doing the same thing.
gop only cares about the law when it applies to non-white, non-GOP folks. Otherwise, it is “we can do whetever we want and you can’t.”
Criminals excusing criminal activity ... go GOP go
GOP Syndicate reporting to Russia. PutinasGodfather
Translation: oh shit, we might be in trouble over our campaign finance screwups.
Sen. Thune: It's only a mistake if you get caught. Sen. Paul: Being a criminal is OK because we shouldnt prosecute for crimes. Sen. Hatch: I'm checking out. Ladies and Gentleman, The Trump Administration, y'all. Huck, Huck, Huck..
Rules are meant to be Brocken by those who make them
Yep. They're dirty. You can hear it in their tone and see it in their actions. Aiding and abetting is really protecting themselves.
The last great Republican president, Theodore Roosevelt, charged Congress to address and correct the campaign finance issues of 100 years ago. He warned that it would be the “death of the republic” to ignore this all-important issue. The GOP ignored their own president. gop
What happened to the 'rule of law'...a position vehemently promoted by the GOP and used against Democrats for real or imagined offenses?
It will not save him
They let Obama walk away with his violation of campaign finance, what’s good for one is good for the other, they can’t pick and choose .
Proof positive that some congressional members think they’re above the law when the laws don’t suit them. These laws were drafted for a reason.
trump and the gop’s ACCOUNTABILTY TOUR BEGINS January 3, 2019. There will be A New Congress In Town. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year America🇺🇸💙⚖️ Our Constitution and Democracy Will Be Back. OUR VOTES MATTER🇺🇸⚖️
Conservative Christians justifying hush payments to a porn star. Typical.
Moon32535996 GOP may not care (hiding their own wrongs?)(is anyone investigating?) but America cares
Where is the outrage.. Oh that's right, it's the GOP making the muck. I am supposing that they expect the American public to just accept it? NO would be that answer. GOP = Corruption
LibsInAmerica Have we also overcriminalized perjury and obstruction of justice? chucktodd
Wake up people. It's not just the laws he broke, it's his willingness to lie to us. How can you defend and support a serial liar I'm certain that all of us have told a fib or two. The President tells 'bigly' lies and when caught claims that the truth is 'fake news.'
Yep and a mis- dial “ hello hello is this Putin , Putin who . Putting you in Jail.
It was his money.
Propaganda
I'm glad that we've finally got people talking about campaign finance reform, but it's too bad that it's only because of partisanship. It will be very sad to see Dems flip to defending their own crimes once they're back in office.
The only time they have ever been an issue was when Obama used them to lock up Dinesh because he made amovie that hurt Barraks feelings. Dinesh amount was around $2400.00.
If it was a Dem. GOP would be raising HELL. Sad all GOP are TRUMPS YES party. All afraid of his tweets!
Said a couple of crooks
Tip of the iceberg folks.
CnBsNana And that's it for America, folks. It was a good run, but when you have the Senate willing to ignore the crimes of the Executive Branch, your country doesn't exactly work anymore.
OrrinHatch, you should care; MarkMeadows, if that's the case, then they should be headed for the doors. You work for the protection of the democracy & constitution of America, b4 the GOP
The President isn't above the law!
You've made campaign finance mistakes too? I won't tell the FEC or the TheJusticeDept if you don't.
RD_Copeland ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING
So, a prominent businessman used his own money to pay off two women who were trying to extort him. I don't care either. A jury found that John Edwards was innocent of this even though he did use campaign funds and the payout was much larger. Leftist elites are really stretching
CastonChris Rep. McCarthy: “If campaign finance crimes are a violation then lots of Congressmen will have to go.” Sen. Thune: 'Most of us have made mistakes when it comes to campaign finance issues.' Sen. Paul: 'We've over-criminalized campaign finance.' Sen. Hatch: 'I don't care.' GOP
cwsparker I would say the GOP has gone down the toilet, but that would be a upgrade from where they have actually desecended to.
That’s because they are paid by Russia and Saudi Arabia. These asshats sold our country long ago. GOP needs to be classed as a terrorist group.
There is no bottom to the GOP’s complicity and morality regarding Trump in office. Well, integrity was something I once believed existed in most politicians. If it says (R) after their name, I no longer give them the benefit of the doubt.
Man you guys lie A LOT. I read it, he didn’t commit a campaign finance law. He would have paid her to SU anyway, and it was a year before he decided to run! Enough said. Go lie about other stuff now.
Paying TWO PROSTITUTES
Congress actually has a fund of taxpayer money to pay hush money That would be something worth disclosing. I’m sure that activity helps them get re-elected
America cares so you better care
Treachery by the GOP Russian party. Defending the selling our government to a foreign country is the very definition of treason.
What about the rest !!! that is yet to come
Same old crap from the party of treason. It's ok when a republican does it but not ok if is Democrat. Their hypocricy is mind boggling.
This type of enablement by these scumbag Republicans is inexcusable.
Mistakes are different from knowing and willful violations. The difference between a most crimes and most mistakes is intent.
Did Dems soft pedal same violations when Obama was guilty of them? Or nah?
They are excusing criminal activity because one of their own stands accused. If this is the stance of the GOP - law and order for the poor, amnesty for the wealthy and powerful - then they cannot ever be trusted to govern.
What was it called when Schiff paid off that boy with taxpayer dollars? Donations?
If Obama and Hillary were looked into the same way, we would see multiple campaign finance violations, some that would be even worse.
We care
Orin Hatch, phoning it in from Outer Darkness. Look it up.
Hatch is an unholy mother______
Substitute BarackObama instead of realDonaldTrump and see who is concerned.
Democrats are a disease that is destroying this country
Campaign finance is at the root of what is wrong with government in America today! The highest levels of our government do the bidding of an American oligarchy. Legislation by the rich for the rich.
Sensing a theme here.
A lot of politicians might think this, but when the “law & order” party proudly tells us they routinely break the laws that they make and it’s ok, we are in deep trouble. Putting those in power above the law is a slippery slope. If a law is bad, change it don’t break it.
That Russian money ran deep!
BahHumbug Can’t we be nice at Christmas or Santa if that is what you believe!
Doesn’t make sense that candidates should have to disclose an NDA. That would make the NDA moot. Financial disclosures are to prevent secret influence and corruption not to reveal irrelevant and entirely legal but embarrassing gossip. Nobody’s business but his and his wife’s.
Party over country. It's shameful
Remarks made by those who are loose with the numbers by campaign finance and don't want nothing changed even if the system is currently flawed.
Obama holds the record for campaign finance violation fines, where’s the talk of indicting him? Trump used his own money to silence women accusing him of something that would damage his marriage! Not a campaign finance violation.
GOP lost their mind
So most of them have paid off women to keep quiet?
Trump's first job was DODGING TAXES for his father's business.
This Senate will not be judged too well in the History books! Everyone knows they are allowing a criminal to run a muck! hypocrites
The GOP has lost its moral compass. Fraud is illegal. A lie is a lie. I just stole a little bit from the taxpayers or just cheated a little on my campaign is NOT OK. I guess it’s ok with you Senator Thune if you wife just has a couple of little affairs, with just a few men.
My guess is that they all have dirty money from Russia. The whole party is about to sink. Now we Senators saying it is ok to commit crimes. Have we reached the bottom yet.
People are rotting in prison for much less. VoteThemOut
Obama/Rosie are guilty of campaign finance violations.
VOTE THEM ALL OUT 2020
It would not surprise me if some of those senators were compromised as well.
Thule the buffoon. What an embarrassment.
Your 'Party of Law and Order,' ladies and gentlemen.
The illegality of this is dubious, at best. The suggestion that a GOP senate would remove POTUS due to paying off a mistress is laughable.
BIG difference between, let's say, reporting a donation a week after a deadline and covering up hundreds of thousands of dollars in hush money, channeled through shell corporations to win a presidency.
Really so many Repubs have used campaign funds to payoff women to change their elections out comes and deceive their votes
GOP amazing acceptance of criminal behavior. You have lost your soul to realDonaldTrump
Whatever
Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up! Sad!
Let's clean house and throw these corrupt fvckers in jail with Trump. Just because you don't respect or understand the law doesn't make you innocent.
GOP should be renamed GODS for “Grand Old Double Standards” !
Party of law and order
So three elected officials have all but coughed to breaching Campaign Finance Laws. Wonder if the FBI would like a word?
So let me get this straight. It's ok when democrats like Obama do it. But not if Reublicans do it? Well, it appears there was no Trump-Russia collusion so they look for other 'crimes'. End the witch hunt. Stop criminalizing politics.
This is the voice of the GOP mob in congress! Corruption at its finest. Like trump deny deny deny why did rand paul go to russia to hand deliver a love note from trump to putin? What’s paul’s connection to putin?
This is only for republicans
A far cry from the scope of the Mueller investigation
Campaign finance violations are like sexual assault/harrasment deficits and private server emails- only an issue when Democrats are in power
There is a difference between mistake and intent.
A mistake is one thing. Directing someone to break the law is another.
Mistakes are one thing. Hush-money payments are another...
They only care if it's Hillary's email, apparently. I just want to vomit reading all of that.
We have over criminalized treason, most of us have committed some treason, I dont care.
uh....paying off hookers from an account is premeditated! His supporters should be 'pissed'! What an insult!
Party over people. Party over principles. The Republican Party is a terrible party.
Unbelievable
'Who among us hasn't laundered ten-of-millions of dollars for the Russian mob? No, seriously, I'm really asking.'
Campaign finance violations like Donald Trumps' should get you jail time. Right?
Would they be speaking this way if it were Hillary or Pelosi? No, they would have already set up an investigation. Sorry if the rule of law isn't convenient for you. Maybe you should step down from your posts.
November 3, 2020. Tick - tock.
Can't wait to see their excuses for conspiracy.
But immigration has to be by the book in all cases?
Sounds like a few senators belong in prison....
and here is some more 'un-biased' reporting from nbcnews
Well it certainly wasn't a big deal when Obama made errors w/ his campaign finances.
Rank hypocrisy is the most nauseating thing to absorb. Laws only matter if Democrats break them, per the GOP, that is clear as day.
How did they feel about John Edwards?