In the US Congress that is….
I’m a old dog…
I would NEVER have believed that the two, a former two term US President and his wife, who was a US Senator, Sec of State and Presidential candidate would be dragged in-front a Republican Oversight Committee of threat of a Congressional Contempt charge…
3 years from now with Trump out , if Democrats would do the same?
Republicans would be expected to have a shit fit…
Bill and Hillary Clinton are in House Republicans’ crosshairs — and the Democratic Party they once led isn’t coming to the rescue.
A youthful vanguard of progressive office-holders unlikely to even recall the Clinton presidency, let alone defend the former president’s foibles, have largely opted against defending the once formidable pair, even as many regard the GOP effort to compel their testimony blatantly hypocritical and politically driven. Last week, in fact, nine Democratic lawmakers joined Republicans and voted in favor of holding the two-term president in contempt for defying a subpoena to testify as part of the panel’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Just three broke ranks on a similar vote against the former secretary of State.
“I think it has less to do with Bill and Hillary Clinton themselves and their legacy, and more to do with the way that the party has shifted itself over the last 20 years,” said Rep. Maxwell Frost, (D-Fla.), who was among the Democrats who voted to hold the former president in contempt and is, at 28, the youngest member of Congress. “We want to be more aggressive and find the truth, and it’s less about allegiances to, you know, individuals, and more about what’s best for our party and what’s best for this country.”
It’s a remarkable rejection of “The Comeback Kid,” who was heartily cheered 18 months ago during the Democratic National Convention, as well as the party’s 2016 presidential nominee, and demonstrates the lack of clout the two have inside the current Democratic Party. The party’s effective abandonment of its longtime standard bearers provides a vivid illustration of how many members are eager to disassociate themselves from the Clinton brand.
Both Clintons have said they had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and they argue the subpoenas were not tied to a legitimate legislative purpose, rendering them invalid….
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James Carville, the longtime Democratic strategist who guided Clinton’s 1992 campaign, dismissed the House GOP’s focus on the Clintons as “theatrics” and predicted that forcing the former first couple to testify would backfire.
“The more attention they bring to this, it’s not going to end well for them,” said Carville, who noted that Hillary Clinton endured 11 hours of public testimony over the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi when she was secretary of State. He also said that Clinton would be “well prepped” for his testimony opposite Comer.
“You’ve got one of the lowest IQ people to ever serve in the United States government matched against maybe the highest IQ person ever served in the United States government” Carville said. “This whole thing reminds me of what you see a lot here down in the South where I live — dogs chasing cars. You caught the car. Good. What are you gonna do with it? It was fun chasing the car.
The car stopped.
Eat the hubcap.”
Note…
For those of us who where around back in the day….
Bill Clinton was sleazy ….
Hillary Clinto had an attitude….
Donald Trump IS a convicted criminal….
Just saying…..
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