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Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) said Monday that several of his Republican colleagues had "privately expressed concerns" about the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia's election interference and the Trump campaign.
Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told CNN's "New Day" that while "very few" Republicans would publicly call out President Trump for behavior detailed in the Mueller report, many had privately voiced concerns in conversations.
Many privately expressed concerns about what was revealed in the Mueller report in part because of the gap between what Attorney General [William] Barr characterized as being in the Mueller report and what was actually in the Mueller report for those who have taken the time to read through it," Coons said.
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Mueller handed over his report to Barr in late March. The attorney general quickly released a four-page summary of the top-line conclusions to Congress. Mueller, in a March letter that was released this month, raised concerns to Barr about his memo, writing that it didn't "capture the context, nature and substance of this office's work and conclusions."
Coon's comments come after Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, said in a tweet over the weekend that he had finished reading Mueller's report on Russia's election interference and the Trump campaign. He outlined four of his "principal conclusions," including that he believes Trump "has engaged in impeachable conduct."
Coons added on Monday that he was "surprised" Amash said publicly "what I think many are thinking privately."
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/444596-dem-senator-many-republicans-privately-expressed-concerns-about-mueller
Seems many Republicans lack a backbone.
Wounded Bear
(58,823 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,272 posts)Was Susan Collins one of them?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)spanone
(136,008 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I'm guessing that an updated edition of Profiles in Courage won't be featuring any of the current vintage of Republican elected officials.
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)deep into a very dark place - the same dark place history will hold for you if any of us survive this maelstrom
motherfuckers
And when they write their books absolving themselves, they can shove those too. Hopeless, immoral cowards.
SamKnause
(13,126 posts)They are the enemy.
They are evil and their greed has no bounds.
They are the greatest threat this country has ever faced.
They are the enemy !!!!!!
It really is that simple.
They sold this country to the highest bidders.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)the bag if you really need to see it!"
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