GOP Sen. Richard Burr said the Cohen and Manafort convictions haven’t changed his mind on President Donald Trump. “He was elected by the American people,” he said. “Short of impeachment or death, he’s the president.”
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Twenty-four hours after one of the most damaging days for Donald Trump’s presidency, the Republican wall of support around him shows no signs of crumbling.
Though some GOP senators expressed discomfort with the the plea deal reached by Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and the guilty verdict rendered on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, there has been no seismic shift in the GOP after a bombshell Tuesday. Some Republicans attacked Cohen as not credible, some said Manafort’s conviction has nothing to do with Trump and others still said the matter doesn’t fall in their purview as senators.
Moreover, the president still enjoys strong support among most Republican elected officials, a significant achievement given the rising prospects that Senate Republicans could be the backstop against an impeachment trial in the Senate if Democrats win the […]
It appears to me that the USA has entered an era of corruption and greed. In order to keep afloat and contain the greed in place more corrupt acts must be promoted. Campain donations by large corporations make sure the machine is well oiled. This is a self-serving act and the circle continues to turn.
I am not a politician but I observe this mary-go-round. To stop this recurring mode of operation the center must be dismantled. Since I am talking about a country and I do not know the formula to dismantle the mechanism. I must do what I judge possible to aid one person at a time.
I am saddened.