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Dems are largely in agreement that their so-called demand — asking that the President follow the law — is the bare minimum.
“The Republican silence and acquiescence in the face of a march down the road to autocracy and tyranny is absolutely unforgivable,” Sen. Blumenthal told me.
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Hirono: “I think what we should focus on is not only the next FBI nominee, but all the other Trump nominees, and whether they have the … experience and qualifications, besides 100% loyalty to Trump.”
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Meanwhile, Sens. Warnock and Hirono both told me Wray made his decision and the focus now should be on Kash Patel’s nomination.
Warnock: “The issue at this point is the President’s nominee.”
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MTG added: "The American people are still suffering from high inflation, bad economy, nothing really changed. It’s gonna take time to turn that around ... So I think any kind of cuts like that could hurt the poorest people in the population. So I think we have to be smart about how we do it."
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Both Duckworth and Sen. Mazie Hirono said that such a move by Republicans would likely spark backlash, not just from Dems but from Republicans’ own voting base.
"I hope that there’s a cause and effect between screwing the voters and lining the pockets of their rich friends," Hirono told me.
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Meanwhile, just before the vote, the Ethics Committee met behind closed doors once again. Following the lengthy meeting, they released a statement indicating they did not come to a conclusion on the future of the report.
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Rep. Barry Moore agrees with Roy:
“I think that would be a valid move… I mean, if they’re gonna try to dig up that sort of stuff, why not?”
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Rep. Chip Roy: “If you release this report, then you know, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Let’s start talking about releasing other reports.”
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Important story update here: Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) reveals + NYT reports that House Republicans on the committee blocked the report's release in the vote today