… Trump’s alleged pressing of a foreign government into helping him against a political rival has renewed calls for the president’s impeachment. In an opinion column for The Washington Post, legal scholars George Conway and Neal Katyal even described Trump’s alleged behavior as “the ultimate impeachable act.”
But most Republicans have responded to the Ukraine whistleblower scandal with silence and defiance. …
Anyone expecting harsher criticism from Republicans, though, need only look at the political fortunes of Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). CONT.
Michael Tesler (UC Irvine), Monkey Cage