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\"\"DailyKos<\/b> – It\u2019s quiet out there \u2026 so quiet \u2026<\/p>\n

Charlie Rose just said CBS This Morning asked 20 Republicans and White House on air to speak to Comey memo today; all declined.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only a matter of time\u2014probably minutes\u2014before a new revelation roils the nation. So it\u2019s a good time to take a quick look back and see just what it was that caused Republicans to go out and buy a whole new collection of comfy rocks under which to hide.<\/p>\n

Tuesday started with the White House still trying to bat away the problems brought on by discovering that Donald Trump\u2019s loose lips had spilled highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador at a White House meeting. A meeting arranged as a special favor to Vladimir Putin. A meeting where the United States press was banned, but Russian state media was given free rein. In one briefing after another, Trump surrogates sallied forth to try and explain why it was no big deal that the president had given up information sourced from Israeli intelligence, endangering alliances, nation\u2019s strategy against ISIS, and putting sources on the ground in danger. The final argument from the White House? The president was too ignorant to know better.<\/p>\n

And incredibly, by the end of the day, that would be the second worst story off the day.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, it emerged that former FBI director James Comey had kept notes on some of his meetings with Donald Trump. Among the instances captured by Comey was a request from Trump that he kill the investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn\u2019s connection with Russia.<\/p>\n

If firing Comey didn\u2019t already put Trump in the \u201cdirectly interfering into an investigation into his own campaign\u201d box, Comey\u2019s memo added a string of exclamation points. In a single day, the average position among Washington republicans went from \u201cgee, a special prosecutor seems like overkill\u201d to \u201cI\u2019m not sure we\u2019re ready to talk impeachment.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the week impeachment went from a marginal dream, to front and center possibility.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nCitizen led Trump impeachment method. The Rules of the House of Representatives stipulate citizens can initiate impeachment. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DailyKos – It\u2019s quiet out there \u2026 so quiet \u2026 Charlie Rose just said CBS This Morning asked 20 Republicans and White House on air to speak to Comey memo today; all declined. It\u2019s only a matter of time\u2014probably minutes\u2014before a new revelation roils the nation. 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