‘Throw the bums out’ of Congress to protect Russia probe, top Democrat says

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website May 27 2018:

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on May 27 defended the FBI from accusations it placed a “spy” in the Trump campaign. (JM Rieger/The Washington Post)

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Sunday called on voters to “throw the bums out” of Congress whom he has accused of trying to help President Trump undermine the special counsel’s Russia probe.

“The only thing that makes this possible is a Congress that is complicit,” Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) said on ABC News’s “This Week,” naming several conservative leaders in the Republican Party and accusing “a weak” Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) of refusing to “stand up for the independence of the Justice Department.” Continue reading “‘Throw the bums out’ of Congress to protect Russia probe, top Democrat says”