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Of course what Pence really meant was “Take a long walk, off a short pier, Congress. I’m Trump’s designated ‘fall guy’ — and it’s an honor to serve the Boss in his ongoing Obstruction.”
Donald may see himself as the ‘chosen one’ — but he apparently sees the VP as being his ‘chosen scapegoat’.
Tucker Higgens, CNBC — Oct 4, 2019
House Democrats on Friday demanded that Vice President Mike Pence turn over documents related to President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president at the heart of their rapidly unfolding impeachment probe.
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Trump urged Zelensky on the call to investigate his 2020 rival Joe Biden, the former vice president. On Thursday, CNN reported that Pence was provided a transcript of the phone call the day after it took place. A source told CNN that Pence “may or may have not read it.”
Citing the public reporting, the committee chairmen wrote in the letter that it “remains unclear to what extent you had knowledge of the specific aspects of some of these events.”
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“Given the scope, it does not appear to be a serious request but just another attempt by the Do Nothing Democrats to call attention to their partisan impeachment,” [Pence’s press secretary Katie] Waldman said. “Despite their efforts to distract and obstruct our agenda, this Administration will stay focused on creating jobs, securing the border, rebuilding our military, negotiating better trade deals, and the issues most important to the American people.”
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Pence’s own political future be damned — when he is indicted on the same charges as the Trump Bus driver is. All without the same claims to the Trump-Barr immunity.
Pence should have known better — because well, he’s not a power-grabbing ego-maniac like his Mob Boss Trump.
But only an apprentice-ego-maniac in training. One who took a Loyalty Oath. To protect Trump corruption, at any costs. Taking the fall, is just part of [once] being on the Trump Team.
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Well I guess, there IS a resemblance ...