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To the Point

Why Republicans stand by their man

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Despite mounting evidence, Republicans in the House and the Senate are defending President Trump or keeping their heads down.  Veteran GOP conservatives accuse them of sacrificing morality for short-term political gain. Who do they fear most: Trump himself or the voters?

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Orban-Alene, and this is To the Point.

0:11.9

Impeachment of President Trump is increasingly likely led by Nancy Pelosi's Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.

0:19.3

The next step is trial in the Senate, where Republicans

0:22.1

have enough members to prevent the two-thirds vote the Constitution requires for conviction.

0:27.7

But despite mounting evidence, those Republicans are either silent or standing by their man,

0:34.4

and that's creating a major division in the GOP.

0:38.3

Here is the former Secretary of State, Colin Powell.

0:42.3

The Republican Party has got to get a grip on itself.

0:44.3

Right now, the Republican leaders and members of the Congress, both Senate and the House,

0:49.3

are holding back because they're terrified of what will happen to any one of them if they speak out.

0:56.6

Will they lose a primary?

0:58.4

Once again, Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State under George W. Bush.

1:03.1

Quinn Hillier is a conservative columnist. He's at the Washington Examiner. He's a 40-year

1:07.3

veteran of the conservative movement. He's also a contributing editor to the National Review online.

1:13.1

Quinn Hillier, good to have you with us.

1:14.6

Thank you, Warren.

1:15.2

Glad to be with you.

1:16.1

What do you say?

1:16.6

Well, we just heard from the former Secretary of State.

1:19.0

Well, in this case, Colin Powell is right.

1:21.0

The senators, at the very least, should be withholding judgment like senator ben sass of nebraska said he is

1:31.4

he said let's let the facts come out

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