WASHINGTON – Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld slammed President Donald Trump's contacts with the government of Ukraine in a television interview on Monday morning, calling Trump's actions"treason."
"The penalty under the Constitution is removal from office, and that might look like a pretty good alternative to the president if he could work out a plea deal," he added. Journalist Andrew Feinberg pointed out that what Trump is accused of doing with the Ukranian government was likely not treason under the U.S. code, as an act of treason would require the United States to be engaged in war or actively aiding an enemy.
It really says something about how strongly Republicans' brains are cemented together that this didn't make any splash at all, just slipped quietly below the fold immediately
He’s right.
Fine by me.
LibsInAmerica I'm down with that.
You have my attention.
LibsInAmerica
LibsInAmerica Bill Weld is absolutely correct. (I read the piece & he notes that removal from office should be the preference.) Also, Bill Weld doesn’t GAF. 👏🏼👏🏼
LibsInAmerica BetteMidler
Who? He’s not a GOP’er! Can’t be...
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'It's treason pure and simple': Bill Weld on President Trump's Ukraine callRepublican presidential candidate and fmr. Gov. of Massachusetts Bill Weld says about President Trump's Ukraine call on Morning Joe: 'Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a U.S. election. It couldn't be clearer. That's not just undermining Democratic institutions. That is treason. It's treason pure and simple.' Morning_Joe SenatorLankford
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »
'Treason pure and simple': Weld, Sanford, Walsh react to Trump callRepublican presidential candidates Joe Walsh, Mark Sanford and Bill Weld over the weekend published an op-ed on why canceling GOP primaries is a 'critical mistake,' and the three join Morning Joe to discuss primaries and Trump's call to Ukraine. Morning_Joe Morning_Joe Hey bill, respectfully, look at this picture, your makeup needs some work or a tan might suit you well. Morning_Joe Spot on. No one has the right to suppress voters from making a choice.
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »
It's very much not anything even in the neighborhood of treason. Oh yeah... why don’t u investigate please!!! Biden and Obama goes to jail that’s why! Ur a joke usaToday
Source: USATODAY - 🏆 100. / 63 Read more »
'It's treason pure and simple': Bill Weld on President Trump's Ukraine callRepublican presidential candidate and fmr. Gov. of Massachusetts Bill Weld says about President Trump's Ukraine call on Morning Joe: 'Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a U.S. election. It couldn't be clearer. That's not just undermining Democratic institutions. That is treason. It's treason pure and simple.' Morning_Joe SenatorLankford
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »
'Treason pure and simple': Weld, Sanford, Walsh react to Trump callRepublican presidential candidates Joe Walsh, Mark Sanford and Bill Weld over the weekend published an op-ed on why canceling GOP primaries is a 'critical mistake,' and the three join Morning Joe to discuss primaries and Trump's call to Ukraine. Morning_Joe Morning_Joe Hey bill, respectfully, look at this picture, your makeup needs some work or a tan might suit you well. Morning_Joe Spot on. No one has the right to suppress voters from making a choice.
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »
Mark Sanford is back on the trailThat Mark Sanford could now seem heroic does not say much for the state of the Republican Party Heroic? he's a thousand times better than Trump...
Source: TheEconomist - 🏆 6. / 92 Read more »