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TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2018, 05:15 AM Dec 2018

Sen. Hatch regrets 'I don't care' remark about allegations Trump directed his former lawyer's hush

Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch on Friday walked back comments he made earlier this week defending President Donald Trump of allegations he was tied in court documents to charges against Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen.

After Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and court papers showed Cohen identified “Individual 1” – Trump – as directing his actions, Hatch essentially shrugged it off saying Trump is a good president and the economy is doing well.

"The Democrats will do anything to hurt this president," he told CNN. "What happened before he was elected president is one thing, but since he’s been elected the economy’s done well, our country is moving ahead. We’re in better shape than when we were before he became president. And I think we ought to judge him on that basis."

After CNN’s Manu Raju pointed out it wasn’t Democrats, but federal prosecutors making the allegations about Trump, Hatch responded, "I don’t care, all I can say is he’s doing a good job as president.”

Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/12/14/sen-hatch-regrets-i-dont/

When asked about whether he thought that Sen. Hatch's regrets were sincere, TexasTowelie responded, "I don't care."

Too little, too late Orrin.

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Sen. Hatch regrets 'I don't care' remark about allegations Trump directed his former lawyer's hush (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2018 OP

Is this the same Orrin Hatch of the WhiteWater investigations? OneBro Dec 2018 #1

So much for respecting the rule of law, eh, Mr. Hatch? Or, perhaps you only respect those laws ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #2

Orrin Hatch has done significant damage to our country especially through delisen Dec 2018 #3

A slip of honesty that will forever be used to define his career. You fucked up, Orrin. FreepFryer Dec 2018 #4

OneBro

(1,159 posts)

1. Is this the same Orrin Hatch of the WhiteWater investigations?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 06:21 AM

Dec 2018

Can’t be. Orrin Hatch was one of the ringleaders of the investigation of the Clinton’s pre-presidency WhiteWater investments. When the investigation kept coming up with goose eggs it was extended and expanded until Republicans discovered a blow job which they then celebrated in the form of the Starr Report.

So tell me, are there TWO Orrin Hatches, or is it the same slimy, unethical, immoral, hypocritical slug who has been in the Senate for about 300 years?

SWBTATTReg

(24,094 posts)

2. So much for respecting the rule of law, eh, Mr. Hatch? Or, perhaps you only respect those laws ...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 06:59 AM

Dec 2018

that only you want to enforce, eh? Hypocrite, especially being someone in the position of creating laws for this country of ours. You are a pathetic person and senator.

delisen

(6,463 posts)

3. Orrin Hatch has done significant damage to our country especially through

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 07:16 AM

Dec 2018

pushing many anti-democracy nominations through the judiciary.

FreepFryer

(7,086 posts)

4. A slip of honesty that will forever be used to define his career. You fucked up, Orrin.