{"id":138795,"date":"2019-11-25T08:20:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T08:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/sen-kennedy-slams-democrats-for-using-impeachment-as-a-routine-political-weapon\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T08:20:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T08:20:17","slug":"sen-kennedy-slams-democrats-for-using-impeachment-as-a-routine-political-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/sen-kennedy-slams-democrats-for-using-impeachment-as-a-routine-political-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Kennedy Slams Democrats for Using Impeachment as a Routine Political Weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday slammed the Houses impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and accused them of chasing a \u201cred herring\u201d when attempting to figure out whether the president allegedly linked military aid to Ukraine to investigate his election rivals.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaker [Nancy] Pelosi is acting in a manner that is insincere, even by the standards of Congress,\u201d Kennedy told Fox News<\/a>. \u201cShe is turning impeachment into a routine political weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

On whether there was quid pro quo, Kennedy said there are other mitigating factors at play.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to Speaker Pelosi, President Trump asked for the investigation of a political rival. Theres another scenario, and that is that President Trump asked for an investigation of possible corruption by someone who happens to be a political rival,\u201d Kennedy told the news outlet. \u201cThe latter, if proven, would be in the national interest. The former would be in his parochial personal interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kennedy added that there is no evidence following two weeks of hearings.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cMany of my friends in the media say, well, theres no evidence of any impropriety by Hunter Biden. And my response to that is that the absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence if you dont look.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the interview, Kennedy also said he wants to know how Joe Bidens son, Hunter Biden, earned the high-paying role at Burisma Holdings, asking, \u201cWhat did Hunter Biden do for the money?\u201d<\/p>\n

The focus on the impeachment inquiry was a July 25 phone call between Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where Trump asked him to \u201clook into\u201d the Bidens and alleged 2016 election interference in Ukraine. Democrats said Trump waged a pressure campaign via Rudy Giuliani and other officials, which Trump and Giuliani have denied. Ukrainian officials, including Zelensky, have also denied the claims.<\/p>\n

Some Republicans have called for Hunter Biden to testify in the Senate along with the whistleblower who alerted officials about the phone call. Trump\u2014who recently said he wants a Senate impeachment trial\u2014Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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