Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) deleted a tweet on Friday morning where he criticized “Democrats” for subpoenaing Donald Trump Jr.
That’s because—as many people quickly pointed out—it wasn’t Democrats who subpoenaed the president’s son for his testimony, it was the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee. The committee has been investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election for years.
“You can’t make this stuff up: Democrats are subpoenaing @DonaldJTrumpJr based on the testimony of Michael Cohen–a man who lied to Congress multiple times. This is how low they are willing to sink to harass @realDonaldTrump & his entire family. The #MuellerReport is done. Move on!” he wrote.
The tweet was later deleted, but not before being noticed by people online.
Took only a few days for Richard Burr to become a Democrat. https://t.co/G9Jnxvyv70
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) May 10, 2019
you can, apparently, “make this stuff up”
— Sam Stein (@samstein) May 10, 2019
Richard Burr is not a Democrat https://t.co/5jRO5UngWr
Actually it appears you can just make stuff up, because a Republican committee subpoenaed @DonaldJTrumpJr, not “Democrats.”
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/MadBastard_v2/status/1126859858739957760
Republicans, not Democrats. @SteveScalise pic.twitter.com/loiRBDduay
— JerseyScott (@ScottNNJ) May 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1126859325761314817
Allies of the president’s son reportedly have pressured Republican lawmakers to push against the committee’s decision to subpoena him, according to the New York Times.
CNN reports that Trump Jr. is considering invoking his Fifth Amendment rights in response to the subpoena.
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