John McCain Says Trump Russia Scandals Now 'Water-Gate Sized' Calling For Possible Impeaching
May 18, 2017
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Hours after the New York Times reported—and multiple news outlets confirmed—that President Donald Trump had asked former FBI Director James Comey to drop the bureau's investigation into Michael Flynn, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the president's mounting scandals were inching towards Watergate proportions.
"I think we've seen this movie before," the Arizona senator said at the International Republican Institute's Freedom Awards on Tuesday. "I think it's reaching a point where it's of Watergate size and scale, and a couple of other scandals that you and I have seen. It's a centipede that the shoe continues to drop."
When asked by former Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer if he had any advice to offer Trump, McCain encouraged the president to "get it all out."
"It's not going to be over until every aspect of it is thoroughly examined and the American people have made a judgment," he continued. "The longer you delay, the longer it's going to last."
McCain's remarks on Tuesday echo similar concerns from Republican senators, who have grown increasingly exasperated from the near daily controversies to come from the White House. The scandals surrounding Trump reached a particularly chaotic point last week, after Trump's sudden decision to fire Comey and the president's own admission he asked the former director if he was under investigation. Trump's tweets threatening the release of possible tape recordings between the two only exacerbated the widening scandal. But the Times bombshell has seemed to mark a turning point in the scandal. While McCain has always called for a thorough investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and Trump's possible ties to the Kremlin, other Republicans, who previously attempted to downplay or deflect the controversy, now seem to be signaling their unease. Shortly after the news broke, House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffez (R-Utah) requested the FBI hand over any documents detailing communications between Trump and Comey.
On Wednesday, the Times' conservative columnist Ross Douthat penned an editorial recommending the 25th Amendment be used to remove Trump from office. Some Democrats, meanwhile, are calling for impeachment.
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