But, for the past two years, Mr. Trump holds too much political power over the Republican base for that dissent to ever gain serious political traction. Mr. Tillis, meanwhile, is up for re-election in 2020 and, even more important, facing a primary challenge from the right. The Times reported on Thursday evening that he was under intense pressure from associates of the Trumps to rebuke Mr. Burr. Mr. Tillis explained his thinking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday. When a reporter pointed out that Mr. Burr led the committee that issued the subpoena, Mr. Tillis responded: “I think you’d have to speak to Senator Burr.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2019 22:22 UTC