Curmudgeon-in-chief John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, isn’t the only Republican on the Hill suspicious of what Trump and his team were and are up to with Russia. Any or all of these chairmen ― with the enthusiastic support of their Democratic committee members ― could stage lengthy and, from Trump’s point of view, painful hearings. The House, with its oppressive rules, younger GOP members and large tea party Trumpian majority, is likely to remain docile and supportive for the most part. How to hem the GOP Senate in? Just to make sure his base got the message, his political team had pre-written an email fundraising appeal that painted the press as his demonic enemy.

Source: Huffington Post February 17, 2017 06:45 UTC