"I've studied presidential history quite a bit, and I don't know if we've ever seen anything quite like this." Reaction to Pres. Trump's tweet comparing the impeachment process to "a lynching" was swift:https://abcn.ws/33V9GB4
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NEW: Cory Booker responds to Pres. Trump's tweet comparing impeachment process to lynching. "Lynching is an act of terror used to uphold white supremacy. Try again." http://abcn.ws/33V9GB4 pic.twitter.com/eSW0TZC48i
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NEW: Sen. Tim Scott, the only African American Republican in the Senate, defended the president, if not his use of the word “lynching.”http://abcn.ws/33V9GB4
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“There’s no question that the impeachment process is the closest thing of a political death row trial, so I get his absolute rejection of the process,” Scott said, adding, “I wouldn’t use the word lynching." http://abcn.ws/33V9GB4 https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1186662918710005760 …
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NEW: Jeb Bush on Pres. Trump's tweet comparing the impeachment process to "lynching." "The President is not a victim. He should be the most powerful person on the planet. To equate his plight to lynching is grotesque." http://abcn.ws/33V9GB4 pic.twitter.com/6ECpTGS4He
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NEW: GOP Sen. Susan Collins on Pres. Trump's tweet: "'Lynching' brings back images of a terrible time in our nation’s history, and the President never should have made that comparison." http://abcn.ws/33V9GB4 pic.twitter.com/yQzQcZ785Y
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NEW: Congressional Black Caucus condemns Pres. Trump's "lynching" comment. "Every time his back is up against the wall, he throws out the red meat of racial rhetoric and attacks communities of color, but the American people aren’t taking the bait." http://abcn.ws/33V9GB4 pic.twitter.com/cLUuGuASyd
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Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke calls out Pres. Trump, saying his language poses "mortal danger." https://abcn.ws/2pIQ4Bx pic.twitter.com/UasXx2pWmp
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Jim Crow Democrats said the same thing. Some things never change
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Democrats do have a storied history with lynching... and a lot of experience. Pelosi's family involved.
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Oh, just go away.
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