Elected Oregon Republicans Can Not Read The Writing On The Wall

As of January 3, 2019 the Democrats are in control of the United States House of Representatives. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will soon be releasing his report to those same now powerful Democrats on Donald Trump’s behavior before and during his presidency. Several DOJ and other state and local prosecutors are also pursuing investigations into Trump, his family, their business practices, the Trump Foundation and Trump’s inauguration festivities accounts (See FYI below). Before all that, and possibly much more, happens, I asked the 37 elected Republicans in Oregon: Have you publicly asked for Trump’s resignation or impeachment?

As of January 3, 2019, the beginning of the 116 congress, all 37 elected Oregon Republicans*1 indicated, NO, we stand with and defend Donald Trump’s VALUES and fitness to be President of the United States of America.

Donald Trump, and Richard Ellmyer well before him, said that every partisan election in America/Oregon this past November would be about Donald Trump. We were both right. There are now Democrat supermajorities in Oregon’s legislature and a 40 seat gain for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

These 37 elected Oregon Republicans*1 chose to register and run for public office as Republicans knowing full well that the Republican party has been and is now, undeniably, the party of Donald Trump and HIS values.

Unless and until each of these 37 elected Oregon Republicans*1 renounce Donald Trump and publicly call for his resignation or impeachment they are fully invested and committed Trumpians who are willing to carry the weight of Trump’s every utterance, tweet and action upon their political personas.

Readers of The Ellmyer Report, constituents and colleagues of these 37 elected Oregon Republicans*1 will be watching, waiting to see at what moment each of them are willing to say “enough is enough” and abandon the stinking sinking ship as Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has done. Remember, these 37 elected Oregon Republicans*1 have been on the record for the last two years:

A. As accepting Donald Trump as fit to be President of the United States of America despite everything Trump has said and done.

B. They have accepted Donald Trump as a moral, ethical and political exemplar for Oregon and America’s children.

C. They have rejected/ignored the abundance of public evidence that Donald Trump is a pathological liar*2 with Narcissistic Personality Disorder*3 who has engaged in unethical, immoral and criminal if not treasonous behavior before, during and after his presidential campaign.

These 37 elected Oregon Republicans*1 should be treated as political pariahs by their colleagues and every Oregonian who understands that they are ENABLING Donald Trump who is a danger to democracy in our Oregon, in our America and in countries that are our allies.

Dear readers, if you are angry at Donald Trump and his Oregon Republican enablers you should be. My anger fuels The Ellmyer Report. It is a perfectly natural, legitimate, defensible response. I urge you to take whatever legal, nonviolent action you deem appropriate to express your anger. You may not be able to reach the feckless Republican sycophants in the Washington DC pit of immorality, incompetence, deceit and corruption but you can confront, challenge and hold accountable those Trumpians in Oregon who are just as complicit and culpable.

The madness in the Oval Office must be stopped.

Richard Ellmyer

Author of The Ellmyer Report, a newsletter that informs, educates and influences on public policy. Occasionally distributed to more than a quarter of million readers in Oregon and beyond. Facebook, Portland Politics Plus .

*1

List of all 37 Republicans supporting Trump as of Jan. 3, 2019

U.S. House of Representatives

Greg Walden, Representative.Greg.Walden@mail.house.gov

Oregon Secretary of State

Dennis Richardson, Secretary.Richardson@state.or.us

Republican State Senators

Herman Baertschiger, Sen.HermanBaertschiger@oregonlegislature.gov

Cliff Bentz, Sen.CliffBentz@oregonlegislature.gov

Brian Boquist, Sen.BrianBoquist@oregonlegislature.gov

Alan DeBoer, Sen.AlanDeBoer@oregonlegislature.gov

Fred Girod, Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov

Bill Hansell, Sen.BillHansell@oregonlegislature.gov

Dallas Heard, Sen.DallasHeard@oregonlegislature.gov

Tim Knopp, sen.timknopp@oregonlegislature.gov

Dennis Linthicum, Sen.DennisLinthicum@oregonlegislature.gov

Alan Olsen, Sen.AlanOlsen@oregonlegislature.gov

Kim Thatcher, Sen.KimThatcher@oregonlegislature.gov

Chuck Thomsen, Sen.ChuckThomsen@oregonlegislature.gov

Jackie Winters, Sen.JackieWinters@oregonlegislature.gov

Republican State Representatives

Greg Barreto, Rep.GregBarreto@oregonlegislature.gov

Denyc Boles, rep.denycboles@oregonlegislature.gov

Daniel Bonham, Rep.DanielBonham@oregonlegislature.gov

Shelly Boshart Davis, Rep.shellyboshartdavis@oregonlegislature.gov

Christine Drazan, Rep.Christinedrazan@oregonlegislature.gov

Lynn Findley, Rep.lynnfindley@oregonlegislature.gov

Cedric Hayden, Rep.CedricHayden@oregonlegislature.gov

Cheri Helt, Rep.cherihelt@oregonlegislature.gov

Gary Leif, Rep.garyleif@oregonlegislature.gov

Rick Lewis, Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov

Mike McLane, Rep.MikeMcLane@oregonlegislature.gov

Mike Nearman, Rep.MikeNearman@oregonlegislature.gov

Ron Noble, Rep.RonNoble@oregonlegislature.gov

Bill Post, Rep.BillPost@oregonlegislature.gov

Werner Reschke, Rep.EWernerReschke@oregonlegislature.gov

David Smith, Rep.DavidBrockSmith@oregonlegislature.gov

Greg Smith, Rep.GregSmith@oregonlegislature.gov

Sherrie Sprenger, Rep.SherrieSprenger@oregonlegislature.gov

Duane Stark, Rep.DuaneStark@oregonlegislature.gov

Kim Wallan, Rep.kimwallan@oregonlegislature.gov

Carl Wilson, Rep.CarlWilson@oregonlegislature.gov

Jack Zika, Rep.jackzika@oregonlegislature.gov

*2

A year of unprecedented deception: Trump averaged 15 false claims a day in 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com...

“What is it that schoolchildren are taught about George Washington? That he never told a lie,” presidential historian Michael R. Beschloss said. “That is a bedrock expectation of a president by Americans.”

*3

https://www.mayoclinic.org/dis...

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of extreme confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism. People with narcissistic personality disorder may be generally unhappy and disappointed when they're not given the special favors or admiration they believe they deserve.

FYI

In case you have been living under a rock or getting your information about what’s going on in the world of politics exclusively from Fox News and Rush Limbaugh here is some real news about which you should be aware as you consider how these 37 elected Oregon Republicans*1 answered the question: Are you prepared to publicly announce that Donald Trump is unfit for the office of President of the United States of America and should resign or be impeached?

Investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller:

• Russian government’s election attack (the Internet Research Agency and GRU indictments)
• WikiLeaks
• Middle Eastern influence: Potentially the biggest unseen aspect of Mueller’s investigation is his year-long pursuit of Middle Eastern influence targeting the Trump campaign.
• Paul Manafort’s activity
• Trump Tower Moscow project
• Other campaign and transition contacts with Russia
• Obstruction of justice

Investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York:

• Campaign conspiracy and Trump Organization finances
• Inauguration funding
• Trump super PAC funding
• Foreign lobbying

Investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia:

• Maria Butina and the NRA

Investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia:

• Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, the alleged chief accountant of the Internet Research Agency who was indicted separately earlier this fall, charged with activity that went above and beyond the 2016 campaign. Why she was prosecuted separately remains a mystery.
• Turkish influence: Michael Flynn’s plea agreement includes some details of the case, and he is cooperating with investigators.

Investigations by New York City, New York State and other state attorneys general:

• Tax case: In the wake of an N.Y. Times investigation that found Trump had benefited from more than $400 million in tax schemes, city officials said they were investigating Trump’s tax payments, as did the New York State Tax Department.
• The Trump Foundation
• Emoluments lawsuit: The attorneys general for Maryland and D.C. sent out subpoenas earlier this month for Trump Organization and hotel financial records relating to their lawsuit that the president is in breach of the "Emoluments Clause" of the Constitution, which appears to prohibit the president from accepting payments from foreign powers while in office.

And there's a mystery investigation from an unknown office:

• Redacted Case #2: A second, redacted Flynn investigation could be one of the other investigations mentioned here. It could also represent another as-yet-unknown unfolding criminal case or could be a counterintelligence investigation that will never become public.

https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-federal-state-local-investigations-602d2e21-b087-454f-b887-57f2f5b4dc55.html

For more details see: Mounting legal threats surround Trump as nearly every organization he has led is under investigation https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mounting-legal-threats-surround-trump-as-nearly-every-organization-he-has-led-is-under-investigation/2018/12/15/4cfb4482-ffbb-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?utm_term=.a5ba230f8377

And, keep in mind, this list does NOT include the numerous investigations the Democrats, who now control the House of Representatives, will initiate when they start manipulating the levers of power.