Susan Collins helps Todd Blanche whitewash the slushy $1.8 billion Trump immunity fund

[struggle4progress]

[oasis]

1. It's almost like they provided her with a script.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. They probably did.

[sakabatou]

2. Was she... concerned about the fund?

[calimary]

3. She's absolutely positively GOT TO GO.

She’s up for reelection this fall, I believe. Isn’t it finally time to put her out to pasture? At long last? Isn’t it time for new blood?

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Here's a very good article that compares and contrasts...

Her and Platner.

Worth the read:

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5823448/susan-collins-maine-senate-graham-platner

[BaronChocula]

6. Her first question seemed valid

It's just that she didn't challenge his lies.

[struggle4progress]

8. She's pitching softballs with pre-scripted answers

[MadameButterfly]

7. I can't even bear to listen

It's obvious from the beginning that her language is pandering. But what really gets me is the shake in her voice. She's had it for a long time. I know she can't help it. But it feels like she can barely get the words out. Why has this not been a problem for her?