GOP Rep. Calls Stormy Daniels News ‘Deeply Troubling’: There’d Be Hearings If POTUS Was a Democrat

A Republican congressman said today that the news about President Trump and Stormy Daniels is “deeply troubling.”

This Republican said, “If it was a Democratic president and hush money had been paid in the campaign, would there be a series of hearings going on? I think you could probably point to a fair number of indicators that suggest there would be.”

The lawmaker in question is Mark Sanford.

Some fuller comments from GOP Rep. Mark Sanford regarding Stormy Daniels pic.twitter.com/4bOJUhQUk1

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) March 7, 2018

And given Sanford’s personal history, some people remarked upon him of all Republicans weighing in:

Mark Sanford, who knows a bit about sexual misconduct by chief executives, thinks Congress would be holding a series of hearings if a porn star had been paid $130,000 in hush money re: a Democratic president before an election. https://t.co/vpzBKb5DWL

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) March 7, 2018

The name of the rep in question, Mark Sanford, seems relevant given his history https://t.co/IPIaGO7nDq

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 7, 2018

It is amazing that it is MARK SANFORD who is finally breaking ranks on this. https://t.co/EAx7lCMXzo

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 7, 2018

If you bet on “Mark Sanford will be the Republican to refuse to let Trump sweep his affair coverup under the rug,” collect your winnings. https://t.co/ZWzTmzHrTP

— Aaron Wiener (@aaronwiener) March 7, 2018

Amazing that Mark Sanford — Mark Sanford! — is the rare politician willing to touch this issue https://t.co/WPvWTdoM8Q

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) March 7, 2018

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