impeachment inquiry hearings thread

[Pig Bellmont 8745]

 

[lemonlime 5503]

So add another article of impeachment, to the thousand of so that already can be crafted.

[Bama Chick 28596]

lol love being represented by that fucking knob Mo Brooks.

YOU GOT BEAT BY ROY CHILDFUCKING MOORE FOR THE SENATE

JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP

[RomaVicta 30048]

Again, there are Republicans on this committee and already present at these hearings, isn't that correct?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13536]

16 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

totally normal behavior.

 

If these guys didn't help make Trump, I might actually feel sorry that they're forced to support him.  

[Doc Sam Beckett 5800]

1 minute ago, RomaVicta said:

Again, there are Republicans on this committee and already present at these hearings, isn't that correct?

Yes

[jimmyjazz 46352]

Just now, RomaVicta said:

Again, there are Republicans on this committee and already present at these hearings, isn't that correct?

Of course it's correct.  They're not only present, they are allowed to question witnesses with equal time.

Let's not forget -- this is the exact same process that occurred in the Benghazi hearings.   Republicans are lying, hypocritical pussies.

[ChuckNorrisActionJeans 2686]

24 minutes ago, triplehorn said:

Re impeaching Barr, he's got some splainin' to do.

Unfuckingbelievable. Barr needs to be hauled before Congress to answer some questions. If this story doesn't blow up like a m'fr, we are officially well into the Nothing Matters phase.

24 minutes ago, triplehorn said:

 

 

 

[hayden_horn 11365]

they should be arrested for trespassing.

this political stunt is actually beyond the pale, even for smug douchebag gaetz.

[horncyclist 1391]

So they're obstructing the impeachment inquiry by physically obstructing the impeachment inquiry? That right? My god. 

[Doc Sam Beckett 5800]

2 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

they should be arrested for trespassing.

this political stunt is actually beyond the pale, even for smug douchebag gaetz.

It's a fucking travesty that they are being allowed to muddy the waters with this bullshit. Donald is re-tweeting all of their garbage 

[Pig Bellmont 8745]

But we are all very seriously concerned about classified state department emails being sent from a non governmental server! We care about national security!

[jimmyjazz 46352]

3 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

they should be arrested for trespassing.

this political stunt is actually beyond the pale, even for smug douchebag gaetz.

It feels kinda UK-Parliament-y.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33901]

 

[hayden_horn 11365]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

It feels kinda UK-Parliament-y.

[RomaVicta 30048]

15 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

 

 

8 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

Again, there are Republicans on this committee and already present at these hearings, isn't that correct?

 

7 minutes ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

Yes

 

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Of course it's correct.  They're not only present, they are allowed to question witnesses with equal time.

Let's not forget -- this is the exact same process that occurred in the Benghazi hearings.   Republicans are lying, hypocritical pussies.

Thanks, gentlemen. I thought so, but the coverage was making me wonder.

Whitelaw doesn't help this misconception by writing "where Democrats are holding impeachment testimonies." 

News outlets should all be calling this a Congressional hearing instead of a Democratic investigation. The GOPs aren't just forming a narrative, they're just plain lying.

[henrygandorf 29198]

6 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

they should be arrested for trespassing.

this political stunt is actually beyond the pale, even for smug douchebag gaetz.

dana bash just reported on cnn that an unnamed gop member of the stunt has had this protest on his calendar for a week.

see, i told you their war-room was organized!

[Js1 85651]

 

[hayden_horn 11365]

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

 

shoutout to the devil in the blue dress.

[jimmyjazz 46352]

That's not a phalanx.  THIS is a phalanx:

[jimmyjazz 46352]

1 minute ago, hayden_horn said:

shoutout to the devil in the blue dress.

Best thing ever?  If that's AOC photobombing Gaetz and the boys.

[RomaVicta 30048]

Just now, hayden_horn said:

shoutout to the devil in the blue dress.

I think the opportunity to look up her skirt is why half of these fuckwads showed up. 

The lighting on the woman is like the Sistine Chapel. She looks like she's about to ascend.

[henrygandorf 29198]

1 minute ago, RomaVicta said:

Thanks, gentlemen. I thought so, but the coverage was making me wonder.

Whitelaw doesn't help this misconception by writing "where Democrats are holding impeachment testimonies." 

News outlets should all be calling this a Congressional hearing instead of a Democratic investigation. The GOPs aren't just forming a narrative, they're just plain lying.

well it's definitely confusing (purposely) because you have gop members (who shouldn't be there) storming the castle and demanding they be involved (gaetz did this shit last week too).  and you have gop members of the committee walking out of the hearings and complaining to the press about the process and lack of transparency.  it's actually a smart move (rim-shot) if you think about it, because they can complain and also say they didn't hear anything damaging (because they weren't in there).

it's clear that the whistleblower got everything started, and now everything has gotten worse.  so in typical trump/gop fashion, the two hammering points are:

1. the whistleblower's veracity (where has he gone??!!).  if an eye-ball witness tells the cops that he's seen where drug deals go down, and then a month of investigating brings down the entire drug ring, does anyone yell and scream about where the witness went?  don't they teach this at investigation school?  

2. the process.  when all else fails, blame the process.  that's definitely phase 2, and happening currently.

[Doc Sam Beckett 5800]

9 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

 

 

 

Thanks, gentlemen. I thought so, but the coverage was making me wonder.

Whitelaw doesn't help this misconception by writing "where Democrats are holding impeachment testimonies." 

News outlets should all be calling this a Congressional hearing instead of a Democratic investigation. The GOPs aren't just forming a narrative, they're just plain lying.

 

Yeah, everything about this is fucked up. Are the only Dems with any fight in them in the Senate? I can't imagine Warren or Harris putting up with this bullshit? The GOP doesn't have many cards to play right now, but this is a pretty smart one. They are muddying the waters and it's probably going to work with all the rubes in our country who barely pay attention. That will show in polls on impeachment. 

Here's another hilarious update on the matter... 

These hearings are taking place behind closed doors because lawmakers think things will be more productive that way. “The private ones always produce better results.” That is not a Democrat we are quoting. It is a Republican, former congressman Trey Gowdy, who conducted the Benghazi investigation into Hillary Clinton a few years ago and pushed back against criticism that most of the hearings were in private. A Democratic aide working on the impeachment inquiry emailed around Gowdy’s comments on Wednesday to underscore that when the shoe was on the other foot, Republicans were fine with having things behind closed doors.

[triplehorn 2664]

GOP: "nothing matters"

[Bama Chick 28596]

These shameless motherfuckers.

“I totally didn’t tweet that! My staffer has ESP and just read my mind!!!”

[deech 2298]

If you want to know how badly yesterday went for Trump and Republicans ........

 

I kind of hope they try this crap again and the Capital police are more prepared next time perhaps with some bean bag rounds?  

 

I mean the list of R's that pulled this stunt are truly the stupidest Republicans.  Gohmert, King, Gaetz, Brooks.  LOL

[jimmyjazz 46352]

LMAO.  "Just to be clear, we are tweeting from a secure location but we're not tweeting our staff is".

[deech 2298]

4 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

These shameless motherfuckers.

“I totally didn’t tweet that! My staffer has ESP and just read my mind!!!”

That is a very Sondberg-esque

 

 

[Dewey 3299]

11 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

These shameless motherfuckers.

“I totally didn’t tweet that! My staffer has ESP and just read my mind!!!”

They're used to scamming old people, so they think this "updates from staff outside the room" flies. 

[A-Tex Devil 2464]

Jesus fucking Christ.  If the GOP doesn't like who their reps are on these committees, they should have fucking done a better job of putting their penny-loafered thugs like Goemert, Goetz, Walker and Byrne on those committees in January.

Ultimately, this is the portion of the GOP (read 98% of the GOP) that is happy to take advantage of their base's lack of a rudimentary civics education.  "Due process!" Fuck you an your due process.  That comes later.  It's an impeachment (a grand jury).  Your colleagues are in the room and listening.     

[Pig Bellmont 8745]

14 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

These shameless motherfuckers.

“I totally didn’t tweet that! My staffer has ESP and just read my mind!!!”

 

[deech 2298]

 

He clearly didn't get the memo about the tweets being from staff.....LOL

[jimmyjazz 46352]

As often is the case, Bob Dylan gets it right.  <Coincidental lyric search from another thread>

Quote

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin'
Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'

 

[jimmyjazz 46352]

4 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

 

He says he's calling on a secure phone, not his cell phone.

[Pig Bellmont 8745]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

He says he's calling on a secure phone, not his cell phone.

I mean, sure. Ok. 

[Francisco 2.0 32432]

54 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

Again, there are Republicans on this committee and already present at these hearings, isn't that correct?

But you see, they aren't the right Republicans.

 

 

[A-Tex Devil 2464]

1 minute ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

But you see, they aren't the right Republicans.

 

 

And whose fault is that?  I mean, they knew the corrupt democrats would impeach.  Why not put Gaetz, Gohmert and the other true patriots on the right committees?

[tantric superman 4668]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

totally normal behavior.

 

I like that reporter Manu Raju.  He's just so beaten down by it all yet he keeps plugging away. 

[DigglerontheHoof 21263]

11 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

He says he's calling on a secure phone, not his cell phone.

Easy enough to verify or debunk. 

[atomheartbevo 89895]

Wow, they are really scared shitless.

I mean, they acted like it, tweeted like it, but this is 100% confirmation that they think the Ukraine stuff could bring Trump down.

Congrats to them on telling the country how scared they are.

[SimonBolivar 10961]

Yeah this is a new level and the sad thing is it'll work.

[Brisketexan 105483]

Yeah this is a new level and the sad thing is it'll work.

Yep, as to both.

[4th&Five 41619]

 

[hayden_horn 11365]

21 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

I like that reporter Manu Raju.  He's just so beaten down by it all yet he keeps plugging away. 

his expression near the end of that clip is priceless. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13536]

Gaetz's lies are only about firing up the far right supporters, and I imagine it will work. Their story is that the Dems are running this hearing without letting the GOP in.

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

I am noticing the House Republicans are quickly becoming the only Trump foot soldiers left as Senate Republicans are increasingly going to ground.  

If attempting to push Trump out via resignation is on the table for the Senate GOP, now would be the time to game that out and get the ball rolling behind close doors.  

Ideally, the Republicans would want this all to go away as quickly as possible if they’re convinced it’s only going to get worse as democrats approach impeaching Trump in the House.

For Republicans, it would be better to have Trump resign before he’s impeached.  Like Nixon.

Edited October 23, 2019 by Hugo Stiglitz

[DigglerontheHoof 21263]

5 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

I am noticing the House Republicans are quickly becoming the only Trump foot soldiers left as Senate Republicans are increasingly going to ground.  

If attempting to push Trump out via resignation is on the table for the Senate GOP, now would be the time to game that out and get the ball rolling behind close doors.  

Ideally, the Republicans would want this all to go away as quickly as possible if they’re convinced it’s only going to get worse as democrats approach impeaching Trump in the House.

For Republicans, it would be better to have Trump resign before he’s impeached.  Like Nixon.

Trump will not resign, ever.  Resigning means admitting he's weak and he'll never do that.  And the Senate Republicans will never vote to remove.  Ever. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33901]

Um, y'all omitted some shit:

 

[Doc Sam Beckett 5800]

7 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

I am noticing the House Republicans are quickly becoming the only Trump foot soldiers left as Senate Republicans are increasingly going to ground.  

If attempting to push Trump out via resignation is on the table for the Senate GOP, now would be the time to game that out and get the ball rolling behind close doors.  

Ideally, the Republicans would want this all to go away as quickly as possible if they’re convinced it’s only going to get worse as democrats approach impeaching Trump in the House.

For Republicans, it would be better to have Trump resign before he’s impeached.  Like Nixon.

Cut this shit out, you just made me laugh in a meeting.