impeachment inquiry hearings thread

[YChang 3430]

Kent and Taylor reminding people... hey it's still about Russia. 

[yoladu 4065]

16 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

lol Nunes is fucking insane.  I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes president one day while the best Adam Schiff can hope for is to make the kiddie table debate in some future Dem primary.

Go GOP!!

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

Contestant number four has fallen asleep. 

[TexArcher 37455]

So can we hang the fat fucker yet or what?

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

8 minutes ago, YChang said:

Kent and Taylor reminding people... hey it's still about Russia. 

That's why Nunes' claim that first the Democrats went after Trump and Russian collusion and, when they couldn't make that stick, they turned to Ukraine. It's all connected to Russia and they only "turned to" Ukraine because Trump forced them to, the same way he did with Russia. 

[tantric superman 4667]

15 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

All of this is way too fucking long and the general public has already tuned out.  We are going to have to rely on the press to give them relevant soundbites.

I think it's going according to plan.  The folks who would have tuned out never tuned in. 

This needs to be a long, complete process.  And then it needs to be over.

[yoladu 4065]

adjectives used to characterized directions coming from the WH...

odd

weird

[Gil Bang 25865]

[Irwin F Fletcher 3550]

Ambassador Taylor paints a very specific picture of what was taking place behind the scenes.

[yoladu 4065]

1 minute ago, Gil Bang said:

 

what a time to be alive!

[Doc Sam Beckett 5781]

3 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

 

Lulz absolute fucking madness. 

[TexArcher 37455]

2 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

 

Yeah, the Ambassador had no first-hand knowledge about aid.  God damn, people are stupid.

 

[Biff Tannen 45477]

State run media

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

Media run state.

[tantric superman 4667]

Run, state media, run!

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

 

[Zombie 284]

It's long and tedious, but these long opening statements will be helpful in the long run because they basically reveal everything the witness knows and saves time on the question and answer portion of the hearing. And if I understand the rules correctly, these opening statements do not subtract time from the 45 minute question and answer portion.  

[deech 2251]

16 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

 

Our country is fucked 

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

schiff kind of looks like nixon, imo.

[Irwin F Fletcher 3550]

These opening remarks from Ambassador Taylor are damming. He laid out an pretty damning timeline of events.

[YChang 3430]

Taylor is a badass... and a good storyteller

[atomheartbevo 89362]

For those who want to stream

 

[atomheartbevo 89362]

Trump is retweeting like fucking mad right now.

[Incredulity 11532]

27 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

I think it's going according to plan.  The folks who would have tuned out never tuned in. 

This needs to be a long, complete process.  And then it needs to be over.

In a sane world, absolutely.

This however will turn out like the Mueller Invesigation.  Nothing will be “over”.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33825]

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

Trump is retweeting like fucking mad right now.

but he's not watching

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

8 minutes ago, Irwin F Fletcher said:

These opening remarks from Ambassador Taylor are damming. He laid out an pretty damning timeline of events.

Again. 

[Gil Bang 25865]

[Biff Tannen 45477]

is this the RICO lawyer?

[Captainant 27311]

Taylor is doing a good job explaining WHY the denial of aid to Ukraine is so bad for Jim Bob and Nancy Lee living in podunk alabammer. It materially plays into Russia's foreign policy goals and destabilization of Europe.

[deech 2251]

Staffer for Taylor overhearing Trump on phone demanding investigation seems like it may be important. 

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

1 minute ago, deech said:

Staffer for Taylor overhearing Trump on phone demanding investigation seems like it may be important. 

went out of his way to not say the name, but that person will have to testify, right?

[WhatTheBuck 28700]

2 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Taylor is doing a good job explaining WHY the denial of aid to Ukraine is so bad for Jim Bob and Nancy Lee living in podunk alabammer. It materially plays into Russia's foreign policy goals and destabilization of Europe.

It's sad that it has to be explained to anyone in America why it's important to protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.

[atomheartbevo 89362]

3 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

is this the RICO lawyer?

Yep, dude has his shit together and is stating everything simple enough for a TV audience.

[Queen Bitch 1692]

Propaganda Up Video!

[Eastwood 4394]

Having actual prosecutors do the questioning is making a world of difference, here.

[jimmyjazz 45513]

Counsel is reinforcing my fundamental principle in life of never committing a federal offense.

[DigglerontheHoof 21022]

I'm about an hour behind but both witnesses' opening statements killed/killing it.  Watching Taylor now. 

[Mapache 1117]

 

[deech 2251]

Just now, Eastwood said:

Having actual prosecutors do the questioning is making a world of difference, here.

Grown ups focused on moving the ball forward or making the case stronger.  No grandstanding for political purposes. 

[Biff Tannen 45477]

1 minute ago, Eastwood said:

Having actual prosecutors do the questioning is making a world of difference, here.

Seriously.  Congress critters should never be allowed to do any questioning.

[TexEx15 17444]

Isn’t Taylor the one that gave a lot of money to Trump’s campaign?

[Longhorn_Fan68 33825]

5 minutes ago, Queen Bitch said:

Propaganda Up Video!

jesus, bots aren't even subtle anymore

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

Just now, TexEx15 said:

Isn’t Taylor the one that gave a lot of money to Trump’s campaign?

sondland

[Longhorn_Fan68 33825]

Just now, TexEx15 said:

Isn’t Taylor the one that gave a lot of money to Trump’s campaign?

that was Sondlund

[Mapache 1117]

Just now, TexEx15 said:

Isn’t Taylor the one that gave a lot of money to Trump’s campaign?

That was Sondland

[Longhorn_Fan68 33825]

goldman is trying to get someone to say bribery

[Captainant 27311]

1 minute ago, TexEx15 said:

Isn’t Taylor the one that gave a lot of money to Trump’s campaign?

Sondland donated a million bucks to trump's inauguration. He previously was a hotel chain magnate. 

Taylor on the other hand served in the Airborne in Vietnam as an infantry officer, graduated top 1% from Westpoint, served as ambassador to Ukraine 2006-2009, and was called out of retirement by Pompeo to be ambassador to Ukraine, after Guiliani had thrown enough dirt onto Yovanovich to get her removed by trump.

Pretty significant difference between the two, my dude.

[InkaUtexas 25426]

Excellent testimony. Comes across as a good government servant who hated what he saw. Oh and in on page 69. 

 

 

[hayden_horn 11360]

i mean, this cat is damning. ambassador taylor has his shit together. this is one well put together dude. he thinks before answering, he speaks clearly, and he's laying out the case for impeachment for bribery, very clearly.

and counsel is killing it.

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

and all with the official newscaster voice of gravitas.