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House Oversight Committee will seek testimony under oath from Ivanka Trump & Don Jr. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 OP
kick yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #1
They're f--ked. They are definitely going to be asked no-win questions, where their options are: RockRaven Feb 2019 #2
You shouldn't be able to remain exboyfil Feb 2019 #11
Turdilocks and Turd Jr are goin' DOWN! lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #28
True but that will just raise more questions. calimary Feb 2019 #37
Thoughts and prayers central scrutinizer Feb 2019 #49
Public, I hope. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2019 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #4
I'll be extremely surprised if they show up. lilactime Feb 2019 #5
Same here. Then Dad just pulls a distraction and the goldfish-attention-span media moves on flibbitygiblets Feb 2019 #36
Don't they have to show if subpoenaed? brush Feb 2019 #47
Don't think they're into the whole law of the land thing seeing their dad doesn't give a damn about uponit7771 Feb 2019 #54
Could become a huge national crisis if the refuse to show... brush Mar 2019 #56
+1, I thought this the other day; would MAGA Cult stand behind the children not testifying uponit7771 Mar 2019 #60
I suspect they love the kiddies as extensions of daddy........ lastlib Mar 2019 #61
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #53
Public PLEASE! dawg day Feb 2019 #6
Throw Jared Kushner into the mix and we'd have a Trifecta Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #7
It Might Be That Eric Knows More Than We Suspect.... global1 Feb 2019 #9
Eric is totally involved and that's where the comedy comes in.... Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #12
He employes many undocumented workers at his winery... brush Feb 2019 #48
Yes, Turd-In-Law and Eric The Turd would really make this a party. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #29
YEAH!! Also, Cohen mentioned these two names yesterday during AOC's queries about MF45 tax Leghorn21 Feb 2019 #8
Calimari is an ex-bodyguard who Trump elevated to top position in the Trump Org. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #18
Wow! RVN VET71 Feb 2019 #25
On the school bus, he had the back row all to himself: Row 6. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #27
The thought of that duo playing with subatomic particles (DOE) scares the living HELL out of me! lastlib Mar 2019 #62
LOL! Thanks for the laugh! He's a fucking moron, no wonder he's a Trump Org biggie. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #26
Thank you d! This video is on the link I posted so I just saw it this morning and I said Leghorn21 Feb 2019 #32
They're gonna fry that big squid. nt miyazaki Feb 2019 #41
He looks like Ernie from Scarface dustyscamp Feb 2019 #45
Princess Ivanka won't Bettie Feb 2019 #10
If they are subpoenaed, they'll use the power of the Executive to get deposed privately. RVN VET71 Feb 2019 #40
that won't work. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #55
Executive Privilege? GopherGal Mar 2019 #59
No Jared? SHRED Feb 2019 #13
... mcar Feb 2019 #14
Since they lived on 5th Ave they will probably take the 5th when called to testify. nt yaesu Feb 2019 #15
Will Jordan and Meadows be on the lookout for lies by these guys? rurallib Feb 2019 #16
They are in the clear. erlewyne Feb 2019 #17
Finally! Constitutional leaders following their constitutional duties. ffr Feb 2019 #19
Ivanka might look good in jumpsuit. rickyhall Feb 2019 #20
It's all in how you accessorize lame54 Feb 2019 #24
And swap out that vacuum for a dirty prison mop Blue Owl Feb 2019 #31
Guaranteed that Ivanka has never touched a LibDemAlways Mar 2019 #57
She'll do a charm offensive. zentrum Feb 2019 #21
I want to see that Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2019 #22
Do it before they're indicted... lame54 Feb 2019 #23
Yes! malaise Feb 2019 #30
...AND... Miles Archer Feb 2019 #33
Oh my gawd. I can't can't picture them Iliyah Feb 2019 #34
Ivanka will use her best little girl voice, bat her eyelashes and maybe cry a little. Cousin Dupree Feb 2019 #35
You know they're gonna perjure themselves. tclambert Feb 2019 #38
Finally. dalton99a Feb 2019 #39
make it so! soon! certainot Feb 2019 #42
If Trump loved his children, mia Feb 2019 #43
BOOM indeed Soph0571 Feb 2019 #44
Weisselberg first! kentuck Feb 2019 #46
Need to hook them both up to lie detectors during their testimony. Totally Tunsie Feb 2019 #50
She just lied on tape about Jared's bogus security clearance C_U_L8R Feb 2019 #51
New York had her and Jr. on fraud charges and Vance was bought off and dropped charges. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #52
K&R Scurrilous Mar 2019 #58
They will lead 5th or exert, improperly, executive privilege. Pepsidog Mar 2019 #63

RockRaven

(14,959 posts)
2. They're f--ked. They are definitely going to be asked no-win questions, where their options are:
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:38 PM
Feb 2019

1) Admit crimes.
2) Invoke the 5th Am.
3) Commit easily provable perjury.

The least bad choice is 2, but they are probably not going to be able to prevent themselves from doing 1 or 3.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
37. True but that will just raise more questions.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:00 PM
Feb 2019

Like I’m feeling any sympathy...


NOT!

C’mon, Karma!

Response to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
54. Don't think they're into the whole law of the land thing seeing their dad doesn't give a damn about
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 11:18 PM
Feb 2019

... it

brush

(53,769 posts)
56. Could become a huge national crisis if the refuse to show...
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:13 AM
Mar 2019

and then US Marshals come for them.

And I don't think they can continue to serve in the WH if they refuse to testify.

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
60. +1, I thought this the other day; would MAGA Cult stand behind the children not testifying
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 01:07 PM
Mar 2019

... the cult love their dad but does the cult love the kids as much as they love the dad?

lastlib

(23,216 posts)
61. I suspect they love the kiddies as extensions of daddy........
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 03:25 PM
Mar 2019

And those damned librul Dems have their *NERVE* going after them to get daddy.

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)
7. Throw Jared Kushner into the mix and we'd have a Trifecta
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:46 PM
Feb 2019

And parking Eric Trump behind them for moral support would be comedy gold.

global1

(25,241 posts)
9. It Might Be That Eric Knows More Than We Suspect....
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:51 PM
Feb 2019

I wouldn't let him off the hook. Wasn't/Isn't his wife pretty active with the Trump Campaign?

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)
12. Eric is totally involved and that's where the comedy comes in....
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:12 PM
Feb 2019

One of the siblings will accidentally 'drop a dime' on Eric.

Eric Trump's wife produces Real News Update, a weekly Webcast that pitches propaganda to support Donald Trump's presidential campaigns. She's smart, but a snake nevertheless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_News_Update

brush

(53,769 posts)
48. He employes many undocumented workers at his winery...
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 07:23 PM
Feb 2019

unless he just fired them like trump did at his golf courses because of the hypocrisy vis-a-vis the border crisis.

He should be subpoenaed just to testify about that.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
29. Yes, Turd-In-Law and Eric The Turd would really make this a party.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:55 PM
Feb 2019

In fact, let's do a panel hearing! Watch 'em tear each others' faces off!

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
8. YEAH!! Also, Cohen mentioned these two names yesterday during AOC's queries about MF45 tax
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:50 PM
Feb 2019

scams: Rob Liebman and Matthew Calimarri (sp)

We’ll leave the light on for you, Rob and Matthew, whoever you are!!

(Ever since Rick Gates turned out to be such a HUGE goldmine of info, I now keep my eye on “the little people” I never heard of before!)

GOOD TIMES

On edit, here’s Calimari:

https://news.avclub.com/matthew-calamari-is-both-real-and-a-doofus-1832960159

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
18. Calimari is an ex-bodyguard who Trump elevated to top position in the Trump Org.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:01 PM
Feb 2019


He is thick as a rock, I kid you not.

Once he was on the Apprentice, supposed to say ONE thing, and this was the result:





RVN VET71

(2,690 posts)
25. Wow!
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:51 PM
Feb 2019

Rick Perry should hire this guy as a special assistant. They could have speechless conversations together in which each forgets what he was going to say.

(Well, that's a little unfair to Perry who, at least, remembered 2 out of the 3 agencies he would abolish if elected President. Love the irony involved with the one he couldn't remember, in light of his current job!)

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
32. Thank you d! This video is on the link I posted so I just saw it this morning and I said
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:56 PM
Feb 2019

ERMAGERD, ONLY THE BEST, BABY!!!

Anyway, I hope his hearing is TELEVISED, know whut I mean??!

Bettie

(16,092 posts)
10. Princess Ivanka won't
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:54 PM
Feb 2019

testify in front of the commoners! She'll stomp her little foot and say "I'm a government official! You can't make me, peasant!".

RVN VET71

(2,690 posts)
40. If they are subpoenaed, they'll use the power of the Executive to get deposed privately.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:09 PM
Feb 2019

I can't imagine the Prince and Princess of Darkness being forced to sit in the same chair as commoners, my god!, and answer rude and probing questions from Democratic politicians!


We'll see.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
55. that won't work.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 11:54 PM
Feb 2019

They have no exec. Power, they are, by trump's own words, advisors.
Being family does not protect them.

and no way will Cummings or Schiff let them off the hook, cause the whole point is to have the crimes exposed to the public.

you can bet that very smart dems have already planned out every step ahead of time, answered the "what we will do if...." questions.

remember Cummings emphasis on "sunshine"..?

GopherGal

(2,008 posts)
59. Executive Privilege?
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 12:22 PM
Mar 2019

Princess Ivanka and Jared are technically employees of the executive branch, right? I don't know what protections executive privilege might grant them in that capacity.

Of course, Don Jr and Eric wouldn't be subject to those protections, whatever they may be.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
57. Guaranteed that Ivanka has never touched a
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 10:54 AM
Mar 2019

vacuum in her life. However, at some point she may have pointed at one and ordered a servant to use it. Cleaning utensils are for the little people.

One can only hope that if she finds herself behind bars, her prison job involves scrubbing toilets.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
33. ...AND...
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:57 PM
Feb 2019
MSNBC
?
Verified account

@MSNBC

NEW: House Intel Cmte. intends to call Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, to testify, a source with direct knowledge tells @NBCNews. - @KenDilanianNBC


Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
34. Oh my gawd. I can't can't picture them
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:58 PM
Feb 2019

testifying under oath. Junior doesn't appear capable nor does Ivanka.

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)
35. Ivanka will use her best little girl voice, bat her eyelashes and maybe cry a little.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:58 PM
Feb 2019

Poor little princess being questioned HARD by those Dem meanies.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
50. Need to hook them both up to lie detectors during their testimony.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 09:16 PM
Feb 2019

Damn things would be humming like the electric chair!

C_U_L8R

(44,998 posts)
51. She just lied on tape about Jared's bogus security clearance
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 09:23 PM
Feb 2019

I'd love to see some serious cross-examination.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
63. They will lead 5th or exert, improperly, executive privilege.
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 03:37 PM
Mar 2019

If they show at all. I maybe wrong, but during the Bush presidency didn’t some administration officials simply not show up?

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