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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLive Hearing about to begin- Lewandowski in the hot seat
Let's go Dems! ITTMF!!
spanone
(135,876 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Go Dems! ITTMF!
blaze
(6,373 posts)RussellCattle
(1,535 posts).....that I see is Gym Jordan bloviating how biased and unfair the Democrats are and how mean they are to the bestest president ever.
eleny
(46,166 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)Take the 5th or motor-mouth his way through?
malaise
(269,157 posts)because of the Mueller Report - lying liars will be punished.
Go Dems!
eleny
(46,166 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)ITTMF!!
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)At least it shows he's too scared to defy Nadler.
dem4decades
(11,304 posts)Cause he won't answer any questions.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I am extremely impressed with our Democratic Congressional members, especially, Jerry Nadler, Adam Schiff, Elijah Cummings and please add any names I missed.
demmiblue
(36,886 posts)imaginary girl
(863 posts)He was at Cohen hearing, too. Also tried to tweet threaten Cohen.
demmiblue
(36,886 posts)lastlib
(23,287 posts)(I wouldn't be surprised if they engaged in mutual fellation after hours...)
Repugs make me . --- --- --- --- ---
Delmette2.0
(4,170 posts)I wonder how many rubles were laundered through the MRS. He sure does love his pResident more tha his country.
Zorro
(15,749 posts)I don't expect Lewandowski to reveal anything substantial.
What we will also get is Doug Collins and the Gang of Peckerheads demonstrate their assholeishness.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)spanone
(135,876 posts)he's a clown
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Bunch of immature jackasses.
shanti
(21,675 posts)Fuck him. Shut that fucker up~!
malaise
(269,157 posts)Geez!
demmiblue
(36,886 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)but just wanted to see what their stonewalling strategy was going to be. I see it now.
Greybnk48
(10,176 posts)He's absolutely hysterical! What an embarrassment.
malaise
(269,157 posts)but McGahn must be private hearings.
Their dishonesty knows no bounds.
Greybnk48
(10,176 posts)I know that's irrational, but I do.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)which is telling.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)I despise my congresscreep.
spanone
(135,876 posts)spanone
(135,876 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)so that he doesn't have to answer anything.
He is absolutely filibustering!
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)But of course he is stonewalling now...
But guess what - this is all going into the "official" record.
spanone
(135,876 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)What the fuck is this asshole up to other than obstruction of justice
spanone
(135,876 posts)H2O Man
(73,610 posts)spanone
(135,876 posts)What I find interesting is that his performance today only demonstrates the way the Trumpsters are trying to obstruct. There needs to be a consequence.
spanone
(135,876 posts)rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)brooklynite
(94,729 posts)demmiblue
(36,886 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)I.e., this whole thing is hitting a nerve big time.
brooklynite
(94,729 posts)The average voter won't be watching this absurdist theater. Why go through with it?
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)(you know that )
brooklynite
(94,729 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)The empressof all
(29,098 posts)I just can't. I tuned in and immediately felt my bull shit tolerance levels plummeting and my blood pressure escalating. I will follow along and keep the tube on mute....UGH...
And I hope to God that they lock his sorry criminal Ass up!
brooklynite
(94,729 posts)...that since you know what the answer will be, frame the question to match.
H2O Man
(73,610 posts)He should be put in lock-up until he answers questions. The republicans are helping him make a mockery of justice.
malaise
(269,157 posts)but he knows how long he spent at which ever Committee.
Call the Marshal and lock him the fuck up!
Do not tolerate contempt Mr. Nadler.
spanone
(135,876 posts)dweller
(23,661 posts)was self
deleted,
glad i found this ...
what jackassery by the repugs 😡
going
to be a long
afternoon
✌🏼
oasis
(49,408 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)and then threw the dust in his face.
malaise
(269,157 posts)I'd have locked up his ass for that alone - do not tolerate contempt of Congress.
Now it's blame Obama time again.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)gets referred to the Trump/Barr DOJ for enforcement unless the House decides to return to using Inherent Contempt
malaise
(269,157 posts)SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)The reason Lewandowski was willing to "testify" is because he needs to bolster his "image" so he can run for office.and republicans love to play with dems to make us look foolish..Trump's loving this more than any "hamberder" he ever gobbled .. They should end this ASAP and just read from the report..
They should re-subpoena the witnesses they want and lock the ones up who do not submit..
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)he was in the middle of the obstruction attempts. Sheila Jackson-Lee just spelled it out. It will be in the record - BEFORE THE PUBLIC - how weasely they all have been. You have to go through the steps of the process in order to justify, without a doubt, the end game.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)watch with ability to understand. Bumrush is right.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)They should just read his testimony out loud and use their time in that manner.
It is obviously a stonewall and a cover-up.
He should be advised that he is flirting with a contempt of Congress charge.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)Pointing out that Lewandowski just "testified" to stuff not in the Mueller report.
malaise
(269,157 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)The insults thrown at Lewandowski are breathtaking.
demmiblue
(36,886 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Calling him nothing but a "secretary" and "loyal soldier". Basically putting him on the same level as a Michael Cohen (a fixer).
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Ditch 5 min rule?
shanti
(21,675 posts)none of that mealy mouthed shit.
malaise
(269,157 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)and then started plucking at him from the inside!
kentuck
(111,110 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)(and a "secretary" )
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)demmiblue
(36,886 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Segments. They don't want the sound bites! Same thing with Mueller. Much more effective when witness reads his own words/testimony.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Democrats are putting facts into the record AND out into the public, regarding Lewandowski's role in attempts at obstruction of justice by the President.
Note that even planning to "obstruct" is considered to be "obstruction".
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Himself that are getting into the record are good things about trump.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Very few have. I have the "book" on my ipad and a PDF copy on my laptop.
These hearings are putting HIS role out into the public because his previous testimony before Congress was behind closed doors (not public).
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)The report and do you agree with everything it says you said?
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)And in fact, some extra was just teased out by both Swalwell (where he got an admission that Lewandowski said to Mueller about taking notes from Trump to relay a message to Sessions having been the only time he had done such a thing and now admitting that it wasn't the only time he had been asked to pass on messages) and Lieu (regarding having assuming Trump "was joking" about firing Sessions yet believing all the other threats)....
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)And they have brought out info on "Russia" (how could someone totally in charge of the campaign not know about hundreds of contacts with Russia by the campaign?) and "Witness Tampering" (dangling pardons as well as campaign support for Lewandowski for his Senate run in exchange for covering up).
Now Garcia is invoking Roger Stone!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Response to BumRushDaShow (Reply #83)
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IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)I was going to use a different word than "enjoying" but I am afraid it would be obscene.
malaise
(269,157 posts)like a goon squad. This is embarrassing.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)by having someone not say anything...over and above what's in report? Seriously. Only to put repukes on display as being against it?
They keep bragging about how many hours he has testified willingly. I would ask "why do you think this time you were silenced?"
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)and the latest line of questioning seemed to spawn the request for a break from Lewandowski.
And Democrats filled in the pieces of what his role was regarding the President's attempts at obstruction of justice by showing Lewandowski had been tasked to personally deliver the message (as a civilian) to the AG to obstruct the investigations.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Executive Privilege.
The media hacks need to focus on obstruction of justice and spare me the ratings circus they so desire.
The questions are coming up shortly.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)by using Lewandowski as the "message boy" to tell the AG to assist in the "obstruction".
malaise
(269,157 posts)Got yah liar
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)I just posted that almost all, if not all of the Democrats on this Committee are lawyers.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)As a note - almost all of the Democrats (if not all) on this Committee are lawyers.
Mersky
(4,986 posts)The republicans are engaged in grandstanding theater to provide cover for tRump. Save your false concern for the youths, johnson-LA.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)if the AG didn't carry out the obstruction.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Just connected the dots for Lewandowski's culpability in obstruction!
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Response to BumRushDaShow (Reply #105)
BumRushDaShow This message was self-deleted by its author.
shanti
(21,675 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)Dismiss the findings of the Mueller report all you want.
Explain Russian tRump brand asbestos. Tell us how comfortable you are with Russian cyber experts helping us secure our elections, as tRump once recommended.
Your questioning, as well as your repub colleagues', is an active fraud being committed against the American people.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)Smh. Good grief. Did these two preplan this exchange?
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)getting Lewandowski to admit to having heard Trump talk about firing Sessions and thinking "it was a joke".
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Claim all knowing powers at the same they'll claim they've been living under a rock.
So gross...More pontificating from corey at 3:56 p ET.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)And disgusting. They're all so bad, they give me brain bubbles.
avebury
(10,952 posts)My children are watch - thank you.
Hopefully the President isn't watching
malaise
(269,157 posts)Lock up this fucking LIAR - he is rude beyond belief -
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Is he supposed to part of the oxymoronic republicon intelligentsia?
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)Loved that she played the clip where he said he would sit for as long as they want him to and answer all questions.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)claiming he had "nothing to hide".
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)Are in agreement that the president has the right to be an authoritarian douchebag, level 11, but was reserved and kept it at a level 10.5 in his efforts to obstruct justice.
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)of him being "in sole charge" of the campaign yet not knowing all the hundreds of contacts that the campaign made with Russia.
And now Correa is following up on that...
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)Here it comes - the pissing match between Lewandowski and Manafort!
BumRushDaShow
(129,472 posts)(she is one of my sister's Congresswomen)
ETA - and Scanlon just nailed him with the dangling pardons and dangling Trump support for Lewandowski's Senate run!
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Huh? Wtf? Weeirduh.
Mersky
(4,986 posts)During the 5 minute recess that wound up running like 30mins.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)What better way to gain immunity and peddle lies than to become an elected republicon? He and Moscow Mitch can sell out the American populace together, as a two headed tumor connecting the executive and legislative.
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Let's see how long this one goes.
What's he gonna do this time? Tweet out a fundraising pitch?
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)Good comeback from Mucarsel-Powell
Mersky
(4,986 posts)In the interest of time, as collins and the repubs were threatening to use all parliamentary technicalities to display how bunched up their panties are that anyone could accuse dear leader of actively obstructing justice.
Mersky
(4,986 posts)I'm terrible at keeping minutes of live events. Is there another thread of the current hearing?
malaise
(269,157 posts)I'm not too good at these hearing threads either
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212471051
Mersky
(4,986 posts)I'm kinda slow with these.
What I'm not ok with is the continued charades of the party of no rules, no laws is running down the clock with parliamentary fluff.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Seriously
avebury
(10,952 posts)hearings. Democrats aren't allowed to do that.
avebury
(10,952 posts)Did Corey demand immunity?
Did he take the 5th?