Republican witness list for Impeachment Hearing

[brooklynite]

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[Mike 03]

1. I'm not a lawyer, but wouldn't the usual way to deal with this be to

hold a pre-trial hearing specifically on this one matter: the relevance of these (republican) witnesses? John Roberts will be the presiding judge. The Dems call witnesses to discredit the conspiracy theories the republicans are pursuing (there are many, including HR McMaster). Most if not all these witnesses would almost certainly be ruled irrelevant and the Impeachment trial could proceed without this distraction.

EDIT: Some of these witnesses are relevant and likely to be called anyway, like Volker and the WB's source witnesses. But Ohr? Hunter Biden? Give me a break.

[brooklynite]

3. There are no rules for the Hearing Process...

...and the Chief Justice has no role.

[Mike 03]

4. Oh sorry, you're right.

I thought this was for the Senate hearing.

oops.

[mucifer]

2. and the 3 ring circus s-it show begins

[pecosbob]

5. House just laid out the rules for the process...as is their prerogative to do

Most of the Republican requests for witnesses will be ignored by the commitee as irrelevant, as is their prerogative to do. They will of course badger the witnesses that are actually relevant to the investigation. Then we'll see whether the Chairman is able to control the hearings. Trump et al. has forfeited legal representation at the hearings by refusing to cooperate with the investigation and commanding witnesses not to appear before the Committee, as per the rules for the process laid out by the House...again as is their prerogative to do.

[Raftergirl]

6. From the looks of most of the people

they have on this list - don’t think the R’s have a clue what this inquiry is about.

[JHB]

7. "You Betchum"

Carnac the Magnificent, divining the answer to the as-yet unseen question
"Are the typos in the last in the actual request document submtted by the Republicans?"

[Arazi]

8. What?! Where's Obama? Hillary? Holder? Loretta Lynch? Bo the dog?

This list needs MASSES of other Dems on it!!11!!

[TwilightZone]

9. Hunter Biden?

False conspiracy theory is still false, guys.

I will find it ironic if Trump goes down all because of his refusal to acknowledge the inaccuracy of a conspiracy theory everyone else knew was false.

[uponit7771]

10. They'll add - Kermit The Frog, - Hillary Clinton and the Mr's Zilliard's Puppies later cause they...

... distraction is key here.

[RainCaster]

11. We want to call... Bengahzi

We also want to question Hillary's server.