***IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HEARING NOV 21 THREAD 5***

[BumRushDaShow]

Thread #4 here - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212715168

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Turner sounds like an auctioneer

[bagimin]

4. on crack

[nolabear]

2. Look who's talking about being a laughingstock.

[Roland99]

3. Turner mansplained to Dr. Hill for a few min...no questions directed toward her

now doing it to Holmes

[Pachamama]

7. He called Dr. Hill a liar and then doesn't give her the opportunity to reply to that accusation

Then does the same to Holmes....

And then clutches his pearls at the end....

What a fucking asshole....

[AnotherMother4Peace]

15. She said "I wasn't able to answer" - soft in the background. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

5. WTF Turner wants it both ways

He whined about "exact" phone wording earlier but didn't like the exact wording Holmes spoke about hearing Sondland saying that Zelensky "liked" Drumpf's "ass".

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Andre Carson (D-IN) up

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Carson asking Hill about the circumstances around Yovanovich's removal

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Hill just mentioned something "happened to" Stupidfucknik

(twitter attack????)

[XRubicon]

11. I'd like to know what they were talking about too

How was she maligned.

All I saw was her lying during a hearing.

[Pachamama]

39. I am wondering what that was about too....

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Schiff correcting more GOP bullshit. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) up.

[CottonBear]

27. Wenstrup is a complete asshole. "...Democrat coup must end."

He had no questions for Ms. Hill. He insulted her and accused her of being partisan.


Fiona Hill is now speaking.

[nolabear]

12. So they're just down to speechifying now?

[blaze]

16. It's all they've got

[StarryNite]

32. Exactly!

They don't want to ask questions because they know they won't like the answers.

[Javaman]

63. the gop plan: no facts? dazzle them with bullshit. but they're low on the "dazzle" LOL nt

[Blaukraut]

13. I get that Hill is non-partisan, but does she HAVE to give the Republicans TV soundbites? n/t

[AnotherMother4Peace]

22. FOX news makes up shit from truth no matter what - whatever fits their propaganda. nt

[Peregrine Took]

106. Pretty sure she IS a rethug.....n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Idiot is still pushing the GOP fake "Russia Report" as the "report"

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Wenstrup doesn't want to ask questions. He wants to make a zoo show.

[herding cats]

21. They're afraid of the answers from these two.

Which is understandable. They're using their time to blather rather than get a coherent answer which debunks their theories.

[madaboutharry]

18. The republicans are really stretching.

This has now devolved into silly time.

This is such bullshit.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Entrapment my ass

And Speaker Pelosi fought suggestions for impeachment. Stop the "I am a victim bullshit".

Republicans are victims of hate crimes? Really now.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Hill wants to respond - she mentioned that Ratfucker & Turner left

[Roland99]

24. Cowards that pontificated for 5 min to avoid responses from Hill but she gets her time after all!!

[Miles Archer]

23. Wenstrup is so completely full of shit that I can't believe it

"Coups create division, and it's time for this Democrat coup to end."

[extvbroadcaster]

25. They both just want to say

Trump is a crook, he was shaking down Ukraine, he got caught, that's the truth, end of story.

[CapnSteve]

26. Uhhh, is there a question in there? Wenstrup just making smoke...

Bloviate and obfuscate...

[BumRushDaShow]

28. Hill making a statement about "stablizing" the issue with Russia

but they are thre "fact witnesses".

[madaboutharry]

29. Dr. Hill is now taking the republicans to school.

She is restating that her job is to serve the country.

She is warning about Russian interference and the danger to our democracy.

[Pachamama]

35. She reminds me of how Pelosi can take something stated by someone that was intended to be an attack

on her, and with kindness throw it right back at them where they can't answer and she looks great.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Jackie Speier (D-CA) up

Asked about a story where Hill's hair had been set on fire in school by kids when she was 11 and she put it out and continued her test. And she confirmed it. And Speier wanted to establish that as her being truthful and "steely".

[C_U_L8R]

31. Eloquent skewering

That was a beautiful response by Fiona Hill. Poor dumb republicans don't even know they've been drawn and quartered.

[Mersky]

34. So good.

[polichick]

36. Yes - she so eloquently handed him his hypocritical ass.

[backtoblue]

40. Absolutely

[CapnSteve]

33. Fiona Hill - Wow. just Wow.

[Mersky]

37. Wow is right. WOW

[nolabear]

42. Indeed. They don't know they're bleeding.

[BumRushDaShow]

38. Speirer asking Hill about Ghouliani and his role and to explain it

Hill indicating 2 years of work on an action plan working with Ukraine. And neither Ghouliani and Sondland didn't care for it.

[Roland99]

41. Holmes probably feeling a bit left out at this point...sure he's fine w/it! :)

[BumRushDaShow]

43. Chris Stewart (R-UT) up - More CT crap

He's whining.

What did Mulvaney say? Get over it!

[Roland99]

45. Regurgitating no russia collusion blah blah blah...not going to ask questions...just speechifying

[Roland99]

46. Zero evidence of extortion, zero evidence of quid pro quo

this guy is bought and sold...completely.

no scruples whatsoever

[Roland99]

49. Prosecution is able to make its case but the defense isn't

uhh...bringing in hunter biden is NOT a defense. he's 100% irrelevant to the crimes committed.

[madaboutharry]

44. More gaslighting from Rep. Stewart.

Wrong Mr. Stewart. There is a mountain of evidence.

The ability of the republicans to lie is so depressing and disheartening.

[mindfulNJ]

50. UGH

I unmuted for a few seconds and heard him and my blood pressure shot up 50 points...muted again. Thanks everyone who is listening to the R's and taking one for the team!

[polichick]

47. Wah, wah, wah

[BumRushDaShow]

48. Stewart on the whistleblower bullshit

[AnotherMother4Peace]

51. Stewart said "I have no questions, but I want to say...." bullshit, lies, Russian conspiracies.

[Miles Archer]

52. Stewart: "And in the unus Senate, there won't BE any testimony! That's the GOOD news!"

"ZERO evidence of bribery! The House is the warmup band! The Senate is the main act! What about Hunter Biden?"

[C_U_L8R]

53. Meh. More rightwing mansplaining.

C'mon you idiots. Ask the witness a question or go home.

[BumRushDaShow]

54. He's done. Mike Quigley (D-IL) up

[Roland99]

55. CSpan panned to posterboard of "witnesses" Dems won't allow

Hunter
Chalupa
et al

people all 100% irrelevant. WTF would they testify to re: the call, which is the underlying basis for this impeachment??

[Roland99]

57. And he's done...again...no questions...just whining bs

[napi21]

56. Pubs apparently ran out of questions. All S[EECHIFYING NOW! n/t

[C_U_L8R]

61. They figured one thing out

When they ask Fiona Hill a dumb question, they get they asses supremely kicked. Now they are showing the world what chickenshits they truly are.

[Mersky]

58. stewart is the worst; bringing his cynicism

Lecturing about impeachment being political...

Nothing has penetrated his mind. He’s reading comments he wrote ahead of anything the witnesses have said.

[BumRushDaShow]

59. She just mentioned another name

Wells Griffith... (apparently mentioned in her transcript)

[herding cats]

68. From the NYT

Wells Griffith
President’s adviser on energy and climate

Wells Griffith
HIS ROLE Mr. Griffith, an energy expert, worked closely with Rick Perry, the secretary of energy. Mr. Perry has also ignored document and deposition requests.

WHY HE’S RELEVANT Mr. Griffith was among the American officials in a July meeting with Ukrainians and Mr. Trump’s national security adviser at the time, John R. Bolton, when the diplomatic discussion turned political and the meeting abruptly ended.

Rushing to complete their final round of requests for key witnesses before they commence public impeachment hearings, the panels also scheduled testimony on Friday by Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, who quickly said he would not comply. And two more administration witnesses who had been scheduled to testify on Tuesday — Michael Duffey, a top official in the White House budget office, and Wells Griffith, a senior aide to Energy Secretary Rick Perry — failed to appear.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/us/politics/impeachment-trump.html

[hibbing]

60. They stick to their talking points like crazy

Burisma, Hunter Biden, blah blah blah.

I do find it interesting that so many leave the hearings, this is an impeachment hearing after all. They all must have to meet with their corporate donors or huddle to come up with new talking points.

What is with Ohio having so many colossal idiots as House members? Not that my state doesn't elect idiots too.


Peace

[BumRushDaShow]

62. Quigley asking about Hill's meeting with Eisenberg

and now asking about her meeting with Sondland and others including Ukrainians.

[BumRushDaShow]

64. She's there. STUPIDFUCKNIK - MUTE

She just lied that the GOP did not claim there was no Russian meddling.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

65. Lies, that's really all they've got. nt

[Iwasthere]

71. OUTRIGHT LIES!

I so hope Schiff corrects this.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

66. Stefanik sounds like she's auditioning for a supporting role in her local community theater.

Spoiler alert: She didn't get the part.

[hibbing]

74. Nice one hehe n/t

[emmaverybo]

67. What "coordination with the whistleblower?" Stefanik. Hope her opening spiel is corrected.

[BumRushDaShow]

69. Back to the talking point of we got caught but nothing really happened - no harm. She's DONE.

[BumRushDaShow]

70. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) up - CORRECTING THE BULLSHIT

[BumRushDaShow]

72. Swalwell - "Trying to account for all the President's men"

[backtoblue]

73. Swalwell bringing up Patel!

[Mersky]

79. Yes!

[BumRushDaShow]

75. Swalwell bringing up MOO MOO's connection to the NSC

[Mersky]

76. Ohhh riight, stef, y'all are sooo concerned about Russian meddling

So concerned, that y’all have locked onto Helsinki tRump, and still won’t let go no matter the costs.

Just admit you were fooled, and then you can just hate everyone without the help of putin.

[C_U_L8R]

77. Moooooooo!

Drink his milkshake!

[BumRushDaShow]

78. Swalwell - PARNAS / NUNES CONNECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Siwsan]

82. And now I have chills running all the way down to my toes!!

Judas Freaking Priest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[demmiblue]

83. Damn, I missed it.

Looking for a clip.

[BumRushDaShow]

84. Swalwell said that Nunes is associated with Lev Parnas

[demmiblue]

97. I saw a tweet this morning hoping that Schiff would bring it up...

but also could only do so by entering the article (comity rule?).

Yay for Swalwell... he is such an asset.

[BumRushDaShow]

88. To add - Swalwell tweeted about it earlier this morning

Link to tweet

TEXT
Rep. Eric Swalwell
✔
@RepSwalwell

#BREAKING @DevinNunes “got caught” working with an indicted Ukrainian.

Link to tweet

…
Betsy Woodruff Swan
✔
@woodruffbets

Icymi, exclu: Lev Parnas set up meetings and calls for Nunes and his aide Derek Harvey to help with their investigative work, per Parnas's lawyerhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/lev-parnas-helped-rep-devin-nunes-investigations?ref=home …
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[demmiblue]

116. VIDEO:

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

121. EXCELLENT! Thank you!!

[Roland99]

122. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Roland99]

120. Dang it! I had to head to a team meeting. Missed the best part!!

[Leghorn21]

80. Swalwell is talkin about LEV!!

oh I been waitin all day

XXOO Rep Swallwell!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

81. Daily Beast article with this connection now entered in the record

RANKING MEMBER PROJECTING. MOO MOO IS WORKING WITH INDICTED INDIVIDUALS!!!!

[StarryNite]

85. YES!

So happy this was entered into the record!!!

[Mersky]

87. THAT JUST HAPPENED. FINALLY. OMG. YES!!!!!

It's been ridiculous that he's been allowed to be involved in this hearing at all, among other things.

[BumRushDaShow]

90. YES! Found Swalwell's earlier tweet about it today

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12715826

[herding cats]

94. The article in question here:

Lev Parnas Helped Rep. Devin Nunes’ Investigations

https://www.thedailybeast.com/lev-parnas-helped-rep-devin-nunes-investigations

[BumRushDaShow]

100. Yup - Swalwell tweeted about it earlier this morning!

Link to tweet

TEXT
Rep. Eric Swalwell
✔
@RepSwalwell

#BREAKING @DevinNunes “got caught” working with an indicted Ukrainian.

Link to tweet

…
Betsy Woodruff Swan
✔
@woodruffbets

Icymi, exclu: Lev Parnas set up meetings and calls for Nunes and his aide Derek Harvey to help with their investigative work, per Parnas's lawyerhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/lev-parnas-helped-rep-devin-nunes-investigations?ref=home …
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[BumRushDaShow]

86. William Hurd (R-TX) up

[Blaukraut]

89. He is a weasel. Pretended to have integrity until recently n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

92. He's been pretty non-chalant this week but I guess they made him step it up

He is not running again.

[madaboutharry]

93. Hurd is protecting his lobbying job for when he leaves office.

He is thinking about his future paychecks.

It is always about money or power or both.

[tishaLA]

91. Will Hurd continues to disappoint

Everyone who ever talked about his seriousness and honor needs to rethink their ability to judge character

[Mr. Sparkle]

95. Another Republican statment.

These shit for brains have nothing to bring to the table, pardon my french!

[BumRushDaShow]

96. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) up

Calling GOP's characterization "was vile irresponsible and dangerous."

[Mersky]

98. Keep reading your prepared speech, Hurd

No need to remove your earplugs. Hehhhhh, bleh.

[Blaukraut]

99. Is this the final hearing or will there be more this week or next? n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

101. Castro putting articles about Ghoulaiani's gas-related interest meetings in the record

[BumRushDaShow]

102. Ratfucker yielding to Mike Conaway (R-TX)

[AnotherMother4Peace]

104. Saying these hearings are divisive for this country, and good for Putin. nt

[emmaverybo]

108. Bothsiderism. Conway deflecting. He is not able to defend Trump against the specific charges.

[CapnSteve]

103. Hurd v. Castro: The worst and best of Texas

Also, Texas past and Texas future, God willing!

C'mon Blue Tsunami!

[Mersky]

109. Yes, please!

[BumRushDaShow]

105. Conaway is lying about Hillary and the election

[BumRushDaShow]

107. WTF? Conaway inserted something about fracking

and how it basically makes America great.

[BumRushDaShow]

110. Conaway is whining about Holmes hearing Sondlands loud talking on the phone

[madaboutharry]

111. Lol! Now Conaway is trying to say Holmes was too gossipy.

And now they are saying that he shouldn't have shared information about the phone call because it was, well gossip!

They are so fucking stupid.

[BumRushDaShow]

112. Schiff is smacking Conaway down.

Witnesses will be permitted to answer the question even if the questioner doesn't like the answer.

[BumRushDaShow]

113. Denny Heck (D-WA) up

Asking Holmes about the lack of coordination of the channels

[Hermit-The-Prog]

114. what was Conaway arguing with Schiff about?

[BumRushDaShow]

115. ***IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HEARING NOV 21 THREAD 6*** UP

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212715917

[Mersky]

117. conaway bringing up RT and fracking

So, he's called out RT as a propaganda outlet for putin. That is a start. I'll give him a point, but he's still heavily in the negative for all the damage to our democracy that he and his colleagues have done in their machinations to protect tRump.

[Bayard]

118. Conway screaming about not getting all of his time

And that Schiff ordered that Holmes could finish his answer. Schiff basically told him to sit down and shut up.

That is one thing rethugs keep doing--they go over their time limit, and then bitch because they get cut off. Continually talking over the witnesses.

[Bayard]

119. Jordan again

What a little weasel. No questions, just pontificating and accusing Dems of dividing this country. Black is white and white is black.