White House Throws A Tantrum Over Devastating Impeachment Report

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/12/03/white-house-impeachment-report.html

Posted on Tue, Dec 3rd, 2019 by Jason Easley
White House Throws A Tantrum Over Devastating Impeachment Report


The White House responded to a report that laid out hundreds of pages of evidence against Donald Trump by throwing a tantrum about Adam Schiff.

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, “At the end of a one-sided sham process, Chairman Schiff and the Democrats utterly failed to produce any evidence of wrongdoing by President Trump. This report reflects nothing more than their frustrations. Chairman Schiff’s report reads like the ramblings of a basement blogger straining to prove something when there is evidence of nothing.”

Anyone who reads even a few pages of the report will quickly understand that it is not the ramblings of a “basement blogger,” but a thoroughly complied and extremely detailed case that Donald Trump committed several impeachable offenses while he was running his months-long scheme to extort Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and a debunked Russian propaganda conspiracy theory.

The only rambling basement blogger in this situation is Donald Trump on Twitter.

The decision by the administration to continue to attack Adam Schiff tells the American people all that they need to know about Trump’s guilt.

The White House won’t produce witnesses or documents, and nowhere in the Press Secretary’s statement is there any dispute about the facts.

Impeachment is about Donald Trump, not Adam Schiff, and the administration’s reaction to this report is evidence of Trump’s guilt.

[dewsgirl]

1. Oh boy.

[H2O Man]

2. Recommended.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Screw the whole WH den of misfits.

Proceed, Mr. Schiff, and bring this national nightmare to an end.

[rainy]

35. I think this should be a meme: Proceed

Mr. Schiff. Almost as good as Nevertheless she persisted

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. Indeed, believe the people who WONT testify under oath but

do not believe the people who will testify under oath. Yep, that's what this country is built on in the minds of the Deplorables.... BULLSHIT over TRUTH.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. pages? 4 paragraphs do it ...

The investigation revealed the nature and extent of the President’s misconduct, notwithstanding an unprecedented campaign of obstruction by the President and his Administration to prevent the Committees from obtaining documentary evidence and testimony. A dozen witnesses followed President Trump’s orders, defying voluntary requests and lawful subpoenas, and refusing to testify. The White House, Department of State, Department of Defense, Office of Management and Budget, and Department of Energy refused to produce a single document in response to our subpoenas.

Ultimately, this sweeping effort to stonewall the House of Representatives’ “sole Power of Impeachment” under the Constitution failed because witnesses courageously came forward and testified in response to lawful process. The report that follows was only possible because of their sense of duty and devotion to their country and its Constitution.

Nevertheless, there remain unanswered questions, and our investigation must continue, even as we transmit our report to the Judiciary Committee. Given the proximate threat of further presidential attempts to solicit foreign interference in our next election, we cannot wait to make a referral until our efforts to obtain additional testimony and documents wind their way through the courts. The evidence of the President’s misconduct is overwhelming, and so too is the evidence of his obstruction of Congress. Indeed, it would be hard to imagine a stronger or more complete case of obstruction than that demonstrated by the President since the inquiry began.

The damage the President has done to our relationship with a key strategic partner will be remedied over time, and Ukraine continues to enjoy strong bipartisan support in Congress. But the damage to our system of checks and balances, and to the balance of power within our three branches of government, will be long-lasting and potentially irrevocable if the President’s ability to stonewall Congress goes unchecked. Any future President will feel empowered to resist an investigation into their own wrongdoing, malfeasance, or corruption, and the result will be a nation at far greater risk of all three.

-- https://intelligence.house.gov/report/

[joost5]

41. See also the Chapter Titles from the report

Section I. The President’s Misconduct
1. The President Forced Out the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
2. The President Put Giuliani and the Three Amigos in Charge of Ukraine Issues
3. The President Froze Military Assistance to Ukraine
4. The President’s Meeting with the Ukrainian President Was Conditioned on An Announcement of Investigations
5. The President Asked the Ukrainian President to Interfere in the 2020 U.S. Election by Investigating the Bidens and 2016 Election Interference
6. The President Wanted Ukraine to Announce the Investigations Publicly
7. The President’s Conditioning of Military Assistance and a White House Meeting on Announcement of Investigations Raised Alarm
8. The President’s Scheme Was Exposed

Section II. The President’s Obstruction of the House Of Representatives’ Impeachment Inquiry
1. Constitutional Authority for Congressional Oversight and Impeachment
2. The President’s Categorical Refusal to Comply
3. The President’s Refusal to Produce Any and All Subpoenaed Documents
4. The President’s Refusal to Allow Top Aides to Testify
5. The President’s Unsuccessful Attempts to Block Key Witnesses
6. The President’s Intimidation of Witnesses

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/03/us/politics/house-impeachment-report.html

[LittleGirl]

45. Thank you for that list! Eom

[Stuart G]

6. K and R no text

[Mr. Ected]

7. The GOP thinks that, by avoiding Dem accusations and creating their own, they prevailed

And to the FOX crowd that never HEARD the Dem accusations, this was all a hoax.

Two different worlds. One real. One Russian.

[blaze]

11. Yep. All the Rs are doing is supplying sound bites for faux news nt

[Doremus]

14. Exactly this.

Half the population will forever believe that this whole impeachment investigation was nothing but a political ploy.

Think it's hard to disspell the myths about the Holocaust? Pity the generations ahead who have to battle against Trump corruption deniers (while dealing with the fallout from global warming, AI joblessness and the rest of the happy little time bombs we've left for them...but that's a whole 'nuther conversation).

[maxsolomon]

21. It ain't half.

It's a third, with a little more (another 5-10%) either "skeptical" and blaming "both sides", or worse, knowing that everything in that report is true, but dismissing it because the ends justify the means.

[Progressive Jones]

26. A very noisy 1/3. That's how the whacko right tries to create the illusion of higher numbers.

They act like noisy, annoying neighbors.

[The_Counsel]

8. Clearly, the White House Had That Statement Ready Before They Even READ the Report.

Par for the course with this bunch, really.

With their borderline unhealthy aversion to truth/facts, chances are better than average that they STILL haven't read the report. Even now.

[wiggs]

9. Who does Stephanie Grisham work for and why are taxpayer dollars used for misinformation? nt

[FiveGoodMen]

13. Satan, basically

[reACTIONary]

36. LOL +100

[tikka]

19. Sarah HuckaSanders definitely lied her ass off as Press Secretary but

Grisham is totally delusional. I would think that even brain dead trump cultists would disbelieve her hyperbolic statements

[House of Roberts]

25. The Ministry of Propaganda?

[Progressive Jones]

27. She's a thief and a drunk. Check her out. nt

[Haggis for Breakfast]

38. She's a rabid pit bull minus the charm.

A talentless hack with nothing to offer who foams at the mouth.

She's been fired from just about every job she's had and she's an appalling liar.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Frank Luntz gets paid big bucks

in order to right these "out rages",please never forget.

[ffr]

12. I can imagine more representative rePuticans will be heading for the exits soon.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. White House is basement blogging instead of refuting with facts because they have none

White House propaganda must be exposed, people cannot be allowed to believe such lies as they spew every day

[moondust]

16. Poor witto Stephanie.

Another amateur propagandist who probably couldn't even get hired by Pravda.

[Bev54]

23. Hope she has a good savings account

because she has certainly career limiting options going forward.

[pangaia]

17. She sounds like a Communist Chinese politician spewing bull shit

as if they actually believe it...
same silly vocabulary,

[CanonRay]

18. She knows none of his supporters can read

[malaise]

20. This is like a five year old covering their eyes and blocking their ears

The evidence is overwhelming

[dalton99a]

22. All they can do is fling irrelevant nonsense

[B Stieg]

24. K&R!

[ThoughtCriminal]

28. I award Grisham no points...

and may God have mercy on his soul.

[unitedwethrive]

29. It's so frustrating that a large segment of our population only hears what they say.

Why can't people evaluate the evidence and think for themselves?

I know...I've seen and heard the MAGAnuts, but geez - so frustrating for our country!

[Hestia]

44. IMNSHO, it think it is all the focus on STEM and teaching to a test and not assigning

a novel for kids to read and do a book report on. I'm not talking "War and Peace," just grade appropriate novels. There is absolutely no reason a kids can't read a book a quarter. Everything does not have to be a textbook.

Novels teach ethics, morals, and opposing viewpoints that, in most cases, kids would not hear or come across unless through reading a novel. Also, parents become aware of novels their children's required reading and they, too, learn ethics, morals, and other viewpoints. Or they storm the libraries to pull the novels they do not "agree" with, making those novels get checked out of the library.

JK Rowling saved novels for the next generation or two, but i understand that Scholastic and other publishers are hunting high and low for the next Harry Potter. No author/character has broken through, yet, for this generation.

I've read comments on Harry Potter being so millennial, but tell me that kids didn't learn that it's okay to quibble with your friends and still remain friends, loyalty, courage, puberty, things don't always go your way, etc. Joann brought it all.

[From the Harem]

30. Shut Up Stephanie!

If you were a basement blogger, it would be a step up from what you actually do!

[aggiesal]

31. It's called a non-denial denial ...

Pendejo45's Press Secretary didn't deny that all this didn't happen,
they only complained about Adam Schiff and the process.

If you don't understand what that is, look up the movie "All The President's Men"
Here is the scene with the explanation.

[paleotn]

32. The IQ45 White House responds.....

[Newest Reality]

33. Normally,

Normally, a statement from OUR White House would be considered important and relevant. It would be expected to be based on something factual and reflect a much higher level of standards, intelligence and even honor.

Even if we didn't particularly like the Administration, or completely disagreed with the statement, we could still interact and respond with some level of understanding and mutuality.

I have to say that this current Administration has lost its credibility completely now. It's responses are hardly worthy of being news and the POTUS and his sycophants have lost all credibility and worth. I can no longer even entertain what is being generated as an official representation of the United States Government at this point, so I give a vote of NO CONFIDENCE!!!!!!!

This is like having a fake White House in a bad movie, but it is certainly no example of governing or a fulfillment of the oath of office or the honor and duties that accompany it.

That's my official statement on the matter.

[myohmy2]

34. they attack the process...

...because they can't dispute the facts...

...if republicans want to permanently damage our Constitution, our democracy and the rule of law, let them have at it...

...make every republican Senator take a historical stand, defend a decision to acquit, to God, family and country then let's see what we have at the end of it...

...but to do nothing will damage the Constitution, politics and democratic landscape by establishing a new set of unacceptable rules of conduct and behavior for a president...

...like it or not, even with conviction, trump has fundamentally altered our country and democracy unless we can rewind to the pre-trump era which doesn't seem likely...

...we must now restructure and retool to win aggressively and decisively in the wake of unprecedented republican damage...

...May God Bless America...

[BBG]

37. Compiled, not complied...

Typo?

Great post worthy of sharing especially if this portends the turning point it feels like.

[Harker]

39. The difference between "I've done nothing wrong"...

and "you have no evidence" isn't wasted on this crowd.

[Aussie105]

40. Is that all they've got?

Temper tantrums and attacking Schiff?

They got nothing, then? Oh, OK. Noted!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

42. I would just change one little thing...

"Impeachment is about Donald Trump, not Adam Schiff, and the administration’s reaction to this report is even more evidence of Trump’s guilt."

[calimary]

43. Consciousness of guilt, certainly.