Impeachment hearing live stream.

[dewsgirl]

[Mersky]

1. Mornin'

[dewsgirl]

3. Good morning.🍷🍩🥞🍮

[Mersky]

8. Good morning

No such thing as too much fun coffee right now

[dewsgirl]

16. ....

just got back to this idiot yammering on.

[Mersky]

53. It's been pretty rough.

Exhausting start to the week - when the defense can't even engage reality.

[dewsgirl]

54. I know, pathetic excuse for a defense.

[Mersky]

2. Nadler has gaveled in

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4. Other links - just had a protestor interrupt the proceedings

[Mersky]

5. One objection and a shouting protestor

Hollering about the unfwairness of Nadler and the Democrats

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6. Nadler giving opening statement

Schedule - opening statements by each side and then 30 minutes of presentation by each side's counsel and then 5 minute presentations by members.

[mucifer]

7. Stephanie Miller is also doing live commentary on her show. Links:

video here : https://freespeech.org/

audio here: http://player.listenlive.co/62551/en

It helps when the repubs are on. They are pretty quiet when the dems talk.

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9. ...

Good! She would act as a "mute button" for the GOP circus!

[mucifer]

10. In a juvenile way of course, it's better than mute. You get cow noises and stuff

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13. Her co-anchor just said the ejected protester is some Infowars "reporter."

You'd think after that NYT story Alex Jones would be laying low.

[dewsgirl]

19. One would think.🙄

[Mersky]

11. Nadler pointing out that to have a quid pro quo

There doesn't have to be an obvious, verbal statement acknowledging bribery or quid pro quo.

[Mersky]

12. biggs's point of order is out of order

They're still struggling with the whole minority vs. minority thing

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14. Doug Collins (R-GA)

[Mersky]

15. collins wants us to believe he goes grocery shopping

Unlike the pResident, and talked to a regular random guy telling him to keep being a jerk for tRump.

Thinks the Dems pursuing the facts of the pResident committing bribery is a 'dangerous turn'. It is for him, as his bladder is likely to explode from all the gall.

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17. Collins done - more circus points of order.

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18. More zoo antics.

And as a note - Nunes is sitting in there.

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20. Majority counsel - Barry Berke has 30 minutes in the middle of bullshit

[ancianita]

21. Dishonest, BAD FAITH NIGGLENIGGLENIGGLE QUIBBLEQUIBBLEQUIBBLE SHOUT! Remove them!

GOP are disruptive and should be removed.

Get strict, Nadler!

[Mersky]

22. Not a cognizable point of order

Nadler says to the interruptive tag team of biggs, collins, and then gaetz.

Is infuriating.

[ancianita]

23. This GOP TRIES TO TELL THE CHAIR what the fucking purpose of this hearing is!

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24. Berke (for majority) playing clip of Ambassador William Taylor

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25. Berke (for majority) playing clip of Fiona Hill

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26. Berke (for majority) had played clip of David Holmes (had to dig to remember his name)

Berke is refuting the arguments about nothing impeachable...

[Mersky]

27. Minutes ago - Berke pointed out that the 'defense' that the aid was ultimately released

Isn't a defense at all, as the aid was released after he got caught. That the House opened an investigation into the scheme on Sept 9th, two days before tRump released the money on Sept 11.

[ancianita]

28. This sounds like a preview of the trial managers' presentation.

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29. Berke played the clip of Drumpf claiming that Article II allows him to do anything he wants

[Funtatlaguy]

30. ABC, NBC, CBS carrying it. Fox broadcast is not. Fox cable is.

[Mersky]

31. Clips of tRump:

A) “Russia, if you’re listening”
B) Opening an investigation into the Bidens - helicopter whirring in the background

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32. Point of order arguing about "impugning" the President and Nadler shutting that down.

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33. Attempting to get minority counsel to start amid the GOP nonsense - he is finally starting.

[Mersky]

34. Parliamentary delay tactics summary - Nadler was trying to acknowledge minority counsel, but!

There’s of course a point of order, in this instance, that the witness impugned the pResident. To which, Nadler volleyed back that witnesses are not bound by the same rules of decorum as members, etc. There was a voice vote to table, collins bellyached about needing it in writing. Nadler promptly handed him a slip of paper, and then collins ‘thanked’ him for following the rules. Then a roll call vote, because the fifteen repugs needed further confirmation that they are fewer than the twenty-four Dems.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. GOP counsel Castor oil (Steve Castor) whining about the process now..

[spanone]

36. Castor calls Mueller investigation a Democrat investigation.

Someone should remind him that Rod Rosenstein (a republican) appointed Bob Mueller (another republican)

[Mersky]

37. castor enjoyed immensely saying the word, baloney

Is bologna coming from the tube of spam in a suit.

[BumRushDaShow]

38. He's useless

[Mersky]

40. Yeah, when the defense's attorney?! can't even acknowledge

The basic structure of how the federal govt works, separation of powers, and so on... is pretty obvious he’s fine with helping run our democracy off a cliff.

The rest are just details meant to distract.

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39. Castor is now projecting about conspiracies.

[NRaleighLiberal]

41. I listened to 10 min in the car. Can't do it....

the constant obstruction, call for roll, Caster make want to vomit.

Criminals, all (the gop that is).

[Mersky]

45. It's pretty bad this morning

Shame on these republicons adrift from their oath of office.

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42. Castor - Drumpf "forced to resist" with respect to cooperation

[Mersky]

43. Umm, castor needs to talk to Gym

About “histrionics and hyperbole.” Is an area where Gymmy excels.

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44. Nadler clarifying the swearing in procedures

The opening statements by both counsel were not considered "witnesses". The next phase, the counsels will now be considered "witnesses".

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46. Zoo time.

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47. Voting to table the GOP motion regarding "witness" vs "staff" and impugning the President

[Mersky]

48. Gah, biggs' role is to be an interruptive idiot

Now moving to table, voice vote, now a speedy roll call vote.

[Mersky]

50. 24-17, and it's tabled due to a familiar ratio

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49. Intelligence Comm. Dem counsel Dan Goldman giving opening statement

[Mersky]

51. Am appreciating Goldman's seriousness and measured pace

Is a relief after the repugs’ whining.

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52. And he said he worked for SDNY as a prosecutor for 10 years

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55. Goldman mentioned the meeting that Drumpf is supposed to have "today" with Russia

am thinking the Ambassador per another thread about CNN's report on it.

[Mersky]

56. After numerous slides I'm struggling to document here,

Goldman emphasizes that tRump’s efforts towards Ukraine did not begin and end with the July 25th call. Pointing to the removal of Amb. Yovanovitch and further taking pence off the delegation to Ukraine.

[samplegirl]

57. Mr. Goldman

pretty much laying it out!

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58. He is perfect for this

[Mersky]

60. A thorough documenting of the turns and evidence

Outlining the whole debacle. From the benefits to putin of placing election interference allegations on Ukraine, to the continued timeline of communications and interactions documented by testimony, transcripts, and public and private communications whether by tRump, his appointees, or career government employees that demonstrate tRump wanted Ukrainian officials to provide help to his re-election campaign in exchange for the $391 million dollars in military aid.

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59. Goldman showed the Mulvaney quid pro quo clip

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61. Voting to table motion not to recess...

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62. Jackass Gaetz interrupts the vote to table motion to not recess

[Mersky]

63. gaetz shakes his rattle in the middle of the roll call vote

[samplegirl]

64. Donald trump and everyone in the loop

your corruption is being exposed on live t.v.!!!

[Mersky]

65. Fifteen minute recess

Shall be spent on preparing the cats’ breakfast, and walking off my high blood pressure from watching republicans stand on their heads.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

66. who is the ABC talker arguing semantics about "duty to impeach"?

[Mersky]

67. A discussion of giuliani's previous and ongoing activities

followed by a brief interview with Swalwell on the WaPo live stream.

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68. Counsels are seated - will be restarting shortly

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69. GOP Steve Castor up

[Mersky]

70. Saw the repugs swapped out their signage

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They've put up a new one for the functionally illiterate, that shows a missing person milk carton with, I assume, Schiff's picture.

Imo, this is an attempt to redirect internet searches and coverage of topics for nunes, milk, cow, impeachment, parnas, etc. over to Schiff for existing as the Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, and idk, other keywords like, whistleblower.

[crickets]

71. I saw that too. So childish. nt

[Mersky]

74. I'm pretty sure I've detected them (nunes especially) try to co-opt language

From witness testimony and keywords from the hearings to either rip out or dither the impact of the original occurrence of it in the proceedings.

We pretty well know that nunes doesn't have a sense of humor over the whole cow thing, due to his lawsuit that rendered an opinion that cows can't tweet.

So, I cannot take that milk sign as some sort of self-effacing joke about nunes. Imo, it's to redirect attention for words and topics that are damaging to the republicons.

(I'm left speculating whether someone like parscale or someone near him is helping coordinate the language borrowing and in cahoots with rw media. The curves of which would range from questionable ethics, but not illegal, to campaign finance violations, etc.)

[Mersky]

75. Oh, and hi, Crickets!

[crickets]

76. Hi! Fancy meeting you here!

[Mersky]

77. Pausing my life for impeachment hearings since 2019.

Of course I'm here!

[Mersky]

72. Maybe was a mistake, but did castor call Alexandra Chalupa, "Alexander"?

Anyone else hear that?

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73. **** THREAD 2**** going now

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212764441

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78. Gaahh!!! MSNBC cut away at the best part!

Berke is grilling Castor and shredding the GOP prebuttal, and MSNBC cuts away for pundits talking about the Horowitz report...grrr