****Impeachment thread # 4****

[BumRushDaShow]

[BumRushDaShow]

1. ****15 MINUTE RECESS**** and will continue 5 minute questions from members when they return

[crickets]

2. Thank you so much for posting these threads.

I know it's a lot of work, so hats off to you!

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Have to thank the 3 previous DUers who started threads earlier this morning!

[crickets]

6. Agreed! nt

[samnsara]

33. those 15 min recesses crack me up. In the last hearing the cams followed the mbers to the restrooms.

...a few into the mens room and allllll the rest women..trying to get their biz done in 15 min? with those long lines? Give me a break..

[BumRushDaShow]

39. LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

4. As Zoe Lofgren's remark before the break - Clinton impeachment was 73 days and this was on day 76

[murielm99]

5. Are the hearings done for the day?

It is 2:07 p.m. here in the Midwest.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. No - they still have to go through all the 5 minute member questions. They are about to resume now!

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Back in session - request to add the report that just came out from DOJ into the record

(will deal with that request later)

[Midnightwalk]

10. Because that is critical to understanding

The testimony that says trump committed bribery and extortion.

Yeah right republicans......

[BumRushDaShow]

13. They are trying to attack Schiff while their own MOO MOO is wallowing in criminality

"Surveillance state". These are the fuckers who rah-rahed behind Shrub to pass the Patriot Act and renew it every time it was up.

[crickets]

21. +1 for situational ethics callout.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) up

[Midnightwalk]

14. Busy arguing to repeal the patriot act

Nothing about the evidence of bribery and extortion

[Karma13612]

11. Sensenbrenner is going with dog whistle approach.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Sensenstupid is now whining about the investigation of MOO MOO

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Sensenstupid done. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) up

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Sheila publicly having them clarify that there was no there there with respect to Biden

[Iwasthere]

17. She should have asked Goldman to go ahead with his andwer

Critically important answer. I wish more of them would do that. Goldmans answer in his defense should be heard McCarthy comparisons, JFC!!

[BumRushDaShow]

19. They only have 5 minutes for this round...

[badhair77]

34. Absolutely. I can't believe others are not irate about that accusation.

He needs time, at some point, to respond to that remark.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Sheila done. Steve Chabot (R-OH) up

(fixed)

[elleng]

28. Chabot, a member of the Republican Party

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Yup - fixed

Thank you!

[elleng]

38. Thx

[3catwoman3]

29. I had to look him up. Chabot is a...

...Republican.

[BumRushDaShow]

32. Yeah - fixed it

Typing too fast.

[3catwoman3]

53. As I listened to him, I was pretty damn sure...

...he could not possibly be one of our guys.

I rather wish the name plates in front of the members had their party affiliations on them

[BumRushDaShow]

62. I've been getting them from CSPAN3's chyrons

But my closed-caption does overwrite the chyrons at times.

[3catwoman3]

20. Is Chabot letting Trump...

...do his hair?

[BumRushDaShow]

25. LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Now the GOP is putting the CT stuff out

And talking about "appearance of" while the whole Drumpf family sits in the West Wing.

[Mersky]

23. Crowdstrike; allegations against Bidens were not part of the official

Foreign policy talking points provided to tRump in preparation for the July 25th call. - according to the clip of Tim Morrison's testimony played during Jackson Lee's questioning.

Goldman agreed with the clip that those two details were not specified in the talking points. Instead, they echoed long running anti-corruption foreign policy goals in regards to Ukraine.

[Karma13612]

24. Chabot, if you are so

Worried about Biden Buresma then why didn’t the President ask for a legitimate investigation via our own DOJ? Why did we go with Ghouliani on a non-gov side track?

[crickets]

36. Points out that an actual investigation wasn't the point

It was all about the power play vs Ukraine to get the CT going shifting blame from Russia, and the smear against Joe Biden. Make Putin happy, help Trump's 2020 bid. Win-win.

[Karma13612]

51. Exactly n/t

[brewens]

64. One question I'd like looked into. When Giuliani supposedly investigated corruption years ago, was

it normal for him to announce the investigations at the start? Seems to me you normally want someone to find out about an investigation when they are arrested or indicted. That's what really stinks to high heaven. They only wanted to be able to smear Biden.

[Karma13612]

82. By George, I think you've got it! N/t

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Now they are doing exactly what Drumpf is being impeached for doing

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Steve Cohen (D-TN) up

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Cohen clarifying all the GOP bullshit about Biden - "official" vs "personal like Drumpf"

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Cohen done. GOOFBERT (R-TX) up MUTE.

[Midnightwalk]

37. Thank you cohen

Just brought out the difference between national and international reasons rather than personal reasons

Sorry cspan logo blocked name saw name and added

[Karma13612]

40. Gohmert is just going to give a speech.

Whine, whine, whine.

[NurseJackie]

41. "Mr. Burke has absconded..."

[Gidney N Cloyd]

55. "Absconded!" OMG what an idjit.

Maybe he meant to say 'amscrayed.'

[getagrip_already]

45. proving he is an idiot, although no doubts remained...

I guess he just wants to reinforce it.

Yelling and spitting aren't arguments.

[Mersky]

42. Goobert, I haven't heard Goldman *REFUSE* to answer questions

I DID heard your colleague, hootchimatoochi*, refuse to accept Goldman’s answer.



*on edit: I think that was collins.

[meow2u3]

48. Looney Louie is spouting lies

He's trying to implicate Biden for Trump's crimes, not even bother to ask questions.

[BumRushDaShow]

43. GOOFY - "A pen and a phone" to "do something" - don't need congress

(re: Drumpf "doing something" for immigration).

[C_U_L8R]

44. Meth is a terrible thing

[getagrip_already]

47. just ethanol and dementia in his case... nt

[BumRushDaShow]

46. GOOF is done. Hank Johnson (D-GA) up

[napi21]

49. That JA also said "Thee Prez MAKES LAW with his pen!" Is he so supid not to realize he just said

the Prez commits a crime every time he tries to make law himself?

[crickets]

54. A representative *serving in Congress* is idiotic to cede legislative powers to the executive.

An eighth grade social studies student would know better.

[crickets]

50. The Democrats really came prepared today

with questions which dovetail brilliantly with the slides and video clips supporting the evidence.

All the Republicans have is some cheesy posterboard nonsense, noisy parliamentary sideshows, conspiracy theories, and hollow shouting.

Kudos to all of the Dems' hard work. It shows.

[Karma13612]

57. True! N/t

[Midnightwalk]

52. Hank Johnson asking about how drug deal investigations work

Refreshing after goobert ignored evidence again and difference between policy and private motives

[BumRushDaShow]

56. Johnson's conclusion using the "drug deal" analogy with Drumpf as the "Kingpin"

[BumRushDaShow]

58. MUUUUTTTTTEE GYMSUIT UP

[Mersky]

59. "Yes, if it's not about helping foreign policy," then it's about helping personal interests.

Goldman in regards to why tRump would bring up the Bidens outside of official policy.

[elleng]

60. MUTE

[Mersky]

61. Can't get through one of these without cartwheels from Gym.

[riversedge]

63. Now Gym Jordan is blowing his Swamp brain out yelling !!

[Arkansas Granny]

65. Speaking of yelling . . .

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[PatSeg]

68. When you have nothing of substance to say,

just say it louder! So many of them have been yelling, my fast-forward button is wearing out.

[nolabear]

66. This feels like the longest five minutes of my life.

Jim Jordan is incredible.

[BumRushDaShow]

67. His bullshit fast talk is an attempt to obfuscate

but it ain't working. People tune out his annoying talking.

AND he's whining about the whistleblower and MOO MOO.

[spiderpig]

69. Oh goody! Now we have motormouth wrestling "coach"

I'm so glad I escaped from Ohio nearly 40 years ago.

[C_U_L8R]

70. Why Gym?

His jack(et)-off yelling schtick is so over-the-top with phony melodrama he sounds like he's unveiling the bad guy on Scooby-doo. What an asshole.

[BumRushDaShow]

71. GYMSUIT done. GOP putting portions of majority report in the record

[BumRushDaShow]

72. Ted Deutch (D-FL) up

[Midnightwalk]

73. Jagoff wants to know who called 911 again

And now back to getting caught means there is no crime.

We heard from several witnesses who say it was bribery and extortion.

At least he’s out of time.

[PatSeg]

74. Poor Goldman

This is absolute torture. I'll bet he can't wait for this to be over.

[elleng]

76. Really. He doesn't look happy.

[PatSeg]

80. I really feel for him

He seems like such a decent guy.

[elleng]

84. Ditto

[BumRushDaShow]

75. Deutch is clarifying all the bs about what was required for the meeting and the military aid

[crickets]

77. Gohmert just slid in a comment about a treason accusation

when asking to add a report to the record. I agree with Nadler - "what?"

[BumRushDaShow]

78. Deutch done. Ken Buck (R-CO) up.

[Midnightwalk]

79. Breaking

Republicans are demanding testimony from PETA about cruelty to Moones.

Sorry had to say it.

[BumRushDaShow]

81. NO COW-TIPPING!!!1111!!!

[PatSeg]

83. Thanks, I need that

My head is hurting!

[crickets]

86. Good one, heee! nt

[BumRushDaShow]

85. So Buck says that since he only has 10 fingers and 10 toes he can't count beyond 20

[crickets]

91. Pointing out how many times Sondland tried to weasel out of answering

questions honestly is a bit strange on his part.

[BumRushDaShow]

92. This is how they pretzel-twist around their own folks screwing up

[BumRushDaShow]

87. Wow. Castor Oil looks uncomfortable with this line of questioning from his own GOP bosses

[BumRushDaShow]

88. Buck is done. Karen Bass (D-CA) up.

[Botany]

89. Rep. Buck (R Shitbag) Colorado is reading Russian talking points

WTF

[BumRushDaShow]

90. ****Impeachment thread # 5**** up

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212765559

[Mersky]

93. What did have influence on Sondland's testimony

Was the state department withholding his notes and records in defiance of customary impeachment inquiry process. (Is what I remember Sondland stressing during his testimony.)

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And not the majority counsel, which did not have contact with Sondland after his deposition - is what Goldman asserted back to castor and buck at the start of Bass's questioning.

[joost5]

94. Eric Swalwell is killing it! BOOOOOM! nt