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Roland99

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November 20, 2019

Rep Maloney!! Boom on Sondland!! Edit. Now with video!

Sondland - I've been very forthright.
Maloney - this is your third time here!!

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1197248767063396352

MALONEY to Sondland: You've been very forthright, this is your 3rd try to do so, sir. Didn't work so well the 1st time, did it? ... Now we're here a 3rd time ... so all due respect, sir, we appreciate your candor, but let's be really clear on what it took to get it out of you.



Video of full exchange

https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1197249030830604288
November 20, 2019

Right wing twitter feeds pushing a fake news site that head of burisma was indicted

And implicating Hunter

Only links I’ve found are twitter feeds and that fake news site (that reported trump had a heart attack over the weekend)

So...be diligent and aware

Edited to add:

https://twitter.com/rothschildmd/status/1197224946977521664

Every mention of the head of Burisma being indicted stems from a story that started with Russian state owned media, and picked up by Zero Hedge and Gateway Pundit.

The epitome of fake news. Yet it's suddenly become the go-to talking point for the MAGA cult.
November 20, 2019

CBS News TV reporting WH and Pompeo will not release docs requested by Sondland

And that Pompeo will not recuse himself

More obstruction of justice charges

November 20, 2019

Both parties are the same? Oh really? Hmmmmm

Voting Records of the Parties
http://politicsthatwork.com/voting-record/

Wish I could paste the chart but it’s not an image

Trust me. A link worth clicking!

November 20, 2019

Look at them hang their heads in shame as Adam Schiff levels the closing arg boom

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1196964091656646656

They know they’re defending the indefensible

They’ve all sold their souls. Every. Single. One.


And the rest of his statement


https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1196964709129478145
November 19, 2019

Unsung hero in all of these public hearings: Dan Goldman

He’s solid, steadfast, credible, strong, great interrogator

Castor, otoh, is often condescending, dismissive, annoyed.

November 19, 2019

IRS Whistleblower Cites Pressure on Trump Audit

Source: NYTimes via Yahoo News

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee staff members met this month with an Internal Revenue Service whistleblower who has alleged that senior Treasury Department officials tried to exert influence over the mandatory audit of President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a congressional aide said Monday.

The whistleblower contacted the staff of the House Ways and Means Committee over the summer and accused political appointees in the Treasury Department of improperly involving themselves in the audit and putting pressure of some kind on senior officials in the IRS.

The Ways and Means Committee has been reviewing the allegations, which were included in a complaint, and in early November the staffs of Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Republican chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the panel’s top Democrat, interviewed the IRS employee.

The details of the allegations remain unclear, though a person familiar with the complaint has said that it did not directly implicate Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the political meddling.

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/irs-whistleblower-cites-pressure-trump-131423789.html

November 19, 2019

IRS Whistleblower Cites Pressure on Trump Audit (improper interference by Treasury)

https://news.yahoo.com/irs-whistleblower-cites-pressure-trump-131423789.html
WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee staff members met this month with an Internal Revenue Service whistleblower who has alleged that senior Treasury Department officials tried to exert influence over the mandatory audit of President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a congressional aide said Monday.

The whistleblower contacted the staff of the House Ways and Means Committee over the summer and accused political appointees in the Treasury Department of improperly involving themselves in the audit and putting pressure of some kind on senior officials in the IRS.

The Ways and Means Committee has been reviewing the allegations, which were included in a complaint, and in early November the staffs of Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Republican chairman of the Finance Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the panel’s top Democrat, interviewed the IRS employee.

The details of the allegations remain unclear, though a person familiar with the complaint has said that it did not directly implicate Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the political meddling.

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