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18. You may have seen him, but you didn't see him testify in the impeachment hearings

Reply to brush (Reply #15)

Thu May 23, 2019, 09:49 PM

May 2019

The impeachment hearings were closed to the public and they weren't televised. And those turned out just fine.

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Many of the Watergate hearings and almost all of the impeachment hearings weren't televised [View all] StarfishSaver May 2019 OP

A lot of them were. brush May 2019 #1

Can you name one witness in the impeachment hearings whose testimony was televised? StarfishSaver May 2019 #2

John Dean Me. May 2019 #3

*mic drop* n/t cynatnite May 2019 #4

Better pick up that mic - dropped it too soon StarfishSaver May 2019 #6

I thought everyone was talking about public testimony in general. My bad. Still... cynatnite May 2019 #8

Wrong StarfishSaver May 2019 #5

You Are Correct Me. May 2019 #14

In private he wouldn't have to worry about inadvertently disclosing classified information pnwmom May 2019 #48

John Dean testified to the Senate committee Trumpocalypse May 2019 #46

Everyone saw Dean. What are you trying to prove? brush May 2019 #15

You may have seen him, but you didn't see him testify in the impeachment hearings StarfishSaver May 2019 #18

His testimony on TV was a big part why there were hearings... brush May 2019 #25

There was also important testimony off camera that led to the hearings StarfishSaver May 2019 #35

Well finally you explain yourself. I'm with Pelosi on this as well. brush May 2019 #39

I agree StarfishSaver May 2019 #41

You apparently have missed StarfishSaver's very informative posts. n/t pnwmom May 2019 #50

Thank you, StarfishSaver, for your educational posts on this matter! n/t pnwmom May 2019 #49

The point is wryter2000 May 2019 #43

But Mueller is not being asked to testify at an impeachment hearing malaise May 2019 #55

The impeachment hearings, except for the opening statements, were not televised. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #17

Did they have CSPAN back then? Shell_Seas May 2019 #7

n/t cynatnite May 2019 #9

CSPAN started in 1979. StarfishSaver May 2019 #12

Yeah, I remembered. I'm not even drunk, too. LOL cynatnite May 2019 #16

They had PBS, which televised all of the public hearings and would have shown these hearings if they StarfishSaver May 2019 #10

1979 True Blue American May 2019 #54

Nadler has called for a full transcript to be released. sheshe2 May 2019 #11

Keyboard quarterbacks need to see Mueller so they can decide if what he's saying is true because StarfishSaver May 2019 #22

Ummmhmmm. sheshe2 May 2019 #24

Thanks for your comment. I'm all in on all of it. nt emmaverybo May 2019 #52

I was 8 years old. First time I took to the streets marching GusBob May 2019 #13

In Watergate era, there was no C-SPAN. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #19

Different era; the public now expects much more procon May 2019 #20

The Watergate hearings sucked, they never called their key witness Brother Buzz May 2019 #21

Nixon Impeachment Hearings Pt 1 (1974) almost 5 hours, just from this part Celerity May 2019 #23

The portion of the Watergate hearings that were televised were the very end when the Committee StarfishSaver May 2019 #27

cool, thanks for the info! Celerity May 2019 #34

You're welcome StarfishSaver May 2019 #36

I was home sick for a week C_U_L8R May 2019 #26

You didn't watch anyone testify in the impeachment hearings on tv because none of the testimony StarfishSaver May 2019 #28

Yes. The Senate Hearings. C_U_L8R May 2019 #29

True. But the impeachment hearings gathered very important information, as well EffieBlack May 2019 #37

When I was a new lawyer, my father taught me not to try to go for the dramatic moments in court StarfishSaver May 2019 #38

True it's not Perry Mason. But it's also not a courtroom. C_U_L8R May 2019 #59

Often the best way to bring evidence to light in order to tell the complete story StarfishSaver May 2019 #60

I think the answer is both. C_U_L8R May 2019 #61

But the ones that everyone remembers were. PoliticAverse May 2019 #30

But some of the most important and impactful ones weren't StarfishSaver May 2019 #31

That was 45 years ago...just saying spanone May 2019 #32

True. But people can't have it both ways StarfishSaver May 2019 #33

The Watergate hearings were broadcast Retrograde May 2019 #40

The Senate hearings were but the impeachment hearings weren't StarfishSaver May 2019 #42

I watched a lot of the hearings wryter2000 May 2019 #44

Yes they were. Trumpocalypse May 2019 #45

The public testimony(250 hrs) was crucial to what eventually happened Meowmee May 2019 #47

Post removed Post removed May 2019 #51

We had very few TV stations True Blue American May 2019 #53

didn't have CSPAN back then beachbum bob May 2019 #56

Watergate had 2 phases DeminPennswoods May 2019 #57

Exactly. StarfishSaver May 2019 #58

I did listen to "Bagman" DeminPennswoods May 2019 #63

Many of the Watergate hearings were hopwever televised. LanternWaste May 2019 #62