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46. That was exactly my first reaction while watching. Schiff DEFINITELY has to fix that.

Sun Sep 29, 2019, 12:29 PM

Sep 2019

The problem is in their vetting for classified clearance that the committee has. Because that's much of the background they can use, even though publicly revealed information has sufficed.

There's a level about what's been going on that the public has to be made aware of.

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Pelosi is Choosing Schiff over Nadler to Run Impeachment Investigation [View all] mucifer Sep 2019 OP

I love Adam Schiff, always been my favorite congressman. dewsgirl Sep 2019 #1

I wish Schiff could be our next president! ananda Sep 2019 #17

I know. Maybe someday. dewsgirl Sep 2019 #19

Nah, he should be the next speaker nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #36

I tend to agree. pangaia Sep 2019 #38

Good choice. Sciff is really sharp and quick. empedocles Sep 2019 #2

this impeachment is a matter of national security. Schiff should lead the effort Takket Sep 2019 #3

Thank you. Painting this as a Dem infighting story is missing the point. (nt) klook Sep 2019 #4

Exactly. The MSM always has to spin it in some negative fashion onetexan Sep 2019 #13

The WaPo story has it as amicable not fractured mucifer Sep 2019 #16

There are overtones of it being somewhat of a diss on Nadler onetexan Sep 2019 #20

There they go creating a divisiveness that isn't there. lunatica Sep 2019 #44

I am confident Adam Schiff is right for the job. TheRealistRealist Sep 2019 #5

They would have found something else. I'm fine with the republicans publicizing Schiff's comments. dem4decades Sep 2019 #9

I agree, I watched it live and I knew Trump would make hay with it. Mars and Minerva Sep 2019 #24

LOL! lunatica Sep 2019 #45

Of course. He's decisive, quick-thinking, cautious yet very good at articulating issues and it is hlthe2b Sep 2019 #6

Nothing irritates Trump like a Californian bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #7

Except a Chicagoan. mucifer Sep 2019 #8

That toddlin' town... Harker Sep 2019 #12

or a Baltimorian LOL Takket Sep 2019 #41

This is fine. But BARRY BERKE-- STAFF COUNSEL! sharedvalues Sep 2019 #10

That is so important! True Blue American Sep 2019 #14

I was thinking the same thing Poiuyt Sep 2019 #15

Exactly. We need a f*cking army of Barry H. Berke's. (n/t) SMC22307 Sep 2019 #32

That was exactly my first reaction while watching. Schiff DEFINITELY has to fix that. ancianita Sep 2019 #46

OMG ... This should be screamed to the highest hills !! uponit7771 Sep 2019 #50

I don't think it should be limited to just Ukraine. LiberalFighter Sep 2019 #11

I'm mixed on that. Ligyron Sep 2019 #21

Impeach more than once. Two simpler investigations and votes. Why not? lostnfound Sep 2019 #42

Because, if you impeach once and fail to convict... regnaD kciN Sep 2019 #54

Or else, it could be easy to paint trump as a walking talking high crime and misdemeanor lostnfound Sep 2019 #59

The problem with focusing on Ukraine... regnaD kciN Sep 2019 #56

Well "choosing" might have been moot. This involves an intelligence breach by tRump. Texin Sep 2019 #18

Schiff is the right choice. This is a grueling process. Nadler has done a fine job but Schiff is Pepsidog Sep 2019 #22

Good choice jcgoldie Sep 2019 #23

Well Lawrence Tribe just gave Schiff high praise malaise Sep 2019 #25

Great news. zentrum Sep 2019 #26

Schiff Would Have Left Lewandowski Trembling In His Boots corbettkroehler Sep 2019 #27

I like this call kozar Sep 2019 #28

I don't think Nadler was being dissed; it's just that Schiff's committee The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #29

I just hope the Dem members use their time efficiently. Fla Dem Sep 2019 #30

Thanks for posting these vids. Each one of these people did an PatrickforO Sep 2019 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #35

I liked how Schiff handled the questioning of Joseph PatrickforO Sep 2019 #31

With all due respect to Nadler, I think Schiff is the better choice. CaptainTruth Sep 2019 #33

I like Nadler, but Schiff is the right choice between the two. I believe Schiff can connect the ... marble falls Sep 2019 #37

Maquire questioning Python boot Sep 2019 #39

It's the difference in committees, too, not just Schiff DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #40

The main difference is that Intel Comte gets intel and Judiciary does not -- which ancianita Sep 2019 #47

Definitely agree. Trump has admitted he did it. DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #48

Exactly. Facts over evidence fabrication as the basis of political drama stories. ancianita Sep 2019 #49

That worries me. Evidence that is secret can't be used to persuade the American people. dem4decades Sep 2019 #51

That worries me, too. The fact that lawyers in Congress can see the intel, however, in a ancianita Sep 2019 #53

And there seems to be leaks when all else fails. dem4decades Sep 2019 #55

Again, the evidence is in plain sight. Trump. Admitted. It. DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #58

Great move. WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2019 #43

Nadler's committee drafts Articles, Schiff gathers the evidence. Thomas Hurt Sep 2019 #52

Glad to see that Nadler took it well Sanity Claws Sep 2019 #57