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102. Fur shur....article at HP

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 11:31 AM

Nov 2019

The Senate majority leader is likely to abandon the president if it appears that keeping his role is more assured if Trump is gone.

WE need to drain the swamp.....ALL of the creepy crawly critters...

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***IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HEARING NOV 20 THREAD 2*** [View all] crickets Nov 2019 OP

Sondland does NOT dispute overheard phone call. NT Mike 03 Nov 2019 #1

And says he'd be surprised if the investigation WASN'T discussed. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #3

I want to have the conversation content confirmed Pachamama Nov 2019 #7

Thank you, crickets! ancianita Nov 2019 #2

Y'welcome. I see links to fix. will do that. crickets Nov 2019 #9

Yes thank you for getting the next thread going BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #59

NP, you have been working hard on these! crickets Nov 2019 #63

I think he is the only one today so I don't think this will go all day BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #70

Laura Cooper and David Hale this afternoon. crickets Nov 2019 #94

Okay - was thinking of tomorrow's hearings! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #121

Kick dalton99a Nov 2019 #4

After all that - he finally mentions "YES there was a quid pro quo" BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #5

"Was there a quid pro quo? Yes." BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #6

"The answer is yes" Recursion Nov 2019 #8

Sounds like Sondland's going all "... I aint going to jail for these stupid mutha's ... " on Trump uponit7771 Nov 2019 #10

"Everyone was in the loop". n/t livetohike Nov 2019 #11

Hes repeated it like 3 times i think too backtoblue Nov 2019 #17

Absolutely. Prison is not an attractive place for him. n/t livetohike Nov 2019 #23

Republicans: "quid pro quos" bribery and extortion are awesome! mucifer Nov 2019 #12

"Everyone was in the loop" backtoblue Nov 2019 #13

Like a mantra. kentuck Nov 2019 #15

Hes not gonna be the fall guy backtoblue Nov 2019 #27

Pence? Auggie Nov 2019 #20

Yep! backtoblue Nov 2019 #41

Pence has high hopes of sitting in the big chair when this is done. groundloop Nov 2019 #45

Singing like a canary! Everyone involved is now plotzing. crickets Nov 2019 #34

Sondland is naming names Mersky Nov 2019 #14

More people to subpoena. n/t livetohike Nov 2019 #18

Trump hasn't tweeted once since this whole thing started. That tells you all you need to know. SKKY Nov 2019 #16

He's on the floor. YOHABLO Nov 2019 #21

Fetal curl. WheelWalker Nov 2019 #43

He and the gang are going to Austin dalton99a Nov 2019 #26

Wow, and now pausing for dramatic effect. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #19

red wine and popcorn? who knew. YOHABLO Nov 2019 #25

Not much doesn't pair well with a good glass of impeachment wine. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #30

"Everyone was in the loop" & "Everything Trump Touches Dies" are my favorite phrases. nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2019 #22

I'm...I just got here. W the actual f? Is he driving a big old bus over everybody?? nolabear Nov 2019 #24

Everybody oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #29

And swerving out of his lane to get those trying to get out of the road. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #32

lol uponit7771 Nov 2019 #67

uh oh - there goes Pence...... "I spoke with VP Pence...." nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2019 #39

The White House is full of oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #28

Anyone think that this will compel Bolton to appear? cynatnite Nov 2019 #31

Sounds right oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #33

I am starting to wonder if... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #35

I would love to see Bolton. He is so dramatic and screamy mucifer Nov 2019 #42

Pence! backtoblue Nov 2019 #36

Does he think his opening statement will keep him out of jail? CapnSteve Nov 2019 #37

He does oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #44

CapnSteve - he's giving up the goods, and all you can say is "He feels slimy"? ok...... AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2019 #47

Because he shouldn't have been doing it exboyfil Nov 2019 #72

He is giving up the goods, but it is clear to me that he thinks he can wiggle off... CapnSteve Nov 2019 #92

You might be right, but he said that he sure knows NOW that Burisma means Biden. nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2019 #99

If he doesn't think it, he's sure hoping like all hell it does. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2019 #50

Like you, Republicans will try to sully his reputation Wednesdays Nov 2019 #64

"Mr. Giuliani" is trending on twitter IcyPeas Nov 2019 #38

Congress should grant Sondland immunity XRubicon Nov 2019 #40

It's his last chance to drive the bus. WheelWalker Nov 2019 #51

I don't know if he is telling the truth. If he is, good for him. Hope his story holds together. nt crickets Nov 2019 #60

I'm appalled that this sycophantic, political dilettante was involved in this, to any degree Siwsan Nov 2019 #46

In the end he made a HORRIBLE stooge. But, he didn't know how to do his job mucifer Nov 2019 #58

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2019 #69

He bought that position with his donation. llmart Nov 2019 #74

Sondland is getting quite the experience for his million bucks. demmiblue Nov 2019 #48

Finally getting close to the end of this. AND HE'S DONE. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #49

Awww, here it goes............ rainy Nov 2019 #52

Wow, finally someone standing up against Trump. This was excellent by Sondland. cbdo2007 Nov 2019 #53

+1, I can imagine Sondland is pissed ... he paid 1 mill for his position and all he got was ... uponit7771 Nov 2019 #79

Is Mcturtle worried yet??? asiliveandbreathe Nov 2019 #54

Hopefully..... he has the sole power to keep tRump in office (or not) groundloop Nov 2019 #65

Fur shur....article at HP asiliveandbreathe Nov 2019 #102

Pompass has been under the bus for a few mins Mersky Nov 2019 #55

Schiff up for the first round of questions (45 minute timeframe) and then over to Goldman BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #56

"There's a lot of new material..." nolabear Nov 2019 #57

Geeze, Sen. Johnson, V.P. Pence, Sec. Pompeo, Rudy, and Mulvaney Botany Nov 2019 #61

A great day H2O Man Nov 2019 #66

Bus music Botany Nov 2019 #115

Did someone ask for pizzazz? demmiblue Nov 2019 #62

omg it's so true. crickets Nov 2019 #71

+1000 llmart Nov 2019 #81

That is "perfect" asiliveandbreathe Nov 2019 #89

Ha! ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #114

Sondland saying he never mentioned "Biden" on overheard phone call Roland99 Nov 2019 #68

I believe he said he doesn't recall saying "Biden". nt AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2019 #75

And he of course repeats the "I don't recall" defense BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #76

Is he saying Trump never mentioned Biden? Nt helpisontheway Nov 2019 #77

don't think he said that...just that he didn't mention Biden Roland99 Nov 2019 #86

Boom, just hit Pompeo with the bus uponit7771 Nov 2019 #73

In the spirit of Thanksgiving Raftergirl Nov 2019 #78

+1 crickets Nov 2019 #96

Sondland is going to need a potty break soon. Polly Hennessey Nov 2019 #80

We have seen so much history over the past 7 days. But today Politicub Nov 2019 #82

Sondland WON'T admit to Schiff -- "Not the Bidens" twice, even though quid pro quo ancianita Nov 2019 #83

This keeps it generic. NellieStarbuck Nov 2019 #117

Is it me or is Sondland more equivocating, evasive, defensive, etc. now than during his opening?? Roland99 Nov 2019 #84

Not just you mindfulNJ Nov 2019 #87

He's got the position in writing but depending on public speech creating confusion. ancianita Nov 2019 #91

He is, and I don't care for that "look" he's giving a kennedy Nov 2019 #93

+ agree iluvtennis Nov 2019 #106

Pence is not going to get out of this intact. crickets Nov 2019 #85

...small planes... JHB Nov 2019 #88

...polonium pop tarts... crickets Nov 2019 #98

Goldman is going to tear up Sondland. Seems easy to livetohike Nov 2019 #101

I am concerned about his testimony holding together. crickets Nov 2019 #111

+1, no soup or tall buildings either uponit7771 Nov 2019 #110

Pence might be in the loop with a nod Mersky Nov 2019 #90

Sondland equivocating oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #95

And Schiff is all over it Botany Nov 2019 #103

This sounds like its relating to Taylor and Morrison's testimony which Sondland doesn't sound like uponit7771 Nov 2019 #104

And looking scared - even jiggling a bit. polichick Nov 2019 #108

Communicated by text? Midnightwalk Nov 2019 #97

Why be vague about things that were in your opening nini Nov 2019 #100

Schiff is really good at this. polichick Nov 2019 #105

Cool as a cucumber. nolabear Nov 2019 #109

Yes - and strategic. polichick Nov 2019 #116

Schiff is brilliant! Laying Gordo's lies out, solidifying CapnSteve Nov 2019 #107

Stanford, Harvard Law, and a US Attorney Botany Nov 2019 #122

Trump was a perfect student Midnightwalk Nov 2019 #112

Goldman (House Dem Committee counsel) now up. BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #113

What is asap rocky? oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #118

Some rapper? In Sweden on charges of something I think Roland99 Nov 2019 #126

Thanks oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #140

I predict Bayard Nov 2019 #119

"I'll go with what other people say about my meetings and calls." Disingenuous. ancianita Nov 2019 #133

"I'll have to ask my counsel" - you mean the counsel sitting next to you? crickets Nov 2019 #120

Sondland is the fleas you get up with when you lie down with dogs. nolabear Nov 2019 #123

Sondland implying his convos with trump involve a lot of crude language Roland99 Nov 2019 #124

LBJ was like that very crude mucifer Nov 2019 #125

Omarosa was correct - Trump is low life trash dalton99a Nov 2019 #135

BREAKING: WH response to Sondland testimony brooklynite Nov 2019 #127

And now the WH throws Rudy under the bus. Wow. crickets Nov 2019 #136

LOL !!! Now they're throwing Rudy under another bus !! uponit7771 Nov 2019 #138

He reaches for his cup whenever he gets uncomfortable. polichick Nov 2019 #128

Confirms trump "loves your ass" backtoblue Nov 2019 #129

If you and I were saying it, funny. The ambassador and the POTUS, not even a little in this context onecaliberal Nov 2019 #137

LINK TO THREAD #3 crickets Nov 2019 #130

the wheels on the bus can't even touch the ground now Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #131

Something about him reminds me of Felix Sater BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #132

WHAT.....how is the pos supposed to classify this nuts restaurant call.. asiliveandbreathe Nov 2019 #134

I don't think I'm dense, Bayard Nov 2019 #139