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kpete

(72,902 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2020, 01:23 PM Jan 2020

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Rep Schiff: After listening to the President's lawyers opening arguments, I have three observations: [View all]

They don’t contest the facts of Trump’s scheme.

They’re trying to deflect, distract from, and distort the truth.

And they are continuing to cover it up by blocking documents and witnesses.

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Rep Schiff: After listening to the President's lawyers opening arguments, I have three observations: [View all] kpete Jan 2020 OP

They're doing exactly what he said they'd do in his closing argument last night. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #1

SSDD... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #2

Exactly. nt iluvtennis Jan 2020 #21

K & R LAS14 Jan 2020 #3

Sheer, undiluted Sophistry. lastlib Jan 2020 #4

Brian Williams just read this on MSNBC BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #5

We don't need no stinkin' facts! yellowcanine Jan 2020 #6

Keep hammering these crooks. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #7

Here are my 3 observations: FUCK THEM, FUCK THEM & FUCK THEM!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #8

+3 Arthur_Frain Jan 2020 #16

I caught some of the commentary on NPR gratuitous Jan 2020 #9

Yet another in a continuing series of inconvenient truths. calimary Jan 2020 #10

about damn time somebody in the media pointed that out ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #22

We Are At A Tipping Point colsohlibgal Jan 2020 #11

This is what I worry about otchmoson Jan 2020 #25

soon as mcconnell gets his 51-49 vote for no evidence or witnesses people need to hit the streets certainot Jan 2020 #26

This is how you do counter-propaganda: Fast response, Clear, True. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #12

Watching the Schiff Press Brief now; djacq Jan 2020 #13

Since they don't get to rebut the President's men, Grammy23 Jan 2020 #14

All true. As usual, Schiff nails it. wnylib Jan 2020 #15

When this is over and The Turd has been found not guilty Chipper Chat Jan 2020 #20

senate jdl123 Jan 2020 #17

Rec a million times cp Jan 2020 #18

They can't defend the indefensible. All they can do is attack the messenger dalton99a Jan 2020 #19

How can ANYONE argue against witness's AND DOCUMENTS? bluestarone Jan 2020 #23

Is that question rhetorical Wednesdays Jan 2020 #24

Its amazing how much corruption and money duforsure Jan 2020 #27