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72. "Blindsided" my ass -- everything Bolton is saying was said before by other witnesses,

Mon Jan 27, 2020, 03:48 PM

Jan 2020

and there were plenty of public hints that Bolton would corroborate it. The only blindness here was entirely self-inflicted and they have no one to blame for it.

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LOL: They were betting Trump had all this nailed down better. [View all] kpete Jan 2020 OP

Yep! Ohioboy Jan 2020 #1

Trump & McConnell to the GOP Congress Critters: TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #18

+1 Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #23

Lol...perfect analogy Docreed2003 Jan 2020 #26

🔥Burn the traitors🔥 we can do it Jan 2020 #2

Oh, but they were blindsided. Nobody could have know this WH lied to them. ffr Jan 2020 #9

👍👍 griloco Jan 2020 #42

+100000000 MontanaMama Jan 2020 #50

THIS !!!! uponit7771 Jan 2020 #75

They chose..... lastlib Jan 2020 #82

Yes, but what does the picture of Kellyanne have to do with it? NBachers Jan 2020 #83

Okay, I'm busted.......... lastlib Jan 2020 #84

They were blindsided, also shocked there is gambling in Casablanca. TeamPooka Jan 2020 #91

Betting on Trump? That's just idiocy. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #3

Wait - Senators feel blindsided?!! Well, that certainly confirms where their heads have been... flor-de-jasmim Jan 2020 #4

"But You Are, Blanche, You ARE in that chair!" NCLefty Jan 2020 #5

I think Trump lawyers are putting themselves in line mainstreetonce Jan 2020 #6

Not sure if lying to Congress is technically "perjury," but... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #28

Yes. 18 USC 1001 jberryhill Jan 2020 #37

They Could be Charged with Lying to Congress. Scruffy1 Jan 2020 #38

My theory: russians hacked the RNC and they got the goods on every senator mucifer Jan 2020 #7

Exactly! This is the reason why no GOP incumbent deserves to be re-elected FakeNoose Jan 2020 #48

Exactly. volstork Jan 2020 #49

and it is why we can't count on the Integrity of the election. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2020 #55

and yet many here get furious if I say we can't depend on election security to rid us of Trump nt Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #65

Yep...been saying that for years now. /nt sdfernando Jan 2020 #57

Me too...been saying this for years - it is obvious. N/T Fix The Stupid Jan 2020 #58

+1, save rMoney uponit7771 Jan 2020 #76

Now they "look like" they were part of the cover-up? Mr. Ected Jan 2020 #8

Yup. nt crickets Jan 2020 #13

I do Not believe they were blindsided Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #10

But.... the evidence has already come out, over and over. DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #44

Yeah, that's true Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #47

IMO They cannot claim they were blindsided. LiberalFighter Jan 2020 #11

They knew the truth regardless. And they voted repeatedly to cover their eyes and ears. nt coti Jan 2020 #46

By saying "Trump had all this nailed down better" you meant his Obstruction of Congress? usaf-vet Jan 2020 #12

Double Jeopardy bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #22

that's a beautiful link NJCher Jan 2020 #24

That link is the best link in the history of links. MontanaMama Jan 2020 #52

You can bid for a copy of the Articles of Impeachment that Traitor Tot accidentally autographed. OMGWTF Jan 2020 #66

That is exactly what happened and is happening. marble falls Jan 2020 #14

EVERYTHING tRump touches... B Stieg Jan 2020 #15

Someone in the WH is no doubt working against Benedict Donald uponit7771 Jan 2020 #16

Would not surprise me if some one from the Intel community leaked it... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #29

They are part of the cover up Moral Compass Jan 2020 #17

GOP Senators were like the three wise monkeys FakeNoose Jan 2020 #68

I hope that egg was hot and scrambled to cover his entire face yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #69

Oh, yessssss, GOP Senators, we wouldn't want anyone to hide evidence, would we? bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #19

"these GOP53 are the lyingest sacks of shit..." liberalla Jan 2020 #63

lol bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #64

If they "thought" that the orange buffoon had this "nailed down" Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #20

The only thing the McConnell senate has done NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #25

Yup Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #27

Well they did also fund the government... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #30

They gave a huge tax giveaway to the filthy rich Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #51

Trump and his Trumpistas do not care who they take down with themselves. BadGimp Jan 2020 #21

Yep, we're approaching 'Hitler in the Bunker' time... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #31

Said at very beginning gibraltar72 Jan 2020 #32

...Like the rats in the slowly heating pot.... Toorich Jan 2020 #33

The only thing trump has nailed down denem Jan 2020 #34

I'd say that the Senate was willfully blindsided. Joe Nation Jan 2020 #35

It may turn out that Republican Senators were the most "conned" by the orange one mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #36

I doubt that. Scruffy1 Jan 2020 #40

Only an Ignoramus would believe anything said by the NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #39

Rubes are easy marks Dukkha Jan 2020 #41

NSC has said: SayItLoud Jan 2020 #43

As Schiff eloquently stated, EVERYONE knows trump is guilty. ecstatic Jan 2020 #45

One would think they'd have it figured out by now. sarge43 Jan 2020 #53

When dealing with the Orange Anus, Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #54

Blindsided? They're that dumb? What else would you expect with Don the Con & his 15K lies? catrose Jan 2020 #56

trump has republicans walking right into a trap, because if they don't convict duforsure Jan 2020 #59

so tRump*s Congressional ENABLERS and ACCOMPLICES... Raster Jan 2020 #60

One of the forces in play since the House impeached the traitor Enoki33 Jan 2020 #61

They are part of the cover up. UCmeNdc Jan 2020 #62

Mitch! Trump is landing the plane! bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #67

"Senators feel blindsided." pangaia Jan 2020 #70

It's very easy to be blindsided when you have your eyes closed. patphil Jan 2020 #71

"Blindsided" my ass -- everything Bolton is saying was said before by other witnesses, paulkienitz Jan 2020 #72

Or maybe they aren't worried because Putin's got their backs in 2020. C Moon Jan 2020 #73

This is starting to look like Nixon where Nixon asserted A & republicans found out it wasn't true .. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #74

What idiots. They're bigger chumps than anyone's imagined. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #77

Idiots Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2020 #78

Imagine how fucking stupid you have to be in your corruption to build your plan upon RockRaven Jan 2020 #79

they were betting that Trump the tweeting fool had this all nailed down better Skittles Jan 2020 #80

Great tweet thread at the link! Nitram Jan 2020 #81

BS The GOP Senators knew. I bet you they're lying their butts off rockfordfile Jan 2020 #85

K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #86

Couple charged With burglary struggle4progress Jan 2020 #87

Everyday tRump has fewer friends and no hope of gaining more. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #88

They knew it was a clusterfuck, meadowlander Jan 2020 #89

Incompetence is their BRAND GETPLANING Jan 2020 #90