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30. PBS talked to Angus King ...

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:06 PM

Jan 2020

King praised Klobuchar's question about 26 witnesses for judge impeachment, 0 for president -- "It doesn't pass the straight face test". Then he went on to poke fun at the notion that the impeachment is keeping the Senate from its business. Said he about fell out of his chair. "We haven't done a lot of business in the Senate."

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****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 1/29/20 THREAD 7**** [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 OP

Sheldon Whitehouse question to WH counsel demanding he answer the question about when BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #1

blah blah blah RANDYWILDMAN Jan 2020 #4

The Executive Branch is still trying to invalidate the Legislative process BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #2

So NOW the precident that the Pubs are saying staates the full house had to vote beefore a valid napi21 Jan 2020 #3

House failed to do magic incantations required by Phull-o-bull Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #7

thank you for your many threads pangaia Jan 2020 #5

Biden! Burisma! dogs sleeping with cats! will no one think of the squirrels! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #6

Q. (Hawley, Cruz, etc) - to House first. Biden question re: Shokin and ethics advice BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #8

wish someone could say "I object" and have a judicial ruling 5X Jan 2020 #9

Demmings responding - noting that it was documented that Shokin was a corrupt prosecutor BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #10

cc can't handle truth -- stopped as Demings began to speak :) Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #11

Q. Kaine to House Managers - Doesn't Drumpf's mention of Ghouliani's name establish the purpose BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #12

dream team: have Colludy Rudy testify, then trumPutin testify and compare Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #13

Nadler response - established Ghouliani's key role in executing the pressure/smear campaigns BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #14

Q (Rubio, et al) -To Dershowitz - How can one remove a President if there is such a divide by party? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #15

And now Dershowitz fabrications... BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #16

Jesus, Dershowitz...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nolabear Jan 2020 #19

and now we get the Dershowtz dance again Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #17

Dersh's argument about Trump's "dual-motives" was embarrassingly oasis Jan 2020 #23

Captain Underpants is so disingenuous. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #18

Q. Klobachar - Was on the impeachment trial for a judge - 26 witnesses were heard, 17 had not been BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #20

Schiff response-How is it possible that time of the Senate could be occupied for a judge impeachment BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #21

Schiff slamming DT's lawyers for using such an argument. Bet they're thrilled! n/t napi21 Jan 2020 #22

Q, What is the diffrence between the impeachment of a judge and a President? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #24

Dershowitz is an idiot - a "President is irreplaceable" BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #25

Q. (short) President claimed that it was "okay" to invite foreign involvement in the elections or BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #26

And Philbin bullshitted the answer. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #27

Another 8 hours tomorrow?????????????????????? MFGsunny Jan 2020 #28

****15 MINUTE RECESS - until 10PM ET**** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #29

PBS talked to Angus King ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #30

****BACK IN SESSION**** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #31

RESUME elleng Jan 2020 #32

Q. (Loefler + other Rs) - As a fact witness handling the whistleblower, is that not a process issue? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #33

Philbin back to the fabrication about the whistleblower and the Intelligence Committee BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #34

you don't get to question the whistleblower's "motive" Takket Jan 2020 #35

You and your logic. crickets Jan 2020 #44

I put the bdamomma Jan 2020 #36

Q. (Peters D-MI) - Can an impeached corrupt plan accutally succeed? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #37

does anyone know when the vote on witnesses is? Takket Jan 2020 #38

pretty sure it will be Friday Kali Jan 2020 #42

Philbin lies Karma13612 Jan 2020 #39

Lofgren - describing how an "attempt" to succeed at a criminal act BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #40

Slide: pRESIDENT tRUMP MUST BE REMOVED: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW Mersky Jan 2020 #41

Lofgren - noting that during the impeachment, Ghouliani was still travelling to Ukraine BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #43

Q. Baraso (Risch, Pauly, Moran) Can the Senate convict a President for exercising his BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #45

yeah that's it Kali Jan 2020 #46

Trump atty cites Turley and Derschowitz, saying the House charges themselves are unconstitutional Miles Archer Jan 2020 #49

Philbin bullshitting on that leading question because what was done BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #47

"can the president be removed from office for exercising their constitutional powers" Takket Jan 2020 #48

Exactly, but the question was worded that way on purpose to allow for the BS argument. nt crickets Jan 2020 #55

rinse and repeat bdamomma Jan 2020 #50

they're kissing tr's a**, sad if not so damaging. elleng Jan 2020 #52

How is ignoring the will of Congress by withholding approved aid to a foreign power crickets Jan 2020 #51

The defense's argument for a unitary dictatorship makes me ill. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #53

No dumbass. This is not a parliamentary system BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #54

Q. Previous answers was that accepting things of value was okay - based on propganda spread BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #56

WH is now arguing that it's okay to ask for a foreign power to interfere BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #57

This is blatantly contradicting the Constitution. crickets Jan 2020 #64

Yes bdamomma Jan 2020 #67

A failed scheme does not make it okay. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #58

Schiff - "That's what they call policy but that is what I call corruption." BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #59

Good response from Adam! nt napi21 Jan 2020 #60

Susan Collins bdamomma Jan 2020 #61

Adam Schiff is perhaps the most patriotic person in our land. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #62

Q. Collins to House Managers - Articles asserted that the President committed bribery BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #63

How many questions has Collins (ME) asked? elleng Jan 2020 #65

Jeffries - responding. Summarizing the issue - pressuring of Ukraine for personal benefit BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #66

Q Gilibrand (Kasim Murphy, Rosen) - how was this different from other holds on foreign assistance BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #68

Jason Crow responding - this is not how normal processes work BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #69

Crow noted that OMB staff in the regular chain in approvals had never had an appointee BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #70

Q. Blount (et al) - What do framers say about the threshhold for impeachment BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #71

.... BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #72

but derder is all dweller Jan 2020 #81

Question from McCaskill.... ooops McSally IcyPeas Jan 2020 #73

WTF? Now he is arguing if you don't have 67 votes beforehand BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #74

I get it bdamomma Jan 2020 #75

Turtle - 2 more questions by each side left. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #76

WTF??!!! Kali Jan 2020 #77

Yup, you heard right! He is a total joke----nt Karma13612 Jan 2020 #80

Dershowitz is out of his mind with his poor Karma13612 Jan 2020 #78

He really is nuts! Don't any of these idiots know if their interpretation of Greywing Jan 2020 #89

Yea, totally pathetic. Karma13612 Jan 2020 #104

You too Greywing Jan 2020 #109

4 questions left. elleng Jan 2020 #79

Q. Murphy - The House has said they would abide by Chief Justice rulings on witnesses and docs BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #82

Looks like the answer is NO! nt napi21 Jan 2020 #84

Suckylow refused to agree. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #83

Q. Wicker to Dershowitz - What danger does this impeachment impose to our citizens? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #85

No impeachment - may mean no election at all. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #90

Suckylow bdamomma Jan 2020 #86

threats, fear, don't do what is right because nut jobs are going to have a shit fit Kali Jan 2020 #87

Dershowitz. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #88

Q. Sinema to WH counsel - if the admin notified Congress about holds in Afghanistan and Pakistan BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #91

Philbin now going to attempt to dodge the question BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #92

good question by Sinema Kali Jan 2020 #93

i'm done, they've blinded me with dweller Jan 2020 #94

Now Philbin is making shit up. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #95

Q. Young/Brown to House - was what was submitted overwhelming enough to have brought this to trial BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #96

Listening to ... NanceGreggs Jan 2020 #97

I've tried to keep a sense of humor as they are really horrible Greywing Jan 2020 #100

Schiff responding - if the House followed what they are asking, then they would be told BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #98

Suckylow won't answer the question about witnesses. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #99

Of course he won't .... doesn't like what he is hearing from House managers Greywing Jan 2020 #107

Turtle - adjourning BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #101

Adjourned elleng Jan 2020 #102

***ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY 1PM ET JAN. 30, 2020*** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #103

What was that phil said a few mins ago? Wasn't withheld to send a signal? Mersky Jan 2020 #105

Thank you all who had the stomach to stay with the threads and help contribute!! BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #106

Thank you for all of the threads crickets Jan 2020 #110

Thank you! BRDS! Mersky Jan 2020 #111

Good night all bdamomma Jan 2020 #108