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62. Yup. Hypocrisy on parade.

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 09:14 PM

Jan 2020

Schiff is going through a long, long list of National Security staff who have testified in hearings in the past. Shows bad faith to claim the House should go to court to compel witnesses, but then it takes too much time to go to court to compel witnesses.

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Cippycup with his hyperbolic talking points regarding the separate/balance of power BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #1

Nihilism underpants Jan 2020 #2

Schiff - response to the same question. We trust the Justice to make the right decision BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #3

It would be destroyed; Schiff is making a powerful argument here. nt crickets Jan 2020 #4

Q. Rubio/Scott/Capito - to both - The House is argument he is being impeached BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #5

Schiff: If you hold a pres can defy all subpoenas, eviscerates Congress oversight power. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #6

Schiff - False. The President is being impeached for corruption. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #7

Exactly. Ignoring or following legal advice was not the issue. crickets Jan 2020 #13

Cippy is mad about something so is getting snitty BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #8

hold onto your whoopee cushions -- Cipollone is lying! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #9

WTF is Cippycup talking about? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #10

No idea. underpants Jan 2020 #12

everything except the question Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #16

Funny underpants Jan 2020 #11

LOL BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #15

Q. Manchin to both sets - WH has complained about the House rushing through. Why can't this body BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #14

Philbin blames House for not getting info WH obstructed House from getting Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #17

Complete bullshit from Philbin trying to argue no witnesses. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #18

Great question - why is the process so rushed that the McGahn case isn't decided yet? crickets Jan 2020 #19

Schiff - slide with court rulings on "absolute immunity" - Miers and McGahn. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #20

Schiff shows U.S.court decisions refuting pres claim of absolute immunity Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #21

Philbin. Alexander Hamilton wanted a swift process. underpants Jan 2020 #22

OMG IT'S BENGHAZI! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #23

BUTTERY MALES! crickets Jan 2020 #29

LOL Mersky Jan 2020 #41

I needed that laugh! TY! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #56

Gah, of course they're going there Mersky Jan 2020 #38

a toon answers them ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #58

Yes, it does loud and clear Mersky Jan 2020 #68

Schiff is buttering up Roberts underpants Jan 2020 #24

Q. Scott/Hawley/Sasse/Barasso - To WH counsel - House mentioned Gowdy and Benghazi BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #25

More compliance? How about any at all? crickets Jan 2020 #34

Suckylow bringing up "Faster and Furious" BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #26

I have to take 10 on this one. Benghazigate is making me dizzy. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #30

I shit you not; the question compared Benghazi investigation to the impeachment inquiry. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #27

Suckylow is stressed now BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #28

Yep. underpants Jan 2020 #33

Is he actually saying absolute immunity should exist? nolabear Jan 2020 #35

Their whole argument has been that BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #42

WOW backtoblue Jan 2020 #31

I think Suckoff just insulted Roberts. underpants Jan 2020 #32

Yeah, flop sweat. nolabear Jan 2020 #36

Both he and Cippy were suddenly stressed... BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #39

They seem to think they are finishing strong underpants Jan 2020 #59

MSBNC said people reported Alexander handing Turtle a piece of paper BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #76

Brown (et al) - To House Managers - What would prevent Drumpf from continuing to side with Putin BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #37

Sekulow "Doesn't make the Constitution happy" underpants Jan 2020 #40

Crow points out that National Security is not very happy right now. nt crickets Jan 2020 #43

Ha, ha, ha!!! PatSeg Jan 2020 #44

It's a Bill on Capitol Hill Pachamama Jan 2020 #49

Oh yes, I remember! PatSeg Jan 2020 #67

My internet dropped out a few mins ago, so my clipping Mersky Jan 2020 #45

Whew. It's back up. Mersky Jan 2020 #51

welcome back. my own connection is slow, but fairly reliable. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #63

Mine's pretty good, most of the time Mersky Jan 2020 #69

Q. Hoeven/Bozeman/Wicker/Capito - If House has insisted they made their case, BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #46

Crap we bdamomma Jan 2020 #47

Now Philbin is lying about the ridiculous arguments with the courts BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #48

So then the dumbass reads the statement that VERIFIES what Schiff said BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #50

Q. Blumethal to House Managers - 1 day after Biden announces, the order went out to remove BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #52

Good question bdamomma Jan 2020 #53

Schiff - Ghouliani wanted Yovanovich gone so they could execute the phony investigations BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #54

Philbin and co-liars complain about House rush, but want to rush trial ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #55

Yup. Hypocrisy on parade. crickets Jan 2020 #62

Schiff ticking off previous NSA people who have testified in the past BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #57

These treads have been great. underpants Jan 2020 #60

***5 MINUTE BREAK*** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #61

McConnell got a note a second ago crickets Jan 2020 #64

Thanks for the link Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #73

whew. gives me time to read what I missed. THANKS BRDS! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #66

I think it hinges on Alexander (who's retiring) underpants Jan 2020 #71

Turtle. 5 minute break. Putting the screws to Lamar Alexander (and Murkowski) underpants Jan 2020 #65

Oh yes bdamomma Jan 2020 #70

*crosses fingers* crickets Jan 2020 #74

Briefcase of Ca$h? spanone Jan 2020 #72

Or trying to make sweet bdamomma Jan 2020 #89

'I swayah Lamah, yall screw up mah sugah-tit and Ah'll make yall sahree!" Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #77

I understood that underpants Jan 2020 #104

Softball. Do you agree with the craptasric DoJ point today underpants Jan 2020 #105

I've lived in Kaintuck all my life. "Now" routinely has two syllables rouncheer. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #106

Thank you to everyone doing the play-by-play. Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #75

****BACK IN SESSION**** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #78

question about some deposition of the inspector general Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #79

Q. Ernst/Lankford - Has the WH been provided a copy of transcript of IG Atkinson? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #80

Philbin - no WH counsel has not received this but don't want to go down the road BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #81

He's insinuating that the whistleblower lied in testimony crickets Jan 2020 #83

Adam Schiff has played his role brilliantly. avebury Jan 2020 #82

Jones, Manchin, Sinema question about negotiations with pres Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #84

Q. Jones/Manchin/Sinema - to House Mangers - so much have focused on completeness of BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #85

Schiff: pres vowed to fight every step of the way -- blanket defiance Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #86

Schiff - House has been trying to reach an accomodation but after the Oct. 8 BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #87

Schiff: Senate has sole power to try all impeachments. You get to decide - witnesses, etc. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #88

I liked that especially. Was a simple reality check. Mersky Jan 2020 #92

the Senate should not be railroaded by the White House! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #100

" 'If their case is so good let them try it without witnesses.' That wouldn't fly crickets Jan 2020 #93

Blackburn is back on the whistleblower. [Whistleblower is not on trial!] Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #90

Q. Blackburn/Lee/Johnson - to WH counsel - What was the date of 1st contact of the House intel BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #91

frmr senator John warner (R) issued statement for witnesses and documents IcyPeas Jan 2020 #94

I got carried away. crickets Jan 2020 #95

I have learned to never get my hopes up anymore, sadly IcyPeas Jan 2020 #97

Same here PatSeg Jan 2020 #102

What you said, and... Mersky Jan 2020 #99

follow "judicial norms" by "welcoming relevant witnesses and documents" elleng Jan 2020 #103

****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 1/30/20 THREAD 7**** UP BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #96

the question addresses that "no quid pro quo except this quid pro quo" problem Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #98

I'm just assuming Mossfern Jan 2020 #101