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at140

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28. I agree, Bolton, Mulvaney, Parnas, etc should have been suboenaed by
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 07:16 PM
Jan 2020

chairman Schiff's committee. The courts would have agreed because there was no justifiable reason to deny them to appear as witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the Ukraine affair. What was the hurry to send articles of impeachment without critical evidence? Election was 11 months away and there was ample time to expose corruption of Trump gang.

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Here: Kingofalldems Jan 2020 #1
He better start putting out some sworn affidavits, just in case. TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #17
Check your spelling. rzemanfl Jan 2020 #2
Who cares about True Blue American Jan 2020 #4
Apparently Brush does. rzemanfl Jan 2020 #9
But with the information in the TP True Blue American Jan 2020 #10
When I see TP on the shopping list I know what to buy. rzemanfl Jan 2020 #11
Trump Party. n/t EndlessWire Jan 2020 #31
There's a difference? Thanks, but it doesn't fit the context in the reply very well. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2020 #32
Nunes, Toensing, diGenova also. PA Democrat Jan 2020 #3
Now the truth begins. True Blue American Jan 2020 #5
doesn't need to - he dump it online AlexSFCA Jan 2020 #19
Documents! Get yer documents here! crickets Jan 2020 #7
I hope they have good security awesomerwb1 Jan 2020 #6
How in the world can we officially investigate and indict so many procon Jan 2020 #8
Can you imagine how powerful this would have been if it was being recited before the House jalan48 Jan 2020 #12
Parnas' information was bottled up by the judge in his criminal case gratuitous Jan 2020 #21
I get that neither Parnas or Bolton were ready to testify when the House closed its inquiry. I jalan48 Jan 2020 #22
No guarantees gratuitous Jan 2020 #27
Yes, there were no certainties. I'm sure our strategy will be debated in the years to come. jalan48 Jan 2020 #29
I agree, Bolton, Mulvaney, Parnas, etc should have been suboenaed by at140 Jan 2020 #28
Yes eleven months is a long time for Trump to have the pressure of impeachment hanging over him. jalan48 Jan 2020 #30
repug courts-judges control tne process, they could drag it out until after the election. brush Jan 2020 #35
repug courts-judges control tne process, they could drag it out until after the election. brush Jan 2020 #34
We were in control. We could stop the process anytime we wanted. Judges didn't control that. jalan48 Jan 2020 #36
Courts-repug judges control how promptly they rule on subpoeas. brush Jan 2020 #38
And the Republicans also control the Presidency and the Senate. All we control is the House. jalan48 Jan 2020 #39
Yes, courts could old up ruling on subpoeas until after the election and then who would care? brush Jan 2020 #44
I REALLY wish now Nancy had held back that first Article..... lastlib Jan 2020 #23
I don't know why they closed it when they did. It seems it would have been better to wait awhile and jalan48 Jan 2020 #25
nah, repug courts-judges control the process, they could drag it out until after the election. brush Jan 2020 #33
Because now that the Senate has all but voted to crown themselves a goddamn KING, Volaris Jan 2020 #40
That's what we have left. I hope it happens but then I thought Mueller would get Trump. jalan48 Jan 2020 #42
Mueller was never gonna push beyond his conservative background too hard.. Volaris Jan 2020 #43
If Bolton had a smidge of a brain he would follow suit rurallib Jan 2020 #13
If folks are running Political Dead Pools, perhaps it's time to recalculate who will be next! 🤔 TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #16
Won't matter. All Trump has to do is say "Yeah we did all that, in the best interest of America." Still In Wisconsin Jan 2020 #14
It won't matter to the cult RGTIndy Jan 2020 #15
Thing is I don't think Trump needs to lure anybody. Still In Wisconsin Jan 2020 #18
28% of Americans identify as Republican RGTIndy Jan 2020 #46
Correct. But if any Republican loses the MAGA vote they lose their election. Still In Wisconsin Jan 2020 #48
He can, and probably will, win in many low population states AJT Feb 2020 #51
I'm not sure why you think that RGTIndy Feb 2020 #52
THIS !!!! This is the bet democrats and the rest of America lovers are making. Now its time for uponit7771 Jan 2020 #20
with all this criminality known, it means that the Trumpsters MUST get re-elected regardless of wiggs Jan 2020 #24
Hope he keeps it up wryter2000 Jan 2020 #26
Breaking where? Bradical79 Jan 2020 #37
Midday on MSNBC brush Jan 2020 #41
Let's start a new round of impeachment. nt coti Jan 2020 #45
They are both on MSNBC right now (by phone) BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #47
Don't forget 50 republican senators Under The Radar Feb 2020 #49
K&R ck4829 Feb 2020 #50
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