US Politics February 2019: This is one of the great losers of all time.

ohhhhh shiiiiiit lol

Nice, they gave her a chance to repeat it.

just want to note that for those of us who can't watch it live, the past several posts present a really odd picture of what's happening

lol he's not racist he just does racist things

I need to know if Meadows has any black family members.

HAha! He totally went that route.

I love this, please give Meadows more rope.

Mark Meadows pulling the Lindsay Graham act

lol racist people love to say they don't see color

racist people love to bring up the non-white family members that they don't bark at.

everyone's going out for beers afterwards, right?

i like beer

Michael Cohen in the middle of this split screen is just too good. CAN I PLEASE LEAVE AND GO TO PRISON NOW THANK YOU.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 27, 2019

it must be so hard being the lone proud GOP non-racist white man. I am getting weepy.

... christ this has been going on all day

this comment from Lawyers Guns & Money gets it:

I’m still somewhat gobsmacked that Cohen pled guilty to a felony campaign finance law violation, testified that he did so at the direction of Individual-1, and that fact has just sorta been laying out there for the past six months. Sworn testimony that President Trump participated in a felony, with Cohen’s guilty plea to back it up.

That, in and of itself, may not have been adequate evidence to indict Trump but now it’s corroborated by, literally, the receipts. Checks signed by Trump. It blows my mind that Trump is clearly implicated in a felony and it has been a back burner issue since last summer. I hope Cohen’s new testimony fans the flames again.

strong closing statement by Cohen

I totally forgot this was Meadows : On January 29, 2019, Meadows told newly seated Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that lawmakers need more than three days’ notice to attend questioning because they are busy and not just “sitting around eating bonbons.- wiki

Who is the woman head shaking and eye rolling at Jordan just over Cohen's left shoulder?

https://imgur.com/a/sBLmjIB

^ Fox News covering the stories that matter

Cummings is kind of rambling here

he kinda does that though

It sounded like someone burped!

"Testicles In The Salsa" for March Thread Title.

ew

Missed the last couple of hours in transit, so missed AOC; my friend says she was good.

She and Rashida Tlaib were excellent I thought.

Here's Mark Meadows, who just sidetracked the entire House Oversight Committee to assure him he's not racist, saying that "2012 is the time we are going to send Mr. Obama home to Kenya or wherever it is" pic.twitter.com/90L1xnWf6v

— Steve Morris (@stevemorris__) February 27, 2019

I don't think people have appropriately processed the incredible number of felonies that Cohen directly implicated Trump in today. And its understandable, because its an incredible number. But here is my rough tally:

— Ken Gude (@KenGude) February 27, 2019

still not awake to the interwebs and cameras existing

xp

xpost all of the new dem congresswomen were great.

6. False statements on a loan application - Cohen brought Trump's partial financial records for 2011-2013 that Cohen alleged showed that Trump falsely inflated the value of his assets to obtain a loan in order to purchase the Buffalo Bills

— Ken Gude (@KenGude) February 27, 2019

WTF? The Bills?

xpost They really were. I'm so glad Tlaib went there (even if she walked it back a little from her obvious intention) because that Meadows moment was super fucking gross.

After all those characters Cohen names I have to wonder what Gene Parmesan’s involvement in this is.

meanwhile, another awesome example of Pelosi leadership on the background check bill

The Democratic proposal would require federal background checks on all gun sales, including private transactions. It includes some small exemptions for such checks, such as transfers between family members, or temporary use of a gun for hunting. Gun-control groups estimate that roughly one-fifth or more of gun sales don't include background checks.

But in an embarrassing blow to Democrats, 26 of their own members broke ranks and joined with Republicans to add language to the bill that would report undocumented immigrants to the U.S. Immigration and Enforcement Agency if they attempt to buy a gun. Republicans were ecstatic about the maneuver, which embarrassed Pelosi and other Democratic leaders.

The stunning move marks the second time Democratic leaders have lost a vote to the minority party in the last month.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/27/house-passes-bill-to-require-universal-background-checks-on-gun-sales-1193043

#MichaelCohen:
-Convicted of lying to Congress re: Russia investigation
-Going to jail
-"Don't believe a word he says!"#ElliottAbrams:
-Convicted of lying to Congress re: arming Contra death squads
-Pardoned, then appointed Envoy to Venezuela
-"Don't dare question his past!"
🤔

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 27, 2019

glad someone called this out

Cohen wasn't convicted as part of the Russia investigation was he?

Partly he was I think. Lying about trump tower moscow to congress

There were other charges too with taxi medallions and atuff

That was unrelated

That's right, I forget there were a couple of waves of convictions, right? Everything from tax evasion to campaign violations to some Russia stuff.

The trump circle was just all criminals of some kind. I imagine trump has done stuff at least as illegal as cohen and manafort re taxes and finances but who knows. I mean, cohen testified today that trump has.

It’s so gross that the gop protects trump while calling cohen a liar. If you are fine with trump it means you have no problem with lying. Be consistent in your nihilism.

Especially when they use the term “pathological liar.” Like... cohen was a slimy criminal but trump is the one that lies nonstop even when he doesn’t have to.

aren't nihilism and consistency sort of opposed?

Guess so

Okay I'm catching up on the Matthew Calamari thing and good grief.

I know a lot of you are only just now learning about Matthew Calamari, so here is his incredible appearance on the live finale of The Apprentice season two in 2004 pic.twitter.com/Ci0qF8kkgj

— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) February 27, 2019

That's it. I am changing my name to Carey Bucatini.

Watching that is really uncomfortable for the utter disrespect that Jen(?) got.

For those intrigued by the reference -- "Matthew Calamari, the organization’s chief operating officer, was recruited in 1981 after Mr. Trump saw him eject some hecklers while working security at the United States Open tennis tournament."https://t.co/TGSs7yNKXV

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 27, 2019