Impeach Trump Y/N

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQl62w71Ets

Grancy herself said Dems had "no choice"

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius)

"no choice" meaning "the facts compel it", or "no choice" meaning "we must obey the whims of this angry mob who i personally disagree with, because otherwise i might lose re-election"? i'm not asking for your answer - i can guess - but i'd need to see the context.

stevie nicks really glammed up that nirvana song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uukOdFdyqVQ

Still miles from the Springsteen demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2T_mSGIFPQ

WB lawyer: “I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistleblowers in connection to the underlying August 12, 2019, disclosure to the Intelligence Community Inspector General. No further comment at this time.”

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) October 6, 2019

I don't get the distinction really, rushomancy

I have never cared what pols like Pelosi 'actually believe' - it's unrelated to their actions

For the last time, Hillary Clinton used a file-deleting software program called BleachBit.

She didn't literally wash the emails in acid.

You're thinking of Steve Bannon. https://t.co/YhIuQc0x5B pic.twitter.com/vTnOtZ9qqG

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 6, 2019

feel like in fairness to donny this could probably be reasonably understood metaphorically

Was the call appropriate or was it perfect, Donald? Getcher story straight!

Anyway, he continues to behave exactly as every innocent party does when wrongly-accused, and that's what's important.

Jonah Goldberg on the radio this morning busted out that old chestnut, "sure, he's committed lots of impeachable offenses, but this should be resolved in the upcoming election, not through an impeachment that leaves him in office." First, there's going to be an election in 2020 regardless. Second, what happens if you don't impeach and then he's re-elected? Just totally dumb. But I suppose I wouldn't expect anything else from this resident NPR-safe GOP dummy.

[Trump walks into Oval Office alone. Shuts door. We hear a whoosh from off camera]

TRUMP: I don’t get it Al, why haven’t I leaped!?

AL: Stay at it, Sam. Ziggy says there’s a 95% chance you’re here to get this guy impeached.

TRUMP: WHAT MORE COULD I POSSIBLY DO!?

— Alex Marino (@JAlexMarino) November 21, 2018

Okay, yes, of course he burned down that orphanage. But rather than wasting our time 'arresting' and 'convicting' and 'imprisoning' him, why not just let nature take its course? Isn't dying peacefully in his sleep twenty years from now punishment enough?

xpost Needs to find love.

Let the market decide

remember to send NPR all your spare cash or you'll never know what Jonah Goldberg thinks

Or if, for that matter.

Christ. I thought he'd just go with executive privilege. https://t.co/pEakUUH4pn

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) October 8, 2019

the men's rights movements has finally morphed into its final form (?), republican rights

The GOP leader told colleagues during a PowerPoint presentation that they would not be allowed to speak during the trial and that any motions to dismiss the impeachment articles would be reserved for Trump’s defense team and the House Democratic impeachment managers, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who attended the meeting, told The Wall Street Journal.

McConnell later told reporters that the Senate would have no choice but to hold a trial that would require the chamber to convene six days a week in the afternoon.

“Under the impeachment rules of the Senate, we’ll take the matter up,” he said. “The chief justice will be in the chair. We will have to convene every day, six days out of seven, at 12:30 or 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Senators will not be allowed to speak, which will be good therapy for a number of them. And we intend to do our constitutional responsibility.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/466815-mcconnell-has-complicated-history-on-impeachment

*tim heidecker voice* kangaroo court!!!

McConnell’s past position will make it difficult for him to champion any motion to dismiss a Senate trial of articles against President Trump,

Also, no judges will be appointed during 2020

well the house has to impeach now just to shut the senators up for a few weeks

lol @ at ide atht anything McConell or any of these scumbags have said or done in the past is somehow constraining

Yeah, fuck that guy. I've finally noticed a twitch of pushback in the press, no longer taking these chumps at their word or in good faith, but any statement by him (or Trump) should be met with "fuck you, you're a liar and a cheat and not deserving of respect."

Meanwhile:

New: Per source in the room, Bill Taylor’s opening statement was 15 pages long and prompted “a lot of sighs and gasps.”

— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 22, 2019

sounds like Taylor's testimony is a big deal if it is being referred to as a sea change

where is it referred to as a sea change? (no beck pics pls)

Rep. Lieu reportedly said that his opening statements were very damaging to the president. Rep. Lynch was quoted as saying it was a potential sea change in the impeachment inquiry

it's a sea org change

Diarrhetics

lyin' cheatin' thetans

that's alll you seeem to dooowooooo

Garrett Haake @GarrettHaake

“Members have described Bill Taylor’s testimony this morning as disturbing and very credible, backed up by “meticulous” contemporaneous notes he took during phone calls and meetings. Those formed the backbone of a lengthy opening statement.”

I guess they're still at it

About to post the same thing.

“All I have to say is that in my 10 short months in Congress — it’s not even noon, right — and this is my most disturbing day in Congress so far. Very troubling.” —Rep. Andy Levin, as he left Bill Taylor’s deposition this morning. ⁦@jesselnaranjo⁩ https://t.co/fmegayyjl6

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 22, 2019

So a bunch of Democrats were disturbed?

Multiple House Democrats are now, not so subtly, suggesting that Gordon Sondland might have given false testimony. It's worth proceeding with caution for now, mostly because it would just be so so incredibly stupid for Sondland to have actually lied under these circumstances. https://t.co/hsTuKlCrj2

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) October 22, 2019

This is exactly why they are running things like a grand jury in private. Can't coordinate testimony, which makes it much harder to get away with obvious lies.

otm

.@RepMalinowski says Taylor “remembered some things that previous witnesses somehow failed to remember.”

— Ben Siegel (@benyc) October 22, 2019

Debbie is terrible but

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said Taylor "drew a straight line" with documents, timelines and individual conversations in his records at the hearing.

"I do not know how you would listen to today's testimony from Ambassador Taylor and come to any other (conclusion) except that the president abused his power and withheld foreign aid," she said.

So a bunch of Democrats were disturbed?

― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, October 22, 2019 2:10 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgttPt_1IG0

The senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine said Tuesday he was told release of military aid was contingent on public declarations from Ukraine that it would investigate the Bidens and the 2016 election, contradicting President Trump’s denial that he used the money as leverage for political gain.

Acting ambassador William B. Taylor Jr. testified behind closed doors in the House impeachment probe of Trump that he stands by his characterization that it was “crazy” to make the assistance contingent on investigations he found troubling.

Upon arriving in Kyiv last spring he became alarmed by secondary diplomatic channels involving U.S. officials that he called “weird,” Taylor said, according to a copy of his lengthy opening statement obtained by The Washington Post.

Taylor walked lawmakers through a series of conversations he had with other U.S. diplomats who were trying to obtain what one called the “deliverable” of Ukrainian help investigating Trump’s political rivals.

Taylor said he spoke to Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the U.S. envoy to the European Union.

“During that phone call, Amb. Sondland told me that President Trump had told him that he wants President [Volodymyr] Zelensky to state publicly that Ukraine will investigate Burisma and alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election,” Taylor said in the statement.

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter had been a board member of Burisma, a large Ukrainian gas company. Joe Biden is a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.

“Amb. Sondland also told me that he now recognized that he had made a mistake by earlier telling the Ukrainian officials to whom he spoke that a White House meeting with President Zelensky was dependent on a public announcement of investigations — in fact, Amb. Sondland said, ‘everything’ was dependent on such an announcement, including security assistance,’” Taylor told House investigators.

“He said that President Trump wanted President Zelensky ‘in a public box’ by making a public statement about ordering such investigations.’

GOP noise machine gonna go into overdrive re: how this testimony is not credible, he's a Democrat, conspiracy etc etc

Look, Trump is a man of incredible moral scruples that it physically pains him to hear about possible corruption. He will do ANYTHING to stamp it out. It just so happens that the 2 most corrupt people are his 2016 opponent in Prez election and 2020 possible opponent in Prez election. In fact, these 2 have committed p much the only acts of corruption worthy of being investigated by the US.

Starting to think this guy might not be on the level

Taylor's full statement is here.

Trump could appear on TV naked and the Freedom Caucus would insist that wasn't his hairy ass.

I care more about the voters being swung by this. Which seems is happening.

http://www.belge.com.tr/uploads/2018/12/03/abd-baskani-trump-abdnin-silah-yarisina-716-milyar-dolar-harcamasi-cilginlik-b.jpg

Bwaaaaaaaaa!