William Barr’s opening statement has been released and apparently anarchists abound as the Mueller report signaled a “bogus Russiagate scandal”. Hopefully House questioners will ask Barr why sending DHS “contractors” to cities isn’t the kind of provocation where gaslight gets thrown on a fire. x YouTube Video x In an opening statement released prior to his…
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Whistleblowers to come before House Judiciary to testify about AG Barr's politicizing DoJ
Bill Barr has refused to appear before the House Judiciary committee but other witnesses have not. This could be a bigger deal, if only to remind how Barr’s entire career as a Republican “fixer” might be laid bare. Not exactly impeachment but the basis for post-Trump prosecution might be created. If anything the misuse of…
Trump on Fauci: ‘He doesn’t not disagree with me’ …nothing worse than last-minute ideologies
Trump posted this before he went to bed this morning. Probably angry about the threat of wind turbine cancer. x This will never be approved by me, or any other Republican! https://t.co/jWcGaS2QZC— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2020 Considering there’s a # #MoscowMitchSlushFund and opaque accountability for where the $500 billion goes, it’s a very…
(CO-4) Ken Buck's cold dead hands threaten Biden and O'Rourke
Colorado’s 4th congressional district seems to be in good hands as Ken Buck (R) selfies a cosplay SYG in his DC office, practicing negligent gun safety by pointing it at his poor intern. x .@RepKenBuck, had I seen this yesterday when in DC I gladly would have. My daughter died from a single AR 15…
Devin Nunes: If Putin likes Republicans so much, why did he let Dems take back the House?
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, ladies and gentlemen: x Devin Nunes asks if the Russians only like Republicans, why did they let the Republicans lose the House of Representatives pic.twitter.com/tPzzUSN6dZ— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) February 21, 2020 < p class=”is-empty-p”> “And you notice how, when they win elections, the Russians didn’t do anything?…
Lamar Alexander agrees that the House proved its case, but thinks Senate needs no witnesses
Super Bowl calendars seem to rule the US Senate, much like bad faith. Susan Collins and Mitt Romney seem to be ready to ask for witnesses, but at this writing there’s no further information. Lisa Murkowski said that she will make an announcement tomorrow. Even if there’s a tie on the witnesses vote, it is…
'They're crushing us': Congressional Republicans bemoan fundraising gap
To the extent that fundraising can be seen as a bellwether for voter enthusiasm, this story from Politico is both eye-opening and encouraging: House Republican leaders privately conceded in a closed meeting Tuesday morning that they are in the midst of a full-blown fundraising crisis, which would imperil any chance they have at regaining their…
Impeachment Deux: Pelosi should hold the Articles because the “Merrick Garland rule” was fair?
Could there be a second impeachment: Impeachment2 The interlocked role of trials, evidence, and witnesses seems pretty clear, and no amount of GOP illogical reasoning can finesse it. Since the M.O. of the GOP is to use some procedural wrangling to swiftly move IMPOTUS to brag about exoneration claims, Speaker Pelosi should continue to hold the Articles of Impeachment…
Is John Bolton's testimony a GOP False Flag operation to provide cover for vulnerable Senators
OK, it’s not Kabuki as much as it is Shadow Puppetry. What makes anyone think Trump won’t run to court to get an injunction against Bolton, claiming executive privilege and national security, if Bolton receives a subpoena? Any competent court would rule against Trump, but Trump would appeal. That litigation could last until Fall. —…
Louie Gohmert tries to sneak the whistleblower's name into the Congressional record
America’s stupidest congressional representative decided to test his ethical responsibility. NEW: GOHMERT became the first lawmaker to publicly name a person purported by some Trump allies to be the whistleblower. Schiff warned there could be ethics consequences for something like this, though his office is declining to comment. https://t.co/nzDXoovdtc — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 12,…
Day One: Impeachment Inquiry – fact witnesses, process objections, and “table pounding”.
Rep. Peter Welch to Jim Jordan: "I'd be glad to have the person who started it all come in and testify. President Trump is welcome to take a seat right there!" pic.twitter.com/YbCvHKfKeV — Matt Rogers 🗳 (@Politidope) November 13, 2019 The overheard voice of President Trump on the call Ambassador Taylor just described would, in…
now available: Fiona Hill and Alexander Vindman transcripts of depositions
Hand grenade and a “drug deal”. Updates to come, there is a lot of traffic at the links, so please be patient The transcript for Vindman can be found here, and Hill’s transcript is here. House investigators have released the deposition of Fiona Hill, who until earlier this year served as the top Russia policy specialist on the national…
“I caught the swamp. I caught them all.” …another day of Trumpian doublespeak
Trump seems to have only just realized that there will be public hearings in the House with today’s release of deposition transcripts for Fiona Hill and Alexander Vindman. Your administration sure seems to have an odd habit of covering up all your completely legal and "perfect" actions. https://t.co/7LbIQWfhus — John Sipher (@john_sipher) November 8, 2019…
“Donald J. Trump, Come on down!” … why Trump should testify before Congress
The call was perfect, so perfect that unlike his written responses during the Mueller report, Florida Man should appear in open session and testify before Congress. Because isn’t he the stable genius, smarter than all his generals. He’s all about the stunts, and because short of dog-wagging, he’s now going to need to draw attention…
Yovanovitch / McKinley testimony transcripts released by House Intel. – Volker / Sondland tomorrow
Adam Schiff announced the release of transcripts from closed door testimony by Yovanovitch (316 pages) and McKinley (156 pages). Volker and Sondland testimony transcripts to be released tomorrow. This release of depositions of Marie Yovanovitch and Michael McKinley offsets the absence of WH witnesses today as “no-shows” resisting subpoenas. BREAKING: House Democrats release transcripts of closed-door depositions…
Individual-1 caught Dead to Rights: John Bolton will comply with a subpoena to testify on 11/7
Even if he’s still a war criminal, John Bolton will get his place in history perhaps for a less ignominious act. In June, national security adviser John Bolton warned U.S. diplomats that Rudy Giuliani would prove to be a problem, much like “Washington lobbyist Robert Livingston kept popping up and recommending the ambassador to Ukraine be…
Individual-1 caught Dead to Rights: John Bolton could comply with a subpoena to testify on 11/7
Even if he’s still a war criminal, John Bolton will get his place in history perhaps for a less ignominious act. In June, national security adviser John Bolton warned U.S. diplomats that Rudy Giuliani would prove to be a problem, much like “Washington lobbyist Robert Livingston kept popping up and recommending the ambassador to Ukraine be…
“If this president were to get away with this, forget about it all…” Pelosi on convicting Trump
“I don’t know if he’s guilty of treason,” she said. “But I do know…everything that he says, understand that he’s projecting his own” qualities. House leaders had hoped the Senate could hold a trial before Christmas. But with witnesses lining up to testify, a January trial is increasingly likely… “I do think we have enough…
Treasonous cowpoke staffer tries to leak the Arms for Dirt whistleblower's name
Holy Cow Patties, we didn’t even hear a peep from Devin during the storming of the SCIF, but he’s been a busy cowpoke. NEW: A top aide to Rep. Devin Nunes has been providing conservative politicians and journalists with information—and misinformation—about the anonymous whistleblower who triggered the biggest crisis of Trump’s presidency https://t.co/ucsHASyy3h — The…
Musical Bag-holding: Pence, Sondland, and others don't want to be the scapegoat
Coming home to roost, no one wants to be caught being the scapegoat for the obvious movement toward impeachment. The music will stop, and there aren’t enough chairs. Neal Katyal says the House committees “have the goods” to move forward. Even Steve Bannon thinks Nancy Pelosi “will impeach the President”. MAYBE because Pence knows they're right?…
