the guilliani letter is a pretty big deal, i think that and the messages are more important than whatever parnas says to a reporter

[Edited on January 16, 2020 at 12:22 PM. Reason : .]

1/16/2020 12:22:24 PM

starr and dershowitz, lol

1/17/2020 6:11:45 PM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-national-security-council-official-placed-on-leave-pending-security-investigation/2020/01/19/5800f2f8-3b03-11ea-b90d-5652806c3b3a_story.html

Quote :

"The top White House official responsible for Russia and Europe policy was placed on leave last week pending a security investigation, U.S. officials said Sunday. Andrew Peek is a former State Department official who assumed the senior policy job at the White House National Security Council in the fall. He succeeded Fiona Hill, who testified in the House impeachment hearings that resulted in impeachment articles against President Trump."

[Edited on January 19, 2020 at 7:19 PM. Reason : a]

1/19/2020 7:18:58 PM

Quote :

"New CNN poll: 51% of Americans say Trump should be *removed.* Only 45% say he shouldn't 69% say Senate trial should feature new witnesses 58% say Trump abused his power 57% say he obstructed House impeachment inquiry So, no, his lies aren't "working" https://t.co/YUXyEY8Bxk"

1/20/2020 5:45:49 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/politics/senate-organizing-resolution-released/index.html

1/20/2020 8:01:50 PM

I didn't catch Pat Cipollone's comments, but did they sound as incoherent as Jay Sekulow's?

Never mind. Cipollone is more coherent and seems very disgruntled.

Apparently, House Democrats are attempting to steal two elections!!

[Edited on January 21, 2020 at 2:43 PM. Reason : ]

1/21/2020 2:25:38 PM

People STILL don't understand electoral college or how 51% can still be a constitutional minority. Sad.

1/21/2020 4:46:33 PM

this impeachment trial is gonna be a joke all the way through

1/21/2020 4:52:23 PM

^

1/21/2020 8:54:44 PM

Welp, they tried.

1/21/2020 9:51:35 PM

Bolton amendment now. I hope both sides use their full hour. This is good TV.

1/22/2020 12:06:15 AM

Quote :

"New CNN poll: 51% of Americans say Trump should be *removed.* Only 45% say he shouldn't"

CNN does a poll and can only come up with 51% believing he should be removed?

1/22/2020 9:58:07 AM

lol

SUSAN COLLINS TAKES HOURS TO DECIDE ON LUNCH BEFORE ORDERING EXACTLY WHAT MITCH MCCONNELL IS HAVING

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/susan-collins-takes-hours-to-decide-on-lunch-before-ordering-exactly-what-mitch-mcconnell-is-having

1/22/2020 10:26:52 AM

lol
https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/1219981403120644103?s=20

1/22/2020 11:13:51 AM

Normal replies.

https://twitter.com/rudygiuliani/status/1220494487375491073?s=21

1/23/2020 7:49:56 PM

^ that scares me deeply

1/23/2020 9:47:05 PM

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1220550812742684673?s=20

key point i think. if trump were worried about corruption he would have went through normal channels.

1/24/2020 12:15:59 AM

Also, the fact that every single person in his orbit including himself and his family are really into corruption. Like, imagine actually thinking Donald Trump cared one bit about corruption.

JFC.

1/24/2020 7:43:24 AM

the presentation yesterday thoroughly destroyed the corruption argument

1/24/2020 9:02:03 AM

‘Take her out’: recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired
Trump apparently heard discussing firing Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/recording-appears-capture-trump-private-dinner-ukraine-ambassador/story?id=68506437

1/24/2020 11:29:35 AM

https://twitter.com/woodruffbets/status/1220747420864303104?s=21

More. Trumps “don’t know them” about Parnas and Fruman was always obviously bullshit but this is proof it is.

1/24/2020 11:38:56 AM

SARS 2.0 is going to kill us all and you people are worried about a dog and pony show.

1/24/2020 12:49:38 PM

it's your fault that i don't know if you are serious

1/24/2020 12:50:50 PM

I'm not.

1/24/2020 1:17:02 PM

of course

1/24/2020 1:17:42 PM

the ebola thread is always there if you’re in need of a good laugh

1/24/2020 1:26:11 PM

https://twitter.com/sohrabahmari/status/1220749622026625025?s=21

It’s hilarious this is the talking point.

No shit, the President CAN fire people. But not through fucking mobbed up Russians he lied about knowing multiple times. What the fuck possible authority did a guy like Lev Parnas have?

1/24/2020 1:59:42 PM

super weird how a president can fire someone, but they have to go through private citizen mobsters to do it

[Edited on January 24, 2020 at 2:03 PM. Reason : the founders really had some strange checks and balances]

1/24/2020 2:03:16 PM

Well done Schiff, when in doubt, you know what to play.

1/24/2020 3:58:45 PM

He's just playing cards from the deck Trump stole and dealt bud.

1/24/2020 7:13:16 PM

This whole Senate trial has been so outrageous, I haven't bothered to watch. Is this video/voice recording thing with Trump and the ex-ambassador a big deal? Given how they aren't even going to hear witnesses, I'm guessing NO...

1/25/2020 7:25:04 PM

It just adds to the pile of evidence that the public knows about, yet for some odd reason the Senate GOP doesn't want to hear

1/25/2020 8:25:13 PM

It’s nuts there is video of the President meeting with 2 indicted criminals who were illegally working for Russia, that he claimed he didn’t ever meet just a few days ago, and this is just meaningless to the gop.

Even crazier that the president telling these people, who are not part of government and have absolutely no authority on the matter, to “get rid of her” is reported as the equivalent of an HR decision to let someone go.

This is after manafort/Flynn/page all going to jail. The GOP has truly lost their minds and it’s not an exaggeration to say they’re collectively a serious and fundamental threat to our system of government.

1/26/2020 1:31:45 AM

Republicans, after the Bolton news, really should just roll in Monday and yell, “fuck you America, we know he abused his office and will do it again and there isn’t a god damn thing you can do about it.”

It’d be way more honest than what they are currently doing.

1/26/2020 8:12:17 PM

GOP can’t move forward without witnesses at this point.

If they try I do think Americans will punish them at the polls.

1/26/2020 9:27:39 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/26/politics/bolton-book-ukraine-aid-trump/index.html

1/26/2020 9:44:51 PM

^^ lol. Stop. Nothing matters.

Trump is deeply unpopular and will likely lose the popular vote by a lot but this just won’t change electoral calculus significantly. It’s going to come down to a few 1,000 voters in a few states again.

1/27/2020 9:31:08 AM

if Bolton has this book manuscript out now, then the things he is saying would have been known in various circles for a long time so i wouldn't be surprised if some GOP members are mad at their contacts for letting them look dumb for things they said that contradict bolton, but it's not going to cause a movement of them wanting witnesses

maybe you get the four required to push witnesses through, but i doubt it

apparently there is an argument that justice roberts can subpoena people himself, but that seems like wishful thinking

what republicans should be more worried about is what else comes out between now and the election that will continue to make them look like idiots, because this surely isn't the last thing

1/27/2020 9:37:11 AM

republicans care about looking like idiots?

1/27/2020 10:15:20 AM

“CANCELLED: This morning's press conference with GOP Sens. Braun, Barrasso, Lankford, Lee, Graham no longer happening”

https://twitter.com/kasie/status/1221817141856522241?s=21

They do care about looking like idiots a little.

Also saw this fox and friends from a few months back:
https://twitter.com/revrrlewis/status/1176468614997860352?s=21
“ Steve Doocy: "If the president said 'I will give you the money but you've got to investigate Joe Biden,' that is really off-the-rails wrong. But if it's something else, you know, it would be nice to know what it is."”

Remember when they were all saying there has to be a quid pro quo for this to be bad?

Between this and Helsinki and trump saluting the NK general and stormy Daniels denials, manafort in jail, cohens statements, Sondland testimony, I feel like the general election campaign ads write themselves.

Trump has been making more noise about not doing the debates either. I maintain he’ll skip the debates. Sanders would destroy him, Warren would destroy him. he’d be the best against Biden.

1/27/2020 10:51:52 AM

https://twitter.com/brespolitico/status/1221825736664928257?s=21

In case you were wondering how safe Senators were going to play it.

About what I thought. Obviously people like Collins, Romney, etc will be the ones people watch.

1/27/2020 11:04:05 AM

They ain't gonna do shit. Feign protest and then tow the line.

1/27/2020 12:59:26 PM

susan collins may tut loudly

1/27/2020 1:11:02 PM

Lol the defense is just bowling over Bolton and acting like nothing has changed. What is even happening?

[Edited on January 27, 2020 at 2:23 PM. Reason : Ken Starr spent 45 minutes concern trolling ]

1/27/2020 2:22:43 PM

why wouldn't they? who is going to hold them accountable? the media? the media has demonstrated time and time again that they are not equipped to deal with this.

they will respond by treating starr's arguments and concerns with the same degree of seriousness they treat bolton's claims, because the most important thing in news is both sides

[Edited on January 27, 2020 at 2:25 PM. Reason : ?]

1/27/2020 2:25:19 PM

John Kelley saying he thinks Bolton is credible:
https://twitter.com/adamgoldmannyt/status/1222204779381907457?s=21

1/28/2020 12:11:04 PM

Saying what everybody knew all along.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/politics/joni-ernst-joe-biden-senate-impeachment-trial/index.html

1/28/2020 12:38:39 PM

Instead of hurting Biden for showing corruption, it's benefiting him by yanking Warren, Sanders, Klobuchar, and Bennett off the campaign trail.

1/28/2020 3:23:43 PM

Sanders is doing fine, he has good people to fill in at events for him

1/28/2020 4:42:08 PM

Sanders surging right now. He’s the top pick nationally for non-white voters

1/28/2020 5:09:31 PM