Mega-Thread: Impeachment Proceedings & Inquiry of Trump

[Netherspark]

The sad thing is that I doubt Trump would fall to impeachment in Congress as impeachment requires a supermajority vote, like Trump said: "I can stand in Times Square and shoot someone and they'd still vote for me." The best outcome of this impeachment hearing is that Republicans and Republican voters abandon Trump for 2020.

At least some Republicans are going to have to realize that defending Trump is political suicide, and doing so would only ensure their defeat in the next election.

[Crispin]

This is the look of a man that just lost all of his next 45 talking points.

10$ saying he’ll beging with drugs something something viewer ratings and pass the buck

[Captain N]

Damn Nunes -- How about them TV Ratings now?

[Grapemask]

This is the look of a man that just lost all of his next 45 talking points.

The look on his face when Schiff yielded to him, and the clear desperate plea for a break, is going to give me something to smile about until 2020 when voters elect a different idiot that still won't get me first world healthcare access.

[Bakis]

Mr. Sondland confirmed what has already been known, that there was a clear “quid pro quo” linking a coveted White House meeting for Ukraine’s president to the investigations Mr. Trump wanted. And he said he was concerned about “a potential quid pro quo” linking $391 million in security aid that Mr. Trump suspended to the investigations he desired.

I'M SHOCKED !!!

Naa I'm not and neither is the deceiving piece of anti-demoracy GOP.
The question is, how will they spin this so hard that if one disregards half of Trumps voter base which is medically labeled as retarded, that the other half whom some might think this is not the party they can continue to endorse, that the get spun back around.

[PACOX]

Sondland out here competing for Snitch of the Year.

[kaelleria]

Lol Nunes is trying to pin this on the Democrats.

Is this where Nunes just repeats conspiracy theories for 45 minutes?

[Captain N]

Lol Nunes is trying to pin this on the Democrats.

And going with the But Hillary card too -- that little troll is so pathetic.

[Huntingbear_grimbatol]

Where the F is Nunes taking this...

[Crispin]

Ah crap he’s just spewing conspiracy stupidity

[Casterbridge]

And there's the Biden card.

Does he have any new material at all?

[Crispin]

Geesh how much coke did he do during the break

[Paranoid Android]

We confess Trumpkins.

We had one of our deep state plants donate million dollars to get a ambassador appointment, so that person can corroborate the testimony of 4 others.

I love this! Guilty as sin.

Oh I have read a few people on Sondland singing like a canary. I like the take as a billionaires hotel owner who just wanted an ambassador title on his resume, now wants to get the eff out. No need to protect Trump. Just sing and gtfo before more damage to him.

[Huntingbear_grimbatol]

Hunter Biden got a job in Burisma which he wasn't qualified or had any experience for, not illegal but bad ethics to take a job just for your family name.
Ivanka Trump got a job in the White House she's not qualified or had any experience for, not illegal but bad ethics to take a job just for your family name. (It's also much worse to have that going on in the top side of government affairs.)

Hunter Biden was investigated and cleared by Ukraine, the USA, the EU and several independent anti-corruption organizations. Again, to repeat myself, it was unethical for Hunter Biden to take that job, but not illegal. I really don't understand why or how Hunter Biden is a relevant witness to this case, Republicans discredit previous witnesses for not being "first hand" but they want Hunter Biden to testify something?
Someone clarify, please.

[kaelleria]

Even Ken Starr thinks today is bad for Trump
https://www.axios.com/ken-starr-trum...6271ea9f8.html

How bad?

This bad -
Ken Starr, lead prosecutor in Clinton impeachment hearings: “There is now proof that the President (Trump) committed the crime of bribery...This has been one of those bombshell days.”

https://twitter.com/someknew/status/...594109953?s=19

On Fox no less.

[Benggaul]

This pretty much sums up how I've seen this going for a while now.

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status...662409216?s=20

I wish it was as plain for the people who NEED to understand it, but that ship sailed in 2016, I fear.

[cubby]

Sooo... Sondland brought how many busses to throw Trump under.

Yeah - I mean, holy fucking impeachment-key-witness batman. This guy is giving up the entire goose, and the sauce, and throwing in some yams to boot. Sondland is becoming the strongest witness for impeachment yet.

[Breccia]

WH is already downplaying any suspicions that Trump will testify, on the basis this is a "sham court".

In other words, "Trump would have to lie under oath or admit incompetency by claiming to forget".

[cubby]

Haha, Sondland is in full "Save my own ass" mode.

Agreed - but this development is extremely important. He was a Trumpkin through and through, willingly violating federal law (or at least ignoring it, which amounts to the same thing) for Trump because he was Trump's man in Europe. Now? Now he's evalutated the situation and determined that saving his own ass is paramount to being Trump's butt buddy.

This is Yuge.

This is a major GOP donor deciding that Trump's coat tails aren't worth shrilling behind, and now he's not only not protecting Trump, he's giving up all the goods. This is the mindset we need to see develop in the GOP Senate when it comes times for the Conviction vote.

[Breccia]

So Nunes is going with "Democrats would have impeached George Washington".

I guess, when most of your deflection attempts have failed, you go with the most insane thing you can think of.