Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

[Billy_Bob]

Your occupy LIE is total Bull shit...

You are obviously not a student of history... Even Clinton was given due process rights, during the house investigative process, that you will not give to Trump..

 

[The Purge]

AND STILL HAS NO ANSWER TO THE EX. AMBASSADOR WHO WASN'T EVEN IN UKRAINE AT TIME OF INCIDENT!!!

LOLOL

Moron, you never heard of a telephone??

You still insist on not doing your homework, he, loser?

That's ok, bitch some more how Republicans can't call their own witnesses.

AND STILL CAN'T ANSWER THE TSYLOR QUESTION..... OR THE LEAKS THAT ARE ONLY INJUROUS TO TRUMP...

I already answered it, ya raving lunatic. It was a phone call he had with Sondland.

As far as leaks, I posted a video earlier of Jordan stepping out during the Volker deposition and leaking like a sieve.

But let's get back to the part where you cried like a baby because Republicans can't call witnesses....

Was that the 2nd or 3rd hand information he supposedly reported about....and stepping out in front of a group of reporters is not leaking, doing it on the sky to the Times as an Annomous source is leaking!....and why we are at i . Why all the NON TRANSPARENCY thstvwas NOT done with both Nixon and Clinton???

It was a conversation he had with Sondland, who also testified.

Hotair ^ | 10/16/2019 | Ed Morrisse



Did Gordon Sondland throw Donald Trump “under the bus” in his opening statement to House investigators this morning, or just point out the obvious? The ambassador didn’t spare Rudy Giuliani, at any rate, in expressing his “disappointment” over Trump’s decision to delegate Ukrainian diplomacy to his personal attorney. That’s not quite connecting any dots, however, and Sondland also soundly rejects the “quid pro quo” hypothesis being advanced by House Democrats:

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, will tell Congress that he was told by President Trump that he had to help his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani with his plan on Ukraine.

In his opening statement, which was obtained by The Daily Beast, Sondland will say: “I did not understand, until much later, that Mr. Giuliani’s agenda might have also included an effort to prompt the Ukrainians to investigate Vice President Biden or his son or to involve Ukrainians, directly or indirectly, in the President’s 2020 reelection campaign.” …

“Please know that I would not have recommended that Mr. Giuliani or any private citizen be involved in these foreign policy matters. However, given the President’s explicit direction, as well as the importance we attached to arranging a White House meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, we agreed to do as President Trump directed,” Sondland wrote.

“Based on the President’s direction, we were faced with a choice: We could abandon the goal of a White House meeting for President Zelensky, which we all believed was crucial to strengthening U.S.-Ukrainian ties and furthering long-held U.S. foreign policy goals in the region; or we could do as President Trump directed and talk to Mr. Giuliani to address the President’s concerns.”

That claim might be a little difficult to credit. The briefing to which Sondland refers in which he and Perry were directed to work with Giuliani took place on May 23, 2019. By that time, Giuliani had already publicly declared his intent to personally investigate the Bidens’ role in Ukraine and Burisma, following a May 2 report in the New York Times that called Joe Biden’s intervention in corruption probes into question. By May 10, the blowback on Giuliani’s threats to personally travel to Ukraine to dig up dirt on the Bidens had gotten bad enough for Giuliani to retreat in an interview broadcast on Fox News. Sondland’s claims to be blindsided by Giuliani’s agenda less than two weeks later is curious, to say the least, although it’s fair to assume that Sondland had better things to do than follow Giuliani’s antics before that late-May briefing.

However, Sondland also says that Giuliani wasn’t the only one pushing back on arranging a call between Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Sondland, Rick Perry, and Kurt Volker saw a call as a critical step in solidifying a national-security relationship with Kyiv, but the National Security Council also opposed the idea by mid-July, Sondland says. However, no one on the NSC shared “any misgivings about the propriety of what we were doing” in Ukraine at the time.

Moreover, Sondland insists, the actual deliverable for Ukrainian relations is the same as it has been for “decades” — a greater commitment to fight corruption in general, not focusing on one particular aspect:

After meeting with Trump in late May, Sondland told Congress that he did have some contact with Giuliani as the president had directed. Giuliani brought up Burisma, Sondland notes, but as one example of the corruption that the Trump administration wanted to pursue — and Giuliani never mentioned the Bidens at all:

In fact, Sondland tells the investigators in this statement, he went directly to Trump once Bill Taylor began raising questions about the perception of a quid pro quo with the Ukrainians in early September. Sondland testifies that Trump, in a bad mood at the time, emphatically and repeated insisted that no quid pro quo was asked or desired:

We now have two of the “Three Amigos” on Ukraine insisting that they never got directed to support a quid pro quo. Assuming they’re testifying truthfully, they would have been passing that message along to their contacts in Ukraine as well, which means that they would have been eliminating the pressure to dig up dirt on the Bidens. They would have related Trump’s words about wanting “nothing” in exchange for the aid, and specifically, “There is no quid pro quo.”

That does not mean that Giuliani would have refrained from saying something different, of course. However, it would be strange indeed to pass along diametrically opposed statements when the point would have been to pressure Ukraine into a particular — and uncomfortable — action. The Ukrainians might well have concluded that the State Department represented the official US position and that Giuliani (assuming he communicated a quid pro quo, which he has denied) was a cowboy wandering off the ranch, so to speak.

Sondland’s criticism of using Giuliani in Ukrainian diplomacy makes sense for that reason. Using a personal attorney to run official diplomatic policy without an official portfolio is confusing at best for allies, who can’t be sure who actually matters in the equation. However — and this is critical — that delegation still falls within the purview of the president. It might be ill-advised (and certainly looks that way in this instance), but it’s not at all illegal. Presidents have used private citizens and friends as back-channel diplomats for many years, sometimes openly, usually not, with mixed results. It’s never been thought to be an impeachable offense, nor should it alone be in this case.

From Sondland’s statement, it doesn’t appear that Democrats can advance their hypothesis on impeachment. Bad practices? Sure, but if Trump had demanded an inappropriate personal quid pro quo for a probe into the Bidens, Sondland and Volker would have to have known about it at some point, if not from Trump then from their Ukrainian contacts. There’s no evidence it exists, at least so far, which makes all of this oppo-research fodder and not much else.

 

[Billy_Bob]

The Clinton impeachment was not behind close doors, you lying piece of shit. I watched it on TV. Where do you morons get this shit?

The impeachment wasn't but the investigation was, ya fucking moron. Just like now. The only difference is that Congress is now conducting the investigation whereas they installed a [not so] Independent Counsel to investigate Clinton.

Schiff is not a special prosecutor, moron. He ha sno authority to behave like one. The Intelligence committee is not a Gran jury. You're all living in La-La land.

He is authorized to hold an investigation, ya fucking moron. And like the investigation into Clinton... and like the investigation into Nixon... it's behind closed doors.

The day you muster a spark in that empty head of yours will be a first

Poor Fuan is still fucking a dead bird...
This is not a grand jury... retard.. The President has rights. Now go fuck yourself.

 

[Faun]

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

So members of Congress are not allowed to know what is going on in Congress?

Weird!

We aren't talking about Nazi Germany are we, when The Nazis took over The Weimar Democratic Republic of Germany, are we?

That's all the Nazis did when they took power was hold secret meetings, and have secret testimony from secret witnesses.

There are high ranking Republicans members in that impeachment inquiry. That are allowed to grill witnesses.

People like you so ignorant that you believe everything a clown show is real. Those Republicans knew the rules but they did it anyway to make sure people like you are confused. Idiot.

You are a LIAR! Republicans are not allowed to question at all. Republicans are not allowed to have transcripts or any other information.. This is a witch hunt... and you are a fucking idiot

Great, another fucking moron.

House Dems' impeachment inquiry hearing resumes after GOP storms secure area

Schiff said in a letter to colleagues last week that "the majority and minority have been provided equal staff representation and time to question witnesses, who have stayed until the majority and the minority have asked all of their questions - often late into the evening."​

 

[Billy_Bob]

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

So members of Congress are not allowed to know what is going on in Congress?

Weird!

We aren't talking about Nazi Germany are we, when The Nazis took over The Weimar Democratic Republic of Germany, are we?

That's all the Nazis did when they took power was hold secret meetings, and have secret testimony from secret witnesses.

There are high ranking Republicans members in that impeachment inquiry. That are allowed to grill witnesses.

People like you so ignorant that you believe everything a clown show is real. Those Republicans knew the rules but they did it anyway to make sure people like you are confused. Idiot.

You are a LIAR! Republicans are not allowed to question at all. Republicans are not allowed to have transcripts or any other information.. This is a witch hunt... and you are a fucking idiot

Great, another fucking moron.

House Dems' impeachment inquiry hearing resumes after GOP storms secure area

Schiff said in a letter to colleagues last week that "the majority and minority have been provided equal staff representation and time to question witnesses, who have stayed until the majority and the minority have asked all of their questions - often late into the evening."​

As you are the king of fucking morons.. You are also ignorant of the law and Constitution.

 

[Faun]

The Clinton impeachment was not behind close doors, you lying piece of shit. I watched it on TV. Where do you morons get this shit?

The impeachment wasn't but the investigation was, ya fucking moron. Just like now. The only difference is that Congress is now conducting the investigation whereas they installed a [not so] Independent Counsel to investigate Clinton.

Schiff is not a special prosecutor, moron. He ha sno authority to behave like one. The Intelligence committee is not a Gran jury. You're all living in La-La land.

He is authorized to hold an investigation, ya fucking moron. And like the investigation into Clinton... and like the investigation into Nixon... it's behind closed doors.

The day you muster a spark in that empty head of yours will be a first

Poor Fuan is still fucking a dead bird...
This is not a grand jury... retard.. The President has rights. Now go fuck yourself.

LOLOL

You're so fucked in the head.

The president has no such rights. The president is in an equal branch as the Congress and has zero authority over how the House conducts its business.

 

[MeBelle]

The Clinton impeachment was not behind close doors, you lying piece of shit. I watched it on TV. Where do you morons get this shit?

The impeachment wasn't but the investigation was, ya fucking moron. Just like now. The only difference is that Congress is now conducting the investigation whereas they installed a [not so] Independent Counsel to investigate Clinton.

Schiff is not a special prosecutor, moron. He ha sno authority to behave like one. The Intelligence committee is not a Gran jury. You're all living in La-La land.

He is authorized to hold an investigation, ya fucking moron. And like the investigation into Clinton... and like the investigation into Nixon... it's behind closed doors.

The day you muster a spark in that empty head of yours will be a first

Poor Fuan is still fucking a dead bird...
This is not a grand jury... retard.. The President has rights. Now go fuck yourself.

LOLOL

You're so fucked in the head.

The president has no such rights. The president is in an equal branch as the Congress and has zero authority over how the House conducts its business.

Faun, hun, you've really lost it.

(((hugs)))

 

[The Purge]

Both Nixon and Clinton had counsel in attendance of all meetings!

 

[Faun]

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

So members of Congress are not allowed to know what is going on in Congress?

Weird!

We aren't talking about Nazi Germany are we, when The Nazis took over The Weimar Democratic Republic of Germany, are we?

That's all the Nazis did when they took power was hold secret meetings, and have secret testimony from secret witnesses.

There are high ranking Republicans members in that impeachment inquiry. That are allowed to grill witnesses.

People like you so ignorant that you believe everything a clown show is real. Those Republicans knew the rules but they did it anyway to make sure people like you are confused. Idiot.

You are a LIAR! Republicans are not allowed to question at all. Republicans are not allowed to have transcripts or any other information.. This is a witch hunt... and you are a fucking idiot

Great, another fucking moron.

House Dems' impeachment inquiry hearing resumes after GOP storms secure area

Schiff said in a letter to colleagues last week that "the majority and minority have been provided equal staff representation and time to question witnesses, who have stayed until the majority and the minority have asked all of their questions - often late into the evening."​

As you are the king of fucking morons.. You are also ignorant of the law and Constitution.

Dayum, that was one weak response. You idiotically claim that Republicans can't ask questions and I bitch slap you with the back side of my pimp hand showing ALL inquiry committee members can, including minority party Republicans; and the best you can do was that limp-wristed idiocy??

I'm almost embarrassed for ya.

 

[Faun]

Both Nixon and Clinton had counsel in attendance of all meetings!

Says you, but then you also cried about how Republicans couldn't ask questions or call witnesses.

 

[The Purge]

Both Nixon and Clinton had counsel in attendance of all meetings!

Says you, but then you also cried about how Republicans couldn't ask questions or call witnesses.

Show me where they called a witness....

 

[Faun]

Both Nixon and Clinton had counsel in attendance of all meetings!

Says you, but then you also cried about how Republicans couldn't ask questions or call witnesses.

Show me where they called a witness....

LOL

Dumbfuck, I didn't say they did, or that they could. I'm laughing my ass off at you because you don't know why they can't.

 

[Camp]

Republican members of the committees are all in attendance of the so-called "secret" hearings and meetings. How are they secret if Republicans are there and participating? Why can't the angry Republican hearing crashers just ask their fellow Republicans to brief them after each hearing?
I saw an interview on FOX News by their top legal consultant and he said the rules were being followed exactly how the Republicans wrote them in 2015. Why are the Republicans whining abour their own rules?

 

[Faun]

Republican members of the committees are all in attendance of the so-called "secret" hearings and meetings. How are they secret if Republicans are there and participating? Why can't the angry Republican hearing crashers just ask their fellow Republicans to brief them after each hearing?
I saw an interview on FOX News by their top legal consultant and he said the rules were being followed exactly how the Republicans wrote them in 2015. Why are the Republicans whining abour their own rules?

Republicans and conservatives are too brain-dead to comprehend any of that.

 

[bripat9643]

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

So members of Congress are not allowed to know what is going on in Congress?

Weird!

We aren't talking about Nazi Germany are we, when The Nazis took over The Weimar Democratic Republic of Germany, are we?

That's all the Nazis did when they took power was hold secret meetings, and have secret testimony from secret witnesses.

There are high ranking Republicans members in that impeachment inquiry. That are allowed to grill witnesses.

People like you so ignorant that you believe everything a clown show is real. Those Republicans knew the rules but they did it anyway to make sure people like you are confused. Idiot.

You are a LIAR! Republicans are not allowed to question at all. Republicans are not allowed to have transcripts or any other information.. This is a witch hunt... and you are a fucking idiot

Great, another fucking moron.

House Dems' impeachment inquiry hearing resumes after GOP storms secure area

Schiff said in a letter to colleagues last week that "the majority and minority have been provided equal staff representation and time to question witnesses, who have stayed until the majority and the minority have asked all of their questions - often late into the evening."​

You have to be lower than whale shit to defend Adam Schiff for Brains.

 

[martybegan]

Yes, because Dems have never pulled theatrics like this before.

Except when they do it the milquetoast press calls it "protesting" or "asserting their rights", or "forcefully proclaiming"

And the orwellian twats such as yourself ignore the obvious gaming of the language because you are either to stupid to figure it out, or too partisan hackish to care.

LOLOL

Oh look ^^^ a whataboutism.

Look how this is casting democrats.. this is all going to be used against you.. I’m kinda for it lol

But we seen how embarrassed democrats are in the open hearings so I’m torn lol

I see where it's going... support for impeaching and removing trump is growing while trump's approval rate is falling.

No, bullshit polls saying support for impeachment is growing are being made up by the MSM dems in press clothing.

Is now up to 59%. Last week was 51%.

and the chocolate ration is being increased from 25 grams to 20 grams.

 

[Jroc]

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

You've got psychological problems....any testimony it's supposed to be open why is it that the new liberals like secret government operations by corrupt politicians? 60s liberals use to distrust government now they love it crazy

It's open to both Republicans and Democrats who serve on the investigating committees.

Those few people? And they're not allowed to talk about about what was said.. transcripts are not released ..what kinda sham is this?

It's an investigation, just like when Starr investigated Clinton. What input did Democrats have then?

Just like star?...What is wrong you people?..That was the Muller investigation that was like Star..This is a Fake ass so-called impeachment inquiry...you people confused by all this dumb sh**t

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

You've got psychological problems....any testimony it's supposed to be open why is it that the new liberals like secret government operations by corrupt politicians? 60s liberals use to distrust government now they love it crazy

It's open to both Republicans and Democrats who serve on the investigating committees.

Those few people? And they're not allowed to talk about about what was said.. transcripts are not released ..what kinda sham is this?

It's an investigation, just like when Starr investigated Clinton. What input did Democrats have then?

Like the Starr investigation? That would be the Mueller investigation. what's wrong with you people? This is a fake ass so-called impeachment inquiry you people are so easily confused about all the dumb s***

 

[Faun]

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

You've got psychological problems....any testimony it's supposed to be open why is it that the new liberals like secret government operations by corrupt politicians? 60s liberals use to distrust government now they love it crazy

It's open to both Republicans and Democrats who serve on the investigating committees.

Those few people? And they're not allowed to talk about about what was said.. transcripts are not released ..what kinda sham is this?

It's an investigation, just like when Starr investigated Clinton. What input did Democrats have then?

Just like star?...What is wrong you people?..That was the Muller investigation that was like Star..This is a Fake ass so-called impeachment inquiry...you people confused by all this dumb sh**t

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

You've got psychological problems....any testimony it's supposed to be open why is it that the new liberals like secret government operations by corrupt politicians? 60s liberals use to distrust government now they love it crazy

It's open to both Republicans and Democrats who serve on the investigating committees.

Those few people? And they're not allowed to talk about about what was said.. transcripts are not released ..what kinda sham is this?

It's an investigation, just like when Starr investigated Clinton. What input did Democrats have then?

Like the Starr investigation? That would be the Mueller investigation. what's wrong with you people? This is a fake ass so-called impeachment inquiry you people are so easily confused about all the dumb s***

 

[charwin95]

House Republicans stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday morning to protest Democrats' impeachment inquiry process, breaking up the deposition of a top Defense Department official who was testifying about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Republicans storm closed-door hearing to protest impeachment inquiry

Awww, poor, unruly Republicans. Crying like babies because they don't have access to those hearings -- even though there are Republicans who serve on the investigating committees; and whining that this isn't an official impeachment inquiry because there was no House vote -- even though there's never been a House rule mandating a full House vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

Why hide?

Mic drop

Who's hiding? There are Democrats and Republicans participating in these hearings. Next time, try not to drop the mic on your foot.

Not allowed to ask questions or call in their own witnesses....commievDemonRAT tactics and this commie knew it!

Wrong you are very dishonest and very ignorant.
The Republicans that are in this committee are allowed to ask questions. The 2 dozen republicans that storm the process were just a show and tell for the president. Nothing more.
You’ve been listening too much of Hannity.

Do you even understand what an inquiry mean is? It’s a process.
The hearing where this piece of shit president can have his lawyers and senators defend himself will take place before Thanksgiving 2019.

YOU GOT THAT?

 

[charwin95]

Why invite more? I don't understand why you think more Republicans need to be at these hearings. Do they not trust the Republicans on the committee?

Who knows if they do,, but let them sit in

They represent Americans in their district we have questions

The House debates each article of impeachment before it votes. They can raise their questions then.

calise: ‘75% of the Entire Congress’ Not Allowed to Enter Schiff’s Secret Impeachment Chamber

Because they're not serving on any of the committees involved in the inquiry. How many times do you need American procedures explained to you?

The Republican members of the committee are not even being given access to the transcripts, dumbass!

How do you even know that? Did they came out from the committee and complain?

The only idiots senators complaining are the Trumpy supporters. Like Gaetz and Jordan. Oh we don’t have access, we got kicked out, everything are so secret. These corrupted disgusting senators can go to hell.

Then ignorant people like you believed it.