Trump Is Impeached.

[Trausti]

Looking on the bright side, the Dems' own goal means we'll have five more years of this . . .

 

[repoman]

Wasn't it obvious from the very start that the Republicans would not vote yes on any impeachment? Trumps numbers have actually moved UP due to this, not down. Scary that.

Well, yeah. This impeachment has been rather stupid. No crime. No bipartisan support. Two Dems voted against; one simply present. The whole Ukrainian thing is just meh. Dems announced their intention to impeachment Trump before he was even inaugurated. From the start everyone knows the Senate will reject it. And though Trump had to be impeached because he's a no good, horrible, yucky yuck, Congress just overwhelming passed his replacement to NAFTA. Why does anyone take this seriously?

Guy should use his decent music and editing skills for a guy who is not a bought a paid shill for Chabad Lubavich. He sold himself as Enoch Powell, oh well.

 

[ZiprHead]

Looking on the bright side, the Dems' own goal means we'll have five more years of this . . .

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Pelosi is holding off until she gets Moscow Mitch to allow witnesses, which would make the trial somewhat fairer. Good for her, I hope she succeeds. Smart move.

 

[blastula]

Well, yeah. This impeachment has been rather stupid. No crime. No bipartisan support. Two Dems voted against; one simply present. The whole Ukrainian thing is just meh. Dems announced their intention to impeachment Trump before he was even inaugurated. From the start everyone knows the Senate will reject it. And though Trump had to be impeached because he's a no good, horrible, yucky yuck, Congress just overwhelming passed his replacement to NAFTA. Why does anyone take this seriously?

LOL. Nobody is impressed that Trump cult members corrupt themselves burying their nose in orange.

Here's a perfect illustration of the cult phoniness.

https://twitter.com/revrrlewis/status/1176468614997860352



That was the day before the call transcript was released.

 

[blastula]

Pelosi is holding off until she gets Moscow Mitch to allow witnesses, which would make the trial somewhat fairer. Good for her, I hope she succeeds. Smart move.

This ad is from a Republican group who do care about corruption.

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[T.G.G. Moogly]

Pelosi is holding off until she gets Moscow Mitch to allow witnesses, which would make the trial somewhat fairer. Good for her, I hope she succeeds. Smart move.

This ad is from a Republican group who do care about corruption.

[YOUTUBE]m1RtuNr-JQE[/YOUTUBE]

The more we see of that the better, and that's what makes Pelosi a genius, and is why republicans generally just want to sweep this thing under the rug while they scream "sham, witch hunt ...!" They know that if they actually proceed with a fair trial with witnesses that they're fucked. And they know that Orange doesn't have the intelligence to know this.

 

[ZiprHead]

Trump firing inspector general who flagged Ukraine whistleblower complaint

President Donald Trump has informed Congress that he is removing the inspector general who flagged the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.

“This is to advise that I am exercising my power as President to remove from office the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community,” the Trump letter to the leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees says.

The letter also says "it is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General. That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General.”

The firing is to take effect 30 days from Friday, according to the letter.

News of the complaint and the fact it had been withheld from Congress touched off an inquiry and testimony that resulted in Trump's impeachment. Trump was acquitted by the Senate.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

And Grassley wants an explanation. How nice of Senator Grassley to take political cover.

 

[blastula]

Susan "waste of breath" Collins is very, very truly and sincerely disappointed.

Collins, King speak out against Trump’s firing of intelligence community watchdog — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

 

[ZiprHead]

This seemed as good a place as any to put this.

Exclusive: New Unredacted Emails Show How Deeply OMB Misled Congress on Ukraine

ust Security obtained this email without the redactions, as well as the others released on Jan. 22, under the condition that they not be reprinted. Similar to the unredacted emails Just Security reported on in January, these new emails shed further light on the standoff that took place between the Pentagon and OMB over Trump’s hold on Ukraine funding.

They confirm that OMB, including the general counsel’s office, was fully in the loop about the Pentagon’s concerns and took active steps to bury them. They also expose the extent to which OMB misled, and even lied to, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a congressional investigative body, as the GAO tried to understand the circumstances surrounding the funding hold.

To this day, and through these redacted documents, OMB is continuing its efforts to keep its knowledge of the Pentagon’s legal worries a secret, blacking out the portions of the emails where DoD officials voiced their concerns and where OMB staffers acknowledged them. The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Paoletta reviewed the redactions before the documents were released.