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RandySF

(59,167 posts) Wed Feb 13, 2019, 05:44 PM Feb 2019

Ilhan Omar (MN) calls out Elliot Abrams for the liar he is

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) grilled President Trump's special representative to Venezuela Elliott Abrams during a House Foreign Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, arguing that she doesn't understand why the committee should believe Abrams' testimony in 2019 since he pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in the 1980s about the Iran-Contra affair.

Omar: "Mr. Abrams, in 1991 you pleaded guilty to two counts of withholding information from Congress regarding your involvement in the Iran-Contra affair for which you were later pardoned by President George H.W. Bush. I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful.”

Abrams: “If I could respond to that…”

Omar: “It wasn’t a question.”

Abrams: "It was an attack."

https://www.axios.com/ilhan-omar-elliott-abrams-venezuela-2d5b53aa-cc72-4589-a6dd-32b76fb41040.html

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Ilhan Omar (MN) calls out Elliot Abrams for the liar he is (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2019 OP

It was a statement of fact malaise Feb 2019 #1

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #7

She did great in calling out that asshole. OnDoutside Feb 2019 #2

Will Pelosi make her apologize . bahrbearian Feb 2019 #3

I wouldn't bet money on it. paleotn Feb 2019 #10

K&R UTUSN Feb 2019 #4

Truly Representing the Best of America McKim Feb 2019 #5

Good, the guy should be in jail hibbing Feb 2019 #6

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #8

Oh, THAT was a thing of beauty. yes sireee pangaia Feb 2019 #9

We Have Caravans Today Because Of People Like Abrams RAAD2 Feb 2019 #11

+1 2naSalit Feb 2019 #12

Once you've been pardoned for lying to congress you should be barred from politics for life. IMHO spanone Feb 2019 #13

malaise

(269,157 posts)

1. It was a statement of fact

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 05:53 PM

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He's a war criminal - this administration is shameless

uponit7771

(90,359 posts)

7. +1

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 07:42 PM

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OnDoutside

(19,969 posts)

2. She did great in calling out that asshole.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 06:05 PM

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bahrbearian

(13,466 posts)

3. Will Pelosi make her apologize .

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 06:26 PM

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paleotn

(17,946 posts)

10. I wouldn't bet money on it.

Reply to bahrbearian (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 08:38 PM

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UTUSN

(70,725 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 06:30 PM

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McKim

(2,412 posts)

5. Truly Representing the Best of America

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 07:20 PM

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She is truly representing the best of America when she calls out genocide as a criminal arm of our foreign policy. I personallly witnessed the aftermath of genocide in Guatemala. I attended three human rights delegations to Guatemala and interviewed the survivors and I saw the bones and clothing of victims. Americans need to stand up against what has been done in our name with our tax dollars! I thank her for representing my voice in congress.