Repubs claim their prez is being bullied by impeachment.

was the ultimate Alpha Male Man's Man He-Man?

Of course Zelensky isn’t going to say he is

believe it or not...

Whistleblower claims don’t change the presidents actions

It doesn't change body of evidence, just puts someone at risk.

Just looks that way to me, so far.

Media can only go with Sondland's opening written statement to affect public opinion; if they go with testimony, they've got equivocation, which affects public opinion, too.

At least Sondland's showed up. Not sure that it's advanced the Democrats' case.

How about Patton Oswalt to play Quigley?

(if he were still alive )

1) You're absolutely right.
2) Holy crap, I forgot he was dead. I met him in the Atlanta airport once. Seemed like a nice guy.

and had to google "1980s cop shows" to remember his name.

but I know he's been gone for awhile (and would have been 100 next year).

of Trump's crimes by these republicans is just so depressing.

"quid pro quo," "bribery" or "extortion" that no evidence exists.

Whatever.

Repeated everything she regurgitated yesterday

About fairness after stooping so low yesterday.

Then, after a bit stewart, went into how bush withheld aid to Pakistan, etc...

Umm, I'm pretty sure those instances withholding of aid came with real foreign policy that involved bipartisan, Congressional support.

THOSE WERE NOT FOR THE PERSONAL BENEFIT OF THE SERVING PRESIDENT. THOSE WEREN'T BRIBES TO TAKEDOWN POLITICAL OPPONENTS.

Sorry for yelling. It just isn't his money to use for muddying the election.

Quoting what Drumpf said about not "knowing Sondland".

but the other day I read it was cold in the room and that Ambassador Yovanovitch sat with a blanket on her lap.

Sondland is weaseling on things like the definition of 'often.'


eta - Sondland's smug laugh has me ready to smack him.

opening written statement.

It's in writing, so it is something.

president saying he wanted nothing.

GS: Yeah, it's difficult to reconcile.

And has spent the afternoon pulling them out and giving them first aid. I wonder, wonder, wonder, why...hmmmmmmmmmm?

When was he lying? This morning or now?

be Pompeo, Giuliani and Mulvaney, according to afternoon testimoney. Fall guys for Trump.

Without his equivocation, Dems already have evidence now about obstruction for Pompeo, conspiracy for Giuliani, obstruction from Mulvaney, and hard evidence from Trump himself.

They ought to have an intern who has this down before they even try.

and forcing Sondland to admit that Mulvaney would have the direct line to Drumpf as "acting chief of staff" and his saying yes it was quid pro quo and "political influence".

Political rivals is inappropriate.

Really would like to insert his full, exact quote here.

He really wants to come out of this smelling like a rose and it's not going to happen.

Sondland.

He did not come up through the Foreign Service, State Department, military, etc. He has no frame of reference for what a center lane even looks like. He is a dupe who was living out a pipe dream in Europe as an Ambassador. The others wanted him in on it because he wouldn't fully understand what was going on.

... about the Biden's until the July 25 summary was released.

NOTHING ?!

And Sondland just fucked up with his initial answer saying "certain conditions" were justified for foreign influence in our elections and then had to correct himself.

in order to read out the list of names of people who won't testify, including Trump. Denny Heck is good.

He nailed him.

When Rep. Heck talked about Sondland's family.

He hasn't banged the desk yet and voice is a bit softer but not sure how long that will last.

EDIT - someone shoved a new battery up his butt and he just got wound up.

I can hear his squeals again.

Telnaes is a genius.

He wanted to get the meeting in the WH

Been reported in the media. Of course it was a topic, but that doesn’t make the quid pro quo scheme some bipartisan arrangement.

CNN reported the aid holdup on Aug 30 & the meeting of Murphy and johnson with Zelensky happened on Sept 5.

where "investigations" = "Bidens".

Maloney got the applause!!!! Maloney doing a GYMSUIT on him!!

but he is probably more worried about going the way of Manafort.

Who is he and from where does he hail?

"I don't want to characterize"
"I know now, but I didn't know then"
"I understand your hypothetical"
"With 20 20 hindsight"
"Burisma not Biden"

is annoying. I am SO GLAD Maloney finally nailed him on this. He HAS NOT been forthright.

Wow.....

Link to tweet

Let's not forget he is trying to cover his ass.

but what he really got was a potential perjury charge. Refusing to answer a question when you know the answer is as bad as making up an answer. Both answers are untrue.

Wow. No holds barred.

And he's getting more self important as this goes on.

stunning

trying to cya with all his not recalling bs.

I hope Maloney gets more time or someone tracks back onto where he was going with that.

Maloney got Sundland to admit that Trump would be the one to benefit from the fabricated investigation into the Bidens.

re: Ghouliani blabbing about Burisma and Hunter Biden and asking him why he wouldn't have known about that back in May vs "later".

Really, REALLY obvious.

He's being a bullshitter this afternoon.

To volley back to giuliani's Oct 14 statement to the press that Sondland was in charge of the Ukraine deal

Sondland replied, if he was in charge he would have told tRump to have the meeting without preconditions.

I expect the newer ones are long gone.

I'm beginning to think Sondland's not that bright.

Ego tends to be a problem. IMHO, of course.

Desperate nefarious claim Ukraine doesn't support impeachment whistleblower gave birth (to a calf) Obama no answers no hear no see no tell.

Cow had a cow, and he's done - thank goodness

You (GS) testified that you told them of the quid pro quo

to him. This man is no poker player. He looks ticked off.

And, he's out of water!

Ending with applause

Well deserved!

GIVE IT UP!!!