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intheozone

(1,103 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 06:59 PM Jan 2020

In response to trump's tweet threatening Schiff,

the House Intelligence Committee should immediately subpoena John Bolton and Parnas to testify next week. That should be the approach every time trump makes a threat against the impeachment managers, witnesses or others trying to bring the truth out.

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In response to trump's tweet threatening Schiff, (Original Post) intheozone Jan 2020 OP
I do not doubt that is in order.... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2020 #1
Excellent idea. maryallen Jan 2020 #2
Can you give us a link please? Control-Z Jan 2020 #3
I assume this is what is being referred to. Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #4
Schiff said in interview this morning that intheozone Jan 2020 #5
There is a major difference between a threat of political vengeance Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #6
I don't think Trump supporters... stillcool Jan 2020 #7
I agree as to the most extreme of Trump supporters. Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #8
He IS threatening violence - just in the nuanced way that a Mob Boss does it gristy Jan 2020 #14
He's not bright enough to be a mob boss. Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #15
Reopen impeachment hearings. James48 Jan 2020 #9
You don't need to be an asshole, like repugs, warmfeet Jan 2020 #10
Open new hearings! CloudWatcher Jan 2020 #11
K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #12
I don't agree, although Bolton and Parnas need to be subpoenaed anyway jmowreader Jan 2020 #13
We need to subpoena every f*cking scrap of paper in the White House..... lastlib Jan 2020 #16

maryallen

(2,172 posts)
2. Excellent idea.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:12 PM
Jan 2020

The Dems could win this if they fought with all they've got. The house managers have done that, but
I'm not sure the rest of us have.

Ms. Toad

(34,076 posts)
4. I assume this is what is being referred to.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:21 PM
Jan 2020



It's a bit of hysteria to call it a threat on his life (as one thread refers to it).

intheozone

(1,103 posts)
5. Schiff said in interview this morning that
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jan 2020

he thinks the text was intended as a threat. I have no doubt that Schiff is correct in his thinking.

Ms. Toad

(34,076 posts)
6. There is a major difference between a threat of political vengeance
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:26 PM
Jan 2020

(I have no doubt it was that - whehter or not he had sent that tweet, we all know Schiff is in Trump's crosshairs, politically) and a threat on his life (as one OP referred to it).

Ms. Toad

(34,076 posts)
8. I agree as to the most extreme of Trump supporters.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:46 PM
Jan 2020

But that is in the listening ear - not the speaker.

Knowing his supporters, I could probably make a decent case for criminal negligence in making the comment (based on how his supporters have reacted in the past). But that's still very different from Trump actually threatening violence.

Ms. Toad

(34,076 posts)
15. He's not bright enough to be a mob boss.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:20 PM
Jan 2020

Claiming that his bluster and political vindictiveness are threats of physical violence make us look as foolish as the Trumpers who insist that we're coming to take their guns based on advocating sensible gun controll, or that we like violence and mayhem - and we have no empathy for victime of crimes committed by them furriners because we don't think all muslims should be turned away a the border, etc.

If we can't have more sense than that, we don't deserve to run the country.

James48

(4,436 posts)
9. Reopen impeachment hearings.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:34 PM
Jan 2020

Nothing says you can’t reopen hearings for new evidence and consideration of new articles.

Get it all.

Get Bolton on the record- on subpenoa- and find out what he has to say.

Get Parnas on the record- with his tapes, and notes.

Get everyone, and start churning out dozens of new articles of impeachment.

Extortion
Threats
Bribery
“Their heads on a pike” is its own article.

Do it.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
10. You don't need to be an asshole, like repugs,
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:42 PM
Jan 2020

to play hard ball. Take the fight to these fuckers. Democrats can, and should, play some hard ball.

CloudWatcher

(1,850 posts)
11. Open new hearings!
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 08:45 PM
Jan 2020

Trump commits an impeachable offense daily. We should be sending over articles of impeachment weekly until the Senate removes him.

Oh, and get the handcuffs out if they ignore subpoenas. The House does NOT need to wait for the courts to rule in their favor before compelling testimony.

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
13. I don't agree, although Bolton and Parnas need to be subpoenaed anyway
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:15 PM
Jan 2020

We need to subpoena Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

This is the strange thing: The whole impeachment trial is an attempt to determine whether Trump is fit to be president. Every time Trump sends a tweet like this, he proves he isn't fit. Can't his rotten daughter and her corrupt real estate agent of a husband convince Trump to put his phone away for a couple of weeks.

lastlib

(23,251 posts)
16. We need to subpoena every f*cking scrap of paper in the White House.....
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 09:30 PM
Jan 2020

...AND EVERY electronic gizmo down to the toilet-cleaner's cellphone; every blip in every chip in the place since Shitgibbon was "elected". And this time, go to f*cking COURT for them as needed, and FIGHT the mofo for them.
And subpoena every mother's son or daughter that's worked there; drag 'em out in cuffs and irons if we have to. Get to the f*cking TRUTH about this basturd! I'm totally f*cking tired of his f*cking OBSTRUCTION!!

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