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****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 1/29/20 THREAD 5**** (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 OP
Q. Van Hollen - re: about Bolton's "whatever drug deal Sondland and Mulvaney cooked up" quote BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #1
Schiff naming Bolton several times Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #2
Schiff is describing what this was being referenced from Bolton's remarks BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #3
Much obliged x a million for your dedication and fortitude here! MFGsunny Jan 2020 #4
I'd like to second that motion! Thanks for all your hard work! Kentonio Jan 2020 #6
Here's looking at you, BumRushDaShow!!! Mersky Jan 2020 #10
Hear, hear! better Jan 2020 #45
Philbin - attempting to explain it away.... BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #5
BumRushDaShow, thank you and may your fingers never wear out from typing! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #7
Schiff is remarkable. Pam Bondi had ONE JOB underpants Jan 2020 #8
pam bondi IcyPeas Jan 2020 #48
Q. (multiple R) - to WH counsel re: Ukraine aid and whether any annoucement of investigations BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #9
Q. Mark Warner - Info about Russian CT being distributed and shouldn't we have this before voting? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #11
That was Warner underpants Jan 2020 #13
Warner: goes to Russian conspiracy theories underpants Jan 2020 #12
Response by Schiff - all of the info must be provided to us. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #14
Turtle - 2 more questions each side the dinner break. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #15
2 more questions. Then 45 minute break. underpants Jan 2020 #16
Whoa. Is disconcerting. Mersky Jan 2020 #17
Q. About "maladministration" and history of that. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #18
Abuse vs. maladministration. Dershbag up. underpants Jan 2020 #19
Dershbag. Maladministration in the dictionary includes abuse underpants Jan 2020 #20
Dershbag: turns and confronts house managers. Does time travel thing again. underpants Jan 2020 #26
Dershowitz is claiming using abuse of power would be the same as misconduct BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #21
Where's the hook... BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #22
omg actual relevant question from Alabama, but Derder will wave and unanswer Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #23
Roberts - cut him off like you keep cutting Schiff off. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #24
Finally he did malaise Jan 2020 #29
Oh, so dersh is in the same company as a single scholar that rode a horse to work. Mersky Jan 2020 #25
We have time travel going on here underpants Jan 2020 #35
And rabbits out of a hat Mersky Jan 2020 #41
He is crazy malaise Jan 2020 #27
He finally fucking cut him off. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #28
Q. (from Ds) - To House managers - Nixon v Unites States 1993 - quoting evidence requirements BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #30
Schiff responding - there is a need for witnesses and was told BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #31
Schiff schreds Der-shit Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #32
Schiff - is not buying that Dershowitz didn't read these things 22 years ago BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #33
That was great and right on time. Last one before the break. underpants Jan 2020 #38
Oh, crap Bayard Jan 2020 #34
Abuse of power is the one bucket that holds all of Trump's attacks on Constitution. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #36
None of the founders would have accepted BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #37
****RECESS UNTIL 7:15 PM ET**** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #39
RECESS. PBS showing "recorded earlier" of Schumer presser Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #40
now Sen. Bob Menendez ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #42
now showing Sen. Kaine Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #44
"There can't be a true acquittal, if there isn't a real trial." - Kamala Harris Mersky Jan 2020 #43
Ah, heck, I missed Warren's interview Mersky Jan 2020 #46
It just got done. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #47
She's always good. Mersky Jan 2020 #51
****BACK IN SESSION**** BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #49
BACK elleng Jan 2020 #50
Q. (McSally, Scott, Hawley, Rubin) -Schiff thinks there is a charge of bribery, extortion or related BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #52
closed captioning is mangling stuff -- assuming WH counsel speaking Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #53
Now Philbin is responding with bullshit BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #54
oh. maybe CC is not mangling stuff, then. didn't look like sentences. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #55
Udall D-NM (Blumenthal, Leahy, Whitehouse) -Question about why Biden is brought up then shouldn't BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #56
that was interesting Kali Jan 2020 #63
It had to be put out there BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #65
Demings to answer about Hunter, Kushner, Ivanka's relevance Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #57
Val Demmings (D-FL) up - regarding distractions - "Smoke and mirrors" BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #58
She ain't having it! Reminds them why they are there. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #59
Demmings - nothing to do with Biden's children or the President's children - it has to do with BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #60
Q. (Cruz, et al) - To WH counsel - Isn't Burisma in the interest of the U.S.? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #61
and immediately Repukes back to Biden / Burisma. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #62
Philbin now introducing the entire CT of Hunter Biden into the record BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #64
You know, I don't even know what the allegations are. maxsolomon Jan 2020 #70
Q. Durbin to House Managers - respond to answer just given by WH counsel (re: Biden mess) BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #66
Sylvia Garcia responding to the bullshit about Biden BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #67
Slide: BURISMA ALLEGATION IS WIDELY DISCREDITED Mersky Jan 2020 #68
Q. (T.Scott, Graham, Crapo) - Claim the Biden CT has been debunked. Where is evidence of debunking? BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #69
cc showed Biden CT "defwurfbgt" -- I agree. It is defwurfbgt. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #71
That's exactly what it is! BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #74
Well. Here for one Roland99 Jan 2020 #72
the pos Republican lawyer is pushing Russian propaganda rockfordfile Jan 2020 #86
Now the Kerry CT BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #73
What's the Kerry theory? Roland99 Jan 2020 #78
Completely fictional made-up CT BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #75
"Partner" a lot underpants Jan 2020 #76
Q. Merkley (et. al) -to WH When did the defense team first learn about the Bolton manuscript BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #77
Phil-da-bin-wid-bull 'splains about sooper sekrit sqvirrel in Boltonshevik byook Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #79
Philbin is bullshitting an answer. BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #80
Q. (Sullivan/Lankford) for WH counsel - Conflicted info on how long the Senate would be tied up BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #81
Suckylow and is now arguing it would take too long for witnesses BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #82
Dems predicted this argument 1.5 weeks ago Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #85
Schumer said, before session, all Clinton witnesses took 1 day to depose total Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #83
Sucky called Schiff "smart guy" BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #84
Q. Robert Menendez -to House Why the sudden corrupt in early 2019 when there was no problem between BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #87
question itself mentions 45 times aid not withheld Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #92
and PBS decided to take a station break wtf dweller Jan 2020 #94
Menendez question highlights HYPOCRISY so PBS drops out Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #88
ok they're back in time for slide -- just gave Woodruff some face time Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #89
Jason Crow - showing evidence that there was no caring about corruption BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #90
****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 1/29/20 THREAD 6**** UP BumRushDaShow Jan 2020 #91
Slide: Bogus Explanation: pResident tRump Cared About Corruption Mersky Jan 2020 #93

underpants

(182,829 posts)
8. Schiff is remarkable. Pam Bondi had ONE JOB
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:16 PM
Jan 2020

Does each side know the subjects of the questions ahead of time? I don’t know.

Schiff seems ready for anything.
Bondi is supposed to be the Hunter Baurisma expert. She got a softball question about what Hunter did to make money from Baurisma and she FROZE. She should know this up down and sideways. She leafed through her notebook and flipped her hair. My wife said, “Come on Honey, get it together”.

IcyPeas

(21,892 posts)
48. pam bondi
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:26 PM
Jan 2020



Lawyer who took a bribe to drop investigation into Trump attempts to derail investigation into Trump by accusing someone else's child of doing the things done by 75% of Trump's adult children (that we know of).

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
9. Q. (multiple R) - to WH counsel re: Ukraine aid and whether any annoucement of investigations
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:17 PM
Jan 2020

associated with release by Ukraine. - answered by Purpura with talking points.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
13. That was Warner
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:20 PM
Jan 2020

If it was Kaine you’d FEEL the eyebrow from off screen.

My Senators.

I knocked on 1,300 doors for TIM in 2012.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
26. Dershbag: turns and confronts house managers. Does time travel thing again.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:25 PM
Jan 2020

How dare you question me.
I’ve traveled in time and all scholars agree with me! .... not what I said 20years ago.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
21. Dershowitz is claiming using abuse of power would be the same as misconduct
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:23 PM
Jan 2020

and would mean a parliamentary system and serving at the pleasure of the legislature.

(where he IGNORES that a PM in a parliamentary system, the legislature has a coalition of parties who SELECT their PM which doesn't happen here)

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,355 posts)
23. omg actual relevant question from Alabama, but Derder will wave and unanswer
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jan 2020

The line between abuse of power and maladministration is relevant, but the Senators won't get the answer from Dershowicz.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
35. We have time travel going on here
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:30 PM
Jan 2020

Dershbag can travel through time and talk to scholars

Hunter Biden can travel through time and be a member of the Baurisma board two years before he was when Baurisma was under investigation for corruption

Mersky

(4,982 posts)
41. And rabbits out of a hat
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:40 PM
Jan 2020

Is some slight-of-hand lawyering that’s designed to bamboozle, but that’s about it viewing from my seat in 2020.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
30. Q. (from Ds) - To House managers - Nixon v Unites States 1993 - quoting evidence requirements
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:27 PM
Jan 2020

for a "fair trial".

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
33. Schiff - is not buying that Dershowitz didn't read these things 22 years ago
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:30 PM
Jan 2020

Can't write off witnesses by saying "they're all Never-Trumpers".

Bayard

(22,100 posts)
34. Oh, crap
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:30 PM
Jan 2020

Just got back in and turned this on again. Dirt-showitz holding forth about how he's right, and Lawrence Tribe is wrong. Probably smarting from Tribe on Lawrence's show last night saying Dirt didn't know what he was talking about.

Schiff answering him now, bringing up what Dirt said 21 years ago. Oops! Playing clip of Turley.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
37. None of the founders would have accepted
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:32 PM
Jan 2020

that the President could do anything they wanted.

He went there - a "thank you" for allowing the building of a Trump tower in that country.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,355 posts)
42. now Sen. Bob Menendez ...
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:44 PM
Jan 2020

Schumer refuted each Republican argument against witnesses, including and particularly Dershowitz.

This was recorded before today's session started.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
52. Q. (McSally, Scott, Hawley, Rubin) -Schiff thinks there is a charge of bribery, extortion or related
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:28 PM
Jan 2020

Is there any evidence of this?

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
56. Udall D-NM (Blumenthal, Leahy, Whitehouse) -Question about why Biden is brought up then shouldn't
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:33 PM
Jan 2020

Ivanka and Kushner's involvements with foreign countries come under investigation??


Kali

(55,014 posts)
63. that was interesting
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:38 PM
Jan 2020

bringing it up so people can think about it (because the fucking hypocrisy!!!), but managers ethically shooting it down as technically irrelevant to this trial

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
65. It had to be put out there
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:41 PM
Jan 2020

and then of course the House Managers had to *wink wink* bat it down as not relevant (but it was put out there).

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
60. Demmings - nothing to do with Biden's children or the President's children - it has to do with
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:36 PM
Jan 2020

the President's misconduct.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
70. You know, I don't even know what the allegations are.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:50 PM
Jan 2020

What exactly did HB do wrong? Get paid by a corrupt corporation?

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
67. Sylvia Garcia responding to the bullshit about Biden
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:43 PM
Jan 2020

No evidence that there was an interest in this in 2018 or 2017. It didn't happen until after Biden announced.

Biden was carrying out official U.S. policy supported internationally.

Mersky

(4,982 posts)
68. Slide: BURISMA ALLEGATION IS WIDELY DISCREDITED
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:45 PM
Jan 2020
1. Burisma Conduct Occurred in 2015: The pResident did not request investigation until 2019, when Biden was a political rival

2. No witness supports allegation that Biden acted improperly

3. Amb Volker Confirms: “It is simply not credible that Joe Biden would be influenced in his duties as vice pResident.

4. Investigation into Burisma Not Official Policy: DOJ confirms no official (cutoff by chyron/ will find it.)

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
77. Q. Merkley (et. al) -to WH When did the defense team first learn about the Bolton manuscript
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:55 PM
Jan 2020

and the who made the determination to block - was it career, appointees, etc?

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
81. Q. (Sullivan/Lankford) for WH counsel - Conflicted info on how long the Senate would be tied up
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:57 PM
Jan 2020

getting witnesses. With the 11 Amendments, who long would it take?

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
87. Q. Robert Menendez -to House Why the sudden corrupt in early 2019 when there was no problem between
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:01 PM
Jan 2020

Jan. 2017 - early 2019.

dweller

(23,641 posts)
94. and PBS decided to take a station break wtf
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:05 PM
Jan 2020

so i missed the first ~minute of Crow's answer
was there anything revealed?
tia

✌🏼

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
90. Jason Crow - showing evidence that there was no caring about corruption
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:02 PM
Jan 2020

until after Biden announced. And only lifted the hold after being "caught".

Mersky

(4,982 posts)
93. Slide: Bogus Explanation: pResident tRump Cared About Corruption
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:03 PM
Jan 2020

- Neither April 21 or July 25 call with Zelensky mention word “corruption”
- DOD certified Ukraine met anti-corruption benchmarks months before hold
- By July 25, Zelensky established anti-corruption agenda
- pResident tRump pursued baseless investigation

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