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turbinetree

(24,688 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2020, 05:42 PM Jan 2020

Graham: It's 'outrageous' to say we blocked witnesses after we blocked witnesses

Source: American Independent

By Dan Desai Martin -January 30, 2020 3:00 PM

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blamed the House of Representatives for the fact that Republican senators voted to block witness testimony from the impeachment trial.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who voted to block subpoenas for witness testimony in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, said on Thursday that he considers it "insane," ridiculous," and "outrageous" to accuse Republicans of blocking witnesses.

"Of all the insane things being said about this impeachment debacle — and there is a lot to choose from — one of the most ridiculous is to say Senate Republicans are 'Blocking Witnesses,'" Graham wrote on Twitter Thursday morning. "This is an outrageous claim."

On Jan. 22, Graham joined his Republican colleagues in the Senate to vote 11 times to reject an attempt by Democratic senators to allow witnesses and documents to be a part of the impeachment trial. Graham voted against subpoenaing testimony from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former national security adviser John Bolton, among others.

On Thursday, Graham blamed the House of Representatives, "who refused to pursue the testimony of the witnesses," for his refusal to hear from additional witnesses. Graham alleged House members rushed the impeachment process in order to impeach Trump before Christmas 2019, insinuating it was their responsibility to hear from witnesses like Bolton.

Read more: https://americanindependent.com/lindsey-graham-impeachment-trial-donald-trump-witness-testimony-senate-gop/

hey #Leningrad graham..................we have the tapes and the factual information from reputable journalists , and we have and saw your republican fascists vote to not have any witnesses at the beginning of the impeachment trail in the senate.................it was 51 to 47................there were on your side 51 ayes and 43 nays....................

51 ayes to not have witnesses to the amendment.............here looky asshole......................

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/politics/senate-impeachment-trial-day-1/index.html

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough....................

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Graham: It's 'outrageous' to say we blocked witnesses after we blocked witnesses (Original Post) turbinetree Jan 2020 OP

They are banking on the vast majority of Americans not caring about anything except the Super Bowl Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #1

Maybe we don't deserve it indeed. 💯 live love laugh Jan 2020 #13

Lindsey, I think your pants are on fire. Again. 42bambi Jan 2020 #2

Actually they burned so fast that they instantly turned into pure carbon. cstanleytech Jan 2020 #4

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #3

I can only presume there are multiple personalities lurking inside that body. patphil Jan 2020 #5

Me thinks that boy needs a dictionary captain queeg Jan 2020 #6

I hope this SOB gets caught in something someday and spends his final days in jail. rurallib Jan 2020 #7

We declined to decide whether to block witnesses and documents until tomorrow! maxsolomon Jan 2020 #8

Hey, who ya gonna believe, me or your lying eyes? True Blue Drew Jan 2020 #9

Leningrad Lindseed has in on this crime since 2018. Hassler Jan 2020 #10

The lying is for the base morons, they love it. warmfeet Jan 2020 #11

He's channeling Rudy! moonseller66 Jan 2020 #12

Evolve Dammit

(16,719 posts)

1. They are banking on the vast majority of Americans not caring about anything except the Super Bowl

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 05:52 PM

Jan 2020

and it's probably the winning bet. Maybe we just don't deserve a country of laws and accountability anymore. Only half of us even vote, and that's being corrupted. Just maybe, between our distractions and their dismantling public education and creating mass economic insecurity, it is on the verge of paying off beyond their wildest dreams. They too, can become oligarchs. Isn't that special?
This impeachment "trial" is a total farce and Lindsey is a lying sack of shit, owned by Drumpf who is owned by Putin.

live love laugh

(13,094 posts)

13. Maybe we don't deserve it indeed. 💯

Reply to Evolve Dammit (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 02:56 PM

Jan 2020

42bambi

(1,753 posts)

2. Lindsey, I think your pants are on fire. Again.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:12 PM

Jan 2020

cstanleytech

(26,273 posts)

4. Actually they burned so fast that they instantly turned into pure carbon.

Reply to 42bambi (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:36 PM

Jan 2020

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patphil

(6,158 posts)

5. I can only presume there are multiple personalities lurking inside that body.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 07:36 PM

Jan 2020

He's a walking contradiction.

captain queeg

(10,131 posts)

6. Me thinks that boy needs a dictionary

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 07:36 PM

Jan 2020

One of the many things the rethugs have done their best to destroy is the English language. When you use the superlative all the time to describe things that are mediocre there aren’t any useful terms to employ when something really is important.

rurallib

(62,401 posts)

7. I hope this SOB gets caught in something someday and spends his final days in jail.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 07:37 PM

Jan 2020

maxsolomon

(33,265 posts)

8. We declined to decide whether to block witnesses and documents until tomorrow!

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 08:25 PM

Jan 2020

THEN we'll block witnesses and documents.

Everything in it's proper order.

True Blue Drew

(88 posts)

9. Hey, who ya gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 08:26 PM

Jan 2020

GOP SOP!

Hassler

(3,370 posts)

10. Leningrad Lindseed has in on this crime since 2018.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 08:39 PM

Jan 2020

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)

11. The lying is for the base morons, they love it.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 08:48 PM

Jan 2020

The whole thing is bullshit, but we know that.

What isn't bullshit is that we lose our Democracy tomorrow. Constitution gone. Republic gone.

Not feeling to optimistic at this point.

And a good time was had by all!

Interesting times indeed.

moonseller66

(430 posts)

12. He's channeling Rudy!

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 09:50 PM

Jan 2020

Rudy's rubbing off (on?) everyone in the WH (don't people use those initial for Whore House?) anyway...

Someone has got to defend the P resident.

Wonder who holds the lid up? Sold gold toilet seat has to be heavy!

And then there's the 10 flushes and cleaning...eh Lindsay?

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