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Democrats just announced that they no longer want the Whistleblower to testify. But everything was about the Whistleblower (they no longer want the second Whistleblower either), which they dont want because the account of my call bore NO RELATIONSHIP to the call itself .The entire Impeachment Scam was based on my perfect Ukrainian call, and the Whistleblowers account of that call, which turned out to be false (a fraud?), Trump argued.
In reality, the whistleblower has been irrelevant since Trump, Mulvaney and Giulaini all confessed that the complaint was correct.
Once I released the actual call, their entire case fell apart, Trump falsely claimed, as the rough transcript of the call confirmed the allegations.
The Democrats must end this Scam now, Trump pleaded.
He then went after Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who chairs the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
My lawyers should sue the Democrats and Shifty Adam Schiff for fraud, Trump posted.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/trump-begs-democrats-to-end-impeachment-now-as-he-threatens-to-sue-intel-committee-chairman/
Autumn
(45,120 posts)tanyev
(42,613 posts)I hate to think how many hours of executive time it took for him to come up with that one.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)How does he come up with such brilliant material?
keithbvadu2
(36,907 posts)Not Trump's only burn...
Trump calls Congressman Adam Schiff "Little Adam Schitt"
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211446937
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,416 posts)The Dumbest Don wants to sic his mouthpieces on Chairman Schiff, but it's not clear if Putin is willing to pay for such a dumb stunt.
Cha
(297,655 posts)wracking their brains with nothing better to do.
Response to Cha (Reply #22)
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tanyev
(42,613 posts)But Trumps notes had nothing to do with infrastructure, journalists Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer write in their new book, The Hill to Die On.
Instead, Trump had scrawled Sloppy Steve atop his index card, followed by copious notes criticizing Stephen K. Bannon, his former chief strategist whom he had fired several months earlier.
As Cohn had detailed his plans to rebuild Americas roads, the president was writing down how he wanted to trash Steve Bannon the next time someone asked him about it, the authors write, in one of buzzy scenes that pepper the book.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-book-details-trumps-topsy-turvy-relationship-with-congress/2019/04/03/fe0725b0-54a8-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,791 posts)Either way, Adam Schiff comes out on top.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,839 posts)on account of the Speech or Debate Clause, another part of the "fake" Constitution that Fake Nixon clearly has never read.
MurrayDelph
(5,301 posts)Discovery.
mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)And shifty might not motion to dismiss, just for that reason. I know that's would be my plan.
global1
(25,270 posts)He might be required to release the complete & real transcript of his 'perfect' call.
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)kacekwl
(7,021 posts)You haven't the balls.
malaise
(269,157 posts)pretty please
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,505 posts)Xolodno
(6,401 posts)If a lawyer wants and upfront retainer, it often means they know there is a good chance they could lose. If they want just a percentage of the proceeds after the verdict, they are pretty sure they have it in the bag.
His lawyers want an upfront retainer. And we all know he won't pay upfront...so this is just more bluster.
keithbvadu2
(36,907 posts)Trump cannot be trusted to pay up back either.
RockRaven
(14,998 posts)Threatening to sue or actually suing people has been his go-to move to threaten and intimidate people he's gotten crosswise with -- former mistresses and former employees, sexual assault victims, people he's ripped off, etc.
That's not going to work with Congress, Dotard.
IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)Talitha
(6,615 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)I think of that every time Trump whips out one of his "nicknames."
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)going to the courts is a waste of everybody's time, especially his.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)onenote
(42,761 posts)His "I should have my lawyers sue" line is a joke -- he never follows through, presumably because his lawyers know they'd be facing sanctions for filing frivolous lawsuits.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,791 posts)Or does he have them work pro bono?
Hekate
(90,793 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,190 posts)That complaint would be dead in the water before it splashed.
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,839 posts)and read Rule 11 very carefully.
Takket
(21,625 posts)More red meat for the base. Pose the idea that Schiff SHOULD be sued and they will believe he is a criminal.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)Baltimike
(4,146 posts)MineralMan
(146,331 posts)You'll be laughed out of court, since the impeachment proceedings are spelled out in our Constitution. You have no case. But, hey, go ahead and try to sue. You'll learn something in the process.