OMB official Mark Sandy has arrived for his deposition, as of about 40 minutes ago

[Leghorn21]

Confirmed, Mark Sandy (yellow tie) is here to testify behind
closed doors to House committee members in the impeachment
inquiry. Door to the scif closed behind him. Now we wait.

Link to tweet

Megan Mineiro (Courthouse News) will keep us posted...
Mr. Sandy could, I hear, deliver some interesting news today
I dunno

[pnwest]

1. I can't keep it all straight anymore, what's

he about? TIA.

[2naSalit]

3. He's the OMB guy

who was pushed aside for noticing that upholding the aid to Ukraine was illegal. So he was replaced by the fmr head of the WI reprobate party who gladly kept signing off on the illegal withholding of the funds/aid. He's going to hang mulvaney, I think.

[Leghorn21]

5. Oh cool, this is great news, 2

I believe Ms Maddow covered this the other night

Oh MY!!!

[2naSalit]

6. I think you're correct.

Someone explained it quite clealy, it's usually Rachel who does the civics lessons.

[milestogo]

10. Whenever they need an ass-kissing shithead Republican they go to Wisconsin,

where we are up to our noses in Republican assholes.

And I say that as a Wisconsinite.

[33taw]

11. I hope Sean Duffey gets dragged into this mess. What an asshole.

[crickets]

15. Oh, he will. Pretty sure he's the one ultimately responsible for signing the hold on aid. nt

[2naSalit]

21. Yeah, I noticed that.

I love Wisconsin, lived there for a few years back when it was a rather blue state. Liked the annual boombox parade in Madison every year. It was a fun town until... well it was pretty progressive and I liked it there. Maybe it's something in the water.

[Leghorn21]

4. I know, right?!! He's buckin LOSER45 and his criminal cabal bigtime to speak up...longtime OMB man

House impeachment investigators have little visibility into the inner workings of the White House at the time when President Donald Trump allegedly ordered a hold on military assistance for Ukraine.

That could change on Saturday when Mark Sandy, a senior career official at the Office of Management and Budget, is expected to testify behind closed doors.

Sandy will become the first OMB official to meet with investigators after others have refused. Political appointees in the office have fought subpoenas, refused to provide documents, and tried in other ways to stonewall the probe.

He is senior enough that he led the agency as acting director in the early weeks of the Trump administration, before political appointees could be put in place. He previously worked under both Republican and Democrat administrations.

more:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/politics/who-is-mark-sandy/index.html

Thank you, Mr. Sandy,
BRING IT ON HOME


Whassuppp Slick Mick
Wishing you a deeply shitty day
seriously

[jmbar2]

13. Another Hero of Democracy

I think we need to create some sort of Nobel-type award for people in the US who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect Democracy and the rule of law.

Thank you Mr. Sandy.

[Srkdqltr]

2. You might want to change title to (yellow shirt)

[Indykatie]

7. The Second Video Clip Shows Him in the Yellow Tie. That First Video Confused Me Too.

The yellow tie description is included with the original posted tweet.

[B Stieg]

8. Tell it, brother!

Thanks for watching this...and on a Saturday!

[Iggo]

9. OMB Office of Management & Budget. (n/t)

[shockey80]

12. Follow the money.

[MineralMan]

14. Who is that really tall guy I keep seeing at those hearings?

He always seems to be in the hallway. Does anyone know?

Link to tweet

[Leghorn21]

16. Update from Mineiro:

Dem Jamie Raskin outside the secure room just told
reporters that he can't comment on the testimony but
indicated the testimony has been helpful to nail down
the specifics on how the WH held up aid.

Link to tweet

[Jewls2]

17. Hard to believe Republicans came into work on Saturday.

[Roland99]

18. Update - 5 hours so far. Dems still questioning. #TraitorGOP to waive questioning

Link to tweet

Almost five hours of testimony from Sandy now. House staffer told us Dems are questioning right now then GOP members are planning to waive their 45m question period. But that also could change.

Guess they know their collective treasonous geese are cooked

[blaze]

19. They need the cameras!

No cameras, no twisting the facts.

Why bother?

[Roland99]

20. Ha. Good point

[malaise]

22. This is huge

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