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babylonsister

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 11:28 AM Nov 2019

Biggest Takeaway From Impeachment Hearings? No, Not Trump's Guilt But Schiff's Brilliance


Biggest Takeaway From Impeachment Hearings? No, Not Trump’s Guilt But Schiff’s Brilliance
dailynooze
Friday November 22, 2019 · 9:52 AM EST


The House impeachment hearings have ended and, after a parade of witnesses, we’ve come to learn what we already knew. In the simple words of Rep. Denny Heck, “The president did it.”

It was always going to be hard to come to any other conclusion after the release of the telephone “transcript” of the conversation between Trump and Ukrainian president Zelensky. The smoking gun was never going to come out of the impeachment hearings as it was already revealed in Act One of this national tragedy.

But many did learn of something new … the impressive ability and smarts of the man chosen by Nancy Pelosi to be the face of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings, Adam Schiff.

The Stanford graduate and Harvard-trained lawyer ran the hearings like the consummate professional that he is. He was cool, calm and collected at all times, even when Republicans on the committee tried to rattle him with useless points of order and requests. Schiff kept order over hearings that many feared could devolve into a TV spectacle; a circus.

For those who did not get the chance to see Chairman Schiff in action, here is a video of his closing statement made at today’s final public hearing (at link):

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/11/22/1901201/-Biggest-Takeaway-From-Impeachment-Hearings-No-Not-Trump-s-Guilt-But-Schiff-s-Brilliance?fbclid=IwAR0nn8FeRTkA6f4b3sWqEwlKY8XuLvl7lVFamsK3ZpwbI67r-sRBPqhse8c
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Biggest Takeaway From Impeachment Hearings? No, Not Trump's Guilt But Schiff's Brilliance (Original Post) babylonsister Nov 2019 OP
Even to the final gavel! Frustratedlady Nov 2019 #1
K&R. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #2
if we had 9 adam schiffs on scotus, all this shit would be over. all of it. mopinko Nov 2019 #3
When we once again have a Democratic President COLGATE4 Nov 2019 #4
I concur! Like watching a skilled matador leading the bull around librechik Nov 2019 #5
Chairman Schiff kept it orderly and within the rules Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #6

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
4. When we once again have a Democratic President
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 12:12 PM
Nov 2019

it strikes me that Schiff would be an excellent candidate for the Supreme Court,

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