****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 1/30/20 THREAD 7****

[BumRushDaShow]

Thread 1 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212928625
Thread 2 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212929057
Thread 3 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212929614
Thread 4 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212930044
Thread 5 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212930587
Thread 6 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212930890

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Q. Hoeven to House Managers - Sondland indicated stalement with aid would continue until

the investigations were announced. Isn't that the quid pro quo that the President denied occurred?

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Schiff is now stepping through the timeline for the quid pro quo with Zelensky

[gademocrat7]

5. Thank you, BumRushDaShow

I have been in and out. This is so stressful.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Schiff: trump to Sondland "No quid pro quo" is a false exculpatory

[uponit7771]

4. Hmmmm, just took a look at Fauk News & Hannity is on ... this must be hurting Red Don's crime

... crew.


If Red Don's team was doing good it Fauk News would be showing it

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Q. Moran/Rubio/Crapo/Risch - To WH counsel - Impeachment is divisive - are there other means

that are less damaging to the nation like appropriations, oversight, etc.?

[uponit7771]

8. +1, more lets not do cuz someones feeling could get hurt argument. It sounds desperate

[crickets]

13. Forget that President Traitor Toddler on a Rampage is the clearest domestic danger

to face this country in our lifetimes. Seriously? It's just silly to pretend otherwise.

[bdamomma]

24. and he

will continue to be a clear and present danger, he is a loose cannon.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Philbin...

[uponit7771]

9. +1, I think that's why they have him speaking the most and he lies a lot

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Time's up

[bdamomma]

11. This is

no ordinary administration these are thugs, period and a massive cover up. McConnell and many more need to be held accountable.

Not one person who was subpoena or asked to provide documents did not.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Q. Markey - To House Managers - Recently reported that Russians have hacked Burisma

looking for info on Biden and that they are intending to interfere in our 2020 election. What recourse is there if the President is acquitted, who has carried out a statutory crime based on the Dershowitz theory?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Schiff - response - If this occurred, Dershowitz would say that this is fine!

President - I am beyond the reach of the law. Barr says I can't be prosecuted and can't be impeached.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. Schiff: If this is not an impeachable offense, nothing is.

[crickets]

21. Schiff keeps giving one homerun speech after another. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Q. Graham (et al) - to WH counsel -even if if Bolton testified to the allegations, it still wouldn't

rise to an impeachable offense?

[bdamomma]

17. oh oh

Lindsey's question.

Very bad but predictable.

Boy, Philbin's lies.


Get Bolton to be a witness please.

[Mersky]

18. At least they asked that to both teams. Huh.

Eta - Meh, no they didn’t ask - I read the lower chyron, instead of the question blurb on the side. Oops.

[elleng]

19. a loaded question from lindsey etc,

'even if . . . not an impeachable offense.'

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. Lindsey helps Phil-da-bin-wid-bull.

[elleng]

33. yeah

[crickets]

30. "You're killing me, Smalls."

Lindsey is forgetting that impeachment is in the rear view mirror. We're talking indictment and removal here.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

20. Philbin lies again. shock. surprise.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Philbin - with the bullshit argument - "not a crime"

[elleng]

28. Adam Schiff being 'blunt!'

[C_U_L8R]

29. If it was legitimate government business...

Why did they run it like a criminal operation with personal atty Rudy and his gang of mercenary thugs? The Trump defense is so full of shit.

[uponit7771]

25. Philbin is taking the Dershowitz defense on multiple intentions

[Hermit-The-Prog]

26. wtf Philbin. "not an impeachable offense under the law" -- House has sole power of impeachment!

[crickets]

34. And has already exercised it, yes. You noticed that too, huh?

They really want to make it all go away.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

39. It's nuts. Pure pettyfoggery.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Q. Durbin - to House Managers - Please respond to previous question

[Hermit-The-Prog]

31. Schiff: they claim if you accept everything House claims, it's still not impeachable

[bdamomma]

32. they continue

not to believe in facts or the truth or the evidence that was presented.

They do not care about founders or the Constitution. Sickening.

[uponit7771]

37. They believe 100% of it they're just going with the Nixon meme, this is what reThuglicans really

... want out of America; kings and not a liberally democratic elected republic

They've shown little want for plurality

[BumRushDaShow]

35. President can abuse their power as much as they want as long as they think it is in the

national interest.

The founders would be aghast after more than 2 centuries...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

43. He used "aghast" twice, and I think he's right.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

36. video of this response by Schiff needs to be separated out and circulated!

[crickets]

38. +1

[Mersky]

45. Coming up!

[uponit7771]

40. Stupid assed question by Prick Scott and Rubio ... just really dumb people.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. Q. Loeffler (et al) - to WH Counsel - Biden Biden Biden

[crickets]

44. I left her a message today. I know it did no good, but I did it anyway. *sigh* nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

46. needs somebody saying, "Bolton, Bolton, Bolton" while Sucky speaks :)

[Mersky]

42. Ugh, what a load

Shame on them. I can’t even begin to address that question with a topical slam.

[bdamomma]

47. Suckylow

is being arrogant and rude.

These lawyers are horrible. Testy aren't they?

[crickets]

63. Yep. They've gotten ruder as time goes on. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

48. Suckylow needs to sit down.

Executive privilege was already waived by tweet.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

49. Jeffries up for this one

[BumRushDaShow]

50. Q. Bennett/Warner - Suckylow idnicated they would call a long list of witnesses if they were allowed

and extend the trial. What is the past practice of witnesses who have not testified in the House?

[crickets]

52. Too funny from Sekulow

We don't want witnesses - it will take too long! But if you get to call any, we will call as maaaaaany as we can!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

51. Jeffries: WH turned over tens of thousands of docs in Benghazi; witnesses

[crickets]

55. Loved how he mentioned Hillary's 11 hour testimony.

Poor Jeffries. He looks fried from exhaustion and it still doing a great job.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

67. trumPutin couldn't testify 11 minutes. he's too weak.

[ancianita]

56. Jeffries lays out the formal coverup of the Senate in contrast to what they got re Benghazi!

Go Hakeem!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

53. Jeffries: every trial by Senate has had witnesses. average 33.

[BumRushDaShow]

54. Jeffries - Just want a full and fair trial.

This has happened for 15 other impeachments - all of heard witnesses. Including those who did not testify in the House but testified in the Senate.

And re: Trey Gowdy claimed the WH didn't cooperate. But they turned over 10s of thousands of documents and witnesses appeared including Petraus, Rice, Mike Mullen, Panetta, Flynn, Clinton - testified for 11 hours. etc.

But here - no documents, no witnesses, no cooperation, no reasonable accommodation, blanket defiance.

Cannot normalize lawfulness, corruption, abuse of power.

[bdamomma]

59. Hakeem

is so clear and concise and truthful.

[crickets]

60. +1

[BumRushDaShow]

57. Q. Romney - to House Managers - Any evidence someone was directed by Drumpf to tell Ukrainians

was conditioned to investigation of Bidens.

[Takket]

58. Schiff still up there fighting the good fight

someone get my boy a glass of water lol how does he do it???????

[BumRushDaShow]

61. Schiff - Sondland had informed them and Mulvaney indicated it too...

[underpants]

62. Schiff is turned and directly talking to Romney.

[underpants]

66. Purple bot is pitching to Romney as well

[nolabear]

64. All he did was brought Zelinsky's brother over from Sicily...

[bdamomma]

65. The evidence

is all there, these lawyers must be blind and give no heed to the evidence that was presented.

[BumRushDaShow]

68. Merkely/Schatz/Carper - Dershowitz claimed Pres cnnot be impeached if he thinks its in our

public interest and it has been argument that he can do anything he wants per Article II.

Isn't this what the framers warned about?

[ancianita]

72. The president may never say his best interests in an election are in the public's interest.

The American public's best interests are never to be decided by the president, but by the American public.

Through the First Branch, The People's House.

Through an honest, fair trial in the Senate.

Through an honest 2020 election.

Yes. We. Can. Forever.

Case closed.

[BumRushDaShow]

69. Schiff - finished his response from previous question

And yes - Drumpf is acting as an imperial President - and there is nothing that Congress can do about it.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

70. Schiff: "That's a prescription for a president with no constraint."

[ancianita]

77. A prescription for never leaving the presidency, either, since his interests ARE the public's

best interests.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

87. Yes -- it would be the installation of Mango Mussolini. Blanket permission to cheat!

[ancianita]

91. Until somebody, some military, some god, stops him. Seriously. This is his claim to dictatorship.

[BumRushDaShow]

71. Q. Braun/Lee - Biden Biden Biden - is what Biden did, impeachable?

[kag]

73. Seriously!?

Should we have impeached Joe Biden for that thing we didn't even notice back when he did it?

[crickets]

74. WTF did Joe Biden do (other than be VP as a Democrat) ?

sorry nvm, he got Shokin fired, as requested by his boss and half of Europe. I'm getting punchy.

[Takket]

76. drumpf's lawyer just said Joe Biden's actions are worthy of impeachment............

I............... I can't even believe these people................. because it was done purely for "financial gain"

THIS LAWYER REPS A CLIENT WHO LITERALLY DIVERTS AIR FORCE PLANES TO SCOTLAND SO THE CREWS CAN PAY TO STAY AT HIS RESORT

FUCK THESE PEOPLE

YES, I AM YELLING, I AM PISSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

81. I've been yelling too.

[bdamomma]

75. Biden Biden Biden

they can't use Clinton or Obama anymore. Bastards

[BumRushDaShow]

78. Q. Klobuchar (et al) - to House Mangers - Please respond to last question

(issue with getting the question card to Chief Justice)

[BumRushDaShow]

79. Nadler response - analogy of a DA declaring they have their case

and another witness appears and they are refused.

3 card monty is being played by President - distraction

[bdamomma]

80. Nadler

Boy, he is angry. Elijah is so happy with you.

[crickets]

82. Nadler comparing WH counsel's tactics to Three Card Monty.

[elleng]

83. ADJOURNED

[BumRushDaShow]

84. ***ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY 1PM ET JAN. 31, 2020***

[crickets]

86. Thank you for all of the threads, BumRushDaShow!

[BumRushDaShow]

90. Thank you for helping with this!!!

[Mersky]

89. Thank you, BRDS!

[BumRushDaShow]

92. And thank you for adding so much here!!

[Mersky]

99. Still have some cleanup to do in here

But CSPAN has become obstinate in the past hour - I’ll add clips to this thread, soon.

I’ll keep on adding as I can, but gosh, there’s no keeping up with you! Is freakin’ awesome.

[BumRushDaShow]

100. You've been doing great!!!

(I'm also on MIRT and doing that too )

The help has been much appreciated!!

[Mersky]

105. Daw, shucks, thanks

[PatSeg]

106. Thank you so much!

What do you do in your spare time???

[Hermit-The-Prog]

85. I think Mr. Nadler was genuinely annoyed at all this distraction and deflection.

[BumRushDaShow]

88. MSNBC is saying there was some kind of power play going on

about who would do the closing and Nadler overrode and took it rather than Schiff.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

94. I'm skeptical of MSNBC on that.

[BumRushDaShow]

102. Well it was a unanimous sentiment - but mainly because for Impeachments

traditionally the Judiciary Committee is the lead and that is Nadler. But as we know, Nadler has been dealing with his wife's illness so it worked out that Schiff could do that "lead" part - and with the other Managers who were amazing in their own right, they put on an amazing presentation, with Nadler doing the final remarks on behalf of the Judiciary Commitee.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

104. They've all done an excellent job under trying circumstances.

[crickets]

96. Yeah, if you look back at it, Schiff was calling "Jerry, Jerry" as he went up.

Given how many amazing speeches Shiff gave today, Nadler was just fine. Good for him. That was odd, though.

[C_U_L8R]

101. I think it was a misunderstanding at most. Or a mis-hearing.

[bdamomma]

93. Good Night

another day tomorrow. Thank you BumRushDaShow. You are a gem.

[BumRushDaShow]

95. Thanks all who hung in there following this!!!

[C_U_L8R]

103. Much appreciation BRDS !!

[blogslut]

97. Thanks for hosting all the threads!

[Dem2theMax]

98. Amen to that!

[MustLoveBeagles]

108. Thank for doing these threads

I can't bear to watch it. I have a low tolerance for BS. I come here to read people's comments instead.

[Kali]

109. another sincere thank you for these threads

I was intermittent in the car radio since the dinner break and had a meeting until just about the last 3 or 4 questions, so rather than watch recordings with a lot of repeat of what I caught in the car the last 3 threads caught me up pretty good. MUCH GRASS!!