Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump Begins

triggercut · 2019-11-15T15:33:35.152Z

NotOutlandishHat (Popehat)

A criminal witness intimidation charge against Trump is challenging because it requires specific intent to obstruct, and Trump compulsively shit-talks everybody who doesn’t fawn over him. It’s a perfectly respectable article of impeachment though.

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Guap · 2019-11-15T15:37:33.898Z

espressojim:

Trump live tweeting threats during the hearing was sadly predictable, but nice play to actually use it in real time.

What was the threat? Just sullied by browsing history by checking out his feed and didn’t see it.

triggercut · 2019-11-15T15:38:31.506Z

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Mimi Rocah (Mimirocah1)

That exchange between @RepAdamSchiff & Marie Yavonovitch about @realDonaldTrump’s shameless real-time attempt at twitter witness intimidation was perfection. Unscripted, sincere, chilling.

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triggercut · 2019-11-15T15:39:16.213Z

Guap:

espressojim:

Trump live tweeting threats during the hearing was sadly predictable, but nice play to actually use it in real time.

What was the threat? Just sullied by browsing history by checking out his feed and didn’t see it.

Something something about the ambassador has always been a disaster, she was in Somalia and look how that ended up, etc.

Guap · 2019-11-15T15:42:20.358Z

Twitter, suspend this asshole already. He’s committing libel on Twitter.

triggercut · 2019-11-15T15:43:45.241Z

Fox News Anchor:

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Bret Baier (BretBaier)

That was a turning point in this hearing so far. She was already a sympathetic witness & the President’s tweet ripping her allowed Schiff to point it out real time characterizing it as witness tampering or intimidation -adding an article of impeachment real-time. twitter.com/johnrobertsfox…

John Roberts @johnrobertsFox

Wow....this is really unprecedented. @realDonaldTrump and Amb Yovanovitch are talking to each other in real time through @Twitter and Television... Something I never thought I would ever see.

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espressojim · 2019-11-15T15:45:30.037Z

For the record, this is totally fine, right? I’m actually surprised he didn’t delete it.

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Donald J. Trump (realDonaldTrump)

Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.

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Guap · 2019-11-15T15:52:42.083Z

espressojim:

the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him.

AFTER YOU BADMOUTHED HER HE AGREED, YOU NUTJOB.

triggercut · 2019-11-15T15:54:01.059Z

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Josh Kraushaar (HotlineJosh)

Chris Wallace, on Fox: "If you are not moved by the testimony of Marie Yavonovich, you don't have a pulse."

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Menzo · 2019-11-15T15:55:33.547Z

Anne Coulter says: hold my beer.

divedivedive · 2019-11-15T15:56:30.827Z

So Anne Coulter is an alcoholic zombie? Sounds about right.

wisefool · 2019-11-15T15:58:36.818Z

The announcer on CSPAN starts reading these tweets. He gets to the end… “I have done far more for Ukraine than O.”

He pauses because he has no idea what Trump means, for a hilarious moment.

Then he continues, “than Obama.”

Timex · 2019-11-15T16:07:39.955Z

Proceeding administrations.

Papageno · 2019-11-15T16:18:44.635Z

BTW, that was her first diplomatic posting overseas, per what they’ve said on NPR this morning.
But by all means, Mr. President, please blame her for not having the omnipotence to stop infighting between Somali warlords. :rolleyes:

KevinC · 2019-11-15T16:18:48.983Z

You have to say it proooooceedin, like the siege tank bark in the original StarCraft. Otherwise it doesn’t make sense.

EDIT: Yikes, the forum software is having a Trump right now.

triggercut · 2019-11-15T16:20:44.718Z

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Dan Zak (MrDanZak)

On Fox News, Ken Starr says this about Trump's tweet: “Extraordinarily poor judgment. ... I think this was quite injurious.”

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Kyle Griffin (kylegriffin1)

REP. SWALWELL: "By attacking the witness, the president continues to act guilty ... We are looking at this as a consciousness of guilt ... We have strong evidence of obstruction of justice through intimidating a witness and tampering with a witness's testimony." @MSNBC

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Timex · 2019-11-15T16:26:28.036Z

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Bret Baier (BretBaier)

That was a turning point in this hearing so far. She was already a sympathetic witness & the President’s tweet ripping her allowed Schiff to point it out real time characterizing it as witness tampering or intimidation -adding an article of impeachment real-time. twitter.com/johnrobertsfox…

John Roberts @johnrobertsFox

Wow....this is really unprecedented. @realDonaldTrump and Amb Yovanovitch are talking to each other in real time through @Twitter and Television... Something I never thought I would ever see.

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Telefrog · 2019-11-15T16:32:05.831Z

Oh! A real turning point! I’m sure he’s done for now.

triggercut · 2019-11-15T16:34:36.168Z

Timex:

https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/1195364536326541313

Huh. I thought it read better when I literally posted the exact same thing less than an hour ago.

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ShivaX · 2019-11-15T16:35:16.675Z

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Rick Wilson (TheRickWilson)

Search this phrase and you'll be amused. https://t.co/63udkfABRD

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