Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump Begins

Strollen · 2019-10-17T02:27:08.829Z

WaPo

Is is reporting that whole thing maybe over by Christmas.

Wouldn’t that be a great Xmas present!

McConnell tells Senate Republicans to be ready for impeachment trial of Trump

The Senate majority leader said that the trial could begin as soon as Thanksgiving and that the Senate would likely meet six days a week.

MikeOberly · 2019-10-17T04:35:54.721Z

Of course Nixon had some sense of shame and wasn’t a narcissistic sociopath.

twitter.com

Ronald Brownstein (RonBrownstein)

The final poll before Nixon’s resignation was the only time a majority supported his removal. Trump is there already. twitter.com/mmurraypolitic…

Mark Murray @mmurraypolitics

Gallup has 52% of Americans supporting Trump's impeachment/removal from office. For Clinton, that never got higher than 35% before the GOP-led House voted to impeach him. For Nixon, it got to 58% by Aug 1974 https://t.co/DjTT7ZsDDq

4:04 PM - 16 Oct 2019 8K 2.7K

vyshka · 2019-10-17T09:34:07.221Z

Apparently Elijah Cummings passed away tonight. :(

twitter.com

Scott Stedman (ScottMStedman)

BREAKING: Head of the Oversight Committee Representative Elijah Cummings has died abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-e…

9:25 AM - 17 Oct 2019 65 34

legowarrior · 2019-10-17T10:07:26.639Z

Dang. RIP.

MikeOberly · 2019-10-17T13:35:44.020Z

twitter.com

Natasha Bertrand (NatashaBertrand)

BREAK: Gordon Sondland plans to break sharply from Trump today, telling House investigators that he opposed Trump's request to run Ukraine policy through Giuliani (despite recent reporting that he privately met with Ukrainians in the WH to discuss Burisma) politico.com/news/2019/10/1…

1:33 PM - 17 Oct 2019 240 140

MikeOberly · 2019-10-17T13:46:14.690Z

“I see NUTHing!”

twitter.com

Zoe Tillman (ZoeTillman)

Sondland said he, Rick Perry, and Kurt Volker were "disappointed" Trump directed them to talk to Giuliani, but decided to do it because they believed in importance of strengthening US-Ukraine ties. He said he didn't realize Giuliani's Biden angle "until much later" https://t.co/NIaisLybem

1:40 PM - 17 Oct 2019 35 26

Guap · 2019-10-17T13:59:35.751Z

So many smoking guns. Now who is going to jail?

dtolman · 2019-10-17T13:59:50.888Z

Reading through the prepared remarks he denies all knowledge of any attempt to investigate Burisma (Hunter Biden’s company)… including not even mentioning the famed meeting where Bolton’s Mustache flew up in a rage and resulted in Dr Hill being dispatched to seek legal council (and it is said he explicitly mentioned Burisma)

He’s in trouble, and the transcript for today is going to be fascinating!

Skipper · 2019-10-17T14:00:10.548Z

And now we’re seeing the rats not only jump from the ship but swim away from it as fast as possible.

KevinC · 2019-10-17T14:02:19.481Z

Guap:

Now who is going to jail?

Hillary?

Skipper · 2019-10-17T14:04:29.827Z

dtolman:

not even mentioning the famed meeting where Bolton’s Mustache flew up in a rage

crambone-s

CRAMBONE!

Guap · 2019-10-17T14:08:01.996Z

The chair is against the wall…
The chair is against the wall…
John has a long mustache…
John has a long mustache…

DaveLong · 2019-10-17T14:54:09.804Z

All the likes.

Misguided · 2019-10-17T16:28:29.600Z

Iunderstoodthatreference.gif

triggercut · 2019-10-17T17:25:42.065Z

Um, holy shit everyone?

I mean.

Holy shit?

triggercut · 2019-10-17T17:26:08.189Z

twitter.com

John Harwood (JohnJHarwood)

ultimate defense by Trump and GOP allies has been “no quid pro quo” Mulvaney just conceded from WH podium that there WAS a quid pro quo - delaying Ukraine military aid for investigation of DNC server that investigation is an attempt to absolve Russia for its 2016 interference

5:13 PM - 17 Oct 2019 580 280

twitter.com

Maggie Haberman (maggieNYT)

This briefing is mind-blowing.

5:15 PM - 17 Oct 2019 1.6K 230

twitter.com

Josh Marshall (joshtpm)

Journos: don’t soft pedal was Mulvaney just said. They froze weapons aid to Ukraine until they agreed to get on board the Seth Rich/Crowdstrike server conspiracy theory. Why not just demand the Kurds invade Comet Ping Pong. We’re in freefall here.

5:20 PM - 17 Oct 2019 590 220

Timex · 2019-10-17T17:30:26.959Z

Why would he actually admit that?
There must be proof of it from somewhere else, so they’re trying to admit it as though it’s not a big deal.

vyshka · 2019-10-17T17:32:27.930Z

Possibly came out in the closed testimony that has been going on?

abidingdude · 2019-10-17T17:34:17.046Z

Really hope someone/anyone is held accountable at this point. It’s so frustrating watching this thinking that this is the new normal.

twitter.com

Chris Hayes (chrislhayes)

Prettttty good chance lots of laws were broken. twitter.com/ddale8/status/…

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Mulvaney says that it’s fine for the president to use whoever he wants in foreign policy, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as long as it doesn’t break any laws.

5:26 PM - 17 Oct 2019 1.2K 220

ShivaX · 2019-10-17T17:48:16.851Z

twitter.com

Bradley P. Moss (BradMossEsq)

Yeah, we committed the impeachable offense. Get over it. twitter.com/joshscampbell/…

Josh Campbell @joshscampbell

After @jonkarl points out the White House's explanation for its dealings with Ukraine was quid-pro-quo, the chief of staff replies: "We do that all that time with foreign policy." To those concerned about political influence in foreign policy, he says, "Get over it." https://t.co/AYoTajGLTL

5:22 PM - 17 Oct 2019 460 140