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Dem Senator: Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint is ‘Hearsay’
freebeacon.com ^ | SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Posted on 09/30/2019 9:14:29 AM PDT by Helicondelta

Sen. Doug Jones (D., Ala.) said much of the Ukraine whistleblower complaint depended on "hearsay" and that Congress cannot impeach officials based on hearsay during a Sunday interview on MSNBC's Kasie DC.

Jones broke with House Democrats when he criticized the whistleblower allegation that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The first-term senator said he was skeptical of using secondhand complaints as the basis for removing a sitting president from office, echoing the sentiments of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.).

"A lot of that allegation, a lot of the whistleblower complaint is in fact hearsay. It is what other people have told him. That is clear on its face. I think Senator Graham was right, you don't impeach somebody based on hearsay," Jones said.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: alabama; demsenator; douchejones; dougjones; hearsay; lindseygraham; roymoore; southcarolina; trumpimpeachment; whistleblowerreport
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1 posted on 09/30/2019 9:14:29 AM PDT by Helicondelta
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To: Helicondelta

That’s part of it, hearsay

The other part is it’s BS hearsay


2 posted on 09/30/2019 9:15:33 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Pussie Smollett, Mizzou, campus fake nooses, fake "protests" FAKE EVERYTHING Hey CNN? lol)
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To: Helicondelta

you don’t impeach somebody based on hearsay,” Jones said


You do if you change the rules regarding the definition of ‘whistleblower’ 2 months before filing the complaint, then publishing the revised form showing the change to allow hearsay just 2 days AFTER filing the complaint.


3 posted on 09/30/2019 9:18:48 AM PDT by RideForever
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To: Helicondelta

Doug feels the heat in Bama.


4 posted on 09/30/2019 9:19:32 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Looks like Jones wants to keep being a Senator.


5 posted on 09/30/2019 9:19:55 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Helicondelta

Boy will he get slapped for going off the reservation. Bravo to him for the courage to speak the truth.


6 posted on 09/30/2019 9:21:09 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: gibsonguy

That was my first thought too


7 posted on 09/30/2019 9:21:50 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Pussie Smollett, Mizzou, campus fake nooses, fake "protests" FAKE EVERYTHING Hey CNN? lol)
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This is from several days ago:"How is it that just days before the whistleblower filed his/her report, the forms were changed to show that you need not be a first-person whistleblower you can report stuff you hear from other unnamed people. This is a very wet whistleblower that hung around the water cooler too much. This is now “Watercoolergate”:” – you heard it here first. I’m off to the trademark Office"

Anyone know about this? By-the-way....Quid Pro Quo Joe must be investigated ASAP! Has anyone seen Hunter or heard from Hunter Biden lately? Strange.....

8 posted on 09/30/2019 9:28:14 AM PDT by yoe (Vote for President Trump in '20 or give up you rights to the Communists on the Left.....)
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To: pfflier

He probably has permission to be off the reservation to get re-elected in AL. But if the cold day in hell actually arrives and he is, in fact, re-elected, he will be back on the reservation toting water for the Rats the very next day. For the Rats, no lie is too big to tell to get elected.


9 posted on 09/30/2019 9:32:23 AM PDT by RatRipper
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To: gibsonguy

Looks like Jones wants to keep being a Senator.
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It’s still not going to work out for him.

If he didn’t represent a red state, he’d never be saying this.


10 posted on 09/30/2019 9:33:21 AM PDT by Conserv ( b)
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https://whnt.com/2019/09/06/sen-doug-jones-to-launch-2020-campaign-in-birmingham-on-sunday/

Sen. Doug Jones to launch 2020 campaign in Birmingham on Sunday
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019


11 posted on 09/30/2019 9:33:29 AM PDT by maggief
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he can be sane all he wants to; he’s toast in november.

well, as long as the republicans don’t nominate another weirdo.


12 posted on 09/30/2019 9:35:59 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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Our Democrat senator, Kyrsten Sinema is in all kinds of trouble for voting to affirm Trump appointments.


13 posted on 09/30/2019 9:36:12 AM PDT by Luke21
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OH...DOUG JONES, NOW HE WOULDN’T BE JUST SAYING THIS TO WIN THE SENATE SEAT HE STOLE, WOULD HE???

By God, dims really have the slimy market cornered, don’t they?


14 posted on 09/30/2019 9:36:40 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Helicondelta

Glad to hear this.


15 posted on 09/30/2019 9:36:42 AM PDT by Ken H (2019 => The House of Representin')
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To: RatRipper

Jones voted against Kavanaugh. They expect us to forget that.


16 posted on 09/30/2019 9:37:16 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: RatRipper

Bingo!


17 posted on 09/30/2019 9:37:23 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Careful. You’re going to draw out the Roy Moore nuts.


18 posted on 09/30/2019 9:38:07 AM PDT by Conserv ( b)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Why doesn’t an un-named whistle blower come forward with 2nd and 3rd hand knowledge that Joe Biden and his son conspired to enrich themselves personally through Joe Biden’s position.

He never would have to be named and would forever remain anonymous due to perceived 2nd hand threats on his life. All that’s necessary to prove this is a letter.

Actually, I was thinking...Mayor Pete could be the whistle blower. He could blow Joe right out of the race. So could others too.


19 posted on 09/30/2019 9:39:23 AM PDT by sanjuanbob
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they’ll be here anyway. I’m surprised there isn’t already a screeching subthread about how it’s everyone’s fault that moore got beat except roy moore’s.


20 posted on 09/30/2019 9:40:02 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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