Folks, keep your eye on the ball here. Each Dem used their time to state each of the FIVE obstruction of justice charges they plan to indict Trump on by impeachment following this fiasco made for TV event. This whole charade is merely a basis for the House to impeach Trump ASAP. Every one of them used the same phrase of no Prez being above the law; it was their repetitive words of the day, like they always do as a technique for brainwashing their audience, the TV audience.
Nadler and the Dems on this Committee are actually directing this inquest today in order to convince an audience of one, namely Nancy Pelosi, in order to force her to call for impeachment. They are verbally strong-arming her; backing her into a corner so that she has to allow an impeachment of Trump to go forward. That decision may already have been made in collusion with Pelosi before these hearings. She may already have caved and this is the predicate the Dems are using to proceed on their indictment course.
This is the sole purpose of today/s hearings; Mueller is merely the means to their end of starting impeachment proceedings in the House. All eyes should now be on Pelosi and what she says, and whether she wants to sacrifice moderate Dems on the altar of impeachment of Trump.
I picked up on that right away.
Nancy will not go for impeachment. She wants to live another day.
I want them to impeach.
Fact - it opens their evidence and the “investigators” (more like inquisitors) up to cross examination.
All of the “four corners of the report” stuff they hide behind now will not fly in an impeachment inquiry. The questions posed today, predictably without answers, would require an answer. From a basic legal standard, the entire second part of the report is a political document due to the huge gaping holes it contains regarding the origins, the lack of inquiry into Russian meddling via the DNC and its own organs, and deliberate omissions of exculpatory information.
The BEST scenario for President Trump is that the house will move forward with impeachment. Combined with the declassification and the pending milquetoast OIG report, it will give Trump back the house with members who ARE NOT part of the “Never Trump” wing. The smart democrats see this and have admitted it.
Winning.