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Democrats' decision to televise Trump impeachment hearings could prove politically perilous
Reuters ^ | November 1, 2019 | James Oliphant, Chris Kahn

Posted on 11/01/2019 4:37:40 PM PDT by mdittmar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress took a major step toward impeaching President Donald Trump this week when they agreed on the rules for publicly televised hearings after weeks of testimony behind closed doors. But it is also a step onto more politically perilous terrain for a party seeking to persuade Americans that their cause to remove Republican Trump, who they accuse of abusing his power, is just.

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Ahead of the hearings, organizations including AT&T’s CNN and Comcast’s NBC News and cable news channels have already launched new features such as podcasts to cover the historic event.

LOL!

1 posted on 11/01/2019 4:37:41 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Unclassified09.2019.pdf

Copy of the transcript.

LT Col Clown boy, the Democrat “star witness” this week admitted in his testimony the transcript is complete and accurate. Clown boy’s boss just testified yesterday there is nothing at all illegal or improper in the call.

In any sane world this kills the Democrat Fascist clown show in the US House dead. But the DC Swamp, and their mindless toadies in the Fake News, don’t live in a sane world anymore.

It now turns out this “impeachment” scam is all about the DC Swamp criminals trying to divert attention off the AG current criminal investigation. The “whistle blower” is one of the prime agents in the original “Russian collusion” fraud.
No wonder they were all panicked by the Ukrainian call, they knew the noose was being slipped over their heads.


2 posted on 11/01/2019 4:42:05 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: mdittmar

I’ve NEVER EVER seen such denial and living in total oblivion as the dems and msm are right now.

NOT NEARLY enough people care.

They are doing NOTHING in this congress.

They’ve not made a DENT in Trump. In fact they make him more popular.

Social Media exists now so whatever they try to lie about, Trump can crush with a few seconds of typing and sending.

Just wow. Talk about living in a box. A SMALL black box. With no light.


3 posted on 11/01/2019 4:43:15 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: mdittmar

Are taxpayers paying for this? It should be the democrat party paying for it and it should be held at the holiday inn.


4 posted on 11/01/2019 4:43:38 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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The media will edit the hearings as the Dems want.
Will be interesting to watch the Rs try to balance things.


5 posted on 11/01/2019 4:44:33 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: mdittmar
THOSE WHO CONTROL THE NEWS MEDIA ALSO CONTROL THE NARRATIVE.

This is a LOSING battle unless Trump himself goes on TV in a fireside chat, reads the transcript and CLEARLY explains to America's dimwits that this is ALL A SHAM.. A SEQUEL TO MUELLER INVESTIGATION.. ANOTHER "INSURANCE POLICY" BY THE DEEP STATE.. THAT DEMOCRATS ARE "IMPEACH-O-CRATS" WHO HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OTHER THAN FOCUS ON REMOVING THE MAN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CHOSE TO BE THEIR PRESIDENT!!!

Ask Schiff on national television "Where is the evidence you promised for nearly the last 3 YEARS of my being a Russian operative?"

Show HANNITY'S video where DEEP STATE MEDIA OPERATIVES mention "IMPEACH" and "IMPEACHMENT" NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE DAY OF TRUMP'S INAUGURATION!

I want the term IMPEACH-O-CRATS to grow legs!!!

6 posted on 11/01/2019 4:46:29 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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How many times will Dems say “our sacred duty and honor” “Our sworn mission to uphold law and show that no one is above the law even the president” “to continue and preserve the work of the Founding Fathers”....

Could have one of those “Hi,Bob” beers for Bob Newhart or similar drinking challenges. Maybe every time they say “Let me be clear”. (I don’t drink so don’t know other game names.)

Will the American people be in tears of pride and admiration or bellowing with laughter at the ridiculous exaggerations by the pandering power hungry Dems?

And as they said in Dodgeball “I think I might watch the pre-exhibition season curling tryouts.”


7 posted on 11/01/2019 4:46:38 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud & harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: dp0622

CBS commie news is on this hour interviewing Biden about Trump’s cover up, and saying independents no longer believe Trump. Unfortunately I start screaming at the TV and whatever scumbag is talking.


8 posted on 11/01/2019 4:48:08 PM PDT by Luke21
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Will be interesting to watch the Rs try to balance things.

You'll have to wait for it to hit the Senate, if it ever goes that far. Their "rules" still give the Dim committee chairs veto rights on questions and everything else.

9 posted on 11/01/2019 4:51:42 PM PDT by Ingtar (Bedbugs, thy name is Democrat.)
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To: MNJohnnie

I hope that somewhere in the bowels of the Pentagon, someone is drawing up a list of UCMJ Articles violations for that pasty little lard ass to get nailed with.


10 posted on 11/01/2019 4:54:19 PM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: MNJohnnie

Donald Trump is 100 times more skilled at television as the Democrats, and with the power of President Trump he is going to wup ‘em.


11 posted on 11/01/2019 4:56:18 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Ingtar

The House Rs will be trying to show the unfairness of the hearings. They’ll get a lot of gaveling, maybe the audience will see why.
But yes, until the Senate it will be a Star Chamber production.


12 posted on 11/01/2019 4:57:13 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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Part of the plan. The secret hearings were used to vet their “witnesses “. Now they know what questions the Republicans will ask and will be ready. The rats will run the hearings and the networks will promote them. The rats have shredded the Republicans here. While the R’s cried about the process the rats were strategizing with the networks for the biggest bang, checkmate. This is how it looks to me.


13 posted on 11/01/2019 4:58:07 PM PDT by gibsonguy (BL2)
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To: dp0622

The Dems have already lost and they know it.

Their options now are to drag this BS out until people get tired of it and lose interest in how it all began.


14 posted on 11/01/2019 5:02:30 PM PDT by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents)
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“Ahead of the hearings, organizations including AT&T’s CNN and Comcast’s NBC News and cable news channels have already launched new features such as podcasts to cover the historic event.”

Knock yourselves out @sshats.


15 posted on 11/01/2019 5:04:59 PM PDT by Lent
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To: frank ballenger

“How many times will Dems say “our sacred duty and honor” “Our sworn mission to uphold law and show that no one is above the law even the president” “to continue and preserve the work of the Founding Fathers””

can’t wait for the brakes to come to a screeching halt and the dying lying leftist fake stream enemedia and their Democrat Party subsidiary do a 180 on the above when the Barr/Durham indictments finally come down ... suddenly “no one is above he law” will become “witch hunt” and “political persecution” ...


16 posted on 11/01/2019 5:10:38 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: mdittmar

Yesterday DEMs explained they won’t be having witness testimony be public - the hearings to which the “inquiry” referred will be the judiciary committee writing up the articles of impeachment. ROFL ;)


17 posted on 11/01/2019 5:12:05 PM PDT by Steven W.
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I guess they didn’t take seriously the threats of open rebellion should they take it this far. Remember last year?
18 posted on 11/01/2019 5:14:01 PM PDT by coaster123 (Distrust everyone under fifty.)
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A partisan vendetta is a historic event? Yeah, sure. A hate fest from the unhinged Left to be televised to the entire country.

Without a probable crime that’s cause to impeach. LOL


19 posted on 11/01/2019 5:14:09 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Relax. Trump’s got this.


20 posted on 11/01/2019 5:18:32 PM PDT by GCFADG (Pardon me.)
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