Live coverage: House panel to hear about whistleblower complaint (9 am est)

The Hill ^ | 09/26/19 | Staff

[yesthatjallen]

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is set to testify Thursday morning before the House Intelligence Committee about a whistleblower's complaint that helped trigger a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

The Hill will be providing updates as the hearing unfolds beginning at 9 a.m.

Halls are packed nearly two hours before hearing

7:30 a.m.

Press cameras lined the hallways more than two hours before the high stakes hearing was set to begin.

Members of the public also began forming lines hours beforehand in the hopes they could hear Maguire speak about his handling of the whistleblower complaint.

[newfreep]

Mike Turner is a former Mayor of Dayton, Ohio.

Appears he’s devolving into another Swamp Traitor.

[MortMan]

I think his lawyers work for free, via the foundation they founded.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

So far he has given them one: The Whistleblower’s complaint is credible. Grrr.

Dems and RINOs know that the media and brainwashed part of the public will swallow that word and regurgitate it endlessly. They did the same to describe Blasey-Ford etc. At the Kavanaugh hearings.

[caww]

I can’t disagree....and they’re often used by the Dem leadership as the risk for them of being outed is far less than others because of their color. Bought and paid for by the Dem leadership.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Meanwhile, from the GOP controlled Senate we get nothing. Democrats rain subpoenas and set the narrative while their GOP co-conspirators sit on their hands.”

They don’t have to do anything at this point. It will never reach them so why bother. Sure they will say, “if this true than....” but that is the extent of it.

Better the GOP focuses on getting justices seated. If that is all they do for the next 12 months, it will make me very happy.

[cowboyusa]

The brainwashed 39 percent want to impeach PT for breathing.

[NImerc]

CREDIBLE is not synonymous with truth here! It only means that the complaint is valid to be investigated. Holy crap what is wrong with this guy??

[1Old Pro]

The hearing is going down hill fast for the Dems as the Dem and media lies are being exposed.

[gogeo]

Thank you for your insightful contribution to the discussion.

[StAnDeliver]

Here's some entertaining reading from Breitbart while you all's is listenin'. I turned it off:

• Sean Bagniewski, chairman of Iowa’s Polk County Democrats, signaled that Iowans at the Polk County Steak Fry did not have an appetite for impeachment...endless impeachment efforts are distracting Democrats from issues that voters care about. “I talked to a lot of people, and it didn’t come up once, not at all,” he told Politico. “I’m sure it really energizes Twitter, but Twitter doesn’t vote. The bread-and-butter issues are more important now than ever. We all need to start deciding what we want to be spending our time on.”
• Hank Sheinkopf, a longtime Democratic strategist based in New York. “It’s a national spectacle that will make people defend the presidency or tune out, which is worse, the incessant banging about it doesn’t help. Stick with issues that work.”
• Bob Mulholland, a Democratic National Committee member from California: “A political disaster for us Democrats. Absent Trump being caught in a trunk with a young boy, impeachment is a political disaster for us Democrats.”
• Charlie Cook "Retort": "I was totally underwhelmed by the transcript. After the build-up, it was not much more inappropriate said than we hear from him in a typical week. This will not move malleable voters."
• Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI): "the transcript does NOT show a "compelling case" for impeaching"
• Jonathan Turley, Donkey lawyer, legal analyst CBS News: "a quid short of a quid pro quo"

[NImerc]

Democrats are using the term credible as meaning the accusations are true. They need to be called on this

[lodi90]

How many justices will be seated during an impeachment circus? Very few.

The GOP needs to nip this in the bud right now by subpoening Biden Jr. A poor performance under oath by Biden Jr. where he will almost certainly take the 5th would show POTUS had very valid reasons to ask for assistance Ukraine for assistance on the issue. The GOP won’t be doing that because they want POTUS hamstrung by impeachment and the nation distracted by a Senate trial.

[rollo tomasi]

Dr. Wenstrup pointed out the definition of credible, however, other repubs need to pound that out to so that the dem narrative is diffused.

[1Old Pro]

The GOP needs to nip this in the bud right now by subpoening Biden Jr.

AND Biden Sr.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Dems - you’re nuts.

Attacking the integrity of the witness.

[Deo volente]

Speier just said in passing the “White House covered it up...”

This is nothing short of a coup. The goal is to remove President Trump. At this point they’re fishing for the right narrative, evidence (or lack of) be damned.

[Tallguy]

I can’t believe acting-DNI Macguire was a vice-admiral, oh and a SEAL? This guy isn’t very cool. The members of this committee aren’t competent examiners compared to - say - the Watergate special committee. If he’s getting his hair mussed by this group...

[Scrambler Bob]

The GOP needs to nip this in the bud right now by subpoening Biden Jr
= = =

Just threaten to subpoena him.

Then wait for a tragic plane accident.

[rollo tomasi]

McConnell can do anything he wants with the judgeship manner, the filibuster for that is done even if Romney or some other Republican takes a traitorous powder.

[rainee]

Gotta give the RATs credit during these hearings..they all have their marching orders/talking points & know the media will cover for them.
GOP are all over the place..