Posted on 11/14/2019 7:46:46 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) dismissed diplomat Bill Taylor’s testimony Wednesday before the House Intelligence Committee as “hearsay.”
During Taylor’s testimony, he claimed President Trump spoke with Gordon Sondland, the American ambassador to the European Union, about the “investigations” into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.
Taylor’s information came from one of Taylor’s staffers who claimed he overheard the president’s phone call with Sondland.
The New Jersey Democrat chastised Taylor over his assertion.
“It’s hearsay,” Van Drew said after Wednesday’s impeachment inquiry hearing. “It’s really difficult dealing with this because it’s he said-she said.”
Reps. Van Drew and Collin Peterson (D-MN) were the two House Democrats to vote against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) resolution formalizing the rules and proceedings regarding their impeachment inquiry.
Van Drew said he would need to see the stronger evidence such as verifiable documents or audio of President Trump’s conversations to prove the allegations levied against him for him to back impeachment.
“Frankly the aid did flow, so that really isn’t an issue at the end of the day,” Van Drew added. “The aid flowed, and everything resolved.”
Van Drew’s district represents one of the many districts that Democrats flipped during the 2018 midterm elections. President Trump and Republicans hope to flip red during the 2020 congressional elections. President Trump defeated Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election in New Jersey’s second congressional district.
Rep. Van Drew has continued to criticize the impeachment inquiry into President Trump as “hopelessly partisan.”
The New Jersey Democrat said in October his constituents said this move to impeach the president has fractured the nation.
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As or perhaps more importantly, Patrick and Bloomberg have come forward as candidates. They represent the party money.
In addition to the congressional newbies, Nancy is certainly hearing from the money types who unlike the unwashed majority Democrat, have brains tempered with common sense. To my eye, she appears in turmoil. She has no clear course forward
She is damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t....... just where the President wants her
No its not. Read the damn transcript.
I don't know if it's alternate, but here is the reality. If a Democrat's emails are hacked, the story is, What Republican is responsible for the hack. If a Republican's emails are hacked, the story is, What dirt is in the emails?
If Democrats investigate political opponents (ad nauseum), it is "speaking truth to power". If a Republican does it, it is dirty tricks...
Hillary shouldn't be investigated because she was running for president (let the people decide), Trump should be investigated because he is running for president (surely a rogue like him is guilty of something).
The funny thing is, if you look at the Biden/Trump/Ukraine mess, Biden was using his position of power to end an investigation. Trump was using his to initiate one (if we accept the narrative). It is Trump who is the villain. Maybe the investigation turns up nothing, but we are sending billions of dollars to another country, surely we are entitled to at least signal to that country that we are watching for potential corruption.
I could go for an alternate reality right about now...
Overheard the caller on another cell phone. In a restaurant.
Sure he did.
“”””””Democrats will not be able to muster a majority when/if actual Article hit the floor for a vote.”””””””
I believe that is true. The IG report will come out soon and the rats will be scurrying into the darkness. President Trump will not let these clowns do it without a helluva fight.
When is the next day of public hearings?
Yep, the Ukraine “scandal” is your basic redux of the contrived “Blue Horseshoe Loves Russia” gossip scheme used in the Russia Russia Russia hoax. Scripts and Cast have changed, but that is about all. The media didn’t even have to shift gears.
1. Van Drew didn’t need to say anything. He’s already distinguished himself by refusing to vote for impeachment.
2. Democrats are well coordinated from the top.
I conclude that Nanzi Pelousi is going to sandbag the inquiry. Starting with Van Drew.
Rep Mile Quigley says that hearsay is BETTER than direct evidence. DemocRats have lynched thousands of people on hearsay evidence.
Kevin McCarthy was on Laura Ingraham last night and said, when asked, some Democrats have said to him this isn’t working. One Democrat told him he’s thinking of switching from Democrat over this. He told McCarthy he doesn’t recognize his Party anymore.
Yes, and I just heard this from YOU, so it must be true!!!
-PJ
THIS is the basis under which the 'professionals' propose to conduct 'diplomacy?'
WTF???
So why are you a democrat fool ?
I cannot imagine being a Democrat these days
The total BS hope and change days of Barack Obama is flowery speeches are over an hour left with the true face of the Democratic Party
hate and socialism
This is how diplomacy is conducted.
Tomorrow. The former Obama ambassador for Ukraine that Trump removed. Last names starts with Y.
As a seasoned conspiracy theorist, I’m developing the idea that Pencil Neck is a foil hired by Trump, or paid off by the GOP! If anyone can explain to me how a GOP politician or prosecutor could expose so much corruption in the gubmint so thoroughly I may reconsider!
I believe tomorrow, Friday.
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