https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/1178686335487483904
Whenever a GOP concretehead tries to say there was no quid pro quo on the Ukranian phone call, ask them why Rudy Giuliani was first mentioned by the Ukranian president.
In TV or radio, that would be the equivalent of bringing up a âgreen roomâ conversation. Hosts are explicitly instructed (probably starting in college level courses or college radio) not to bring up something they discussed with the subject prior to going on air (destroys the illusion that the audience has less access than the host), even though it still happens all the time. Oprah Winfrey is probably the single biggest offender on this. Thatâs related to the host, but you will rarely (never?) hear the interviewee say, âyou know, before we got on air, we talked about thisâ. Itâs easily the most telling part of that conversation, and anyone who tells you otherwise has no deduction or reading comprehension skills.
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Surefire Intelligence on the case - that changes everything
Go getâem Simon.
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The blackmail continues. Every time he says the Ukrainian president never felt pressured he is just reasserting his position of blackmailing Ukraine for aid, assistance and anything else.
to add
âBurkman and Wohl, who spent 30days in Ukraine this Augustâ
I wonder if the fence will make another appearance on instagram
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Isnât wohl under federal indictment, how did he travel to Ukraine? Wonder if he broke terms of his bail.
Nevermind, looks like charges were filed in August.
Weâre in a weird timeline when people consider Trump to be the cure for the RNC turd they were sick of swallowing, and yet here we are.
thatâs a pic of bond villain actor Christopher Waltz?? I presume Iâm being wooshed.
âThey also reported that photographs on the website depicting some of its purported employees were actually photographs of people unrelated to Surefire, including actor Christoph Waltz.â
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Doesnât even have to be a crime. Itâs just when you start using your office and youâre acting in a way that hurts people, you have committed a high crime.
You donât even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic if this body determines that your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role.
Sound familiar?
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They probably thought waltz was an actual irl Nazi Jew hunter
Why not both?
In the hearing on Thursday, Val Demings walked the acting DNI right into a trap and he didnât even realize it. This is how these types always seem to act, in my limited interaction with them. You triangulate them down to destroying their point and when they realize theyâre in checkmate they just walk away and refuse to answer the final question. Itâs quite hilarious to see in action. Thankfully, I donât really have to deal with people like this in real life, so itâs not a concern for me.
Iâm saying to ask the question. Then if they answer it poorly, you ask the âthen why did they hide it in an illegal way on a super secret computer system intentionally classifying it incorrectly?â. If they say, âhe can use the system however he wantsâ, you say BUT HER EMAILZZZZZZZZZ. Chessmate. Since you have a lot of interaction with these types, give it a try and report back.
I know itâs not germane to this conversation, but if you were in a court case, I think the Ukranian president mentioning Rudy Giulianiâs name out of the blue is extremely strong evidence of an implied quid pro quo once you lump them in with Rudyâs incriminating statements. Thatâs completely illegal, and is 100 percent an impeachable offense. That it happened on a âroutineâ phone call with no access restrictions above normal is chefâs kiss.
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https://twitter.com/RachelBitecofer/status/1178701236675235840?s=19
Trump is kinda like the Republican partyâs Vietnam. They saw no way to avoid getting involved and escalating, but they also realized, for some immediately and for others much too late, that they needed an exit strategy.
That is really the central question for the GOP at this point. What is the Trump exit strategy? Can they fake it for another year? Five just seems impossible, but damn if they havenât gotten judges and tax cuts and they are in real trouble without Trump voters. Their best out would be his unfortunate natural demise.
But he has really started to stink up the place and has definitely worn out his welcome, and they canât depend on luck. I expect there to be increased efforts to implement a Trump exit strategy. If that ultimately means impeachment, well, at least they had some good times.
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Mueller presented his finding in such a way Pelosi knew it was political suicide to use them as the bedrock of impeachment. Mueller didnât have to present them that way he chose to for political reasons. Mueller knew the vast majority of the American public are ignorant as fuck about collusion and obstruction and have the attention span of a gnat. And yet he chose to present his finding a if the complete opposite were true. All this bollocks about he had a narrow avenue of enquirey when he was a political appointment charged with delivering a political report. And that is what he did!
Can you explain what you mean by this?
President commits impeachable acts that are very easy to lay out. Jurisdiction for impeachment is the Congress. The House members swear an oath to protect the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic. Trump is clearly a domestic enemy of the Constitution. Nancy Pelosi abdicates her Constitutional duty because itâs âpolitical suicideâ. Yes, Muellerâs the bad guy here. Come on. Iâm not saying you have to like how it was presented, but it absolutely for sure was not his job to tell Congress what to do. He for sure didnât think Barr would make that decision, or he wouldnât have left the wiggle room for him to do so.
Thereâs no reason to bring Guiliani up in the first place. Rudy is Trumpâs personal lawyer and doesnât speak for the United States.