Thread by @ninaandtito

Here we go. Omfg look at Nunes’ face.
Bro is terrified.

“Our common adversary...Vladimir Putin’s Russia”

“It would be funny if it wasn’t such a graphic betrayal of the President’s oath of office.”

Shame just crossed Maguire’s face.

He has a conscience. That’s a good thing.

Nunes going full bore deza delight. But there’s no conviction there.
He’s just reading the lines.

This is hilarious.
He’s alleging that the Democrats are damaging public regard for our institutions.
Mm hmm.

“Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty” is Dev’s mandate today.
“It was the DEMS who politicized the Intel Community!”
Meanwhile, we all remember trump defiling the Wall of Stars.

Throwing every strand of conspiracy spaghetti at the TV cameras.
Gotta see what sticks!
Also: NOOOODS

Logic trap: Nunes just backed himself into one.
“The people’s mandate = elections!!!” Except if there is foreign interference, at the request of the president, then it’s not really the people’s mandate is it, Dev?
#LogicHowDoesItWork

Maguire: “I will continue to work closely with Congress...to ensure you are fully and currently informed.”

“I am not partisan and I am not political. I believe in public service.”
“I agree with you. The oath is sacred.”
“I view it as a covenant that I have with my workforce that I lead, and with the American people.”
Houston, we have an honorable man testifying. #AtLast

“It must be legal.
It must be moral.
And it must be ethical.”
“My integrity has never been questioned until now.”
I like him. A lot.
We need more people of integrity like Maguire in public service.

WH tried to assert executive privilege.
Of course.
The release of the call readout is what null & voided Exec privilege claim.

“[For Exec Branch employees] as you know, OLC opinions are binding on all of us.”
He is standing up for the WB & the IG.

“I believe that this matter is unprecedented.”

More things need to be codified into law. That is what this exchange between Schiff & Maguire is showing.

It’s clear to me: Maguire was trying to follow the letter of the law. But the law does not spell out how to address this special kind of clusterfuck of corruption.

This is not Schiff throwing Maguire under the bus. This is Schiff illuminating that the current laws aren’t sufficient to attack this type of corruption in the Executive Branch.

Maguire “I think the WB did the right thing. I think he followed the law every step of the way.”

Nunes is phoning it in. Trying to get the sound bites for Fox. Maguire is not going to cave to him.

Nunes is having a tantrum.
It’s not going well for him.

Nunes throwing IC under the bus.
Maguire standing up for his workforce.

Conaway opens with lame shade thrown on lawyers.
But he is actually doing a decent job parsing the semantics.
Remember: he's not running for reelection.

Maguire liking this question from Sewell.

Maguire re-iterating that he does not know who the WB is.
And Schiff & Sewell just got a guarantee that the WB can testify to HPSCI without interference from the WH.

Rep Turner is now on record saying the convo btn Zelensky & Trump = not okay.
He's trying to spin.
but he started out with that.

Turner trying to go for fruit of the poisoned tree.
"WB statutes are to keep IC accountable, not anyone else."
nice try, bozo.
you're making Schiff's argument for him. Need codification of a whole bunch more shit.

Carson & Maguire are making it clear.
This was an unprecedented situation that is not fully addressed by the WB statutes.
WE NEED MORE LAWS ABOUT THIS STUFF BECAUSE TRUMPIST CORRUPTION IS SUCH A CLUSTERFUCK

Maguire reminding us: he referred it to FBI for investigation.

Wenstrup, a podiatrist by training, just put his foot in his mouth.
Trying to throw shade on the deadlines of reporting WB complaints to Congress. And Maguire won't let him get away w it.

Stewart fluffing his military cred.

Stewart thinks this line of questioning is beneficial for throwing shade on the Dems.
In fact, all he is doing is confirming that Maguire is trying to follow the law.
Now he is grandstanding.
Note Steward has thus far refrained from addressing the content of the complaint.

oh here we go, now he half-ass attempted to assign blame of the leaks to the IC.
but remember: stewart had no substance questions at all.
because he knows: you can't defend the indefensible.

YASSS Quigley back door into the Giuliani question, fucking love it.

"NO one, NONE of us is above the law in this country."

Hurd is drilling down on the need for codification.

Loving this exchange between Hurd & Maguire.
Seriously going to miss @HurdOnTheHill.

@HurdOnTheHill "The greatest challenge that we face is to make sure that we maintain the integrity of our election system."

@HurdOnTheHill Thank you @JoaquinCastrotx for drilling into the content.
Finally.
Finally.

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx KEEP ASKING ABOUT THE CONTENT. I like this. A lot.

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx Ratcliffe is the border terrier of the GOP members of HPSCI.
yappy.
annoying.
thinks he's a big dog.

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx also: Ratcliffe doesn't understand how intel reports work 🤣

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx buh the complaint is hearsay!!!!
ONLY FIRST-HAND INTEL IS ACCEPTABLE lmfao
Bro.
Let's focus on the transcript not on the complaint.
Squirrel!

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx Heck is on fire.
This is fantastic.

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx oh good Welch is focusing on the CONTENT

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx Demmings is a star.

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx I don't love that Maguire said other countries should step up on helping Ukraine because....

https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1176927328494137350?s=20

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx Nunes douching it up in closing.

@HurdOnTheHill @JoaquinCastrotx Maguire stepped into shoes that are too big for him to fill.
He wants to be an honorable public servant.
But he got thrown into the deep end of the ocean and wasn't given any floaties.