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Let me recap the entire impeachment inquiry hearings in one easy to understand paragraph:

"Confirmation bias, the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one’s existing beliefs."
If you need further a further explanation:

"Philosophers note that humans have difficulty processing information in a rational, unbiased manner once they have developed an opinion about the issue. Humans are better able to rationally process information, giving equal weight
.... to multiple viewpoints, if they are emotionally distant from the issue."

Shorter version:

“Illusion is the first of all pleasure.”-Voltaire
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Good liars often tell the truth at the the correct time, when it can be checked and confirmed. By doing this, all of their past lies are not seen as lies. This is what pollsters and the fake media did for decades. However, as with all liars sooner or later they are found out.
It's funny that the hate and fear for Trump exposed both the pollsters and the fake media at the same time.

Pollsters for years would publish fake poll after fake poll to try to shape public opinion then right before election day, they would publish their most accurate polls.
These "final" polls would "match up" with the election results giving people the illusion that the "polls were right". People fell for it, some still do. The pollsters never even try to explain how a +14 poll the week before the election could change to a +2 poll the day before.
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It's like there is a blackhole in people's thoughts at times. Remember:

"Lawyers and law firms have given more money to House and Senate candidates and party committees than any other industry, with an overwhelming majority going to Democrats."

washingtonexaminer.com/trial-lawyer-i…
The DOJ is staffed with lawyers. That's pretty much its purpose.

People continue to be surprised when it comes to Politics intersecting legal matters like indictments and going to trial that the Dems tend to have more favorable representation than the GOP.
I have no idea why this should surprise anyone still. Lawyers tend to be Democrats. They tend to graduate from leftist law schools. Even the "GOP lawyers" tend to lean left in their views on many issues besides taxes. Hell, many GOP appointed supreme Court Justices turn liberal.
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Why has the dem house failed so epically this year? Its simple really. In Nov, 2018 the Dems won control of the House by a 18 seat majority. Those 18 seats were won by less than 100k votes out of a total of 113+million votes. That's reduced to less than a 0.1% of the vote
In other words, the Dems have about a 50.1%-49.9% majority in the 🏠 on a "population vote%".

There are different ways leaders act depending on the level of the majority they have.

This is an accepted behavior.
For instance, if someone wins a large majority they are considered to have a mandate from the people to push their agenda.

The smaller the victory the more the winner has to work and compromise with the opposition.

It works in reverse for the loser.
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Dr. Dena Grayson
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ONE independent in the House joined @HouseDemocrats in voting YEA in favor of a formal #impeachment inquiry of @realDonaldTrump.

The is only one independent in the House: @JustinAmash.

Thank you for upholding your oath to the constitution, Justin.🇺🇸💙❤️

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Rep. Collin Peterson, Minnesota
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Alex Schiller
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THREAD.

Uhhh... some questions for basically every single GOP MOC delivering the same talking points:

1. If the impeachment inquiry is being done inappropriately, why hasn't anyone cited the law or regulation that is being violated?
2. If we're just talking about precedent, is it weird to suddenly pick this one to be concerned with after a decade of smashing them? Should we ask Merrick Garland about it?
3. When during the preliminary investigations that led to Bill Clinton's impeachment was he given the opportunity to defend himself under due process?
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Peter Daou
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THREAD — THERE IS NO #IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

Deeply troubling that #Pelosi and #Nadler are trying to obfuscate and confuse Democratic voters.

But let's be clear, as CNN reports today: "Pelosi and Nadler have so far resisted the pressure from within their party to open an inquiry."
THERE'S NO IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

After months of intense activist pressure @SpeakerPelosi and @RepJerryNadler realized they had to throw Dems a bone, so they concocted a convoluted narrative to make it appear the #impeachment process has begun. It hasn't.

@SpeakerPelosi @RepJerryNadler THERE'S NO IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

Let's be honest: Dem leaders want to punt to 2020 voters while Trump abuses power with total abandon.

#Nadler's words: “If an impeachment inquiry is if you’re considering only impeachment, that’s not what we’re doing.”

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Adam A. Fernandez
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A short thread on #impeachment.

I have pre-existing conditions—I fear my life & that of my friends being taken away.
I have close friends with DACA—I fear their right to be here being taken away.
I'm a Latino parent—I fear my child will be discriminated against worse than I was
I'm the survivor of an in-person death threat against me & my family, from a MAGA extremist who hated me just for who I am—I fear him or another carrying out those threats.

I'm an attorney—I fear the erosion of the rule of law.
I'm a patriot—I fear Russian interference in the 2020 election.

I'm a voting rights advocate—I fear a system is currently being created that will lead to permanent minority rule, & that that minority will use political power to permanently restricts the rights of the majority.
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Positively Spiritual Annie
@AnniePositively
It's time I had my say about #Impeachment, DJT's obstructionistic tactics, and @SpeakerPelosi's not pushing for an inquiry yet.

When AG Barr released the redacted version of the report to Congress, he did *not* include any of the underlying documents on which Mueller relied.

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Just like a lawsuit, a case has to be built based on facts and evidence. Both the Intelligence Committee and the Judiciary Committee have been working their way through the system, including voting to hold AG Barr in Contempt of Congress. DJT has been fighting them in court.

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Meanwhile, the Ways and Means Committee has also been working on getting DJT's tax returns. One of the Committees has also been working on getting records subpoenaed from DJT's financial management firm and from Deutche Bank, known for Russian money laundering.

3/
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Oeishik M.G. C. JD
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A note on #impeachment -

In a court of law, under non-presidential circumstances, impeachment is a tool litigation attorneys use to discredit the opposing side's witnesses at trial. When said witness takes the stand under oath attys. present evidence contrary to what the witness
claims. This weakens the other side's case by discrediting impeached witnesses's testimony. Once a witness has been impeached - by presentment of inconsistent testimony - the judge/jury can no longer use the impeached witnesses's testimony in reaching a verdict.
Simply put, they aren't trustworthy. In the case of Presidential impeachment that broad definition of impeachment applies, but the impeachment tool is used for a very different purpose. Under the Constitution, a sitting President cannot be tried in a court of law for anything.
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