🧵 Live-thread. Impeachment of Donald John Trump. December 18, 2019. The House is voting now on a Republican motion to adjourn in protest of impeachment. Vote will take around fifteen minutes.
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While we wait, for a frame of reference, let's recall that the impeachment trial in the Senate for William Jefferson Clinton began on December 19, 1998. The vote to acquit was announced on February 12, 1999.
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While we are waiting, responding to the President's tweets here:
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New motion to delay by Republicans condemning Schiff and Nadler. This will be a long day, but I have time. Blocked it all out on my calendar as Executive Time.
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Jim McGovern (D-MA) began the debate, and said "These aren’t opinions, these are uncontested facts. The evidence is as clear as it is overwhelmingly."
Now Tom Cole (R-OK) is complaining about process.
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Now Tom Cole (R-OK) is complaining about process.
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I hope @realDonaldTrump is not watching because his defenders are really boring and not vindicating him at all. Yawn.
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@realDonaldTrump Cole says this is a "quick rush to judgment" but it's not
NYT reporter Peter Baker noted, it had been 71 days since Speaker Pelosi announced House would begin formal impeachment and Dec 4 hearing & 72 days between authorization of Clinton impeachment and the impeachment.
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NYT reporter Peter Baker noted, it had been 71 days since Speaker Pelosi announced House would begin formal impeachment and Dec 4 hearing & 72 days between authorization of Clinton impeachment and the impeachment.
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@realDonaldTrump Congressman McGovern says President has not provided any exculpatory evidence, was given opportunity to have witnesses in Judiciary Committee but chose not to.
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@realDonaldTrump Now Rep.
@WhipClyburn
is speaking, citing our founders "These are the times that try men's souls."
"We have a President who seems to believe he is a King or that he is above the law."
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@WhipClyburn
is speaking, citing our founders "These are the times that try men's souls."
"We have a President who seems to believe he is a King or that he is above the law."
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn Rep. Liz Cheney (WY-R) wants unanimous consent on having the vote be manual where all members have to stand up and say their name when they vote.
But McGovern denied. So not going forward
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But McGovern denied. So not going forward
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn McGovern also did not yield for another unanimous consent request to expand debate to twelve hours
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn Burgess (R) whines Dems are majority (and have more votes on rules) Sorry Rep. Burgess, ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. Your party promised that if Dems flipped House in 2018, impeachment would follow.
Don't blame Dems, blame President for committing impeachable offenses
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Don't blame Dems, blame President for committing impeachable offenses
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn Now @RepMcGovern said Burgess was "passionate about records" but noted that so far the Congress had received no record from the White House
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern Dem now talking about President's "unprecedented obstruction," but still evidence is powerful enough that to delay would put 2020 election at risk. "Matter of protecting the integrity of our Democracy for the next generation."
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern Oh, boy, here comes Rep. Lesko. "God takes us on journeys in our life." Talks about surviving domestic violence.
"I believe this is the most unfair, political biased, rigged process that I have seen in my entire life."
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"I believe this is the most unfair, political biased, rigged process that I have seen in my entire life."
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern Lesko is disrespectfully using the word "Democrat" as an adjective. Screaming that some people have wanted impeachment since before the Ukraine call. Yes, yes they have because he was committing impeachable offenses.
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern McGovern, "I would urge my colleagues to stand up for the Constitution and to stand up for our Democracy."
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern "I felt proud to be a member of the rules committee." Says he completely disagrees with Rep. Lesko.
Said "where the responsibility is, I would put at the White House and the President. He is the divisive one. He is not trying to heal our wounds."
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Said "where the responsibility is, I would put at the White House and the President. He is the divisive one. He is not trying to heal our wounds."
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern President is "actively engaging in undermining the 2020 election." Trump "has a pattern of escalating behavior." Dangerous he thinks Article II means he can do anything he wants. We must "impeach this president for violating the law and betraying the American people."
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern Now Rep. Byrne (R-AL) is speaking. Claiming the people's choice was Trump. (Well Hillary beat him by around 3 million votes, he only won electoral college with 77,000 votes in 3 states).
Also "People's Choice" turned the House blue in 2018. You lost, get over it
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Also "People's Choice" turned the House blue in 2018. You lost, get over it
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern Now a Dem speaking about the Rule of Law and how other countries look to us.
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern We have a Republican shouter with bright white manicure and a shiny blue suit.
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@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern Live action shot of me listening to the Republicans with their empty process arguments, alternative facts, and faithless obedience to the most corrupt President in history
@realDonaldTrump @WhipClyburn @RepMcGovern By the way, the above Peanuts clip was tweet 23 in this thread.
More procedural delays proposed by a wah-wah-waher
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More procedural delays proposed by a wah-wah-waher
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Katherine Clark from Massachusetts is quoting Abigail Adams. Donald Trump has let the people slip from him. He works for himself, not us.”
“A vote to impeach is a vote to remain a government of for and by the people”
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“A vote to impeach is a vote to remain a government of for and by the people”
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Rep. McGovern responds to Zeldin’s alternative facts by putting into the record evidence to refute his claims including under oath testimony by Dr. Laura Cooper.
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Rep. Kennedy addressed his children about doing the right thing.
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Rep Barbara Lee says “Donald Trump has been and remains a threat to our national security and a threat to our democracy”. We need to show our children and grandchildren that no one is above the law and that includes the president of United States.
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Rep. Trahan says the sanctity of our Constitution and our democracy are at stake
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Rep. McGovern also added into the record a news story stating that the Ukrainians knew about the US funding being with held prior to the phone call
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Rep. John Sarbanes. No one not even the President of the United States is above the law
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Now Rep McGovern asked to put a politico article in the record indicating that a legitimate investigation would not have taken the path that the Trump/Giuliani one did
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Another Democrat says “the president must be impeached today”
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Now McGovern is asking to put into the record editorials supporting the impeachment of the president
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"Enough is enough" Butterfield from NC.
(Missed a few while making coffee).
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(Missed a few while making coffee).
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This Republican who is reading his remarks cannot pronounce the words quid pro quo. He said quid pro ko.
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Let me take this moment to say how proud I am that @RepMcGovern is my congressman. He is chair of the Rules Committee who is presiding over these debates at the moment.
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@RepMcGovern "Our founders feared a lawless amoral president would put national security at risk for his own financial gain." (Another Democratic member of Congress)
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@RepMcGovern Ranking Member Cole. Please don't imply that when I vote my convictions that I am doing it for my political party. Says he can defend the President and uphold the Constitution at the same time.
He opposes the rule. "Process . . complete charade."
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He opposes the rule. "Process . . complete charade."
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@RepMcGovern McGovern closing remarks. Thanked "friend Mr. Cole" for his respectful words. But "cold hard fact" of President withholding funds to interfere in election.
"I would take losing an election. . .when Americans render that verdict" but not when foreign countries do for us
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"I would take losing an election. . .when Americans render that verdict" but not when foreign countries do for us
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@RepMcGovern 💥Rep. McGovern: "I will never be okay if other nations decide our leaders for us. And the president of the United States is rolling out the welcome mat for"
"No one should be allowed to use the power of the presidency to undermine the elections. Period."
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"No one should be allowed to use the power of the presidency to undermine the elections. Period."
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@RepMcGovern After rules passed, now someone is reading the Articles of Impeachment into the record.
See here for reference:
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See here for reference:
judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrat…
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@RepMcGovern Rep. Nadler is speaking wants members to have 5 days to edit remarks and enter info into the record.
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@RepMcGovern Speaker Pelosi begins her speech with a reminder that across the country students pledge allegiance to the flag.
". . .to the Republic for which it stands . . .with liberty and justice for all."
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". . .to the Republic for which it stands . . .with liberty and justice for all."
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@RepMcGovern "A republic if we can keep it" -- again a reference to Benjamin Franklin from 1787.
Now discussing the oath that members of Congress have taken for 230 years.
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Now discussing the oath that members of Congress have taken for 230 years.
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@RepMcGovern "For centuries Americans have fought and died to defend Democracy for the people." -- @SpeakerPelosi
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi With this she "solemnly and sadly" opens the debate on the impeachment of the president.
"It is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our national security and the integrity of our elections."
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"It is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our national security and the integrity of our elections."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi Speaker Pelosi submitted the letter from law professors and the letter from historians stating the President committed impeachable offenses.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi This is an excellent speech by @SpeakerPelosi. It will be worth going back and studying it closely.
"American voters should choose our president, not some foreign government."
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"American voters should choose our president, not some foreign government."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi "History and experience prove that foreign influence are one of the most baneful foes of republican government" (quoting George Washington)
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi Speaker Pelosi is now discussing the second article, the president's obstruction.
Pelosi quotes Trump's own words as the epitome of obstruction and lawless. "'Article II says I can do whatever I want."' No, it doesn't."
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Pelosi quotes Trump's own words as the epitome of obstruction and lawless. "'Article II says I can do whatever I want."' No, it doesn't."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi She revisiting the discussions by our founders during the Constitutional Convention that they made to justify including the right of impeachment in the Constitution.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi Now @SpeakerPelosi quotes Elijah Cummings, "When we're dancing with the angels, the question will be asked: In 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact?"
When she yields back the balance of her time, there is applause heard throughout the chamber.
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When she yields back the balance of her time, there is applause heard throughout the chamber.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi It's Ranking Member @RepDougCollins complains that impeachment was inevitable. Sir, that's the problem when you elect a president who is a dirty, dirty man. Let me remind you:
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins Don't cry and shout about your fate now, House Republicans. Your leader is a lying, cheating, dirty, dirty man. When you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins Sorry, your party said if the Dems won the House, Trump will be impeached. The People spoke. Elections have consequences. Sad, Rep Collins wants to overturn the outcome of the most recent election.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins Really? Doug Collin said the President did nothing wrong.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins Chair Nadler is now describing the two articles of impeachment: Abuse of Office and Obstruction of Congress. Trump "placed his private political interest" ahead of our national security and the integrity of our elections.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins "To our founding nation abuse of power" was a very clear offense. "For this alone, he should be impeached." Describes two aggravating factors as part of that. Conditioning defense money on help smearing candidate and election interference (I think? Nadler speaks quickly)
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins Says "categorical defiance" and "automatic objection to all subpoenas" is also impeachable
This "is not the first time he solicited foreign interference in an election."
Election is not a remedy for presidential misconduct when president threatens that election integrity
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This "is not the first time he solicited foreign interference in an election."
Election is not a remedy for presidential misconduct when president threatens that election integrity
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins Now we are set to have comments from both Democrats and Republicans for and against the articles. I will only highlight especially interesting comments.
In meanwhile, we have heavy breathing from Sessenbrenner.
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In meanwhile, we have heavy breathing from Sessenbrenner.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins Oooh. Nadler claps back at "the gentleman from Wisconsin" aka heavy-breathing-Sessenbrenner. Says the President could have participated, but did not. Go Nadler!
@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins You know what's sad? The Republicans are boring their boss @realDonaldTrump right now. He is not impressed with their performance. He expects NO COLLUSION!! WITCH HUNT! And so on. And they are just so yawn
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump Listen up, it's @RepJayapal speaking. He "coerced a fragile ally" to interfere in our election, not because he cared about corruption. If he cared about corruption, he would have used that word on the call. He didn't. He did not follow advice of Dept. of Def
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal .@RepJayapal "The President is the smoking gun."
"I will vote to impeach Donald J. Trump."
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"I will vote to impeach Donald J. Trump."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal I'm smiling already. It's @tedlieu's turn.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu "He used our government for his private gain."
"Impeachment is a form of deterrence. Our children are watching. . This impeachment is permanent. It will follow him around for the rest of his life."
"No one is above the law. Not our commander in chief. Not our president."
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"Impeachment is a form of deterrence. Our children are watching. . This impeachment is permanent. It will follow him around for the rest of his life."
"No one is above the law. Not our commander in chief. Not our president."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu Hey, Republicans. We had an election in 2018. Remember the BLUE WAVE? Here's a reminder blame your leader, he campaigned on it and everyone voted accordingly. If you want me impeached vote blue, and we did
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu Many heavy hitters in a row. @RepRaskin: "American elections belong to the American people."
Article II does not authorize a President to do whatever he wants. That's why we have a Constitution . .
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Article II does not authorize a President to do whatever he wants. That's why we have a Constitution . .
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin So beautiful and powerful from Raskin: The struggle for Democracy is the meaning of America." He says "we remain the last best hope" against authoritarianism.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin We hear now from @RepCicilline. If we don't hold the president accountable, we will no longer live in a democracy, it will be a dictatorship.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline For something different, interlacing other commentary into this thread. Here's @KevinMKruse responding to one of the President's freak-out tweets
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse I think this is Ted Deutsch. "American presidential power comes from the People, though elections."
"He was cheating American voters even before they have a chance to vote."
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"He was cheating American voters even before they have a chance to vote."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse Let me add, that the Do-Nothing-Republican-Senate is blocking the Do-Everything-Democratic-House. See this tweet by @sfpelosi
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi "Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on"
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Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on"
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Nadler says in terms of cost, the Mueller investigation was a net plus for American taxpayers.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Rep. Joe Neguse. President "undermined the sanctity of the free and fair elections" upon which the integrity of our republic rests.
In our history "No president has obstructed Congress like this before."
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In our history "No president has obstructed Congress like this before."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Very good comparisons between Nixon White House cooperation (which was not great) in comparison to Trump's which is a "wholesale obstruction of Congress."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Rep. Escobar discussing our country's "moment of truth."
Says "In 2016, we heard him call on Russia to interfere in our elections. . .[and call to Ukraine and] we heard him again on the White House lawn, further adding China to that mix"
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Says "In 2016, we heard him call on Russia to interfere in our elections. . .[and call to Ukraine and] we heard him again on the White House lawn, further adding China to that mix"
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi We have Rep. Jeffries speaking now. "Scheme to solicit foreign interference in an American election . . that is unacceptable, that is unconscionable, that is impeachable."
"There is a difference between division and clarification."
This is so good. . . must get full text
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"There is a difference between division and clarification."
This is so good. . . must get full text
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi "We will hold this president accountable for his stunning abuse of power . . . . we will impeach Donald John Trump. We will clarify that in America no one is above the law."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Who's this joker? So sad. They are not sending their best to defend Trump.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Dude. This isn't a court case. And, yes, man, there was first hand knowledge. And, buddy, don't cry for me Trumpantina, if you want more first hand witnesses, then call them. Where's Mulvaney? Where's Bolton? Where's Perry?
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi At the mic is Rep. Cohen. I suppose the proper expression is that Rep. Cohen has the floor.
"It's We the People of the United States. . . Only Americans get to have a say in our elections."
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"It's We the People of the United States. . . Only Americans get to have a say in our elections."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Dear @realDonaldTrump, your team is failing you. Not only will you be impeached, but no one is defending you on the merits because they cannot.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Rep. Hank Johnson was not initially in favor of impeachment. But after revelation of the Ukraine call he was. "The president is as we speak, abusing his power and placing himself above the law."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Rep. Hank Johnson: "Our elections are under attack right now."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi "He doesn't think he can win the election fair and square" so he's cheating.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi "The danger is real," come down to Georgia and speak with black people there above a certain age. They remember.
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi Another strong voice from the Dems, @KarenBassTweets.
Speaks to Congressional responsibility to provide oversight. In districts we worry about voter suppression or Russian interference "It's a sad day in America when we have to worry about the commander in chief" cheating
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Speaks to Congressional responsibility to provide oversight. In districts we worry about voter suppression or Russian interference "It's a sad day in America when we have to worry about the commander in chief" cheating
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi @KarenBassTweets Hi Rep. Stewart. Wrong, you want to take away MY vote and the majority who voted in 2018. President Trump campaigned for your party saying if we wanted him impeached, let the blue wave flow. And it did
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi @KarenBassTweets @BBuchman_CNS Rep. Zoe Lofgren. "We must impeach."
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@RepMcGovern @SpeakerPelosi @RepDougCollins @realDonaldTrump @RepJayapal @tedlieu @RepRaskin @RepCicilline @KevinMKruse @sfpelosi @KarenBassTweets @BBuchman_CNS So happy to hear from Rep. @JacksonLeeTX18 "I hate no woman or man. Today the American people should receive clarity and truth . . . The president committed Constitutional crimes."
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond "Politicians worry about the next election. Statesmen worry about the next generation." -- Cedric Richmond
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond Bravo. Rep. Richmond: "Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it. Well he's shooting holes in our Constitution on Pennsylvania Avenue."
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond Bringing some righteous questions is @RepDean.
Why are Republicans "standing behind a man who is not worthy of your tortured words?"
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Why are Republicans "standing behind a man who is not worthy of your tortured words?"
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Really? It's Lesko again. Maybe is she is lucky enough to not be re-elected she can get a Fox News gig. Nice hair. Dresses well. (See I can be nice).
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Not sure who is speaking now. No caption on my screen. He's saying "he's abused his power by using his office to solicit foreign interfere in our elections"
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Rep. Steve Chabot is being very misleading. The House Judiciary did approve an article of impeachment for Nixon for abuse of power. The only reason it did not get voted on in the House was because Nixon resigned when his colleagues told him the House was going to impeach
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Oh, good a Republican is shouting "sham Witch hunts!" This is the kind of language Trump wants to hear. But still, it's not working. Sad
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Buddy, if you want things that actually matter to go forward, the problem is Mitch McConnell how has a graveyard of good legislation that the House passed.
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Hey, Republicans, there was an election in 2018. And Trump promised if there was a BLUE WAVE he'd get impeached. Why are you ignoring the will of the people?
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Now a Republican is comparing this impeachment to Jesus being accused of treason. By the way, the president is neither the King of America or the King of the Jews.
Thanks
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Thanks
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Wow. Rep. Riggleman is a big phony. The House led by Democrats has passed a slew of legislation which is frozen in the Senate. He knows that.
Nadler responds. House has passed more than 400 bills. Meanwhile 80% "are languishing on Senator McConnell's desk."
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Nadler responds. House has passed more than 400 bills. Meanwhile 80% "are languishing on Senator McConnell's desk."
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean Powerful words for @RepMarcyKaptur. "Rather than stand up to Putin, president Trump and his minions" worked with him. "Onward Liberty, vote for the Articles of Impeachment."
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean @RepMarcyKaptur It's really weird that almost all of the Republicans who have spoken so far are white. Do you have to be white to be a Republican?
Hmmm theguardian.com/us-news/2019/a…
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Hmmm theguardian.com/us-news/2019/a…
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@kurtbardella @RepRichmond @RepDean @RepMarcyKaptur From Rep. @EleanorNorton: "My words are my only remedy today" because the people in the District of Columbia have no vote on impeachment (or any other matter on the floor.)
"Trump's impeachment turns on sabotage"
"Clinton repented" but Trump insists he did nothing wrong.
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"Trump's impeachment turns on sabotage"
"Clinton repented" but Trump insists he did nothing wrong.
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@MollyJongFast Rep Robin Kelly from Illinois "I cast this solemn vote" for her constituents. She names several of them. "The facts are simple, the path forward is clear. Impeachment is not an option, it is an obligation, because no one is above the law."
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@MollyJongFast Thank you. Rep Nadler asked for how much time is left. Around two hours on both sides. So we have at little over 4 hours left (assuming no breaks). That gets us to a bit after 6:30. Let's say before 7, hopefully
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@MollyJongFast So, consider the next four hours to be the opportunity for everyone to go on the record for history as to where they stood today. I don't feel the need to quote everyone. Will occasionally chime in from now until 7
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@MollyJongFast I would not buy a used car from Rep. Phil Roe. Oh. Just looked it up. He's an OBGYN. No comment.
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@MollyJongFast @RadioFreeTom Now, that's some silver pompadour action happening. And fancy pocket square. I have no idea what he said though. Seemed like nonsense. Pretty hair, empty head?
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@MollyJongFast @RadioFreeTom So glad to see @algreen speaking. He is a honorable, righteous man. "I will vote to impeach, and I encourage my colleagues to do as well."
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@MollyJongFast @RadioFreeTom @RashidaTlaib Fine. If you want to call it an impeachment circus, Rep Joyce, 🎶"quick send it the clowns . . .don't bother, they're here."
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@MollyJongFast @RadioFreeTom @RashidaTlaib Thank you @AyannaPressley. "The future of this nation rests in our hands. . . Because I believe our Democracy is worth fighting for, I will vote to impeach Donald J. Trump and I urge my colleagues to do the same."
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A little blast from the past
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Umm. Rep. Smith, see Federalist 65. Hamilton re impeachment:
"the abuse or violation of some public trust. They are of a nature which may with peculiar propriety be denominated POLITICAL, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself."
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"the abuse or violation of some public trust. They are of a nature which may with peculiar propriety be denominated POLITICAL, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself."
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Hi Rep Guest. Why are you ignoring the 2018 election results. Your leader, Donald Trump PROMISED us if Dems won the House, he'd be impeached. So we did . .
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Chip Roy, you are not being truthful. You know very well that 400 bills have passed and the vast majority are stuck on Mitch McConnell's desk.
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I cannot believe we have three more hours of this. But, I'm here to the end
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A hear a whiny voice coming on. Also this Rep. from Oklahoma is shaving the truth here.
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Oh, good. @RepJerryNadler responds to the nonsense from Collins. Nadler says: "This is not about the clock and the calendar, it's about corruption and the Constitution."
Nadler is running through the facts. This is a good moment to do this.
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Nadler is running through the facts. This is a good moment to do this.
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@RepJerryNadler Nice! @AdamSchiff will now have the balance of the time.
Hamilton seemed to have predicted the rise of Donald Trump he said. Then he quoted Hamilton as
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Hamilton seemed to have predicted the rise of Donald Trump he said. Then he quoted Hamilton as
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff A. Ham: "When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits—despotic in his ordinary demeanour—known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty—"
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff A. Ham cont'd: "when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity—to join in the cry of danger to liberty—to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government & bringing it under suspicion—"
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff "to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day—It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may “ride the storm and direct the whirlwind.”
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff Now Schiff walks through the facts again. That Trump just needed the announcement of the investigation. It was the smear he wanted. . .(This is a good time to remind of this tweet from 11/14 inspired by my brother @waywayhwhwdwdn )
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn Must get a copy of @RepAdamSchiff's remarks. This is eloquent, powerful, what we need right now.
Trump keeps asking other countries to help him cheat in elections.
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Trump keeps asking other countries to help him cheat in elections.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff "Three consecutive days in July"
July 24: Mueller's testimony when Trump thought he was in the clear
July 25: Phone call with Ukarine "I would like you to do us a favor though"
July 26: Trump asks his ambassador Sondland. Trump eager to know about investigation
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July 24: Mueller's testimony when Trump thought he was in the clear
July 25: Phone call with Ukarine "I would like you to do us a favor though"
July 26: Trump asks his ambassador Sondland. Trump eager to know about investigation
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff Sondland told an American diplomat in Ukraine that the "big stuff" Trump cares about is his own re-election. Not the war in Ukraine. Just want affects him personally and "a chance to cheat" in the next election,
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff Schiff says Trump continues his efforts to seek foreign help in the next election....even from the White House lawn.
He made it clear it was an open invitation to other nations beyond Ukraine. China too,
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He made it clear it was an open invitation to other nations beyond Ukraine. China too,
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff Schiff reminds us that at a press conference acting chief of staff Mulvaney admitted they linked funding to Ukraine to the investigations of Biden and of the debunked server conspiracy -- and told us to just get over it.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff I for one am spellbound by Schiff right now
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff Who is this guy and why is he such a high-talker? "Your frothy eloquence neither convinces or satisfies me."
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff Oh. It's Jason Smith. No one would accuse him of being good with words. Ahem.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff Happy to see @RepSwalwell. "Trump cheated. Patriots caught him, then Ukraine got the end." About those patriots, "If they can risk their careers and their lives, can my colleagues do the same thing."
"Stand up for that . . ."
Great speech. Would like to read it
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"Stand up for that . . ."
Great speech. Would like to read it
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell Enough of the sadness. This is not a sad day for America. This is a beautiful day when the people stand up to a tyrant.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell Hey Bill Johnson. There was an election in 2018. We voted to turn the House blue. I'm using my moment of silence to honor the voters that Republicans are trying to disenfrachise us.
Blue Wave. Trump promised it would bring impeachment. We believed him
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Blue Wave. Trump promised it would bring impeachment. We believed him
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell Go, @RepTerriSewell (AL-D). "President Trump endangered our national security . . for his own personal, political gain. Then President Trump sought to cover it up."
"This cannot become the new normal. Not on our watch."
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"This cannot become the new normal. Not on our watch."
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell Sewell: "President Trump has betrayed his oath of office, let's not betray ours."
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell I'm beginning to think that in addition to being a spreading of misinformation, Doug Collins is also an unpleasant man.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell Oy. Invoking Jesus when claiming to pray for the Dems when both chairs are Jewish is completely offensive.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell And, reminding folks of this other appearance of Jesus when making the comparison to Trump. No, Trump is neither the King of America nor the King of the Jews.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell .@RepSpeier: "The facts show that the President's North Star is Russia, not the Constitution."
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier Sad, Randy Weber is a one-act-wonder. Calls anyone he doesn't like a socialist. He used to refer to President Obama as "the Socialist dictator."
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier Love hearing from Rep. John Lewis. "When you see something that is not right . . . you have a moral obligation to say something, to do something."
"For some, this vote may be hard, but we have a mission and a mandate to be on the right side of history."
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"For some, this vote may be hard, but we have a mission and a mandate to be on the right side of history."
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier Hey Rep. Westrup, your leader, President Trump is too scared to defend himself. He had an opportunity and refused. He has no defense
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier Now Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX). "Guilty is guilty. Nothing changed during that time regarding the President's supposed concerns." He released the aid because he got caught.
Attempted crimes are crimes
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Attempted crimes are crimes
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier Could be . . . Charlie.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier Schiff said colleagues keep saying "secret proceedings" in "secret star chamber." He said these were depositions and over 100 members of the House were able to participate plus they released depositions. Repeating this falsehood doesn't make it true
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier Good for @justinamash. "We in the House are empowered to charge impeachable conduct." He said, "We need not rely on any other branch or body. "We have the sole power of impeachment." Nice. He's referring to Federalist No, 65, which I cited above in tweet #134
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash "It is our duty to impeach him," said Amash
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash Doug Collins did a lot of fast-talking. Not sure what he was complaining about not getting, but it's a lot of nerve given that the White House has given nothing (but the non-transcript of the July 25th call).
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash Is this guy wearing a vest with a matching pocket square?
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash TL;DR from that last vest-pocket square talker
"I'm rubber you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!"
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"I'm rubber you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!"
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash Once again, worth mentioning how far gone these folks our in their Trump worship
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash This is nonsense, Tim Walberg. There were no political parties at the time the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash No, @RepWalberg, what you said were not "hard words." The were soft, suck up words that you are weakly repeating to defend Trump. Sad.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg Good time to remember where @ewarren stand on this
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren Looked up from my computer screen to see who was shouting from my television. . . it's Gaetz.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren Rep. Gaetz is bad at logic. It would be very stupid if a member cannot vote to impeach a president if you also don't happen to like him? Seems like you can still impeach an unpleasant person. Otherwise being a douchebag would make you immune from impeachment.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren It's sad. The president is not sending the best people to defend him
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren Rep. Welch is pro-impeachment. This guy speaking after him, not so much.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren .@CarolynBMaloney speaks with calm authority. "In an attempt to cover up his abuse of power, he ordered the entire executive branch to not to participate in the inquiry and directed it to defy lawful subpoenas from Congress. . "
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney Maloney continues: "Even President Nixon accepted Congress' impeachment authority. . . Put simple, President Trump's actions are even worse than Nixon's"
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney Founders created framework to ensure no one is a King. But Trump wants to be above the law: "We cannot let that stand. And if we do, then that's the end of Congress as a co-equal branch of government. It is our solemn duty under the Constitution to impeach President Trump"
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney GREAT ANALOGY from @RepMalinowski. When we call the fire department for assistance, we don't expect them to say, "but we need you to do us a favor though." That's an abuse of power, as was the President's shakedown.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski Schiff set the record straight that the Republican witnesses were permitted to testify but they incriminated the president. That does not change the fact that they were invited by Republicans
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski Did you hear that. The Republicans put forward witnesses who all incriminating the President. It should make no difference that Dems also wanted them there. It was a big mess for them. They thought Sondland et al would help. They didn't.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski This is so good from @RepGregoryMeeks. We did not throw off a monarch to have President Trump try to be a King.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks Don Bacon is wearing a nice tie, but words he's shouting are not credible.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks Hey Rep Larry Bucshon, it is bipartisan. Justin Amash was a Republican and only left your party in early July after he decided the President had engaged in impeachable conduct
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks Our system vests power in the people to make sure no one is above the law. "Unless we stand up to these abuses, we will set this country on a dangerous course," said @RepJasonCrow
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks @RepJasonCrow This guy looks familiar. Did he speak already? He's either very ignorant or lying about the existence of evidence.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks @RepJasonCrow Good. Schiff set the record straight. Trump did not withhold funds to Ukraine in 2017 or 18. What changed in 19? Biden announced he was running for President. Amb. Sondland said Trump didn't care about Ukraine, he just cared about the election.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks @RepJasonCrow Oh love you, @RepMaxineWaters. "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time" quoting Maya Angelou. She said this day was not inevitable, but it was predictable. Yes
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks @RepJasonCrow @RepMaxineWaters "Today we stand here with an irrefutable case and an indisputable set of facts." - @RepMaxineWaters
"It is shameful that any members of this House are willing to disregard the Constitution . . and ignore a confession from the President himself."
Every word. Queen!
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"It is shameful that any members of this House are willing to disregard the Constitution . . and ignore a confession from the President himself."
Every word. Queen!
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks @RepJasonCrow @RepMaxineWaters Applause breaks out in the chamber. Good.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks @RepJasonCrow @RepMaxineWaters Another powerful voice. @jahimes:"I rise today in anger and in hope."
I like seeing @BarryBerke seated behind him.
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I like seeing @BarryBerke seated behind him.
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@RepJerryNadler @AdamSchiff @waywayhwhwdwdn @RepAdamSchiff @RepSwalwell @RepTerriSewell @RepSpeier @justinamash @RepWalberg @ewarren @CarolynBMaloney @RepMalinowski @RepGregoryMeeks @RepJasonCrow @RepMaxineWaters @jahimes @BarryBerke Some unbecoming whining about only getting 50 seconds. Not sure who it was. But I'm not sure I'd use half that time complaining
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Oh, this is so good. I’m just going to share it again.
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You know what. As long of a day as this is, I would not miss it for the world. When it’s all said and done, the Democrats will have done the right thing and I am so proud.
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I really like when they use their time to be silent. I hope everybody does that on the Republican side
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Ummm. Rep. Maloney is a Dem but he is shouting in a very, very annoying way. Someone on his staff needs to tell him to pipe down.
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What's wrong with this guy claiming someone held his head under water. That is super creepy
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Not a pompadour, but a big full head of hair on that gentleman who yielded back.
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Didn't this guy speak already?
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I think Prof. @KevinMKruse is referring here to the guy who held the president's head underwater
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@KevinMKruse Whoops, that was 211 above. Making this
Oh, I like when @AdamSchiff keeps reserving his time
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Oh, I like when @AdamSchiff keeps reserving his time
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff We are closing in on the vote. As we move closer, a sense of wellbeing is overwhelming.
Why is this guy sniffling though? He's harshing my mood
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Why is this guy sniffling though? He's harshing my mood
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff Now Anthony Brown has a minute. "Today we must use our power . . the power to impeach. We must hold President Trump accountable, otherwise we will be complicit."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff No, that's not what we are wondering. We know that the House has passed 400 bills and that your leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell has stalled the vast majority.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff This man has the most florid complexion I have ever seen. Not sure what he said.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff Didn't this guy already speak? Also since all these guys are saying the same thing on the Republican side, after six hours they might have memorized it and wouldn't need to use their notes
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff If I were casting the film, the last few dozen Republican men who spoke could just be played by the same actor
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff Now @RepAdamSchiff is calling out his colleagues hypocrisy. None of his colleagues complained when they voted to impeach Bill Clinton that they were overturning the will of the people.
The President believes he is the state.
This is anti-Constitutional
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The President believes he is the state.
This is anti-Constitutional
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff That was an interesting pronunciation of the word agenda
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff This guy is lying. Oh. Its Zeldin again. Didn't @AdamSchiff already put this into the record. We had testimony under oath from Laura Cooper that Ukraine knew about the withheld funds before the call.
Also why is @RepLeeZeldin repeating Russian talking points?
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Also why is @RepLeeZeldin repeating Russian talking points?
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin Why is Zeldin still talking. That doesn't sound like a very good cocktail. Slow down. Is cherry-picking like a maraschino cherry?
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin Mark Meadows is so wrong. Dems have been talking about Alexander Hamilton since 2015 when @Lin_Manuel's Musical opened on Broadway. Duh.
"Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million thing I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait"
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"Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million thing I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait"
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel Hey Mark Meadows, this song has been listened to on Youtube more than 24 million times! Check it out
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel I'm listening to Meadows rant and shout on the TV while I'm listening to Leslie Odom, Jr. sing "Alexander Hamilton."
Nice
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Nice
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel "Today we will demonstrate that the President is not above the law" said @BradSherman
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw 💯 @RepAdamSchiff: "When the history of this time is written, it will record that when my colleagues found that they lacked the courage to stand up" to this president, "they consoled themselves by attacking those who did."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw "They choose comfort over courage" - @BillPascrell
"The threat to Democracy is here today."
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"The threat to Democracy is here today."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell They saved shouty Jim Jordan for the end. But I didn't recognize him because he's wearing a jacket.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell Sigh. It's Rep. Nunes. I look forward to the day when we know why he is all-in-for-Putin.
There he goes again with the nude pictures of Trump. Man, it's dinner time.
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There he goes again with the nude pictures of Trump. Man, it's dinner time.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell No, the Russia conspiracy theory didn't collapse. Read the Mueller Report. He was tasked with looking for links and/or coordination with the Trump campaign and the report presented evidence of numerous links. Plus criminal charges were made against Russians for conspiracy
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell I swear this guy spoke already. He has, right?
Also do we have a collective middle figure?
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Also do we have a collective middle figure?
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell Once again, the Republicans keep ignoring the Blue Wave of 2018.
How dare you, Congressmen tell the American public that our votes in 2018 didn't matter?
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How dare you, Congressmen tell the American public that our votes in 2018 didn't matter?
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell No, I am not finishing up my Christmas shopping. But thanks. I know you mean well Denny Heck, but could we all layoff on the Christianity in this hearing
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell Good. @RepValDemings is talking about "habitual offenders." Holding powerful people accountable is part of the job. Says habitual offenders don't sneak up on you, the telegraph their intentions again and again. Yep.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings Applause for Demings. Well-deserved
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings Now It's Rep. Lynn Cheney's turn to speak. Bright blouse, dull comments, though.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings She's still talking. Yawn.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings It's Andy Levin (Dem from Michigan) is up now.
Meanwhile, it's after 7 pm. Wonder if the rally has started in Battle Creek
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Meanwhile, it's after 7 pm. Wonder if the rally has started in Battle Creek
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings How much time is left?
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings Sounds like a few more speakers before closing statements.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings Very powerful. @RepEspaillat: If you live in my district, you are not above the law. Even if you live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, you are not above the law.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Love that. Surprising ending from Davis. If you do what Trump did, "you are going to get impeached. End of story." Then she walked away from the mic.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat It's nice when words elide. The words "my opposition" have become "mop-o-sition"
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Come on. This guy spoke before, right?
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Just realized, this has been going on for 10 hours at least
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Facing my future now. Going to be that old lady in a nursing home recounting this line by line for the great-grandkids (anyone else who will listen).
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat To be honest, if they don't finish soon, I'm going to be an old lady . . .
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Some man is shouting about something. That's where we are.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat I'm not sure why people are applauding. Maybe because shouting guy said about Democrats, "impeachment will be their legacy."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat It's Maj. Leader Hoyer's turn to speak. Has served in the House for over 38 years, during 6 presidency, through "moments of tremendous progress and terribly tragedy."
"I've seen our two-party system work, and I've seen it breakdown."
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"I've seen our two-party system work, and I've seen it breakdown."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Hoyer: "Never did I expect to encounter . . .such an obvious wrongdoing by the President of the United States. Nor did I ever expect to witness such a craven" defense of the President's action.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Hoyer says he has heard Republicans saying this is about policy differences or disliking President.
Says Democrats have resisted impeachment even when a pattern of wrongdoing emerged.
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Says Democrats have resisted impeachment even when a pattern of wrongdoing emerged.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Ordering agencies to lie to public. Firing FBI director. Siding with Vladimir Putin against our intelligence agency. Taking money away from Defense for border wall. Caging children.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Said little talking about the 65 plus million people who voted for Hillary Clinton. Said those votes and those policy differences aside, the President was elected legitimately, because we have an electoral college.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Stoyer said none of this has anything to do with impeachment. Also Democrats rejected pursuing on three occasions pursuing articles of impeachment. Even as recently as July 2019.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat Credible witnesses have corroborated the timelines and details of the President's abuse of power. Said he will not recount all of witnesses or abuses that occurred. Said he congratulates his colleagues @RepAdamSchiff and @LonnieNadler for setting forth a compelling case.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler Also @LeaderHoyer said that President was given opportunity to defend himself. Perhaps witnesses could have exonerated him, but the witnesses would not come, the President's request
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer Such actions are further evidence of his obstruction.
So very impressed with @LeaderHoyer right now
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So very impressed with @LeaderHoyer right now
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer President is acting like he is above the law and immune from Congressional oversight.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer He said 1,500 hundred historians said the same thing that @NoahRFeldman said. If we cannot impeach the president for abusing his office for personal advantage, we no longer live in a Democracy. We live in a monarch or a dictatorship.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman Now Hoyer refers to John Locke. "Wherever law ends, tyranny begins."
I'm not crying. You're crying.
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I'm not crying. You're crying.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman .@LeaderHoyer: "Democrats did not choose this impeachment. We did not wish for it."
Booing from the chamber.
"We voted against it once. We voted against it twice, we voted against it three times as recently as July. We did not want this."
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Booing from the chamber.
"We voted against it once. We voted against it twice, we voted against it three times as recently as July. We did not want this."
Applause
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman "Damning evidence of the President's high crimes have emerged. Nevertheless" Republicans continue to defend his actions.
"All of us feel a loyalty to party . . but party loyalty must have its limits."
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"All of us feel a loyalty to party . . but party loyalty must have its limits."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman "The limits of partisanship have been reached and passed."
Said we face a test before our constituents, our countrymen, and our creator.
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Said we face a test before our constituents, our countrymen, and our creator.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman These values have gone by the wayside for Republicans "decency, honesty, responsibility, and even civility."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman "We have seen Republican courage throughout our history. From the Civil War to the Cold War." She said Margaret Chase Smith spoke out against Joseph McCarthy: "We are Republicans, but we are Americans first."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman Now Hoyer is invoking other moments of Republican courage, such as during Watergate. That Congressman was Larry Hogan, Sr.
"Every obituary led with praise for his act of politial courage."
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"Every obituary led with praise for his act of politial courage."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman "There is one person who has spoken today who is" not a member of either party. Justin Amash. He left his party. "Excusing his behavior with forever tarnish you name."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman Now he's quoting President Kennedy. To find courage urges his colleagues to "look into your soul."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman "Let us neither turn away from the evidence which to me seems so clear, nor from our good conscience. . .Let us not allow tyranny to find its toehold."
"We can show future generations what it truly means to be Americans first."
Applause in the chamber
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"We can show future generations what it truly means to be Americans first."
Applause in the chamber
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman There's nothing Collins can do to undermine the dignity of Steny Hoyer's comments.
His whinning and shouting is unbecoming.
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His whinning and shouting is unbecoming.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman Shouting a lot. Then his party is clapping.
He is mistaking legitimate power under the Constitution for "mob rule."
Shame. Shame. Shame.
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He is mistaking legitimate power under the Constitution for "mob rule."
Shame. Shame. Shame.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman It's an ugly, ugly thing to watch a grown man sell his soul for so little
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman Now Collins yields to McCarthy. Let's remember, he's the guy who says Putin pays him.
McCarthy: “There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump. .Swear to God”
Paul Ryan: “No leaks. . This is how we know we're a real family”
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McCarthy: “There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump. .Swear to God”
Paul Ryan: “No leaks. . This is how we know we're a real family”
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman "I think Putin Pays Trump" said @GOPLeader.
Yes, you did think that. You did say that and now here you stand defending Trump. Shame. Shame.
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Yes, you did think that. You did say that and now here you stand defending Trump. Shame. Shame.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader No. That's not true, Rep. McCarthy. Trump confessed on the White House lawn before the non-transcript was released
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Is the guy who said Putin pays Trump still talking?
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader McCarthy has a nice spray tan, though. Too bad he was caught on tape saying Putin pays Trump
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Just checked. Trump has not started speaking yet at his rally.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader So, Trump is still cheating in this election and they are defending him. That's all we need to know.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Yawn. Meanwhile, Pence is out there filling the air because Trump is watching McCarthy. He needs to wrap it up.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Pence is stalling for time. Said the President will be out in a couple of minutes
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Now, it's Adam Schiff's turn to speak. He will close out this historic hearing
It's been 8 hours (of this hearing, but we had rules committee before that).
He's running through the two articles now
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It's been 8 hours (of this hearing, but we had rules committee before that).
He's running through the two articles now
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader "What is the defense from my colleagues?" He said, "It's been hard for me to follow."
"We used to care about our allies. We used to stand up to Putin and Russia."
"Their fight is our fight. Their defense is our defense."
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"We used to care about our allies. We used to stand up to Putin and Russia."
"Their fight is our fight. Their defense is our defense."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader "He is sacrificing our country for his political gain," that is the gravamen of Article I.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader "Why should we care about any of this?"
Worried that we have forgotten what it means to uphold the rule of law, what it means that no one is above the law.
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Worried that we have forgotten what it means to uphold the rule of law, what it means that no one is above the law.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Schiff: "What is at risk here is the very idea of America. That idea holds that we are a nation of laws, not men." When "we uphold the Constitution we are not talking about a piece of paper" but instead "a piece of architecture."
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader "I will vote to impeach Donald Trump. I yield back"
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Applause. Time for debate has expired. First they are voting on Article I. First it was voice vote. Now, there were be a 15 minute recorded vote.
Vote is underway now
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Vote is underway now
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader 💥BOOM! Article I is adopted! Trump has been impeached!
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader Now, roll call vote on Article II. Five minutes for this vote.
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@KevinMKruse @AdamSchiff @RepAdamSchiff @RepLeeZeldin @Lin_Manuel @BradSherman @tribelaw @BillPascrell @RepValDemings @RepEspaillat @LonnieNadler @LeaderHoyer @NoahRFeldman @GOPLeader 🍑And, there it is. Article II was also adopted. But this time 3 Dems voted nay, but 2 on Article I. The impeachment of Donald John Trump on both Articles is complete.
Goodnight, all.
#ImpeachTrump
#AbuseOfPower
#ObstructionOfCongress
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Goodnight, all.
#ImpeachTrump
#AbuseOfPower
#ObstructionOfCongress
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