Michael Cohen, former lawyer for Donald Trump, testifies before House Oversight Committee – LIVE at 10am ET on C-SPAN3, C-SPAN Radio & online here: https://cs.pn/2ViNxsc
Procedural bullshit from Meadows right out of the box. Get ready for every Republican to try and pull this shit.
re: #2 ObserverArt
Mark Meadows…right off the bat.
Does he think that postponing things by one day will change things?
And Jim Jordan. The Trump protectors.
Fuck these guys. Carry on!
re: #5 Scottish Dragon
Mark Meadows is a fucking joke.
Feeling pretty good that these guys don’t have the gavels anymore. At least in this branch of Congress.
re: #4 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
Does he think that postponing things by one day will change things?
It’s about avoiding the embarrassment of Donny on the day when he’s engaged in “vital negotiations” with Kim.
re: #4 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
Does he think that postponing things by one day will change things?
It will give time for Gaetz’s hired goons to show up.
re: #4 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
Does he think that postponing things by one day will change things?
Always works for the Mob.
re: #4 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
Does he think that postponing things by one day will change things?
Desperation.
Just realizing why Capitol Hill was so busy this morning during my commute….
re: #16 Scottish Dragon
Yes they are desperate.
re: #16 Scottish Dragon
Or they’re not quite finished preparing the getaway.
Can the NBC crew just shut the fuck up for a minute?
Gah… the feed is gettin an error every so often here. Have to reload the page to get it to work.
(Paraphrased) “We’re not trying to stop this, we’re just wanting to follow the rules!”
Who knew the GOP had a sense of humor?
re: #24 Targetpractice
(Paraphrased) “We’re not trying to stop this, we’re just wanting to follow the rules!”
Who knew the GOP had a sense of humor?
“We’re not trying to stop this, you’re trying to stop this!”
re: #25 Scottish Dragon
MSNBC has no chatter
Cool, thanks. I didn’t want to hear Chuck Todd idiotsplaining everything.
re: #25 Scottish Dragon
MSNBC has no chatter
Yep. Almost feels like a CSPAN broadcast, except for the superior camera angles and the chyrons.
Heh. Was this tweet before Cohen’s statement or after?
Word is already on the street - #CohenTestimony to be a huge dud.
Once again, Trump leaves #TheResistance at the impeachment altar. How much of this disappointment can the Democrat base take?— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) February 27, 2019
re: #30 Alephnaught
Word is already on the street - #CohenTestimony to be a huge dud.
Once again, Trump leaves #TheResistance at the impeachment altar. How much of this disappointment can the Democrat base take?
— Bill Mitchell
Sure, Jan
Is anyone else hearing an echo with the feed?
re: #30 Alephnaught
Heh. Was this tweet before Cohen’s statement or after?
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What an idiot.
“The days of this committee protecting the president at all costs are over!”
This man is a national treasure.
re: #30 Alephnaught
Heh. Was this tweet before Cohen’s statement or after?
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Word on the street probably means he is listening only to FOX and Freedom Caucus Congress members.
And Jacob Wohl reports from the hipster coffeehouses.
‘The days of this committee protecting the president at all costs are over.’
You tell ‘em, Mr. Chairman.
re: #36 KerFuFFler
yup
Thanks. I was wondering if it was my problem. Well, I guess it IS my problem, but you know what I mean.
re: #32 Sionainn, Warrior Mother
Is anyone else hearing an echo with the feed?
I am not hearing an echo. Watching the WP feed
— Edward Horejs (@edward_horejs) February 27, 2019
The #CohenTestimony presently underway… pic.twitter.com/UejrUV69VJ
— Arch1 (@Arch_LGF) February 27, 2019
Here’s a letter Michael Cohen wrote to Fordham University a month before Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign, threatening them with legal action if they released Trump’s college records. Includes a remarkable P.S. pic.twitter.com/fxGHrUtuFX
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) February 27, 2019
re: #34 Targetpractice
“The days of this committee protecting the president at all costs are over!”
This man is a national treasure.
Cummings is one of the of Pelosi’s best lieutenants. Guy is a helluva legislator.
Gym Jordan is hard to hear with his head up Trump’s ass.
FUCK GYM JORDAN. (and put on a suit jacket, you utterly creepy moron)
Jordan has run irony over with a bus and is backing up and hitting it again.
Good god. I cannot listen to this disgusting pontificating by Gym Jordan.
Fuck this guy.
Gym basically being the mouthpiece of the whole of his party, by which I mean he’s spewing bile at a breakneck speed.
Yeah Jimmy, but America wonders who Cohen lied for. We know he admitted why he lied. To protect your boy Trump.
re: #169 ObserverArtMorning!
So, do I have it right, some of the national TV networks will be carrying Cohen’s testimony in front of Congress today?
I thought I heard the NBC crew say it was going to be on at 10 AM.
I hope so, because America needs to see and hear this.
I sure hope this is the real start of the end of Trump.
CBS, NBC and ABC all have it. Fox has it, too. Wow.
I truly hate to have to say it, but - much as I wish your scenario to materialize - I have a feeling that very little is likely to change as a result of Michael Cohen’s testimony. Regardless of whatever he will testify to in front of Congress and the public, they are (IMO) unlikely to substantively change anybody’s opinions. The Trump base/cult (and most of GOP officialdom) are hopeless: they’ll either ignore or willfully disbelieve any negative revelations, and, if in office, vigorously work to negate any action on them. Those who hate/disbelieve Trump will have their suspicions conformed (naturally) - but the “end of Trump” is (again, just IMHO) going to depend - entirely - on whether or not any actual criminal activity can be pinned on the POTUS personally. And more importantly, even if those activities can be proven, getting an indictment. And then, getting a resolution of impeachment based on that indictment. And then, making it stick.
Maybe this is too negative an assessment, but then again, Donald Trump’s prejudice, dishonesty, and general sleaze were known qualities well before the 2016 election, and millions of people (who should have known better) voted for him anyway. I’m not sure if Michael Cohen is going to change many (if any) minds.
Jordan looks like the kind of guy who would be an asshole and then shocks you by being an even bigger one.
And as Gym pontificates about future prison inmates, if there were any justice, he’d be one himself.
Jim Jordan:
Lanny Davis, Tom Steyer….
Oh, now Clinton…
Wow… Steele… Fake dossier.
I can see where this is going…
HE’S MOVING TO FUCKING ADJOURN WITHOUT TESTIMONY!?!
re: #56 Ming5000
Jim Jordan:
Lanny Davis, Tom Steyer….
Oh, now Clinton…
Wow… Steele… Fake dossier.I can see where this is going…
Clinton Foundation? Emails? Private Server?
/
Jordan is Joe McCarthy without the excuse of being a drunk. He’s just an asshole. Boehner was wrong about a lot as Speaker but even he saw what a prick that guy is.
LOL! Jordan runs through 3 minutes of right-wing bullshit, and then ends with “we’re better than this. We’re better than this.” Yeah, apparently not.
re: #63 steve_davis
LOL! Jordan runs through 3 minutes of right-wing bullshit, and then ends with “we’re better than this. We’re better than this.” Yeah, apparently not.
“We’re better than this” says the guy who sat there and had no problem with Cohen lying to Congress when the committee was under Nunes’ control.
re: #53 Jay C
Well, the fact that Jordan and the others are trying to stop Cohen from testifying clearly indicates there’s something worth listening to it. I doubt it will change much because I’m sure Fox will talk about pandas instead, but getting it out in one long testimony will definitely be worth it.
re: #63 steve_davis
LOL! Jordan runs through 3 minutes of right-wing bullshit, and then ends with “we’re better than this. We’re better than this.” Yeah, apparently not.
He has no shame at all does he? Not hard to see why he did what he did as a coach. Not craven enough to do the actual crime but craven enough to cover up.
re: #63 steve_davis
LOL! Jordan runs through 3 minutes of right-wing bullshit, and then ends with “we’re better than this. We’re better than this.” Yeah, apparently not.
YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT. THANK YOU.
They are really in the Lanny Davis weeds.
Historian Kevin Kruze is right…the GOP has become that alien race from Star Trek TNG that speaks in allegory that only other members of the race can understand:
Shaka, when the walls fell.
Clinton on the tarmac.
Lanny Davis, he did something
Benghazi, conspiracy it was.
re: #65 Belafon
Well, the fact that Jordan and the others are trying to stop Cohen from testifying clearly indicates there’s something worth listening to it. I doubt it will change much because I’m sure Fox will talk about pandas instead, but getting it out in one long testimony will definitely be worth it.
THE TESTIMONY’S A DUD! WORD ON THE STREET!
SHUT UP! ADJOURN! ADJOURN!
re: #53 Jay C
I truly hate to have to say it, but - much as I wish your scenario to materialize - I have a feeling that very little is likely to change as a result of Michael Cohen’s testimony. …. I’m not sure if Michael Cohen is going to change many (if any) minds.
Exactly. He is telling us nothing we do not know already.
Republicans will win a big victory if this hearing becomes what news anchors tonight call “a circus.” If the hearing process can become a separate story, e.g. the circus story, then it’s one less story about what Cohen actually said. That’s what’s driving this theatrical stuff.
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) February 27, 2019
re: #71 Scottish Dragon
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Of course. They want people to conclude that both sides engaged in theatrics and thus the whole thing was a wash.
Thr Repugs still have a dilemma, of course. Cohen is now saying he was lying when he said DT was innocent. But if he was lying then, they’re saying DT is a crook, and if he’s lying now, he was telling the truth then, and if…
Repugs have been showing us for years that they don’t care about little discrepancies like that, but I hope the Dems keep reminding them.
re: #70 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Exactly. He is telling us nothing we do not already know.
But there are people out there who haven’t been paying attention like we have.
If he succeeds in facing up to Jordan and Meadows, this testimony will be a game-changer. Cohen is a corrupt motherfucker, but he’s smarter than Gym Fuckin’ Jordan.
re: #67 Sir John Barron
YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT. THANK YOU.
He wants a bad court thingy because they’re the judge and he’s the law talking guy.
re: #71 Scottish Dragon
Republicans will win a big victory if this hearing becomes what news anchors tonight call “a circus.” If the hearing process can become a separate story, e.g. the circus story, then it’s one less story about what Cohen actually said. That’s what’s driving this theatrical stuff.
It worked with Kavanaugh. As long as they can spin it off into He said /(s)he said” then the Both Sides Press will do the rest of their work for them.
re: #72 Targetpractice
Of course. They want people to conclude that both sides engaged in theatrics and thus the whole thing was a wash.
THIS WHOLE CIRCUS OF A HEARING THAT WE MADE A CIRCUS WAS A REAL CIRCUS REAL SHAME!
re: #63 steve_davis
LOL! Jordan runs through 3 minutes of right-wing bullshit, and then ends with “we’re better than this. We’re better than this.” Yeah, apparently not.
Some of us are.
Trump’s personal lawyers have to be guilty of something by changing Moscow deal dates
re: #70 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Exactly. He is telling us nothing we do not know already.
For you that might be the case. But all of America doesn’t pay attention to this like you do. Step outside your own situation for once and look at the larger picture.
Much of this will all be new to a lot of people that do not pay attention.
Those are the same people that voted for Trump because they didn’t know anything about him.
Today many new people are going to learn.
re: #68 Scottish Dragon
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
re: #76 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It worked with Kavanaugh. As long as they can spin it off into He said /(s)he said” then the Both Sides Press will do the rest of their work for them.
Did it work with Kavanaugh? Yes he was ultimately confirmed and the Republicans increased their number in the Senate but far more Americans voted Democratic for the Senate than Republicans.
re: #68 Scottish Dragon
They are really in the Lanny Davis weeds.
Historian Kevin Kruze is right…the GOP has become that alien race from Star Trek TNG that speaks in allegory that only other members of the race can understand:
Shaka, when the walls fell.
Clinton on the tarmac.
Lanny Davis, he did something
Benghazi, conspiracy it was.
But their kennings conveyed meaning instead of obfuscating.
Excuse me while I puke. Cohen is a dirtbag. This self goodness bullshit is gross.
re: #85 MsJ
Excuse me while I puke. Cohen is a dirtbag. This self goodness bullshit is gross.
Yeah, this is spreading it thick.
re: #85 MsJ
Excuse me while I puke. Cohen is a dirtbag. This self goodness bullshit is gross.
Sammy Gravano was too. Still needed to get him to talk to get Gotti.
re: #85 MsJ
Excuse me while I puke. Cohen is a dirtbag. This self goodness bullshit is gross.
Yeah, none of this changes the punk that he is. But that’s not the point here. The point is ripping down the Trump facade. He may be able to do that, but he’s still a sleaze.
Are we going to let this whole thing actually play out before we discuss the failure it is?
re: #68 Scottish Dragon
They are really in the Lanny Davis weeds.
Historian Kevin Kruze is right…the GOP has become that alien race from Star Trek TNG that speaks in allegory that only other members of the race can understand:
Shaka, when the walls fell.
Clinton on the tarmac.
Lanny Davis, he did something
Benghazi, conspiracy it was.
“We’re better than this, we’re better than this. Hey, what about Benghazi and four innocent Americans killed by Killery and Obama? What Uranium One!!??!”
The “Oh woe is me” act is a bit much, Mike. But I understand it’s to be expected, so please make it short.
re: #85 MsJ
Excuse me while I puke. Cohen is a dirtbag. This self goodness bullshit is gross.
Cohen is going to prison for engaging in multiple felonies.
He isn’t the good guy here.
He furthered criminal conspiracies. That’s what he’s testifying to.
The media needs to focus on that, and show that the GOP wants to prevent Cohen from testifying to his criminal conduct in furthering Trump’s ambitions and on behalf of Trump - conspiring to commit felonies and conspiring to lie to obstruct justice. Cohen did all that at Trump’s behest.
re: #85 MsJ
Excuse me while I puke. Cohen is a dirtbag. This self goodness bullshit is gross.
He has to do this.
Interesting. describing being drawn in on personality.
re: #90 ObserverArt
Are we going to let this whole thing actually play out before we discuss the failure it is?
Which “this”? Because if you’re talking about Cohen’s testimony, it’s already been discused above. If you’re talking about the GOP’s attempts to block, it’s already been discussed above.
re: #92 Targetpractice
The “Oh woe is me” act is a bit much, Mike. But I understand it’s to be expected, so please make it short.
I also have my doubts. But sometimes people really do change. After about ten years of good behavior, I might believe that Cohen has.
“Trump’s personal attorneys edited my statement before I submitted it to Congress.” - Michael Cohen.
This won’t be the last time we hear this statement.— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) February 27, 2019
Only that the guy who Joe Pesci is referring to is Trump and all his enablers. https://t.co/VtyTiKsLaj
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 27, 2019
re: #93 lawhawk
Cohen is going to prison for engaging in multiple felonies.
He isn’t the good guy here.
He furthered criminal conspiracies. That’s what he’s testifying to.
The media needs to focus on that, and show that the GOP wants to prevent Cohen from testifying to his criminal conduct in furthering Trump’s ambitions and on behalf of Trump - conspiring to commit felonies and conspiring to lie to obstruct justice. Cohen did all that at Trump’s behest.
Yep, the enemy of my enemy is not my friend, but we’ll take what we can get.
Cohen’s opening statement would be more compelling if I had not read the draft this morning.
re: #97 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
I also have my doubts. But sometimes people really do change. After about ten years of good behavior, I might believe that Cohen has.
Nah. He just got busted.
re: #97 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
I also have my doubts. But sometimes people really do change. After about ten years of good behavior, I might believe that Cohen has.
Losing his law license is a good deterrent.
Think that’s gonna be one of those bits that’s gonna get under Donny’s skin more than anything else: The reality that he never intended to be president, but to promote his brand and thus his wealth.
Stone is fucked.
This makes me so unbelievably happy.
re: #101 Ming5000
Cohen’s opening statement would be more compelling if I had not read the draft this morning.
To paraphrase someone above, we’re not the target of this.
Who hired Cohen?
Donald Trump.
Who did Cohen admittedly lie for?
Donald Trump.
Who did Trump say he hired?
All the best people.
This testimony today is about Donald Trump and why he hires people like Michael Cohen.
It is because Trump is crooked and surrounds himself with other crooked people.
That is all this is. Eyes on the prize.
Cohen: “He once told me while driving through a black neighborhood that only black people could live that way.”
Jordan: (thought bubble) “I’m not sure what the problem is there.”
So, it sounds like Trump’s business dealings are over for the day. I wonder if he is going to get any sleep or spend that time watching Cohen.
re: #110 Sionainn, Warrior Mother
He is headed to the toilet so he can tweet about Cohen.
re: #111 PhillyPretzel
He is headed to the toilet so he can tweet about Cohen.
I’m expecting some rather difficult shits.
Did he just say that Stormy suggested the hush money rather than Trump volunteering it?
re: #100 BeachDem
Yep, the enemy of my enemy is not my friend, but we’ll take what we can get.
The enemy of my enemy is an asset to be used.
Whether or not they turn out to be an ally depends on them and takes time to form a relationship. Sorta like Sen. Byrd and the black community.
Posted on RawStory at 07:47 this morning. Looks like the GOP shenanigans were expected:
The reporter told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the committee’s ranking member, and other GOP lawmakers will repeatedly attempt procedural motions to interrupt, halt and stall Cohen’s testimony.
“That is 100 percent expected,” Przybyla said. “I talked to a number of Democratic aides yesterday who said you may want to bring a good book because there will be so many attempts — if you look at some of the members on this committee, like Jim Jordan, who are stalwart protectors of this president — they will attempt whenever it is in their estimation that the testimony or questioning is veering from this narrow set of topics the chairman had released, that they’re going to try and shut it down. This could, therefore, lead to a very long hearing.”
[Melania] - “She is a kind, good person”
Uuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……
re: #96 Belafon
Which “this”? Because if you’re talking about Cohen’s testimony, it’s already been discused above. If you’re talking about the GOP’s attempts to block, it’s already been discussed above.
I’m talking about the LGF members that are saying this testimony of Cohen’s is not going to do anything as far as changing minds.
If that is the case, then why are the Democrats we were happy to take the House doing this? I thought we trusted them do help us rid us of Trump one way or another.
I think that is what they are trying to do.
Lre: #107 ObserverArt
Who hired Cohen?
Donald Trump.
Who did Cohen admittedly lie for?
Donald Trump.
Who did Trump say he hired?
All the best people.
This testimony today is about Donald Trump and why he hires people like Michael Cohen.
It is because Trump is crooked and surrounds himself with other crooked people.
That is all this is. Eyes on the prize.
Correct. Basically. The catch is if you think Cohen is lying and of low character now. Well who hired and employed this guy? Trump. I think that’s where Cohen’s testimony here matters. Trump truly is individual one. It all ties back to him.
re: #116 Archangelus
[Melania] - “She is a kind, good person”
Uuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……
Consider the source.
re: #117 ObserverArt
I’m talking about the LGF members that are saying this testimony of Cohen’s is not going to do anything as far as changing minds.
If that is the case, then why are the Democrats we were happy to take the House doing this? I thought we trusted them do help us rid us of Trump one way or another.
I think that is what they are trying to do.
OK. Thanks. The context was here, not there. Makes more sense.
And there we have physical documents confirming criminal conspiracy.
There is no burying this.
No offense, Mike, but I’m starting to notice a pattern that you did this shit willingly at the time because you thought you were going to keep your job, if not get better treatment. I’m sure you’re remorseful now, but I can’t help but feel the reason is the classic one: You got caught.
re: #116 Archangelus
[Melania] - “She is a kind, good person”
Uuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……
Insulting the 1st Lady is not going to help anybody, and what he did was a pretty damned dick thing to lie to her.
I wonder just how terrible the thing’s grades and SAT scores were. Heh.
If you think about, all financial values are abstractions. Capitalism relies on the shared illusion that “money” has worth.
Also, Trump fucking lied.— aceoaces (@aceoaces) February 27, 2019
The thing about Trump threatening schools not to release his grades and SAT scores is gonna piss off Preznit Stable Genius, too.
Threatened criminal actions against schools.
re: #124 BeachDem
I wonder just how terrible the thing’s grades and SAT scores were. Heh.
Bad enough to threaten that. This is pretty rich considering Trump joined the CTs about Obama’s grades.
re: #122 Targetpractice
No offense, Mike, but I’m starting to notice a pattern that you did this shit willingly at the time because you thought you were going to keep your job, if not get better treatment. I’m sure you’re remorseful now, but I can’t help but feel the reason is the classic one: You got caught.
It is just like an alcoholic or drug abuser.
They have to hit bottom before they realize the real situation they are in.
We usually give people a break to get back up in cases like that.
re: #127 Scottish Dragon
That would explain why a lot of U of Penn grads signed a petition against DT.
No bone spur, no surgery. ‘Do you think I’m stupid?’
Boom.
Trump actively told Cohen he’d dodged the draft?
Dammit, Carter, why’d you have to give a blanket amnesty for that?!?
re: #85 MsJ
Excuse me while I puke. Cohen is a dirtbag. This self goodness bullshit is gross.
You gotta work with what you got. You want to hear from Trump’s associates? These are the kinds of people he worked with.
And there is the Russian Trump tower meeting…. odds on Trump fleeing to Russia after this?
“Please testify about the Dicktator’s health… please testify about the Dicktator’s health… pretty pretty please testify about the Dicktator’s health!”
*crosses fingers*
re: #126 makeitstop
The thing about Trump threatening schools not to release his grades and SAT scores is gonna piss off Preznit Stable Genius, too.
I’m sure there are those Trump tweets about calling for Obama’s transcripts.
re: #133 Ace-o-aces
You gotta work with what you got. You want to hear from Trump’s associates? These are the kinds of people he worked with.
I know. Criminals working with criminals. None of them are good guys.
Fox already has the recording of Cohen saying He Does Not Have Direct Knowledge of Russian blah blah blah on repeat 24 hours a day for a week.
re: #134 CongoJack
And there is the Russian Trump tower meeting…. odds on Trump fleeing to Russia after this?
Like Vlad would let an exposed asset in the country
re: #116 Archangelus
[Melania] - “She is a kind, good person”
Uuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……
Battered wife syndrome is a real thing — and it’s hard to believe what it will make people do if you haven’t seen it — but I’m sticking to “no, she’s not,” at this time.
re: #80 ObserverArt
For you that might be the case. But all of America doesn’t pay attention to this like you do. Step outside your own situation for once and look at the larger picture.
Much of this will all be new to a lot of people that do not pay attention.
Those are the same people that voted for Trump because they didn’t know anything about him.
Today many new people are going to learn.
You are assuming that they can be swayed by facts and arguments. Trump would not be President if they could. The only thing that is going to bring him down is when his own party, members the GOP Senate and House, start to see him as a hindrance to their grasp on power.
Junior ain’t gonna like that ‘bad judgement’ quip.
He’s tossing bombs right into the inner circle here. What it affects in public might not be as bad as who he sets against each other in Trump’s cabal.
His consistent refrain of “and I continued to work for him” is fucking devastating.
re: #134 CongoJack
And there is the Russian Trump tower meeting…. odds on Trump fleeing to Russia after this?
Much as I sort of wish that, we’d never get AF1 back if it were to divert to to Volgograd rather than Washington tonight.
Don’t worry, sweetie. Trump will never pardon you. So, you’re good.
re: #117 ObserverArt
I’m talking about the LGF members that are saying this testimony of Cohen’s is not going to do anything as far as changing minds.
If that is the case, then why are the Democrats we were happy to take the House doing this? I thought we trusted them do help us rid us of Trump one way or another.
I think that is what they are trying to do.
And why are the Repugs apparently pulling out all the stops to stop or cast shade on it?
re: #142 makeitstop
Junior ain’t gonna like that ‘bad judgement’ quip.
He’s tossing bombs right into the inner circle here. What it affects in public might not be as bad as who he sets against each other in Trump’s cabal.
Junior likely knows what daddy thinks of him. This will not be news.
re: #139 KGxvi
Like Vlad would let an exposed asset in the country
Wasn’t Yanuk pretty much exposed? As far as we know, he has a nice dacha on the Caspian.
re: #146 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
And why are the Repugs apparently pulling out all the stops to stop or cast shade on it?
To make that the story instead of the testimony.
It’s not “much like a mobster would do,” it’s EXACTLY like a mobster did.
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
You are assuming that they can be swayed by facts and arguments. Trump would not be President if they could. The only thing that is going to bring him down is when his won party starts to see him as a hindrance to their grasp on power.
Are we talking about Red Hats or the public in general here?
Of course the MAGATs aren’t gonna buy this. We know this.
Again - Cummings and the Dems on the committee are going for those in the middle. They can be swayed.
“I never imagined… that he would attack me and my family”
Sorry Mikey, but that’s some pretty crappy imagination right there…
re: #142 makeitstop
Junior ain’t gonna like that ‘bad judgement’ quip.
He’s tossing bombs right into the inner circle here. What it affects in public might not be as bad as who he sets against each other in Trump’s cabal.
That would help Mueller get a big fish imo. Cohen knows a lot of the closets that skeletons are hanging in and the resentments that exist within the inner circle. It’s different than Flynn who was more of a new hire for the 2016 pres run.
re: #152 makeitstop
Are we talking about Red Hats or the public in general here?
Of course the MAGATs aren’t gonna buy this. We know this.
Again - Cummings and the Dems on the committee are going for those in the middle. They can be swayed.
Should have been more clear, I mean the Senate and House.
re: #144 Chrysicat
Much as I sort of wish that, we’d never get AF1 back if it were to divert to to Volgograd rather than Washington tonight.
The Air Force pilots actually flying the plane wouldn’t go for that at all. Direct order or not
I am disappointed that the committee didn’t arrange for violin music.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) February 27, 2019
re: #157 MsJ
I am disappointed that the committee didn’t arrange for violin music.
Just a cello playing the theme from Jaws
re: #149 Scottish Dragon
To make that the story instead of the testimony.
You seem to have missed my point, which is that they’re trying to stop it BECAUSE they think it will have an effect.
re: #155 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Should have been more clear, I mean the Senate and House.
True.
But you work the body. Pound the parts where they ARE weak: i.e., the mushy middle. Reduce them to their core….and, like the progressive core on the left, it’s not that big.
And once you reduce it to a core….keep pounding.
I wish it were later in the day—I could probably use a drink before listening to Gym Jordan and Mark Meadows when it’s their turn to rant.
Junior is certainly busy watching this and tweeting.
re: #157 MsJ
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I’m waiting for the screen to say epilogue and start flashing photos of Trump inner circle members and finally Trump headed off to prison with their sentences listed.
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
You are assuming that they can be swayed by facts and arguments. Trump would not be President if they could. The only thing that is going to bring him down is when his won party starts to see him as a hindrance to their grasp on power.
I’m not assuming anything.
There are plenty of people that have already admitted they made a mistake voting for Trump. This is for them.
You keep talking about the 30% that support Trump. They are not going to change. There will be a point in time they no longer count. I am hoping today is the start of that.
Oh, holy shit.
Cummings was trying to blow up the “blind trust” fiction. Too bad Cohen isn’t playing along that far.
re: #160 gwangung
True.
But you work the body. Pound the parts where they ARE weak: i.e., the mushy middle. Reduce them to their core….and, like the progressive core on the left, it’s not that big.
And once you reduce it to a core….keep pounding.
Yeah there are some Republican reps that are less blindly obedient to Trump. Chip away at it.
I offer a first draft of the Articles of Impeachment:
Article of Impeachment No. 1
All of the things
re: #161 BeachDem
I wish it were later in the day—I could probably use a drink before listening to Gym Jordan and Mark Meadows when it’s their turn to rant.
I hope that will overlap with my gym time. Although I’d like to know what questions they plan to ask.
Also, it’s 5:00 somewhere. And the Romans drank beer for breakfast because the water wasn’t safe.
“Effin’”, Gym?
You’re allowed to cuss in Congress now, you know. Cohen did so in his opening statement!
re: #170 Chrysicat
I mean, his very presence is a curse upon the institution…
Don Jr. response > https://t.co/E3sfsNCRHS
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 27, 2019
re: #165 ObserverArt
I’m not assuming anything.
There are plenty of people that have already admitted they made a mistake voting for Trump. This is for them.
You keep talking about the 30% that support Trump. They are not going to change. There will be a point in time they no longer count. I am hoping today is the start of that.
30% is more than the number of registered Repugs, which continues to drop.
re: #155 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Should have been more clear, I mean the Senate and House.
We have the House.
You must also be forgetting that Trump is running in 2020. We can stop him then.
Of little importance in the big scheme of things, but what is it with Gym never wearing a jacket? Does he think it makes him look more macho and “wrestler-like?” Not working, you asshole.
re: #168 KGxvi
I offer a first draft of the Articles of Impeachment:
Article of Impeachment No. 1
All of the things
Sort of like at Camp Summerfun when the first rule of Camp Summerfun is there are NO rules at Camp Summerfun. The first article with impeaching Trump is “Jesus dude where do I start?”
Jordan trying to argue that Cohen is a lying bastard. Something that the GOP didn’t have a problem with when he was insisting he didn’t know anything about Russia.
Think it’s safe to assume it’s something like this for the past half hour…. pic.twitter.com/RBfxgfdOWJ
— Arch1 (@Arch_LGF) February 27, 2019
re: #179 Targetpractice
Jordan trying to argue that Cohen is a lying bastard. Something that the GOP didn’t have a problem with when he was insisting he didn’t know anything about Russia.
a lying bastard that was hired by trump. So much winning.
re: #179 Targetpractice
Jordan trying to argue that Cohen is a lying bastard. Something that the GOP didn’t have a problem with when he was insisting he didn’t know anything about Russia.
What the point of this is…I do not know.
Yeah, Cohen is a piece of shit. We all know that.
“Did you lie to protect the president or lie to help yourself?” How are those mutually exclusive, Gym?
re: #179 Targetpractice
Jordan trying to argue that Cohen is a lying bastard. Something that the GOP didn’t have a problem with when he was insisting he didn’t know anything about Russia.
He lied for himself and for the president. Not hard to figure out
re: #143 Scottish Dragon
His consistent refrain of “and I continued to work for him” is fucking devastating.
hey, brutus is an honorable man.
re: #183 MsJ
What the point of this is…I do not know.
Yeah, Cohen is a piece of shit. We all know that.
The point’s the standard defense attorney tactic: Attack the prosecution’s witness as a lying bastard to convince the jury that he’s lying now.
re: #175 ObserverArt
We have the House.
You must also be forgetting that Trump is running in 2020. We can stop him then.
Trump if the Senate map in recent years is anything else last year loses it. The 2018 Senate map was nothing Trump had any part of being what it was.
re: #171 BeachDem
Gym Jordan makes my skin crawl.
On the other hand:
“It was a fake twitter account?”
“No, it was a real twitter account.”
We have to take our humor where we find it.
Cohen was offered White House positions and didn’t want in?!?
Oh, wow.
And he can’t be stupid enough to lie about that, so there are no sour grapes.
re: #175 ObserverArt
We have the House.
You must also be forgetting that Trump is running in 2020. We can stop him then.
Dream on pal.
re: #184 Targetpractice
“Did you lie to protect the president or lie to help yourself?” How are those mutually exclusive, Gym?
Yes. His client was Trump. Lying to protect himself is lying to protect Trump. The two are one and the same.
re: #174 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
30% is more than the number of registered Repugs, which continues to drop.
Agreed. I’m just trying to make a point about the numbers are shifting away from Trump.
re: #165 ObserverArt
You keep talking about the 30% that support Trump. They are not going to change. There will be a point in time they no longer count. I am hoping today is the start of that.
Agree abso-frick’n-lutely. This, I think, is the big fear Republicans have: they have made their base of political power in this country the absolute bloc-voting Party loyalty of a large and cohesive minority. And of course, the apathy/disinterest of a huge segment of the other 70%, i.e. the non-GOP electorate. That their “base” will “no longer count” is the nightmare scenario.
re: #177 BeachDem
Of little importance in the big scheme of things, but what is it with Gym never wearing a jacket? Does he think it makes him look more macho and “wrestler-like?” Not working, you asshole.
A man of the people. Too tough for a suit.
re: #153 Archangelus
“I never imagined… that he would attack me and my family”
Sorry Mikey, but that’s some pretty crappy imagination right there…
the man graduated from a fifth tier law school. it’s not like a talent for sharp analysis has ever been high on his list.
re: #196 MsJ
The whole Jordan thing just now…i don’t get it.
Setting up the GOP theory of the case: Cohen is turning on Trump over a failure to get a job in the White House, that this is a case of “sour grapes” and thus he has every reason to lie today.
It’s becoming more and more difficult to tell whether some things are real or satire at this stage…
— Arch1 (@Arch_LGF) February 27, 2019
re: #198 ObserverArt
A man of the people. Too tough for a suit.
I noticed that too. Weird stuff. I hate wearing suit jackets but I’ll obviously wear one in a business formal setting like that.
Wasserman-Schultz is asking good questions here.
re: #192 Skip Intro
Dream on pal.
Well, if we impeach without already having the R votes to convict in hand, ‘dream on’ is the right thought here.
If we don’t convict him, the Rs will claim he was acquitted and that it was literal Dem treason to try to remove him.
And I fear enough independents will believe them to destroy us.
Or ya know…try to ferret out the truth. But, nah.
Jim Jordan begins by reading the transcript of that time Michael Cohen threatened a @thedailybeast reporter for Donald Trump.
Um, Jimbo? You should try to do things that help YOUR side, not OURS.
Just trying to help out. @Jim_Jordan https://t.co/IenuYQY3Jm— Wonkette (@Wonkette) February 27, 2019
re: #194 ObserverArt
Agreed. I’m just trying to make a point about the numbers are shifting away from Trump.
And I’m going to keep hammering the “30% immovable base” as inflated every time I see it.
Jordan went after Cohen personally and former Trump staff in total by suggesting everybody who has testified against him (either before Congress or in the courts) is doing so because they were either fired from or denied jobs in the White House.
re: #203 makeitstop
Wasserman-Schultz is asking good questions here.
She’s never been a bad legislator imo. Just a bad DNC chair because she had to juggle the DNC and being a Congresswoman at the same time. That’s the same reason I preferred Perez over Ellison as DNC chair too.
re: #195 Jay C
Agree abso-frick’n-lutely. This, I think, is the big fear Republicans have: they have made their base of political power in this country the absolute bloc-voting Party loyalty of a large and cohesive minority. And of course, the apathy/disinterest of a huge segment of the other 70%, i.e. the non-GOP electorate. That their “base” will “no longer count” is the nightmare scenario.
They are going to stick with their plan that won them 2016; count on mobilizing the base and suppressing enough of the remaining vote to squeak them by. And remember, voter indifference and apathy are the best vote suppressors.
And with not GOP primaries, they are going to be out voting en masse to try to hamper the Democratic primary process. Getting Bernie nominated because they know that he is the least likely to beat Trump in the general, especially after they start tearing him apart as soon as he wins the nomination.
If you thought 2016 was ugly, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
re: #209 Targetpractice
Jordan went after Cohen personally and former Trump staff in total by suggesting everybody who has testified against him (either before Congress or in the courts) is doing so because they were either fired from or denied jobs in the White House.
Jim Jordan (R-Trump
re: #213 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
Nonsense. He brought them with him.
No, they don’t keep…they start to revert to their constituent particles after 24 hours
GOP whine served with cheese and crackers
The Repugs have nothing—they’re “testifying” against the Dems instead of questioning Cohen. What a bunch of losers.
Actually, he is really going to prison for the illegal campaign payments….
re: #215 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
No, they don’t keep…they start to revert to their constituent particles after 24 hours
I think the problem is that they keep forever.
So this is what we can expect going forward: Dems asking relevant questions, while Repubs attack the hearing, Cummings, and Cohen without asking any damned questions.
re: #202 HappyWarrior
I noticed that too. Weird stuff. I hate wearing suit jackets but I’ll obviously wear one in a business formal setting like that.
if he were in a courtroom, which he kind of is, a judge would absolutely smack him down for that. Remember in Inherit the Wind where spenser tracy finally has to ask the judge’s permission for the lawyers to take their jackets off because it’s summer in Tennessee and 40 years before air conditioning?
Shit.
BREAKING: Heavy exchange of fire in multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan right now.
Developing…— BNL NEWS (@BreakingNLive) February 27, 2019
Mr. Green you seem interested in IRS tax forms.
Are you going to ask Donny for his.
re: #220 MsJ
Such righteous indignation.
Subtitle, the Jim Jordan Story, starring an angry rotting corn ear as Jim Jordan.
re: #223 Scottish Dragon
Shit.
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Um @RadioFreeTom I have questions.
Do you know anything about command and control of Indian nukeshttps://t.co/SGatb51DMq— WitnessTestingHat (@Popehat) February 27, 2019
Now saying he forged all the documents.
This guy is flailing. Cohen gets nothing from this testimony.
They’re impeaching his credibility by suggesting he’s only here to make his book salable?
Green now trying to suggest Cohen is looking to profit from this.
re: #225 HappyWarrior
Subtitle, the Jim Jordan Story, starring an angry rotting corn ear as Jim Jordan.
That wasn’t Jim…it was the last guy. The guy from TN.
re: #222 steve_davis
if he were in a courtroom, which he kind of is, a judge would absolutely smack him down for that. Remember in Inherit the Wind where spenser tracy finally has to ask the judge’s permission for the lawyers to take their jackets off because it’s summer in Tennessee and 40 years before air conditioning?
You’re correct. I was in a couple court hearings as a paralegal. Always kept my jacket on.
“Trump is innocent. ” — Michael Cohen
“Trump is guilty.” — also Michael Cohen
There, in a nutshell, is the Repugs’ problem with the liar narrative.
Jorden’s going to be the attack dog here. The other cowards will all yield back to him.
re: #228 Chrysicat
Pretty sure it was going to the best seller list no matter what, even if he is a low-life.
re: #229 Alephnaught
BOOK DEAL!
Better…MOVIE DEAL.
“Who would you like to play you?”
Sorry, that is funny shit.
re: #233 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
“Trump is innocent. ” — Michael Cohen
“Trump is guilty.” — also Michael Cohen
There, in a nutshell, is the Repugs’ problem with the liar narrative.
Trumpdora’s Box.
re: #234 Dave In Austin
Jorden’s going to be the attack dog here. The other cowards will all yield back to him.
Only after getting their chance at a bit of bombastic bullshittery aimed at the cheap seats.
re: #234 Dave In Austin
Jorden’s going to be the attack dog here. The other cowards will all yield back to him.
Good. He is not effective at all.
My fun for the day will be to post on each R’s Twitter that is on the committee about how much of a fucking disgrace they are to this country and that they are traitors.
re: #239 Targetpractice
Only after getting their chance at a bit of bombastic bullshittery aimed at the cheap seats.
Yeah, mostly pontificating then some quick question before turning it back over to Gym.
re: #230 Targetpractice
Green now trying to suggest Cohen is looking to profit from this.
I believe the law prevents people from earning money from book deals while in prison.
If they’re making a book deal their main point of contention he’s lying, their case is weaker than I thought.
THIS
Trump picked Michael Cohen to be his right-hand man.
The RNC picked Michael Cohen to be its deputy finance chairman.
When Trump and Republicans call him a liar they are also pointing out their own poor judgment.— Adam Best (@adamcbest) February 26, 2019
re: #226 Targetpractice
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The chain is only as strong as the weakest link. That is now the controlling factor on whether a full scale war happens.
Gotta head off for healthy exercise. In the rain. Have fun, all.
re: #240 MsJ
Good. He is not effective at all.
Non of them are…. They can’t be. It goes against physics of everything……
re: #247 MsJ
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Correct. And I think that’s why Gym Jim is so angry. The cat’s out of the box here.
Dems are doing a good job of actually doing a good job.
Cohen explains a mystery: why there was a delay in the payment to Stormy: the answer is they were looking for someone to pay, including perhaps, a “member of one of his clubs.”
(!)— Andrea Bernstein (@AndreaWNYC) February 27, 2019
All these chumps have got is that Says Who lied.
We knew that, guys. Next.
The loans were ill-gotten, but he managed to pay them back anyway (probably because he was cleaving to Trump for the unreported income he needed to do so).
Now how is this impeaching his current testimony?
Stacey Plaskett is all of us looking at Jim Jordan, the last person who should address anyone’s character pic.twitter.com/z2fKUVHwYa
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) February 27, 2019
GOP not even trying to attack his actual documentation on POTUS
Oh, now this little weasel, Comer, is telling Cummings what type of witnesses to call. Take a seat, you asshole.
Oh, god, Jordan’s gonna try to hold him in contempt.
re: #245 HappyWarrior
If they’re making a book deal their main point of contention he’s lying, their case is weaker than I thought.
When you have the law on your side, pound the law; when you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; when you have neither, pound the table.
All they’ve got is pounding the table.
GOP TELL: When things aren’t going well, start shouting and pointing.
— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) February 27, 2019
re: #262 BeachDem
Oh, now this little weasel, Comer, is telling Cummings what type of witnesses to call. Take a seat, you asshole.
Somebody tell him that the only way to convict gangsters is to get other gangsters to testify. You don’t get saints to testify because they aren’t the ones who have access to the gangsters.
re: #263 Chrysicat
Oh, god, Jordan’s gonna try to hold him in contempt.
If anyone is contemptible, it’s white-shirt Gym.
re: #264 KGxvi
When you have the law on your side, pound the law; when you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; when you have neither, pound the table.
All they’ve got is pounding the table.
You got it counselor.
re: #262 BeachDem
Oh, now this little weasel, Comer, is telling Cummings what type of witnesses to call. Take a seat, you asshole.
Again, it should be pointed out that none of the things he and Jordan are attacking Cohen for mattered to none of them when they called him to testify a year ago.
re: #253 jaunte
I’m not a criminal law attorney, but I’m pretty sure something like that would qualify as money laundering
re: #265 jaunte
Elizabeth de la Vega
@Delavegalaw
GOP TELL: When things aren’t going well, start shouting and pointing.11:31 AM - Feb 27, 2019
If that is the case, will they roll in Lindsey Graham. He is the Republican’s greatest shouting pointer.
re: #263 Chrysicat
Oh, god, Jordan’s gonna try to hold him in contempt.
Jordan isn’t a lawyer is he? This seems Lionel Hutz territory practically but even that law talking guy has a general idea about court thingies that you read in those bits that have neat legal tidbits and factoids.
OMG. Eleanor Holmes Norton speaks so incredibly slowly that I don’t even remember what her question was.
re: #270 KGxvi
I’m not a criminal law attorney, but I’m pretty sure something like that would qualify as money laundering
It would.
Gym Jordan lost that exchange badly. OMG.
I think gym just got body slammed by the presidents lawyer
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 27, 2019
re: #261 Scottish Dragon
GOP not even trying to attack his actual documentation on POTUS
Their game plan is pretty transparent…”You were a crook independent of your alleged loyalty to Trump.”
re: #272 HappyWarrior
Jordan isn’t a lawyer is he? This seems Lionel Hutz territory practically but even that law talking guy has a general idea about court thingies that you read in those bits that have neat legal tidbits and factoids.
He’s got a JD from Capital University, according to his wikipedia page. But it’s unclear whether he practiced
The Guardian live-blog is seeing what some of us have been noticing: [their emphasis]
James Comer, Republican of Kentucky, is asking Cohen is his financial crimes were committed to serve and protect the president.
We’re beginning to see what’s happening here. Keen readers/people who have been reading for 15 minutes will note that Jim Jordan asked almost identical questions during his own floor time.
It’s not the most subtle tactic, but Republicans have clearly decided their best path to defend Trump is by attacking Cohen.
Comer laments that the committee has called a convicted felon as a witness. We heard that earlier too.
re: #276 Mike Lamb
Their game plan is pretty transparent…”You were a crook independent of your alleged loyalty to Trump.”
But his crookery as Trump’s attorney all goes back to Trump and the Republican Party.
re: #277 KGxvi
update: on further reading, he earned his JD while in the Ohio state legislature. So, JD but not a lawyer.
Morning Briefing: Here’s what you need to know to start your day #CohenTestimony #TheResistance #Indivisible #MSNBC #CNN pic.twitter.com/O2rJrMsO8r
— GruveOn (@GruveOn) February 27, 2019
re: #272 HappyWarrior
Jordan isn’t a lawyer is he? This seems Lionel Hutz territory practically but even that law talking guy has a general idea about court thingies that you read in those bits that have neat legal tidbits and factoids.
He has a JD from Capital University here in Columbus. It is a good law school. Today though they might deny they know this asshole.
I don’t know if he has ever got his law license though.
“If you don’t have tapes of racist rants by the President, he’s the least-racist person in the country”.
re: #277 KGxvi
He’s got a JD from Capital University, according to his wikipedia page. But it’s unclear whether he practiced
Looks like an Evangelical school in Ohio in the same vein as Liberty and Regent here but associated with the Evangelical Lutherans. I’m mistaken. Thanks OA.
Why is Lynn Patton standing up? And what is motor-mouth Meadows’ point—that because Trump knows a black person he can’t be a racist?
re: #287 BeachDem
Why is Lynn Patton standing up? And what is motor-mouth Meadows’ point—that because Trump knows a black person he can’t be a racist?
Pretty much. “THIS BLACK PERSON WOULDN’T WORK FOR A RACIST!!!”
I’m sure she’s also been party to Donny’s every conversation./////
re: #285 HappyWarrior
Looks like an Evangelical school in Ohio in the same vein as Liberty and Regent here but associated with the Evangelical Lutherans.
Nope—actually it’s a pretty good school. (Have many friends who went there)
re: #283 ObserverArt
He has a JD from Capital University here in Columbus. It is a good law school. Today though they might deny they know this asshole.
I don’t know if he has ever got his law license though.
Oh ok. I was mistaken below about it looking like Regent or Liberty.
I’m missing the point of all these Republicans questions.
re: #284 Chrysicat
::: eyeroll :::
They have to attack Cohen to defend DT. DT was the one who ordered Cohen to do this stuff.
“I’m using a black person as a prop; I can’t be racist.”
re: #290 BeachDem
Nope—actually it’s a pretty good school. (Have many friends who went there)
Mea culpa. Thank you.
Didn’t Seth Meyers spoof this in the White Savior sketch?
This is why I think we, and the entire country are screwed. We are in the grip of the most corrupt, evil administration in US history, and it has the full support of the Republican party and its own 24/7 propaganda network on radio and tv and the internet. Earlier dictators could only dream of having such a strong support group of people willing to completely throw away any shred of integrity and humanity to defend a man who has neither. The only way Trump leaves the presidency will be the way his authoritarian predecessors did: in a box.
I’m confused how it’s good for Republicans to highlight how valuable Cohen’s access was to corporations. Rather cuts against any kind of coffee boy counter narrative.
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) February 27, 2019
And MM throws his papers to the desk. Guess who’s not in charge anymore. Fuck that’s funny!
re: #285 HappyWarrior
Looks like an Evangelical school in Ohio in the same vein as Liberty and Regent here but associated with the Evangelical Lutherans. I’m mistaken. Thanks OA.
Capital University is well established as a good law school. They have a fine reputation. I don’t think the religious connection is all that dominating.
re: #299 Skip Intro
Seriously?
Yeah.
They all look bad. Cohen is a shit. No argument. But none of these Republicans actions make them or trump look good.
That’s what I don’t get.
Do they think this is a successful strategy?
I’m confused.
re: #301 ObserverArt
Capital University is well established as a good law school. They have a fine reputation. I don’t think the religious connection is all that dominating.
Yeah. See my correction and apology. I guess it’s like Georgetown here in the DMV. Catholic associated but a really secular campus.
re: #292 MsJ
I’m missing the point of all these Republicans questions.
“THIS MAN IS A LIAR AND A CHEAT! YOU CAN’T BELIEVE ANYTHING HE SAYS!”
George Conway is burning shit right the fuck down.
Tweets by MollyJongFast
re: #304 Targetpractice
“THIS MAN IS A LIAR AND A CHEAT! YOU CAN’T BELIEVE ANYTHING HE SAYS!”
Basically if you’re lying about Trump’s shit now and the reason you are is because you’re a lying shitbag, were you not lying then either when you had his confidence as his attorney?
re: #304 Targetpractice
“THIS MAN IS A LIAR AND A CHEAT! YOU CAN’T BELIEVE ANYTHING HE SAYS!”
EXCEPT FOR WHEN HE SAID THE PRESIDENT WAS INNOCENT AS THE DRIVEN SNOW BEFORE ‘THIS’ COMMITTEE WHEN *WE* CONTROLLED IT!
Cohens wife and lawyer are eating peanuts……
re: #303 HappyWarrior
Yeah. See my correction and apology. I guess it’s like Georgetown here in the DMV. Catholic associated but a really secular campus.
That’s usually true of the older private schools. Almost all of them originally had a religious affiliation and might technically still have one, but it’s basically vestigial at this point. USC was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church but severed ties back in the 1950s.
re: #302 MsJ
Yeah.
They all look bad. Cohen is a shit. No argument. But none of these Republicans actions make them or trump look good.
That’s what I don’t get.
Do they think this is a successful strategy?
I’m confused.
It’s just an extended attack on Cohen’s credibility—that nothing he says can be trusted. The problem of course is that he has at least some documentation to back up his allegations and they can’t even touch that. If it wasn’t apparent prior, it should be pretty goddamned obvious that everything about the Cliffords affair is 100% true.
re: #309 KGxvi
That’s usually true of the older private schools. Almost all of them originally had a religious affiliation and might technically still have one, but it’s basically vestigial at this point. USC was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church but severed ties back in the 1950s.
Didn’t know that about USC. But yeah Princeton was Presbyterian wasn’t it?
Mark Meadows is asking for unanimous consent to list Cohen’s crimes (which he committed at Trump’s behest) on the record.
I know I’ll be in the minority here but long term, Michael Cohen explaining in basic terms how real estate assets are used to help launder money for bagmen is actually the most important thing here. Players aside, this is *the* locus of American political and economic corruption
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) February 27, 2019
re: #297 Skip Intro
This is why I think we, and the entire country are screwed. We are in the grip of the most corrupt, evil administration in US history, and it has the full support of the Republican party and its own 24/7 propaganda network on radio and tv and the internet. Earlier dictators could only dream of having such a strong support group of people willing to completely throw away any shred of integrity and humanity to defend a man who has neither. The only way Trump leaves the presidency will be the way his authoritarian predecessors did: in a box.
Yeah, but earlier dictators wouldn’t have lost a chamber in the election after they gained power.
Hice basically picking up the baton Jordan dropped earlier, suggesting that the DNC is coordinating this testimony as a hit on Trump.
“If you lied, you are a liar”
- GOP, ‘defending’ Donald Trump— Culture of Truth (@Bobblespeak) February 27, 2019
Clowns.
re: #321 Chrysicat
HE JUST ACCUSED AN ENTIRE PARTY OF TREASON!
Or at least he sees it as treason, inasmuch as it’s really lese-majeste.
Are the rightwing assholes ever going to ask an actual question?
If they just keep repeating ‘liar’ enough, it will magically make that check go away.
Again, another reminder that the GOP had no problem with Cohen’s lies last year.
re: #264 KGxvi
When you have the law on your side, pound the law; when you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; when you have neither, pound the table.
All they’ve got is pounding the table.
Well, the Committee Republicans seem to have decided to lead with “pounding the table”, so that should give us an idea of the merits of their “case”.
Dear Republicans,
Trump hired this liar.
Trump employed this liar for 10 years.
What you’re getting at is stupid.
Republicans are all liars.
Christ. What a mess you Republicans are.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) February 27, 2019
re: #324 BeachDem
Are the rightwing assholes ever going to ask an actual question?
No, because they don’t want to know the answer to any question that any reasonable person would ask in this setting.
Shame on you Mr. Jordan (and the rest of the Trump enablers) pic.twitter.com/VdYfaOnpoz
— Ann Telnaes (@AnnTelnaes) February 27, 2019
re: #331 KGxvi
No, because they don’t want to know the answer to any question that any reasonable person would ask in this setting.
Or they know what the answer(s) will be, and don’t want them on record….
GOP: This is the first time in the history of Congress that we’ve had testimony from someone convicted of lying to Congress.
Elliott Abrams: [shifts uncomfortably in seat]— TVLawyerHat (@Popehat) February 27, 2019
Now Gym sounds like he’s quoting the yam’s tweets—now if he says “Lisa and her lover” we’ll know he is. STFU, Gym.
Yes, Gym, let’s go with the list of the guys that were fired by Trump who were investigating Trump.
Jordan now takes time to engage in FBI conspiracy theorizing.
Jim Jordan: “JAMES COMEY JIM BAKER LISA PAGE SEXTING PETER STRZOK HILLARY HUMA ABEDIN ROD ROSENSTEIN PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA 25TH AMENDMENT, I’M JIM JORDAN AND I’M IGNORING WRESTLERS GETTING SEXUALLY ABUSED RIGHT NOW, ALLEGEDLY!”https://t.co/IenuYQY3Jm via @EvanHurst
— Wonkette (@Wonkette) February 27, 2019
Now it’s the dentist who’s an expert in body language—this should be enlightening.
re: #339 Targetpractice
Jordan now takes time to engage in FBI conspiracy theorizing.
The most incredible trick the Devil ever pulled was getting the GOP to fall in with Drump.
This fucking Gosar guy. You have no sense of loyalty or attorney client privilege.
This is crazy shit.
Gym Jordan going all in on hell yeah saturday night massacre!
Cohen’s response about him not wanting the Committee to take him at his word and therefore produced documents was quite good.
If Jordan is the ‘lead prosecutor’ for the GOP, they sure aren’t bringing their best.
re: #341 BeachDem
Now it’s the dentist who’s an expert in body language—this should be enlightening.
The guy whose own family hates him.
CSPAN showed the full panel long enough to see that the GOP has devolved to the point that they just put up a sign saying “LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE” behind the committee.
Absolute clown shoes.
I just finished watching a part of the testimony where Lynch was asking some reasonable questions and Jordan resumed his speech. Geez. The R’s do not get it. ::: shakes head :::
Incredible to see all the hubris drained from Cohen. I’ve been personally screamed at by Cohen on the phone before and know how much bravado he once had. This is a man with nothing left, with no reason to lie or obfuscate at all. Humbling, in its way.
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) February 27, 2019
re: #343 MsJ
This fucking Gosar guy. You have no sense of loyalty or attorney client privilege.
This is crazy shit.
OFFS
Gosar now suggesting that Cohen is only testifying to get a break on his sentence.
re: #339 Targetpractice
Jordan now takes time to engage in FBI conspiracy theorizing.
The only positive result from a second Drump term would be four more years of the allegedly pro-law enforcement GOP conspiracy mongering about the FBI.
re: #350 MsJ
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That’s why he’s credible today. He’s a scum but he’s a scum who will never return to the life he had before this.
ZING!
…and Cohen burns down the next one in line.
Rep. Gosar: “You are a pathological liar!”
Cohen: “Are you referring to me or the President?”
BURN. THEM. ALL. DOWN. pic.twitter.com/mgMUa3He6C— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 27, 2019
re: #342 Sir John Barron
The most incredible trick the Devil ever pulled was getting the GOP to fall in with Drump.
Stop blaming the devil
re: #347 HappyWarrior
The guy whose own family hates him.
Oh, is it this guy, Gosar? He is a huge asshole.
Back to “Women for Michael Cohen”? The account that he already admitted was a bad joke but literally was not run by him but by an actual woman?
Popehat is mocking the GOP questioning non stop.
Gosar really had a “liar, liar pants on fire” sign?
re: #352 Targetpractice
Gosar now suggesting that Cohen is only testifying to get a break on his sentence.
Might well be but Trump has also been his usual nasty self fo him.
Gosar basically showing us what it looks like when you strip the thin veneer of civility away from the GOP: Angry old white guys yelling bullshit.
re: #362 Targetpractice
Gosar basically showing us what it looks like when you strip the thin veneer of civility away from the GOP: Angry old white guys yelling bullshit.
Buckley spent a lifetime trying to cover that veneer.
re: #357 Sionainn, Warrior Mother
Oh, is it this guy, Gosar? He is a huge asshole.
And a Sarah Palin buddy to boot.
That guy…….
Paul Gosar’s own family members cut an ad urging—pleading—with people not to vote for their brother.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 27, 2019
This is another good response from Cohen.
EDIT: Just to be clear…his statement that he, Cohen, did the same thing for 10 years that the GOP congresspersons is currently doing.
Oh fuck me this statement from Cohen is….I don’t even know. I got nothing.
Jesus…Coburn…we don’t need Cohen to provide us with a morality lesson.
re: #366 Dave In Austin
When your own family calls you an asshole, you’re most likely an asshole.
The degree of Republican anger directly correlates to the degree of Trump’s guilt.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 27, 2019
That is a GOOD line. #Cohen says “I’m responsible for your silliness.” [points at Republicans] “Because I did the same thing you’re doing now. I protected Donald Trump for TEN YEARS.”
These Republicans have debased themselves, and Cohen knows ALL about that.— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) February 27, 2019
re: #375 The Vicious Babushka
He seems very relaxed.
CNN: Cohen Accuses Trump of Federal Crimes!
BBC: Cohen Accuses Trump of Federal Crimes!
ABC: Cohen Accuses Trump of Federal Crimes!
NBC: Cohen Accuses Trump of Federal Crimes!
MTV: Cohen Accuses Trump of Federal Crimes!
CBS: Cohen Accuses Trump of Federal Crimes!
FOX: pic.twitter.com/BS7z7dDtJF— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) February 27, 2019
re: #362 Targetpractice
Gosar basically showing us what it looks like when you strip the thin veneer of civility away from the GOP: Angry old white guys yelling bullshit.
Are we going to see another Sumner Caning or will this version remain only-violent-in-rhetoric until Trump closes the Capitol doors?
re: #373 jaunte
I’m saving this one for when I can get to twitter.
The biggest part of this farce will be folks pretending that Cohen’s description of Trump org— showing up everyday to lie, cheat and steal, essentially— is vastly different from how we’ve all observed the Trump WH operate. 2/
— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) February 27, 2019
Biggest Inauguration Crowd Ever. Period.
re: #177 BeachDem
Of little importance in the big scheme of things, but what is it with Gym never wearing a jacket? Does he think it makes him look more macho and “wrestler-like?” Not working, you asshole.
I was in a room of tech people shortly before the millennial bust. Our group had Dick Gebhart as its special guest. I watched him walk in, look around and see how dark it was and that he was surrounded by dark suits, then take his jacket off and carry it. His white shirt nearly glowed in that dark room, making him stand out.
How much will that kill NYC residential-unit prices, though unfortunately not SF or LA ones because THOSE aren’t driven by money-laundering but by Prop 13?
— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) February 27, 2019
re: #373 jaunte
We know what you are but what are you?!?!?! Shut up!!!
re: #377 The Vicious Babushka
Cohen accuses Trump of federal crimes
And there we have it, Trump denies it (in his usual convincing manner) , then we have a case of “he said vs he said” and the Both Sides Media do the rest of the job for the GOP.
The worst of this Cohen spectacle is the GOP Congress members so eagerly sacrificing the honor of their office and institution to defend Donald Trump. They know what he is.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) February 27, 2019
We laugh, but it’s truly sickening.
Congresswoman Foxx, you moron, in no way does he benefit from lying before your committee, because IF HE DOES HE LOSES HIS PLEA BARGAIN!
Like I said - Cohen’s a gold-plated punk, but he’s really making reps like Foxx look really stupid.
She’s trying to make him into a manual labourer and nothing else, under penalty of contempt of Congress, once he gets out of prison and that if he doesn’t, he’s lying now. Cute.
re: #390 Chrysicat
She’s trying to make him into a manual labourer and nothing else, under penalty of contempt of Congress, once he gets out of prison and that if he doesn’t, he’s lying now. Cute.
How long before we get one of the Congresspeople to say Mueller is making Cohen lie?
If I were Cohen right now:
“Hey look, you assholes. I have no reason to lie and protect Trump anymore. Do you think I am stupid like Paul Manafort?”
re: #391 Belafon
That is beyond their thought process.
Cohen lands a real punch there - they haven’t asked a single question about Trump.
Seconded. Maybe we can go in there and hold up signs, @chrislhayes https://t.co/0a2hodfJQr
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) February 27, 2019
Connolly with a great description of how compromised witnesses are used and believed in circumstances when the burden of proof is much higher than today’s hearing.
re: #398 thecommodore
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I wonder if there is a specific agreement to limit that line of questioning to the closed door testimony.
the guy chewing his cud behind Massie is not a good look (nor is Massie)
Massie attacking Cohen as a bad lawyer. Again, how is this something under dispute?
This is a stupid line of questioning from Massie.
Signed,
Department of Redundancy Department
What’s up with Massie’s hair? Did he just get out of the shower or something?
re: #403 Scottish Dragon
Massie is landing solid blows here.
How? What does him giving bad legal advice have anything to do with anything?
Massie is suggesting that Cohen treated Trump like a mob boss, but that Trump wasn’t actually actilng like one. Oy.
— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) February 27, 2019
re: #397 GlutenFreeJesus
Another banner moment from the Romney-McDaniel GOP era.
re: #68 Scottish Dragon
They are really in the Lanny Davis weeds.
Historian Kevin Kruze is right…the GOP has become that alien race from Star Trek TNG that speaks in allegory that only other members of the race can understand:
Shaka, when the walls fell.
Clinton on the tarmac.
Lanny Davis, he did something
Benghazi, conspiracy it was.
sorta like Cockney rhyming slang…
re: #402 Targetpractice
Massie attacking Cohen as a bad lawyer. Again, how is this something under dispute?
He can use this to blame Cohen for the illegal payments instead of Trump
re: #405 makeitstop
What’s up with Massie’s hair? Did he just get out of the shower or something?
He goes to Rand Paul’s hairdresser.
WHY DID YOU HAVE THOSE BOXES? SHOULDN’T THEY BE TURNED OVER TO THE INVESTIGATORS?
The investigators returned them to me.
WHY DO YOU HAVE THEM!!!1111
re: #406 Mike Lamb
How? What does him giving bad legal advice have anything to do with anything?
Makes Trump the victim of a bad lawyer
re: #410 Scottish Dragon
He can use this to blame Cohen for the illegal payments instead of Trump
It’s pretty clear from how they structured the transaction that they knew it wasn’t legal.
Democrat Gerry Connolly points out that rejecting testimony from people who have previously lied or who have ‘turned’ would nullify every single trial involving organized crime in the United States, involving ‘a lot worse crimes than what you’re convicted of, Mr. Cohen.’
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) February 27, 2019
re: #412 MsJ
WHY DID YOU HAVE THOSE BOXES? SHOULDN’T THEY BE TURNED OVER TO THE INVESTIGATORS?
The investigators returned them to me.
WHY DO YOU HAVE THEM!!!1111
That was really something.
I just refreshed this page and now I can’t get the little window at the bottom that shows the video.
Is it possible that that needs to be limited to the closed-door hearings and the Congressmen today KNOW that?
— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) February 27, 2019
re: #412 MsJ
WHY DID YOU HAVE THOSE BOXES? SHOULDN’T THEY BE TURNED OVER TO THE INVESTIGATORS?
The investigators returned them to me.
WHY DO YOU HAVE THEM!!!1111
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HILLARYS EMAILS??!?!?!?
re: #421 Sir John Barron
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HILLARYS EMAILS??!?!?!?
Sir, this is a Chik-fil-a drive thru.
re: #416 Mike Lamb
It’s pretty clear from how they structured the transaction that they knew it wasn’t legal.
Oh I know, but I could see where he was going.
Cohen: “I’m responsible for your silliness because I did the same thing that you’re doing now for ten years. I protected Mr. Trump…I can only warn people the more people that follow Mr. Trump as I did blindly are going to suffer the same consequences that I’m suffering” pic.twitter.com/smNHbWzmVK
— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) February 27, 2019
Side note: Cummnings is doing a good job running this hearing. It’s only a shit show to the extent that the GOP only knows “Argle Bargle—ATTACK!”
When I find out that Dad thinks my older brother is the dumb one. https://t.co/adpM6L6w6b
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) February 27, 2019
re: #424 The Vicious Babushka
Everything tRump Touches Dies
re: #421 Sir John Barron
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HILLARYS EMAILS??!?!?!?
They were burned by Shaka when the walls fell.
You don’t have to embrace conservatism to believe it contains intuitions that improve debates by being part of them. The intuition about policy’s unintended effects. About not unraveling woven figures lightly. About personal liberty. About the possibility of government overreach.
— Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) February 27, 2019
re: #417 The Vicious Babushka
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When I saw Congresman Connolly speak last spring, he emphasized why it was important to win back the House and this is exactly why from what he’s saying here. This sort of thing needs to be said.
re: #429 Targetpractice
The Republicans are in trouble and this is one way they have of defending DT.
“Everybody’s job at the Trump Org was to protect Mr. Trump. Every day, most of us knew we were coming in and we were going to lie for him on something.
And that’s exactly what’s happening right now in this country. It’s exactly what’s happening here in government.” #CohenHearing pic.twitter.com/8qJSTxag4z— CAP Action (@CAPAction) February 27, 2019
re: #426 jaunte
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Well Don Jr is the dumbest one. Then Eric. And then there’s Barron who may be the least dumb of the three Trump brothers because he’s had the pleasure of spending the least amount of time with Trump of the three.
re: #432 HappyWarrior
Another reminder that this hearing is only occurring because voters swept the GOP out of the control of the House.
Now we finally see what oversight of the Executive Branch means. It means exposing the criminal misconduct in Trumpworld.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 27, 2019
“I couldn’t have said it better than Ben Shapiro” is grounds to never talk again.
— Notalie Portman (@NotaliePortman) February 27, 2019
re: #434 Scottish Dragon
You play the cards you have
The best poker players will tell you that the best play the majority of the time is to simply fold. Especially if you don’t have much money in the pot.
Repetition of the idea that Cohen is a spurned former employee looking to get revenge.
re: #430 jaunte
Yeah, let me know when we see that conservatism again, Anand.
Right now, in Vietnam, Trump handlers are destroying every phone they can get their hands on.
At some point I’d like to see Cohen wheel around on the GOP, and say,
“I worked for years covering up for Trump. Lying for him with every waking breath. Shielding him from the consequences of his crimes. Attacking people who he conned and stole from. Groveling to his every whim.
“Looks like you have my old job now, Congressman.”
re: #435 The Vicious Babushka
It’s a shame almost no one I work with will hear those words, because I’m sure Fox won’t carry them.
Meadows is even more obnoxious than Gym. I didn’t think that was possible.
What. An. Asshole.
Michael Cohen says there are other illegal acts involving Donald Trump that he can’t talk about because they are under investigation by the Southern District of New York.
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) February 27, 2019
re: #442 Belafon
Yeah, let me know when we see that conservatism again, Anand.
He basically described Obama’s temperament in those tweets. Deliberate, thoughtful, and conscientious in action.
FLAG: Michael Cohen says that he cannot testify about his last conversation with Trump because it is being investigated by the Southern District of New York. Cohen says that he knows about more illegal acts by the president, says that those are part of the investigation.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 27, 2019
re: #450 KGxvi
He basically described Obama’s temperament in those tweets. Deliberate, thoughtful, and conscientious in action.
Which I think is why bothered a lot of Obama’s liberal critics. Obama ideologically is pretty liberal- not extremely so but his temperament and leadership style is more conservative.
re: #445 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
At some point I’d like to see Cohen wheel around on the GOP, and say,
“I worked for years covering up for Trump. Lying for him with every waking breath. Shielding him from the consequences of his crimes. Attacking people who he conned and stole from. Groveling to his every whim.
“Looks like you have my old job now, Congressman.”
He basically did that already.
That’s a bingo.
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin says the Republicans aren’t upset that Cohen lied to Congress for the president, “they’re upset that you’ve stopped lying to Congress for the president.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 27, 2019
Stone can’t help but comment about Cohen, Mueller, and Trumpworld. He should have been jailed for the threat against Judge Jackson.
Now, there’s no excuse. He should see his bail revoked and remanded into custody pending trial.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 27, 2019
Roger is going to jail. Charles was right; he couldn’t comply with the gag order. Check out @Zac_Petkanas’s Tweet:
BREAKING: Roger Stone has violated his gag order
Roger Stone Says Michael Cohen Is Lying, After Stone Was Ordered Not To Comment On The Mueller Investigation https://t.co/gLpyYTh0Wx via @zoetillman— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) February 27, 2019
re: #448 BeachDem
Meadows is even more obnoxious than Gym. I didn’t think that was possible.
What. An. Asshole.
Meadows and Foxx are vile
Let me guess: because he is dumber than a bag of socks?
Why would Don Jr. would retweet this? pic.twitter.com/xx3fuBNe3t
— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) February 27, 2019
Thanks Grothman…let’s really emphasize that SDNY is working with Cohen on other criminal investigations involving Trump.
Mark Meadows is saying that private foreign companies are “foreign contracts” that had to be revealed on the form. That’s for government entities.
re: #459 The Vicious Babushka
He thinks that contrition and no longer punching in his weight class shows how much a loser Cohen is.
Joke’s on Junior, of course since all this testimony points in the direction of….
Junior, Ivanka, Sekulow (who helped write the lies Trump wanted), and Trump himself.
Mark Meadows seems to be operating under the belief that the louder you shout the more persuasive you appear
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 27, 2019
Harley! The reason we don’t have to see Dana Rohrabacher any more.
If Mark Meadows is this mad about people not reporting foreign contacts he’s going to be *very* angry when he meets Trump’s son-in-law.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 27, 2019
re: #465 jaunte
That’s under the legal reasoning that if you don’t have the facts or the law on your side, pound on the table.
Except that the table is balsa wood, and it’s crumbling because all the lies are piling up and you’re actually exposing Trump as the liar and progenitor of the criminal conduct for Cohen and everyone else associated with Trumpworld.
re: #466 BeachDem
Harley! The reason we don’t have to see Dana Rohrabacher any more.
Let’s count our blessings.
re: #460 Mike Lamb
Thanks Grothman…let’s really emphasize that SDNY is working with Cohen on other criminal investigations involving Trump.
SDNY is going to be bringing a RICO action against the Trump Organization. Then Trump and his brood will lose everything and be prison bound.
Rouda: Given Trump’s familiarity with Sater, isn’t it true that Trump misled at best and lied at worst, under oath? Cohen: “Yes.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 27, 2019
re: #465 jaunte
Well, it’s what following dRumpT has taught him to do.
re: #467 jaunte
“Those were honest mistakes only revealed because of WITCH HUNT HOAX! and process crimes, etc.”
Mark Meadows may have misled the public with his vociferous questioning. https://t.co/8oXHeEsEnu
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) February 27, 2019
Check out @markokloos’s Tweet:
Some nitwit tried to defend Trump’s draft deferment by demanding to know where Obama was during the Vietnam War. Yes, sir, you found out the truth. Obama sat out the war by enrolling in elementary school.
— Marko Kloos (@markokloos) February 27, 2019
re: #471 The Vicious Babushka
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re: #475 jaunte
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Now let’s ask ourselves how many presstitutes will point out that Meadows is full of shit about this?
Meadows flat lied
Here’s an example of the truth in testimony disclosure form that Meadows is referring to. It asks about contracts with foreign *governments,* as Cohen stated, not non-government organizations https://t.co/QXf2KUQ03r pic.twitter.com/ANs5wK902w
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) February 27, 2019
In this photo by @phil_torres you can really see the silvery tubes (trachea) that insects breathe through. https://t.co/8gNOMZDUAl
— Gwen Pearson (@bug_gwen) February 27, 2019
Sorry, I got distracted.
re: #476 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Check out @markokloos’s Tweet:
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Trump wishes he had thought of that.
re: #480 MsJ
Amash questioning is interesting.
I’m not a fan of his but he’s not completely devoid of principles.
re: #476 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Check out @markokloos’s Tweet:
That’s no excuse! Why didn’t he get borned earlier if he really loved his *country* of America?
Meanwhile, from the Department of On-the-Nose Symbolism:
While Michael Cohen is testifying and President Trump is in Vietnam, those border wall prototypes in San Diego are being torn down by @CBPSanDiego. https://t.co/hpDLQz05Ib pic.twitter.com/boNaBK1Qa8
— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) February 27, 2019
re: #481 wrenchwench
Nice diversion. Thanks. :)
Katie Hill pointing out that Meadows is full of shit.
re: #485 MsJ
how long before trump attacks amash?
He didn’t endorse him. Amash has condemned the emergency too. As I said not in general a fan but the guy is the only name I’ve seen that isn’t one of Biff’s toadies on the GOP side.
re: #489 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
Reminder: None of those prototypes met the requirements set forth by the DHS for the barrier.
re: #475 jaunte
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Katie Hill just got that misrepresentation on the record. Good move.
re: #488 Ming5000
Wow. Amash (M) not being a d-bag
He was the only Republican co-sponsor on the emergency revocation. He seems to be a real life actual principled conservative and does not like Trump. He’s going to be an interesting one to watch.
Twitter, chill out
A member on this committee tells me that they will be asking whether he went to Prague.— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) February 27, 2019
re: #494 makeitstop
Katie Hill just got that misrepresentation on the record. Good move.
Another solid freshman. I forget who she beat but she’s good.
re: #497 HappyWarrior
Another solid freshman. I forget who she beat but she’s good.
Steve Knight. CA-25.
re: #495 KGxvi
He was the only Republican co-sponsor on the emergency revocation. He seems to be a real life actual principled conservative and does not like Trump. He’s going to be an interesting one to watch.
An actual Libertarian, I believe.
Trying to get some work done while watching the TV and here is rather difficult. Damnit!
Anyway, I want to hear a very key word and ask if Cohen has used it and if anyone heard it used.
Loyalty.
I want to hear that word every time a GOPer asks why he lied as a lawyer for Trump.
Why? Everyone knows Trump asks for complete loyalty and that is what Cohen was…a loyal lawyer willing to lie for his client because his client demanded 100% loyalty.
re: #453 Mike Lamb
He basically did that already.
Yep. Hadn’t seen that; thanks for the affirmation.
There is just SO MUCH coming out here. This is so dense. Pick any question-and-response; it would be a 6-month scandal for any other administration.
What strikes me is the pure redneck anger from these hick congressmen. What the actual fuck. Are they that deep down the rabbit hole, or are they just channeling the rage that the red-raced screaming Fox News watching manatees are yelling at their TV right now?
Or is Fox showing highlights of the Benghazi attack instead?
re: #481 wrenchwench
Fellow bug lover here. Am constantly distracted by them. <3 Speaking of, check out this fellow. Have you seen these guys here? They live in Texas and New Mexico, but I’ve never seen one.
Toad Lubber grasshopper!
Fuck Bob Gibbs…Trump ass kisser.
He can’t even speak.
The old white guy is angry that Cohen is attacking the president he likes. Shocker!
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Amazing from Gibbs. Real repentence would be to coverup for Trump!
Ha.
BREAKING: President Trump’s hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam is on lockdown after someone threw a television through the window of the Presidential Suite.
Sources are saying that Michael Cohen was on the TV as it plunged 30 floors to the pavement.
Retweet the truth!— Travis Allen 🇺🇸 (@TravisAllen02) February 27, 2019
pretending the president is doing something important in vietnam is more audacious than the rest of this
— chris hooks (@cd_hooks) February 27, 2019
re: #499 Sir John Barron
An actual Libertarian, I believe.
Small-L libertarian, with a big focus on procedure, I think. Though I am always skeptical of “pro-life libertarians”.
if you think this hearing is bad, don’t forget that the kavanaugh hearing taught a generation of young conservatives that there’s nothing more heroic than wailing like a soiled pissbaby
this is our new forever— Peter Finocchiaro (@PLFino) February 27, 2019
Yes, we’ve gone over this Gibbs, but it was in English.
re: #504 ObserverArt
Fuck Bob Gibbs…Trump ass kisser.
He can’t even speak.
And a Gym Jordan shirtsleeves wannabe.
Another iteration of “Are you being paid for your testimony today?!”
re: #475 jaunte
Peak Republican, trying to get a witness to lie, but you end up lying instead.
re: #515 Dave In Austin
This much we can see, kinda like, well, the rest of them.
He made it a half sentence before I reached a conclusion. Some of the rest lasted a sentence.
Jordan asked a question that he did not know the answer to
Saying Trump can’t be racist because he hires black people is like saying he can’t be a misogynist because he marries women.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 27, 2019
re: #509 MsJ
Ha.
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Cmon, that’s the fakest news i’ve ever seen!
No way can Darth Orange lift a television, of any kind! ;)
Yes, Gym, I’m sure that no one that has ever appeared before a GOP led committee had advanced communications about topics.
My internet feed slowed down when Sarbanes came on. Video running at one half speed
When do they break for lunch!! I’d like to go take a shower. :)
re: #510 jaunte
HE GOT GREAT YUUUUUGE CROWDS OUT TO SEE HIM!!!!!
Sweet Jesus…Sarbanes is going to play Ben Stein’s character in a Ferris Buehler remake.
re: #523 Ming5000
Jordan uses the old, “wow!” response
Jordan and Kasich might not agree on much, but they have that smirky, sarcastic crap to share forever.
re: #525 Ming5000
My internet feed slowed down when Sarbanes came on. Video running at one half speed
That’s just Sarbanes’ speaking cadence.
re: #514 BeachDem
And a Gym Jordan shirtsleeves wannabe.
Now it comes to me, fucking Gibbs is the Rep for one of my brothers who lives just northeast of Mansfield.
My brother hates the fucker. And my brother USED to be a Republican backer.
Oh yeah, also a very gerrymandered district
re: #525 Ming5000
My internet feed slowed down when Sarbanes came on. Video running at one half speed
My Congresscritter…..
re: #528 Mike Lamb
Sweet Jesus…Sarbanes is going to play Ben Stein’s character in a Ferris Buehler remake.
I believe the term you’re looking for is ‘laconic.’
re: #529 BeachDem
Jordan and Kasich might not agree on much, but they have that smirky, sarcastic crap to share forever.
Pretty sure you need that as a defense mechanism to survive Republican internal politics.
Please, Sarbanes, switch gears before we all expire.
Is this supposed to be a cure for insomnia?
Sanity break
He fell for the oldest prank in the book 😂pic.twitter.com/N013r9jFrB
— CCTV IDIOTS (@cctv_idiots) February 27, 2019
Really good question by Sarbanes but man…dude, drink some coffee, please.
re: #530 Mike Lamb
That’s just Sarbanes’ speaking cadence.
I’m just glad Susan Collins isn’t a part of this.
Ex-Sheriff Higgins just said that Cohen’s only reason that his wife and children are in danger is that he brought it on himserlf.
re: #346 jaunte
If Jordan is the ‘lead prosecutor’ for the GOP, they sure aren’t bringing their best.
maybe they are.
We’re going to listen to Higgins get pantsed again?
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re: #542 MsJ
Oy, he’s back on boxes.
This fucking guy.
They’re looking for any tiny little thing that they can take and blow up to be something significant.
It’s the Fox way.
This guy is game playing. Playing for his voters at home.
I mean, this guy might have nosed ahead in the race to show who is the most stupid amongst the GOP ranks.
re: #550 Mike Lamb
I mean, this guy might have nosed ahead in the race to show who is the most stupid amongst the GOP ranks.
No kidding. This level of stupid is stunning…and funny as hell.
re: #550 Mike Lamb
I mean, this guy might have nosed ahead in the race to show who is the most stupid amongst the GOP ranks.
And there is no excuse for that vest.
/
It’s like we’re watching Bobby Boucher after his football career ended.
And we thought Sarbanes sounded like he was on Quaaludes.
The “Cohen’s a liar” tactic was a shitty idea, continuing along those lines is just plain suicidal. Yes, Cohen lied when he testified that Trump is innocent, AND Trump’s lawyers told him what to lie about in Congress. Not a smart move, @GOPoversight.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 27, 2019
re: #553 BeachDem
And there is no excuse for that vest.
/
Isn’t there some other Boss Hogg runabout?
re: #405 makeitstop
What’s up with Massie’s hair? Did he just get out of the shower or something?
He goes to the same hair stylist as Rand Paul.
(By the way, that is Sleuth’s congressman I believe…)
re: #557 MsJ
Isn’t there some other Boss Hogg runabout?
Yes…right here in NC…the new guy running for NC09
Boss Hawg, right down to the white suit and stupid hat.
Higgins: Testifying today got you on TV. Cohen: I’ve been on TV since 2011. Higgins: “I didn’t know who you were until today, really.” ???
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 27, 2019
Higgins has obviously been busy at his tailor’s.
re: #545 makeitstop
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Boxes that were seized and then returned by the FBI I do believe he stated.
The race is…. ON
Attorney General Avichai Mandeblit will announce criminal charges against @netanyahu tomorrow in all three cases open against him, @NewsChannelIL reports.
Case 1000 - Breach of trust
Case 2000 - Breach of trust
Case 4000 - Bribery— Raoul Wootliff (@RaoulWootliff) February 27, 2019
re: #559 Scottish Dragon
Yes…right here in NC…the new guy running for NC09
Boss Hawg, right down to the white suit and stupid hat.
“The closest thing to law enforcement in Hazard County.”
What we’ve learned so far: The NFL did more vetting of Trump than the GOP.
The NFL refused to grant him the right to buy the Buffalo Bills because he lied about his net worth. The GOP willingly opened their doors to a liar and criminal syndicate.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 27, 2019
Norman—Mick Mulvaney’s replacement. Our state really knows how to pick ‘em.
re: #541 Chrysicat
Ex-Sheriff Higgins just said that Cohen’s only reason that his wife and children are in danger is that he brought it on himserlf.
Always Be Gaslighting
re: #557 MsJ
Isn’t there some other Boss Hogg runabout?
This season’s writing is just lazy
The characters are so unrealistic! pic.twitter.com/p5KFsENOvO— Chris Taylor (@christaylor_nyc) February 27, 2019
Rep. Higgins lost his job as a cop for hitting a suspect in handcuffs and lying about it.
re: #570 jaunte
Rep. Higgins lost his job as a cop for hitting a suspect in handcuffs and lying about it.
Yeah, that’s usually all it takes for a wingnut to get promoted to Congressman.
re: #572 Sir John Barron
Yeah, that’s usually all it takes for a wingnut to get promoted to Congressman.
Especially if the guy he hit is black.
re: #572 Sir John Barron
Yeah, that’s usually all it takes for a wingnut to get promoted to Congressman.
Owned the libs he did.
re: #418 Mike Lamb
That was really something.
my sense from watching decades of congressional hearings is that most congressmen are idiots. he got fed some canned question from his staff and then he is so intellectually inept that he wasn’t even aware that the guy had explained quickly what the answer was, and just went ahead with his rooster claghorn routine. there are a handful of democratic congresspersons, mostly northeastern prosecutors, who are agile enough to handle hearings like this. everybody else is just a fucking moron. even cummings reads like he suffered brain damage somewhere in life, and I like the guy.
Cohen, under oath this time:
“I’ve never been to Prague. I’ve never been to the Czech Republic.”— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 27, 2019
re: #577 MsJ
Someone tell me what the significance of Prague is.
Republicans defending Trump while bringing up the sin of a possible loan default.
re: #570 jaunte
Rep. Higgins lost his job as a cop for hitting a suspect in handcuffs and lying about it.
He also:
“negotiated paid speaking appearances with other police departments. In one email, Higgins discussed his request for a speaker’s fee that included shopping money for his wife and part of the fuel for his friend’s private plane.”[16] He asked for cash payments. In addition, Higgins conducted his private business via email on “his government email account during work hours without the permission or knowledge of his supervisors. Higgins also appears to have attempted to conceal his earnings from the IRS in order to avoid wage garnishment for unpaid taxes. Whether those actions constitute tax fraud is unclear.”[16]
Quite the standup guy.
Wow. 500 times of threatening litigation.
That is a WOW moment.
re: #563 lawhawk
The race is…. ON
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Wow. I thought (from what I have read) that Israel’s AG was/is a friend/crony/political ally of Netanyahu’s; and that that was what was keeping Bibi out of handcuffs.
Just in time for the election campaign, too, I believe.
re: #589 Jay C
Wow. I thought (from what I have read) that Israel’s AG was/is a friend/crony/political ally of Netanyahu’s; and that that was what was keeping Bibi out of handcuffs.
Just in time for the election campaign, too, I believe.
Attorney General Avichai Mandeblit was essentially appointed BY Netanyahu. Guessing he’s regretting that at this point.
And yes, election campaigns have already been heating up even before touching on this directly with any decision - and it was assumed that Netanyahu would probably be facing a potential indictment on just one of the cases, not three.
re: #586 steve_davis
what the hell is “lawls”? is that cat speak?
No, ir’s the way one of these particularly-aggressive Republicans pronounces “laws”. I think it’s mainly an Oklahoma-and-surrounding points thing.
Wingnuts are saying this disproves the Steele Dossier.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) asks Michael Cohen: “Have you ever been to Prague?”
Cohen: “I’ve never been to Prague”
Norman: “Never have?”
Cohen: “I’ve never been to the Czech Republic” pic.twitter.com/CpNvsfJmqp— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 27, 2019
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