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    "The walls are closing in"

    Trump’s impeachment barricade crumbles


    The president's former top Russia adviser, Fiona Hill — the first White House official to cooperate in Democrats' investigation of the Ukraine scandal — has detailed for lawmakers a trail of alleged corruption that extends from Kyiv to the West Wing. In dramatic testimony on Monday, she roped in some of Trump's top advisers as witnesses to the unfolding controversy.

    And on Tuesday, a senior State Department official, George Kent, testified for nearly 10 hours about his knowledge of the episode despite an attempt by Trump administration lawyers to block him, according to a source working on the impeachment inquiry. The House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena for his testimony Tuesday morning, and Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, complied.
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    As lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a growing number of witnesses are poised this week to describe their own roles in the controversy, even as the White House has vowed not to engage with House Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment effort.

    On Wednesday, Michael McKinley, who abruptly resigned last week as a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, intends to testify before lawmakers.

    On Thursday, lawmakers are expected to hear from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union whose text messages revealed by lawmakers indicated he was aware of efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate Biden. Sondland reportedly is ready to deflect any blame onto Trump about whether there was a quid pro quo involving military aid to Ukraine or a meeting between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington.

    Congressional investigators on Friday will hear from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, who oversees Russia- and Ukraine-related matters at the Pentagon.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ble/ar-AAIOZol

    This week will be remembered as the beginning of the end.

    Trump's exit from Washington is going to make Nixon's look like a triumphal parade.

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    Sound and fury. If it happens, it will be more subtle than Dealy Plaza.

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    Smoke and mirrors. Trump will remain President and will be elected for another 4 years. Pelosi will lose the House and her speakership and Schiff will be lucky if he is able to remain in Congress. If he does, he won't hold any important committee seats ever again. Nadler will just stroke out after the election and become nothing more than a fast fading memory.
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    If, for some odd reason, they are successful at impeaching Trump in the House, they're still going to run into a brick wall in the Senate, and Trump supporters are likely to reelect him.

    I think that would pose an interesting scenario -- a president who's been impeached in the House and then reelected. What sort of tone would that set for his second term? Would it effectively silence the fierce opposition to him from the Dems? Or, would it enrage them further?

    Whatever happens, our nation has changed. I feel as though the shift started during GWB's term, ramped up during Obama's term, and now it's totally out of control. There is no more respect for the office of the presidency and I don't think it will return any time soon.

    Impeachment proceeding or not -- I feel Trump will be reelected.
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    These hearings / depositions are behind closed door with no cross-examination. We don't have any idea what they have said. We do know that on a couple of occasions leaks were 180 degrees different that what the witness said.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Trump’s impeachment barricade crumbles


    The president's former top Russia adviser, Fiona Hill — the first White House official to cooperate in Democrats' investigation of the Ukraine scandal — has detailed for lawmakers a trail of alleged corruption that extends from Kyiv to the West Wing. In dramatic testimony on Monday, she roped in some of Trump's top advisers as witnesses to the unfolding controversy.

    And on Tuesday, a senior State Department official, George Kent, testified for nearly 10 hours about his knowledge of the episode despite an attempt by Trump administration lawyers to block him, according to a source working on the impeachment inquiry. The House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena for his testimony Tuesday morning, and Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, complied.
    ....

    As lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a growing number of witnesses are poised this week to describe their own roles in the controversy, even as the White House has vowed not to engage with House Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment effort.

    On Wednesday, Michael McKinley, who abruptly resigned last week as a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, intends to testify before lawmakers.

    On Thursday, lawmakers are expected to hear from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union whose text messages revealed by lawmakers indicated he was aware of efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate Biden. Sondland reportedly is ready to deflect any blame onto Trump about whether there was a quid pro quo involving military aid to Ukraine or a meeting between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington.

    Congressional investigators on Friday will hear from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, who oversees Russia- and Ukraine-related matters at the Pentagon.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ble/ar-AAIOZol

    This week will be remembered as the beginning of the end.

    Trump's exit from Washington is going to make Nixon's look like a triumphal parade.

    Impeached for what? You're delusional.
    Cutesy Time is OVER

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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Trump’s impeachment barricade crumbles


    The president's former top Russia adviser, Fiona Hill — the first White House official to cooperate in Democrats' investigation of the Ukraine scandal — has detailed for lawmakers a trail of alleged corruption that extends from Kyiv to the West Wing. In dramatic testimony on Monday, she roped in some of Trump's top advisers as witnesses to the unfolding controversy.

    And on Tuesday, a senior State Department official, George Kent, testified for nearly 10 hours about his knowledge of the episode despite an attempt by Trump administration lawyers to block him, according to a source working on the impeachment inquiry. The House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena for his testimony Tuesday morning, and Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, complied.
    ....

    As lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a growing number of witnesses are poised this week to describe their own roles in the controversy, even as the White House has vowed not to engage with House Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment effort.

    On Wednesday, Michael McKinley, who abruptly resigned last week as a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, intends to testify before lawmakers.

    On Thursday, lawmakers are expected to hear from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union whose text messages revealed by lawmakers indicated he was aware of efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate Biden. Sondland reportedly is ready to deflect any blame onto Trump about whether there was a quid pro quo involving military aid to Ukraine or a meeting between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington.

    Congressional investigators on Friday will hear from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, who oversees Russia- and Ukraine-related matters at the Pentagon.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ble/ar-AAIOZol

    This week will be remembered as the beginning of the end.

    Trump's exit from Washington is going to make Nixon's look like a triumphal parade.

    Closed door hearings, secret testimony, what are Schiff and Nadler afraid of ??

    These secret hearings and leaked out of context snippets are nothing but a bludgeon to use against a political rival in the upcoming presidential election.

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    Cutesy Time is OVER

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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Trump’s impeachment barricade crumbles


    The president's former top Russia adviser, Fiona Hill — the first White House official to cooperate in Democrats' investigation of the Ukraine scandal — has detailed for lawmakers a trail of alleged corruption that extends from Kyiv to the West Wing. In dramatic testimony on Monday, she roped in some of Trump's top advisers as witnesses to the unfolding controversy.

    And on Tuesday, a senior State Department official, George Kent, testified for nearly 10 hours about his knowledge of the episode despite an attempt by Trump administration lawyers to block him, according to a source working on the impeachment inquiry. The House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena for his testimony Tuesday morning, and Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, complied.
    ....

    As lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, a growing number of witnesses are poised this week to describe their own roles in the controversy, even as the White House has vowed not to engage with House Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment effort.

    On Wednesday, Michael McKinley, who abruptly resigned last week as a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, intends to testify before lawmakers.

    On Thursday, lawmakers are expected to hear from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union whose text messages revealed by lawmakers indicated he was aware of efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate Biden. Sondland reportedly is ready to deflect any blame onto Trump about whether there was a quid pro quo involving military aid to Ukraine or a meeting between Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington.

    Congressional investigators on Friday will hear from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, who oversees Russia- and Ukraine-related matters at the Pentagon.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ble/ar-AAIOZol

    This week will be remembered as the beginning of the end.

    Trump's exit from Washington is going to make Nixon's look like a triumphal parade.

    Democrats setting themselves up to be kicked in the teeth yet again.

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    With all of the actvities the dems have tried to get Trump, their efforts are useless.

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