Sat Impeachment: Defense Opening Arguments

[curbsideprophet]

I am trying to watch for now but I am not sure how much I can take.

I can feel my blood pressure rising.

They did say they do not anticipate taking the entire 24 hours and hope to be done around 1 pm today.

[Bad Dingo]

I'm listening, so many lies.

[DotAndBuzz]

Wait, like, done with their entire defense response to the House by 1 pm?

[curbsideprophet]

Jan 25, 2020 10:45:48 GMT -5 DotAndBuzz said:

Wait, like, done with their entire defense response to the House by 1 pm?

No, just for today. They will resume on Monday. My understanding is they have 3 days to get 24 hours in. They don't plan to use all 24 hours so will end early today.

[curbsideprophet]

Right now they are talking about the call "transcript". The fact that they keep referring to it as a transcript is annoying since it is incomplete.

[bronxgirl]

You're stronger people then me. I can't bring myself to watch. I'll watch some of the commentary on MSNBC afterwards. Just hearing about it will be enough to activate my rage.

[curbsideprophet]

So the administration is saying all the house subpoenas were invalid because they were sent before a full house vote about opening an impeachment inquiry. At least I think that is what he was saying.

Also mentioning basement bunker hearings.

[heat40]

Not watching. Mostly because I value my health. Ugh I just can’t hear them lie for hours and hours without interruption.

[pitta12]

I’m seeing on Twitter that they’re done already. Sounds like they don’t have much of value to say. Shocked!

[StrawberryBlondie]

Im not watching, but I've heard they're unintentionally making a surprisingly good case for witnesses & documents.

[curbsideprophet]

Jan 25, 2020 13:41:19 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

Im not watching, but I've heard they're unintentionally making a surprisingly good case for witnesses & documents.

I stopped watching but I heard this as well.

[cville]

I would rather set my ears on fire than listen to the betrayal of all democratic principles.

[mbcdefg]

Barack Obama called Donald Trump a "fascist" in a phone conversation with Sen. Tim Kaine during the 2016 presidential election, Kaine says in a video clip featured in the upcoming documentary about Hillary Clinton.


www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/obama-called-trump-fascist-during-phone-call-sen-kaine-says-n1122316

[isabel]

Jan 25, 2020 12:07:53 GMT -5 heat40 said:

Not watching. Mostly because I value my health. Ugh I just can’t hear them lie for hours and hours without interruption.

I got in the car yesterday and DH had NPR on. I yelled, "TURN THAT OFF!" I cannot. I just cannot.

[mbcdefg]

No point in starting a Sunday thread since the day is almost over:


President Trump said he wanted to keep aid to Ukraine frozen until its officials helped him with investigations into Democrats, John Bolton wrote in an unpublished manuscript of a new book

www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html

[Jalapeñomel]

Jan 26, 2020 18:30:15 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

No point in starting a Sunday thread since the day is almost over:


President Trump said he wanted to keep aid to Ukraine frozen until its officials helped him with investigations into Democrats, John Bolton wrote in an unpublished manuscript of a new book

www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html

I just saw this. I’m sure Trump is happy it’s being buried in the news today.