Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1181597285458890754

And we're definitely seeing gains among independents and even Republicans, not just Democrats.

Democrats: 71.6% pre Ukraine -> 80.0% now (+8.4)
Indies: 33.9% pre Ukraine -> 43.4% now (+9.5)
Republicans: 9.7% pre Ukraine -> 15.4% now (+5.7)

[Anonymous]

Here's the White House counsel's letter to House Democrats saying the White House won't cooperate at all with the impeachment inquiry:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PAC-Letter-10.08.2019.pdf

[Anonymous]

Ha! That letter is laughable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the message I am getting from the Democrats.....

"We want to impeach Trump. We know he committed some infraction that we will articulate later. We have a whistleblower that has said he did something (shhh.... we have known about him for some time now, but we want the public to think we found out about him when they did). But we are not going to take a vote to move forward (shhh.... we don't want our red-state Democrats to go on record with a vote and we don't want to give the Republicans in the House any authority during this process). We are going to make the rules. With no input from the Republicans. And, we are going to conduct all interviews, depositions, and hearings behind closed doors. And, we really want you, the public, to get on board with our impeachment so we only want you to have the information that we leak (because God forbid, we should release any information beneficial to Trump). And, if the whistleblower testifies, his identity will remain a secret because in our process, the accused does not get to face the accuser. Remember, we make the rules. We know he is guilty of something, and we'll get to the bottom of it eventually. Remember that we will show you the evidence (that WE want you to see). In the meantime, keep in mind that we have an election in 13 months. This process has NOTHING to do with the election. Believe us. Trust us."

You're not paying attention, are you?

Actually PP is paying full attention. 100% correct, PP

[Anonymous]

NBC/WSJ Poll: 55% of Americans - and 20% of Republicans - favor impeachment inquiry or Trump's impeachment-and-removal outright.

The share who say Trump should be left to complete his term has dropped to 39%, from 50% in July.
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/10/08/majority-supports-trump-impeachment-inquiry-nbcwsj-poll.html?__twitter_impression=true

[Anonymous]

Trump can’t even cooperate with his own sycophants.
“ Donald Trump blindsided key Republican allies on Tuesday when the White House blocked a diplomat’s testimony in the House impeachment probe, and the lawmakers later asked the president to make sure it doesn’t happen again, according to people familiar with the matter.

Frustrated that they didn’t get a heads-up that Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, would be prevented from appearing on Tuesday, a handful of GOP lawmakers went to the White House to discuss the issue with Trump and senior advisers, one of the people said.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-08/house-republicans-ask-trump-to-fix-impeachment-coordination?__twitter_impression=true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1181642379704569858

The White House has reached out to outside lawyers for impeachment counsel.

One of the lawyers they reached out to is Trey Gowdy.

"The notion that you can withhold information and documents from Congress no matter whether you are the party in power or not in power is wrong. Respect for the rule of law must mean something, irrespective of the vicissitudes of political cycles.”
- Trey Gowdy
https://www.voanews.com/usa/obama-invokes-executive-privilege-congressional-investigation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the White House counsel's letter to House Democrats saying the White House won't cooperate at all with the impeachment inquiry:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PAC-Letter-10.08.2019.pdf

This is AG Barr saying that Trump's crimes are worse than Nixon's crimes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's the White House counsel's letter to House Democrats saying the White House won't cooperate at all with the impeachment inquiry:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PAC-Letter-10.08.2019.pdf

This is AG Barr saying that Trump's crimes are worse than Nixon's crimes.

Please explain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1181642379704569858

The White House has reached out to outside lawyers for impeachment counsel.

One of the lawyers they reached out to is Trey Gowdy.

"The notion that you can withhold information and documents from Congress no matter whether you are the party in power or not in power is wrong. Respect for the rule of law must mean something, irrespective of the vicissitudes of political cycles.”
- Trey Gowdy
https://www.voanews.com/usa/obama-invokes-executive-privilege-congressional-investigation

Expect to see a lot more of this quote, because Gowdy has accepted the gig.

“After meeting with Mick Mulvaney at the White House today, former South Carolina congressman Trey Gowdy has accepted an offer to serve as outside counsel to President Trump, sources tell CNN.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1181642379704569858

The White House has reached out to outside lawyers for impeachment counsel.

One of the lawyers they reached out to is Trey Gowdy.

"The notion that you can withhold information and documents from Congress no matter whether you are the party in power or not in power is wrong. Respect for the rule of law must mean something, irrespective of the vicissitudes of political cycles.”
- Trey Gowdy
https://www.voanews.com/usa/obama-invokes-executive-privilege-congressional-investigation

Expect to see a lot more of this quote, because Gowdy has accepted the gig.

“After meeting with Mick Mulvaney at the White House today, former South Carolina congressman Trey Gowdy has accepted an offer to serve as outside counsel to President Trump, sources tell CNN.

Anyone would be better than Cippolone.

[Anonymous]

Didn't Trump say last week that he would cooperate?

Changed his mind, I guess. Sort of like Syria and Turkey.

[Anonymous]

Can Sondland refuse to testify even if subpoenaed? If he refuses, can he then be jailed--as you and I would be if we ignored a subpoena!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can Sondland refuse to testify even if subpoenaed? If he refuses, can he then be jailed--as you and I would be if we ignored a subpoena!

He's said that he is willing to testify. Do you think he's lying?

[Anonymous]

George Conway
@gtconway3d
It’s hard to count the number of ways that this letter is, constitutionally and legally, garbage.


George Conway
@gtconway3d
This letter, in and of itself, is an impeachable offense.
2:24 PM · Oct 8, 2019 from Arlington, VA·Twitter for iPhone