Republicans storm SCIF in violation of the rules
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Anonymous
It is tradition. Not voting means that the Dems have something to hide. |
Anonymous
What? What could they be hiding. There will be a vote at the end of the day on whether to refer to impeach. And then the Senate will have to vote. The vote will happen. If the vote never happens then no impeachment. |
Anonymous
No, that's not what it means. It means that this is how the House is proceeding for now. I agree that this impeachment process is following tradition. Soon enough, The Donald will resign. Just like the president who he has modeled himself after. |
Anonymous
I had my response box open and was looking up the committees while typing that so didn't see until after the fact. But for the record so everyone on this thread knows. These are the Republicans who are currently witnessing and able to question witnesses in these 'secret' depositions: House Foreign Affairs R's: Michael McCaul, Texas, Ranking Member Chris Smith, New Jersey Steve Chabot, Ohio Joe Wilson, South Carolina Scott Perry, Pennsylvania Ted Yoho, Florida Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Lee Zeldin, New York Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Ann Wagner, Missouri, Vice Ranking Member Brian Mast, Florida Francis Rooney, Florida Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania John Curtis, Utah Ken Buck, Colorado Ron Wright, Texas Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Tim Burchett, Tennessee Greg Pence, Indiana Steve Watkins, Kansas Michael Guest, Mississippi House Intelligence R's: Devin Nunes, California, Ranking Member Mike Conaway, Texas Mike Turner, Ohio Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Chris Stewart, Utah Rick Crawford, Arkansas Elise Stefanik, New York Will Hurd, Texas John Ratcliffe, Texas House Oversight R's: Jim Jordan, Ohio, Ranking Member Paul Gosar, Arizona Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Thomas Massie, Kentucky Mark Meadows, North Carolina Jody Hice, Georgia Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin James Comer, Kentucky Michael Cloud, Texas Bob Gibbs, Ohio Clay Higgins, Louisiana Ralph Norman, South Carolina Chip Roy, Texas Carol Miller, West Virginia Mark E. Green, Tennessee Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota Greg Steube, Florida Fred Keller, Pennsylvania |
Anonymous
If you’re going to talk about “tradition,” let’s talk about how “traditionally” there’s an investigation by DOJ instead of by the House. That’s how the Nixon and Clinton investigations proceeded. If you want to do things “traditionally,” your corrupt Attorney General should have investigated this when he received at least two different criminal referrals from at least two different Trump-appointed Inspectors General. But he didn’t, so here we are and the House has to undertake the investigation. |
Anonymous
Any proof of this statement? Please link it. Otherwise, it is just a statement with zero proof or meaning. |
Anonymous
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Nearly 50 Republicans are already allowed to participate in the closed hearings, they are given equal time to ask questions and have access to staffers.
Once the fact gathering phase is completed and key witnesses are on record they will release transcripts of the closed hearings, hold public hearings and vote. One reason the hearings are closed currently is to make it harder for witnesses to coordinate testimony. Today’s stunt felt a little bit like witness intimidation to me. I hope ms Cooper was not shaken by mob like atmosphere in what is supposed to be a highly secure area |
Anonymous
Tradition? For both Nixon and Clinton, there were special counsel reports that had all of the information - artifacts, letters, depositions etc, bundled into a report. the current House is compiling that information now, since there is no special counsel and Barr didn't seek to recuse himself, despite the obvious conflicts. As such, they aren't in a position to "vote" on anything yet. if the facts of the depositions warrant it, then there will be a vote to formally open proceedings, at which point, there will be open hearings and evidence presented to support any articles of impeachment. So no, at this juncture, it would be premature to vote on anything and thus your statement is fraught with fallacies. |
Anonymous
If you have nothing to hide about the way you conduct your investigation, you would take the traditional vote. I’d start with Schiff staffers going to Ukraine in August. |
Anonymous
Unbelievable! TIL |
Anonymous
There was a full house vote in both Clinton and Nixon’s case. |
Anonymous
There was a full house vote on opening an inquiry re: Clinton and Nixon. |
Anonymous
History is on my side. Nixon and Clinton cases there was a full house vote re: inquiry |
Anonymous
Yes, because there is already been thorough confidential investigations by the department of justice. |
Anonymous
Yes, because there had already been thorough confidential investigations by the Department of Justice. |