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November 15, 2019

Fake Impeachment Catch-Up Thread

Schiff has made up New Rules -- unilaterally -- that the only Republicans permitted to ask questions are Devin Nunes and a staffer who I think is named Castor. A source says Castor is a good lawyer, but people are telling me he's coming off as a real blank on TV.

And Schiff made up a rule saying that he would be one of the only twp people to question "Masha" Yavonovich, the former Obama-holdover ambassador to Ukraine fired by Trump.

Of course Trump is permitted to fire her; but the media and Democrats have decided -- as they last decided during the Bush presidency, when they declared it was an abuse of office for Bush to fire all of Clinton's US Attorneys -- that Republicans must always retain the political appointees that a Democrat president has hired.

When Nunes moved to yield his time to Ellie Stafanovic, Adam Schiff and his Ten Inch Neck started banging the gavel to shut her up.

Rep. @DevinNunes attempts to yield their Counsel's time to @EliseStefanik but @RepAdamSchiff interrupts and doesn't allow Stefanik to speak. pic.twitter.com/BavfYTLqcD
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 15, 2019

Nunes just yielded time to @RepStefanik, and Schiff just told her she's not allowed to speak. He's done that repeatedly today to her. Stefanik noted this was the 5th or 6th time today Schiff told Republicans they weren't allowed to ask questions.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019

He told an elected female member of Congress to be quiet and then allowed a male staffer to speak instead of her. https://t.co/sMrzweKOVe
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019

How many times can Adam Schiff say “the Gentlewoman is NOT recognized”? He clearly has NO interest in letting Republicans have any say in the impeachment hearings. Watch him interrupt us multiple times and refuse to yield for our parliamentary questions👇👇 pic.twitter.com/DnudgOe5Ed
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 15, 2019

Nunes questions why Yavonovich is even a witness -- she has absolutely no knowledge of these Impeachable Phone Calls we keep hearing about.

The only reason she was called by Democrats is so that she can Appeal to Women with her Sad Stories about how Sad she was when Trump fired her.

Nunes: Not sure why Yovanovitch is even here today. This is the House Intelligence Committee, not the Human Resources subcommittee for employment disputes. She didn't witness any of the events that are under discussion today.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019

What is happening here?

Trump is allowed to fire an ambassador.

We are currently holding a hearing asking a fired ambassador to speculate why she thinks she was fired and how it made her "feel."

This is embarrassing.
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) November 15, 2019

The appeal to women with your sad stories strategies did work -- one woman almost moved to tears by Yavonovich's sad story of being fired as political appointees routinely are was .... the supposedly "Fair and Balanced" FoxNews' liberal Chris Wallace.

Who was very, very "moved" by her Sad Stories of Woe.

Chris Wallace is on Fox News right now talking about how "moved" he was by Yovanovitch's testimony. It was apparently an emotional experience.
— Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) November 15, 2019

Mark Meadows says to Chris Wallace, basically: Wipe your tears away, Susan, and try to butch up a bit.

Seeing several pundits claiming they're "moved" by Ambassador Yovanovitch's testimony.

Folks, we're not here to talk about whether you're "moved." We're here to get the facts—and they haven't changed. There has been no link shown between aid & political investigations. Period.
— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) November 15, 2019

Later, Trump tweeted out the reason why he had fired Yavonovich.

....They call it “serving at the pleasure of the President.” The U.S. now has a very strong and powerful foreign policy, much different than proceeding administrations. It is called, quite simply, America First! With all of that, however, I have done FAR more for Ukraine than O.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019

Adam Schiff claimed that this was "witness intimidation." Somehow.

LOL. @RepAdamSchiff claims, via @CNN, that when Trump explains his decision to fire Yovanovitch, on Twitter, that's "witness intimidation in real time." You're guilty in Schiff's Soviet show trial if you try to defend yourself. #ImpeachmentHearing
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) November 15, 2019

Schiff read this tweet out to Yavonovich and asked her how it made her feel.

She said it made her feel sad.

And as we all know, making people feel sad is Witness Intimidation.

The media -- get this -- swiftly agreed that Trump tweeting out that Yavonovich was a bad ambassador was witness intimidation and should lead to a fresh impeachment charge.

And when I say "the media," I include.. Chris Wallace and Bret Baier. Who are pretty much just MSNBC-on-Fox now.

That was a turning point in this hearing so far. She was already a sympathetic witness & the President’s tweet ripping her allowed Schiff to point it out real time characterizing it as witness tampering or intimidation -adding an article of impeachment real-time. https://t.co/HSCkGMIqmH
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) November 15, 2019

Mollie took the opportunity to disagree with the guy whose show she keeps afloat by blessing it with higher ratings:

If Democrats push an article of impeachment for literally tweeting, about his Constitutional powers no less, I don’t think it will be taken seriously outside of DC. https://t.co/cmJx66fQW7
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) November 15, 2019

Sean Davis notes that earlier, it was impeachable because Trump had fired Yavonovich without noting the cause for termination -- which, by the way, he's allowed to do; political appointees serve at the pleasure of the president -- and now they're claiming it's impeachable to explain the cause.

Trump should be impeached because he fired a bureaucrat and didn't give us a reason.

Trump should be impeached because he fired a bureaucrat and tweeted the reason.

Pick one, you idiots.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019

Bret Baier and Chris Wallace and most of the other Fox All-Stars are now, yet again, in agreement with Hillary Clinton:

Witness intimidation is a crime, no matter who does it. Full stop.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 15, 2019

Hillary Clinton does not believe in witness intimidation. She believes in witness elimination. Because Epstein did not kill himself.

Also, Nunes' opening statement is good, if you want to watch that:

pic.twitter.com/0zTfpzHCNK
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019

Also amusing:

“I need to talk to the manager.” pic.twitter.com/TlvRNeDcAv
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) November 15, 2019

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A source says Castor is a good lawyer, but people are telling me he's coming off as a real blank on TV. And Schiff made up a rule saying that he would be one of the only twp people to question "Masha" Yavonovich, the former Obama-holdover ambassador to Ukraine fired by Trump. Of course Trump is permitted to fire her; but the media and Democrats have decided -- as they last decided during the Bush presidency, when they declared it was an abuse of office for Bush to fire all of Clinton's US Attorneys -- that Republicans must always retain the political appointees that a Democrat president has hired. When Nunes moved to yield his time to Ellie Stafanovic, Adam Schiff and his Ten Inch Neck started banging the gavel to shut her up. Rep. @DevinNunes attempts to yield their Counsel's time to @EliseStefanik but @RepAdamSchiff interrupts and doesn't allow Stefanik to speak. pic.twitter.com/BavfYTLqcD — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 15, 2019 Nunes just yielded time to @RepStefanik, and Schiff just told her she's not allowed to speak. He's done that repeatedly today to her. Stefanik noted this was the 5th or 6th time today Schiff told Republicans they weren't allowed to ask questions. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019 He told an elected female member of Congress to be quiet and then allowed a male staffer to speak instead of her. https://t.co/sMrzweKOVe — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019 How many times can Adam Schiff say “the Gentlewoman is NOT recognized”? He clearly has NO interest in letting Republicans have any say in the impeachment hearings. Watch him interrupt us multiple times and refuse to yield for our parliamentary questions👇👇 pic.twitter.com/DnudgOe5Ed — Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 15, 2019 Nunes questions why Yavonovich is even a witness -- she has absolutely no knowledge of these Impeachable Phone Calls we keep hearing about. The only reason she was called by Democrats is so that she can Appeal to Women with her Sad Stories about how Sad she was when Trump fired her. Nunes: Not sure why Yovanovitch is even here today. This is the House Intelligence Committee, not the Human Resources subcommittee for employment disputes. She didn't witness any of the events that are under discussion today. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019 What is happening here? Trump is allowed to fire an ambassador. We are currently holding a hearing asking a fired ambassador to speculate why she thinks she was fired and how it made her "feel." This is embarrassing. — Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) November 15, 2019 The appeal to women with your sad stories strategies did work -- one woman almost moved to tears by Yavonovich's sad story of being fired as political appointees routinely are was .... the supposedly "Fair and Balanced" FoxNews' liberal Chris Wallace. Who was very, very "moved" by her Sad Stories of Woe. Chris Wallace is on Fox News right now talking about how "moved" he was by Yovanovitch's testimony. It was apparently an emotional experience. — Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) November 15, 2019 Mark Meadows says to Chris Wallace, basically: Wipe your tears away, Susan, and try to butch up a bit. Seeing several pundits claiming they're "moved" by Ambassador Yovanovitch's testimony. Folks, we're not here to talk about whether you're "moved." We're here to get the facts—and they haven't changed. There has been no link shown between aid & political investigations. Period. — Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) November 15, 2019 Later, Trump tweeted out the reason why he had fired Yavonovich. ....They call it “serving at the pleasure of the President.” The U.S. now has a very strong and powerful foreign policy, much different than proceeding administrations. It is called, quite simply, America First! With all of that, however, I have done FAR more for Ukraine than O. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019 Adam Schiff claimed that this was "witness intimidation." Somehow. LOL. @RepAdamSchiff claims, via @CNN, that when Trump explains his decision to fire Yovanovitch, on Twitter, that's "witness intimidation in real time." You're guilty in Schiff's Soviet show trial if you try to defend yourself. #ImpeachmentHearing — Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) November 15, 2019 Schiff read this tweet out to Yavonovich and asked her how it made her feel. She said it made her feel sad. And as we all know, making people feel sad is Witness Intimidation. The media -- get this -- swiftly agreed that Trump tweeting out that Yavonovich was a bad ambassador was witness intimidation and should lead to a fresh impeachment charge. And when I say "the media," I include.. Chris Wallace and Bret Baier. Who are pretty much just MSNBC-on-Fox now. That was a turning point in this hearing so far. She was already a sympathetic witness & the President’s tweet ripping her allowed Schiff to point it out real time characterizing it as witness tampering or intimidation -adding an article of impeachment real-time. https://t.co/HSCkGMIqmH — Bret Baier (@BretBaier) November 15, 2019 Mollie took the opportunity to disagree with the guy whose show she keeps afloat by blessing it with higher ratings: If Democrats push an article of impeachment for literally tweeting, about his Constitutional powers no less, I don’t think it will be taken seriously outside of DC. https://t.co/cmJx66fQW7 — Mollie (@MZHemingway) November 15, 2019 Sean Davis notes that earlier, it was impeachable because Trump had fired Yavonovich without noting the cause for termination -- which, by the way, he's allowed to do; political appointees serve at the pleasure of the president -- and now they're claiming it's impeachable to explain the cause. Trump should be impeached because he fired a bureaucrat and didn't give us a reason. Trump should be impeached because he fired a bureaucrat and tweeted the reason. Pick one, you idiots. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 15, 2019 Bret Baier and Chris Wallace and most of the other Fox All-Stars are now, yet again, in agreement with Hillary Clinton: Witness intimidation is a crime, no matter who does it. Full stop. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 15, 2019 Hillary Clinton does not believe in witness intimidation. She believes in witness elimination. Because Epstein did not kill himself. Also, Nunes' opening statement is good, if you want to watch that: pic.twitter.com/0zTfpzHCNK — Donald J. 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