Posted on 12/01/2019 3:20:04 PM PST by Signalman
House Republicans have continually pushed back against Democrats and their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. One of the biggest issues the GOP had with this entire saga – besides the fact that the saga is entirely partisan and a witch hunt based on emotions, not fact – is the lack of due process. Democrats started this impeachment process without allowing Republicans to have any say in what was taking place. Republicans couldn't call witnesses or issue subpoenas.
The Democrats finally decided to allow Republicans to issue subpoenas and interrogatories, although House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NJ) has to approve them. And we know how that will work.
According to House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) told Fox News' Chris Wallace that they will definitely call witnesses. And the very first person will be Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA).
"First and foremost, the first person that needs to testify is Adam Schiff," Collins said. "Adam Schiff is the author of this report. Adam Schiff is the author of many things, a lot of them found to be false the past couple years. But he knew the author of this report. He's compared himself to a special counsel in the past. This is what he said he was doing."
"When we go back to Clinton and even Nixon, Ken Starr was a special counsel, he presented a report that we're going to get in the Judiciary [Committee]. He came and sat and testified under oath and took questions from all sides, including the White House," Collins explained. "My first and foremost witness is Adam Schiff."
According to Collins, Schiff has "put himself in the position" he's in, which is why he needs to come before the various Committees to testify and be cross-examined.
"If [Schiff] chooses not to, the only question is veracity and what he's putting in his report. I question his motives and why he's doing this," the Judiciary Committee's Ranking Member explained. "It's easy to hide behind a report. It's easy to hide behind a gavel in Intelligence Committee's behind closed-door hearings but it's going to be another thing to get up and have to answer questions about what his staff knew, how he knew, what he knew about the whistleblower report, his interactions that he's had with the Ukraine... and also why he has not released documents to our Committee and reports to our Committee that we need to actually proceed in our Committee, the Judiciary Committee, which is the Committee of impeachment."
Collins brought up one other point: if the Democrats truly believe they have found Trump committed impeachable offenses, why won't Schiff and Intelligence Democrats hand that information over to the Judiciary Committee?
"Give us all the materials and don't let Jerry Nadler write a crazy letter that says on the sixth let us. know who your witnesses are," Collins said. "We don't even have the information from the Intel Committee yet. That's why this is a problematic exercise and a made-for-tv event coming on Wednesday."
Democrats want to be able to say they gave Republicans the ability to call witnesses and issue subpoenas yet they refuse to hand over the very documents their counterparts need in order to issue said subpoenas.
The Democrats botched this process from the beginning. We knew it was going to be a mess when they launched their inquiry before Trump released the transcript of his call. They doubled down when the Democrats voted, along party lines, weeks down the road to officially begin the process that they had already started.
Buckle up, folks. This is just another bumpy ride on the impeachment train.
Because you are a lying sac and need to be dangling from the end of a rope to satisfy those bulging eyes
It’s a bit of a red flag that the DemocRATs planned impeachment since before Trump was even inaugurated. Since it was planned so far in advance, there is no credible argument the DemocRATs can make that there is a basis for impeachment. And making phone calls to foreign leaders simply is not impeachable—presidents have done that since there were phones.
If there is no Senate trial then the Dems as a party with a hate Trump agenda will have succeeded.
People will say Trump must have been guilty because look at the stuff the Dems said they had.
No one can confront accusers, know what self-incrimination to defend against because the information and testimony is kept secret. The “public round” just meant coup master Schiff could refuse any good witness and allow a few mediocre ones. His choice! And toss any pro-Trump testimony,transcript lines or documents found before allowing any public round to start. Plus shout “Do not answer that question. “ and “No questions allowed about the Bidens. Out of order.”
And all the defenders of the Dem process said “Oh, Trump can’t confront his accusers-—it’s not a trial.” and “Whistleblower has totally sacrosanct secrecy but any Trump associate we name is demanded by subpoena to testify or go to jail.”
This has been a gross injustice following the technicalities of “not really a trial so you have no rights”.
It’s too bad Congressman Al Green who already proudly and hatefully said “I call today for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump” before Trump even got going, is not held liable here for the many things he has done.
That is in the hands of God. “Vengeance is mine saith the Lord”. God will decide when Al Green is in Purgatory and/or Hell what He wants to do.
I ask God’s forgiveness for my hateful feelings toward the enemies of our republic and the enemies of Trump.
Call Pelosi and make her fly home in coach.
Coach? The Speaker has her own Bowing 767. Flies home mostly every weekend. I'm certain it is available to fly to IT.
It’s perfectly obvious that the Democrats plan to move the American judicial system toward a “no defense witnesses allowed, no exculpatory material admitted into evidence” model, and will if they can select judges who believe in that system.
If I were a Republican Senator, I would be making that point every chance I get.
What they can do to the President, they can certainly do to any of us.
President Trump will boycott the Judiciary Committee hearings:
“White House won’t participate in first Judiciary impeachment hearing”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3797693/posts
“The Speaker has her own Bowing 767.’
then why does she always fly military on OUR DIME?
And we’re calling Biden’s kid and maybe Creepy Joe too, and he’s gonna want to take you behind the gym and beat your ass.
It’s not literally “her own” plane, as if she owned it. Pelosi has a US Military plane assigned to her as Speaker of the House. The first time she was Speaker she said that she needed a bigger plane than all previous Speakers had so she wouldn’t have to refuel flying all the way to California from DC. She got it. She probably has it again. It’s actually OUR plane.
Call Hunter and Joe Biden, and demand his financial records. Father and Son. Then call Biden’s wife. Then his daughter.
Ram a pole up the Biden’s butt.
Annnndddddd.....
Those are the same reasons nadler won’t allow him to be called.
because it’s “we the peoples” plane..
It’s like AF6 or something.
she thinks shes hot shyt..
The military flies the 767. It is part of the Air Force Fleet out of Joint Base Andrews.
It was recently reported that strippers assaulted biden ‘ s son with a dildo when he was in some sort of drug daze. Quite a guy.
“It was recently reported that strippers assaulted biden ‘ s son with a dildo when he was in some sort of drug daze. Quite a guy.”
Per rumors, at his request!
It’s perfectly obvious that the Democrats plan to move the American judicial system toward a “no defense witnesses allowed, no exculpatory material admitted into evidence” model, and will if they can select judges who believe in that system.
Then the democrats won’t mind if Republicans in the Senate do the same. They won’t. But that is because they will be able to charge democrat witnesses with perjury and have them prosecuted.
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