The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below.
© Thomson Reuters 2019Democrats subpoena Pentagon, White House budget office in impeachment probe
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
38 Comments
Chip Star
You get a subpoena. And, you get a subpoena. Everyone in Donny's administration gets a subpoena!
Wolfpack
The Justice Department needs to subpoena Schiff for his collusion with CIA operatives in the CIA who are attempting to overthrow a democratically elected government. The CIA seems to think turning America into a Central American banana republic is a legitimate use of its taxpayer provided covert resources.
CrazyJoe
Republican strategy: When you can't argue against the clear evidence of guilt, attack the messenger.
These people are horrible traitors to their oath of office.
Simon Foston
WolfpackToday 07:47 am JST
What's this "overthrow a democratically elected government" guff? Were you not paying any attention at all to what Mitch McConnell said?
What a stupid situation. In regular criminal trials they don't fill juries with defendants' friends, associates and accomplices. Why is the President of the United States pretty much guaranteed an acquittal? Republican Senators should only vote down a conviction if they genuinely believe the President is innocent, not because they're scared of retaliation.
plasticmonkey
Unfortunately for you, subpoenas need to be based on existing evidence, not just on Fox News talking points.
If Trump's call was so "perfect", he should have nothing to fear. Why all the hysterical shrieking about socialists and the deep state by Trump and his disciples?
Someday Trump supporters are going to rue the day they ever hitched their wagons to this asshat of a president.
plasticmonkey
Another one thrown under the bus.
TorafusuTorasan
@wolf CIA operatives in the CIA? Doesnt that seem redundant?
Strangerland
Using a legal framework, to enact a legal solution is now in the eyes of the right, "attempting to overthrow a democratically elected government".
If the rules for the election are valid, then why are the rules for impeachment not?
Blacklabel
How’s that vote to authorize all those “subpoenas” coming along?
There is a reason why the intelligence committee is leading this and not Judiciary
Simon Foston
plasticmonkeyToday 08:14 am JST
Maybe they're getting scared that Trump's Republican support in the Senate isn't quite as rock solid as Mitch McConnell would have us believe.
bass4funk
"All of you know your Constitution," McConnell says in the video. "The way that impeachment stops is with a Senate majority with me as majority leader."
Because there are No high crimes or misdemeanors of which the Dems are accusing the President of. It doesn’t fit the impeachment cause to warrant the Senate of removing him, the same as it was in 1998. There was No way on God’s green Earth that the Dems in the Senate would have ever removed Clinton and the same goes for Trump, it’ll be boring nowhere near as interesting as the OJ trial and after it’s all done and it goes to the Senate they will just reject any recommendations for removal and that will be that and then we can move on.
Republicans said the same about the Dems in 1998 and they were equally as dumb back then. Anyway, McConnell will give it later a a quick death it so rightly deserves.
lincolnman
And Donnie knows scams - can we all say "Trump University"?
BINGO! A Trump crony who helped with the Ukraine shakedown - he'll be under oath now and asked all about those texts...
The SS Trump Titanic is now barely above water....
bass4funk
Mueller witch hunt hoax and even bigger scam.
Moscow Mitch will resurrect it.
Blacklabel
So now I’m hearing the second whistleblower is the “source” for the first whistleblower. That’s just lovely.
lincolnman
In pieces. And I guess you didn't see what MM had to say on the Syria pullout today...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-trump-syria-turkey-kurds_n_5d9b7e38e4b0fc935edeabc2
Texas A&M Aggie
Notice the democrat/socialists candidates are being overlooked by the stenographers in DNC/MSM. Zero media coverage about about what those who are running for POTUS are going to do to improve Americans lives (health care, infrastructure, even gun control).
Instead, impeachment is that party's sole campaign issue for its rapidly dwindling voter base this election cycle. Good luck with that.
bass4funk
Which still bring in millions, Cha-Ching!
So what? They don’t make policy....they try, but they’re not the President.
lincolnman
Millions from Russia? Cha-ching! Just like Don Jr and Eric said - that's where they get all their money...
Just the jury for impeachment - nothing huh?
bass4funk
Ok, anyway once Mitch puts this hoax to its most deserved rest we can move on.
Once it’s done, that’ll be the second failed attempt. Russia and now Ukraine.
lincolnman
Your words...Cha-ching. Tell us about that "We get all our money from Russia"?
By McConnell who you just dissed?
Numan
The WH was not only shaking down Ukraine for political dirt on Biden, but also a gas deal.
AP's key findings about Ukraine gas deal Trump allies sought
https://news.yahoo.com/aps-key-findings-ukraine-gas-174439391.html
bass4funk
As never proven, all Mitch needs to know, acquitted.
Naw.
lincolnman
Proven? It came out of their mouths...they admitted it - confessed.
You know, it used to be amusing to toy with the Trumpers - to get them to say something outlandish or funny. But since all the Ukraine bombshells and upcoming impeachment it seems all the wind has been taken out of their sails. They seem to know the end is coming.
All we get now is "Naw"....and the daily "Hillary"...
They've already thrown in the towel...
bass4funk
Nothing was proven. Can’t wait until Mitch rolls his eyes and says “acquitted.”
Impeachment with no removal, what a waste, but if they want a show, go ahead.
Daily Trump attacks and more pundits having meltdowns and Mitch waiting to hit that gavel and calling for an acquittal. Yes, he’s thrown in the towel because nothing more to see or say.
lincolnman
Eric Trump: 'We have all the funding we need out of Russia'
https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-trump-golf-courses-russia-funding-2017-5
Trumpers inability to offer anything other than one word replies says it all...the ship has sunk and they know it...
Blacklabel
Its sooooo obvious that Drumpf is done. Yet, Dems still wont schedule a vote out of fear of being held accountable for their actions and fear that the vote will fail.
dmacleod
False. The Democrats in the House are waiting for all of the various committees to finish their investigations first. If you want them to finish and take a vote, then tell the White House to stop stonewalling all of the committees, especially if the White House has nothing to hide.
Blacklabel
Impeachment investigations have no authority without an impeachment vote first.
bass4funk
And the Trump haters have nothing else to say, but the usual replies that will never move this President, the treasure is coming up, gonna be rich.
dmacleod
False. This has been debunked many times before. However, if you think that you are right, please cite the exact place in the Constitution where it says so.
bass4funk
Great, I want them to get this bad boy going so that the Republicans can call their own witnesses and cross examine the Democrats. “Hunter! Come out and plaaaayaaa.”
Not only that, that gives Trump and the GOP the green light to go after vulnerable Democrats 30 of them that narrowly won in districts where Trump won. Nancy can’t do both, either she brings it to vote and sacrifices her newly ushered in flock or she keeps the current situation and continues to twist knife no real bite force, just more noise and annoyance.....to all of us.
lincolnman
Yep, I'm sure Putin and the oligarchs will ensure that...as you've proven by ignoring Eric's words above...
dmacleod
Me too. Too bad "Hunter" and the rest of the smokescreens that the Republicans are trying to put up about Biden aren't part of the impreachment inquiry or the whistleblower complaints.
Oh, I welcome that, too because you said the same thing about "vulnerable Democrats" in the midterm election last year. How did that turn out again?
I'm looking forward to putting all of the Republican Senators on record (especially those vulnerable ones in Maine and Colorado) when they try to ignore all of the evidence once the impeachment process moves to the Senate. Have fun with that.
bass4funk
Like you’ve been ignoring Hunter..the person Barr is investigating....