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Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment

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Before the usual pro-Trump parrots start squawking about the Bidens:

Hunter Biden served on the board of a Ukrainian gas company at the same time his father was leading the Obama administration's diplomatic dealings with Kyiv. There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either of the Bidens.

So to answer any of the usual predictable questions about when they're going to get investigated like Trump: never.

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Yeah “no evidence...yet. Because the investigation hasn’t started because liberals and the media protecting Biden.

liberals already forgot how this works. No one is in “disarray”. In fact Biden campaign filed complaints to ban Guiliani from TV appearances. Why? Isn’t he allowed to speak?

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if Biden has “nothing to hide” he should welcome an investigation and make anyone he ever had contact with in this life available for testimony under oath. Isn’t they how this worked last time?

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I am 'usually' a supporter of Trump foreign policies, but jeewhizz, his domestic antics are really bizarre. Where is he going with this Biden stuff? A dilusional repeat of Obama birth saga?

There was no political gains for the Obama birth dilusion, Obama was leaving office any way. There certainly is no foreseeable political gain on Biden & sons, if anything, it'd paint a picture of a fully functional, patriotic American political family vs Trump, his children and his cronyism.

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Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment

This headline is misleading.

I read the article and while the second part is absolutely true, the first part about "Trump allies in disarray" is not substantiated in the article.

They quote one individual, a former administration official. To call that individual an ally is a stretch. That would be the same as calling The Mooch an ally.

I am not saying there isn't substance to this claim in the headline, it just isn't substantiated in the article.

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"All that needs to be done, at this point, is to make sure that the attorneys that represent the whistleblower get the clearances that they need to be able to accompany the whistleblower to testimony," said Schiff, D-Calif., "and that we figure out the logistics to make sure that we protect the identity of the whistleblower."

I believe Schiff is a solid choice to quarterback the impeachment inquiry, as he has the demeanor, the intellect and the prosecutorial credentials necessary to keep the focus on the process, while denying Trump and his cronies the circus-like atmosphere they desire.

At the same time, I also believe Schiff needs to draft a bench of sterling, masterful counselors, like Barry Berke, to assist with the questioning and to short-circuit additional Lewandowski-like mockeries of the inquiry. That sort of dog-and-pony show cannot be permitted to happen again.

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Both Rudy and Donny show clear signs of early dementia.

When you have incoherent leaders, the followers, never smart to begin with, obviously will be in disarray!

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I read the full transcript. The Ukrainian president does not seem pressured at all, in fact, he is the one pushing for more cooperation with the United States. However, the fact that, Trump withheld the military aid after that phone call means that, he was waiting to see if Ukraine will do what he asked for, which enters the sphere of bribery and corruption.

Constitutional experts have said that, this may violate the campaign financing law, but it is not unconstitutional. Whether this is an impeachable crime depends entirely on the subjective decision by the congress. It would take at least 20 republicans for Trump to be impeached, which means, it is not going to happen. It is a weak case in my opinion, and a waste of time. If anything, Trump is going to use this to his advantage. Democrats would be better advised to focus on the elections instead.

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BlacklabelToday  07:06 am JST

...if Biden has “nothing to hide” he should welcome an investigation...

Maybe he does. But no one is actually pushing for one. Nothing happened after Trump's phone call.

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The GOP is trying a media blitz spreading false information about Biden and the investigation. It won't work.

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It's the Biden campaign that is in disarray after shrieking to the media to ban Guiliani from TV appearances. According to the MSM, doing anything to help your own political chances is illegal. Time to go arrest Quid-Pro-Joe for trying to influence our 2020 election.

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When you have a circus on fire and the people trying to put it out are rudy and trump what is the obvious result? It's pretty easy to figure out. Michal Cohen is sitting in his cell now shaking his head and saying, "...I told you, I told you so..."

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So why does the Biden campaign want to block Rudy from TV? COVER UP!

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Texas A&M AggieToday  08:15 am JST

It's the Biden campaign that is in disarray after shrieking to the media to ban Guiliani from TV appearances.

True, that's not very smart. Letting Giuliani continue to make a fool of himself in front of the whole world isn't going to do Biden any harm.

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This whole debacle between Biden and Trump is a sham. Are we going to have threat of impeachment with every President? Is that the new norm? Look at a map of the Middle East. See the countries between China and the Mediterranean? Both the Democrats & Republicans want the US to control those countries in order to have an oil pipeline straight across the Middle East from east to west. This bickering about Biden and Trump and the political power struggle between the "Left & Right" is all a distraction. The Media distracts us from what's going on behind the scenes in government, and Politics distract us from the control corporations have over government. I originally favored Trump over Clinton in the 2016 Election because he challenged the Media and seemed to be shaking up the Left/Right Paradigm by challenging Clinton and Bush (Jeb). However, since Trump made a record-breaking weapons sale to Saudi Arabia soon after being elected, I have become a-political. Both the Left & Right have the same masters. Trump is just the current POTUS Puppet.

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I am far from a Trump supporter, and personally am of the opinion that the impeachment proceedings SHOULD go forward, however I really do not like the "click-bait" title of the article.

The Republicans are hardly in "disarray" and while they may not have the same "war-room" type of set up to fight the charges are Clinton used during his impeachment. It's not like they are going to just sit idly by.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-impeachment-inquiry-poll-cbs-news-poll-finds-majority-of-americans-and-democrats-approve/

The overwhelming majority of Republicans polled are against the impeachment, and if they start spending money to defend Trump you can expect a lash back too!

Either way, the Senate is not going to "convict" Trump and remove him either. At worst, I would bet they could get by with a censure!

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So Biden knows Rudy actually is not making a fool of himself. Thus trying to block him from speaking on TV. Otherwise they would just let him talk like we did with Avenatti.

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Aaannd back to watching shadow-puppets on the cave wall.

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The current occupant of the White House continues to purvey fake news, disinformation and misinformation about this and other subjects ... enough already!

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Rudy continues to make a fool of himself, saying something and denying it within a few seconds, the ABC interview being the last one.

Is that Donny's final defence? My lawyer was incompetent?????

Funny how they are throwing everyone else under the bus, Donny did it to Pence, Rudy to Pompeo!!!

The house of lards is melting!!!

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Republicans need to remember that they are humans first, Americans second, and Republicans a distant third. That would go a long way toward making them less confused.

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Yeah “no evidence...yet. Because the investigation hasn’t started because liberals and the media protecting Biden. 

liberals already forgot how this works. No one is in “disarray”. In fact Biden campaign filed complaints to ban Guiliani from TV appearances. Why? Isn’t he allowed to speak

Look, the Democrats will be milking this like all the failed previous attempts and it’ll fail like everything else. Trump already in this week raised $13 million in a week. So it’s looking like the Dems strategy is helping Trump more than anything. It won’t save Biden, it won’t help his failing Presidency. Thanks Nancy and congressman Green. Lol

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Rudy Giuliani speaks at a rally supporting a regime change in Iran outside United Nations headquarters

It seems someone here is eager to be the "John Bolton II", a vacancy of state security adviser!

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BlacklabelToday  08:46 am JST

So Biden knows Rudy actually is not making a fool of himself. Thus trying to block him from speaking on TV.

Biden may not actually be that smart. Perhaps Trump should have been trying to get dirt on other candidates.

bass4funkToday  09:28 am JST

It won’t save Biden, it won’t help his failing Presidency.*

You don't put much care into your writing, do you.

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You don't put much care into your writing, do you.

I sure do.

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bass4funkToday  09:47 am JST

You don't put much care into your writing, do you.

I sure do.

Read back that comment to yourself about Biden's failing presidency.

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Read back that comment to yourself about Biden's failing presidency.

I think the reading from liberals is deciphered is really the misunderstanding. Lol

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This nonsense is so tiresome.

I wonder what they'll try after this ends in failure?...

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that he expects the whistleblower at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump to testify "very soon."

Pffft! We're still waiting on Schitt's "direct evidence" of Trump-Russia collusion. He should be impeached for lying about that for two years plus his "parody" of the Trump-Ukraine president phone call.

The Dems continue to dig their own graves.

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Trump should know better. he shot himself in the foot. we should acknowledge that Trump would probably be re-elected and the democrats know that no dem nominee (except for Sanders) could beat the Trump fever that,s still going on in America. so they,re making sure they finish Trump off so they won,t actually need to race against him in 2020. politics...sighs...

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As you've no doubt seen, just like their Savior, Trump supporters can't honestly admit to even their most minor of mistakes...

Then you must reeeeaaally hate liberals in that case.

I actually think subconsciously, they already know Trump will be impeached and have accepted that Biden will be President, thus they state "Biden's failing presidency"......

Yeah, Biden has much of a chance being President as does Ilhan Omar. ROFL.

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I think the reading from liberals is deciphered is really the misunderstanding. Lol

Must be a lot of turbulence up there today. Go on, have another go.

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Yooutube broadcast pertaining to this issue. Please watch before further commenting. The Truth about Trump, Biden, and the Ukraine: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U2hxywnF3Mw

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bass4funkToday  10:42 am JST

Yeah, Biden has much of a chance being President as

According to you he's been President already.

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Only one failing presidency and it ain't Biden's.

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There was no quid pro quo and the Ukrainian president says he was not pressured. Small potatoes.

How about we find out if the former vice president was running a pay for play scheme out of Air Force 2 in eastern Europe and China. We know that his son miraculously got rich right after flying overseas with daddy on his government plane. Lots to investigate here especially given the fact that Biden was Obama’s point man in the Ukraine and the sabotage of Manafort by Bidens pro-Russia buddies there.

It is kind of ironic that an employee of the CIA is trying to take down an American president. The CIA usually overthrows foreign governments- not their own.

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@Bass: Yeah, Biden has much of a chance being President as does Ilhan Omar. ROFL.

I don’t know Bass, never thought the last two presidents would get elected either. A black nationalist neo-Marxist who hung around Luis Farrakhan and a reality television star? Anything can happen in today’s America.

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Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment???

What a ridiculous headline, which is not at all supported by the article's content. JT editors, can't you at least feign a little 'fair and balanced reporting? Disgrace.

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What I don’t know Bass, never thought the last two presidents would get elected either. A black nationalist neo-Marxist who hung around Luis Farrakhan and a reality television star? Anything can happen in today’s America.

Lol, someone gets it.

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A black nationalist neo-Marxist who hung around Luis Farrakhan and a reality television star?

??? No-one like this was elected President. We do have a white nationalist neo-fascist president who hung around paedophile Epstein and was a two-bit reality television star though.

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The Trump strategy - just make up the most ridiculous stuff you can...

Just like with Don Jr.

Yea, Manafort, he who is rotting in a cell

Who’ll probably in a year get pardoned

The sheer desperation of Trump and his supporters

Desperate Presidents don’t usually grin when offering up freely phone conversations of an alleged abuse. Desperation looks more like the VP dodging any questions about him and his kids questionable $50,000 a month salary for doing.....

Meanwhile Trump confesses to abuse of authority in writing,

No, he did not, there was no mention of money or quid pro quo or do the liberals of JT have now access to the files of the DNI? Biden on the other hand, just use Google and you’ll see and hear the brazen and confident bragging on how he got the prosecutor fired that was investigating his son.

Crazy Rudy is doing his best to put Trump behind bars....

So now he’ll be following Hillary.

Welcome to Watergate 2.0....which will end in the exact same way..with one exception - President Biden or Warren won't be issuing any pardons...

Warren’s chances of winning the Presidency are as good as John Edwards winning.

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What a ridiculous headline, which is not at all supported by the article's content. JT editors, can't you at least feign a little 'fair and balanced reporting? Disgrace.

It was lacking in context, but to be fair, events are moving rapidly. Even Trump's former DHS has expressed deep concern. Coming up: Giuliani and the Logan Act.

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So Bidens pay-for-play scandal is irrelevant, but Trumps trying to shine light on it is horrible?

The hypocrisy of the swamp-controlled media is amazing.

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Oh - and Trump threatening the whistleblower with execution.

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So Bidens pay-for-play scandal is irrelevant, but Trumps trying to shine light on it is horrible?

The hypocrisy of the swamp-controlled media is amazing.

The hysteria from Democrats over this is hilarious. They actually think bringing articles of impeachment is just going to (in some strange liberal think mode) make the GOP take action to remove Trump. It’ll never happen. Even McConnell is calculated and methodical in his plans to make it hard for any future Democrat to pass any legislation, stacking the lower courts with over 150 conservative judges (more to come) and a possible 3rd SC pick will keep the Dems firmly grounded for at least a generation. Good, we can hopefully ward off the socialist spirit out of them.

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Simon Foston: Read back that comment to yourself about Biden's failing presidency.

> bass4funk: I think the reading from liberals is deciphered is really the misunderstanding. Lol

Has the B$F account just failed the Turning Test? Simon, did you break it?

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They actually think bringing articles of impeachment is just going to (in some strange liberal think mode) make the GOP take action to remove Trump. It’ll never happen.

Thats something I agree upon with the Trumplets, the GOP is effectively neutered.

With Dodgy Donny and Moscow Mitch at its helms, they don't need an iceberg to sink this Titanic.

Rambling Rudy also contributes digging holes in the hull.

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They actually think bringing articles of impeachment is just going to (in some strange liberal think mode) make the GOP take action to remove Trump. It’ll never happen.

I agree - it's not going to remove Trump, but it's still the right thing to do - he sought to use his office to influence a foreign government to damage a political opponent. Also, the people deserve to know exactly what their president is up to.

It is just another example of why he is unfit to be called president.

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Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment

While Dems are pursuing impeachment on frivolous grounds and their media allies do their damnedest to bring Trump down via misleading headlines like this, the vulnerable working class has the best employment situation in recent history and the economy is booming.

No wonder the media is so distrusted and Dems will lose in 2020. The working class knows that Dems and media don't care about their welfare.

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Trump has sought to implicate Biden and his son Hunter Biden in the kind of corruption that has long plagued Ukraine. Hunter Biden served on the board of a Ukrainian gas company at the same time his father was leading the Obama administration's diplomatic dealings with Kyiv. There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either of the Bidens.

The article forgot to mention that a prosecutor investigating the Bidens suddenly got "fired" for no known reasons.

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@bass4funk

........They actually think bringing articles of impeachment is just going to.......make the GOP take action to remove Trump. It’ll never happen. Even McConnell is calculated and methodical in his plans to make it hard for any future Democrat to pass any legislation, stacking the lower courts with over 150 conservative judges (more to come) and a possible 3rd SC pick will keep the Dems firmly grounded for at least a generation. Good, we can hopefully ward off the socialist spirit out of them.

True.

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Andrew Crisp:

The article forgot to mention that a prosecutor investigating the Bidens suddenly got "fired" for no known reasons.

Err... no known reasons? Biden actually bragged about this... you can see the video, if the Youtube PC censors have not removed it yet:

"I said (to Proshenko) "You are not getting the billion. I am going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours." I looked at them and said "Im leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not firet, you are not getting the money."

Well, son of a bitch he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time".

(Biden on Foreign Felations event)

But of course, in the world of CNN, there is nothing to see here. Move on, folks.

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More than enough evidence to kick off an impeachment inquiry.

isn’t this exactly what Trump and co. were goading Democrats to do?

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gcbel:

More than enough evidence to kick off an impeachment inquiry.

Into what? Bidens corruption? Too late to impeach Obama...

isn’t this exactly what Trump and co. were goading Democrats to do?

If you mean looking foolish and exposing their hypocrisy, yeah, maybe.

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We all should hope that the impeachment process goes quickly.

The evidence is damning, and Trump is handing it out against his own top advisors. He can't even tell when he commits a crime. And then, there is the cover up.

The big downside of impeachment is Pence. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

In need of a distraction, Trump is also chasing the Clinton server again.

Let's hope he doesn't completely "Wag the Dog" and decide he needs to do something disruptive, like start a trade war or an actual war.

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