BOOYA! Republicans Declare D-SCHIFF Is Going To Have To Testify Under Oath!

[easyt65]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

 

[CrusaderFrank]

 

[OldLady]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions. Just why Nancy Pelosi avoided this vote to begin with.
Well, have at it, Repubs. Schiff didn't do anything but force the damned National Security guy to shake the complaint loose he was trying to bury in the pile on his desk, I guess.

 

[Mac1958]

I guess we'll see.

In the last ten years or so, "this is the big one" has been the prediction a few thousand times.

 

[easyt65]

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions.

Bwuhahahahaha.....

Like the US IG recommending Comey, McCabe, and Strzok for indictment of crimes Democrats have refused to acknowledge / deal with....?! Way to completely avoid addressing all the lies and crimes Schiff has engaged in...some admittedly.

 

[bripat9643]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions. Just why Nancy Pelosi avoided this vote to begin with.
Well, have at it, Repubs. Schiff didn't do anything but force the damned National Security guy to shake the complaint loose he was trying to bury in the pile on his desk, I guess.

They are focusing on the proper targets: the scumbags who started this circus.

Forcing someone to "shake loose" an accusation against the President is not the proper function of a committee chairman.

 

[Third Party]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

I am booking the over/under beads of sweat running down Schiff's face-it stands at over 10 under 12.

 

[Lesh]

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions. Just why Nancy Pelosi avoided this vote to begin with.
Well, have at it, Repubs. Schiff didn't do anything but force the damned National Security guy to shake the complaint loose he was trying to bury in the pile on his desk, I guess.

This is exactly the kind of Dog and Pony crap that Democrats were trying to avoid and exactly WHY the Republicans wanted to be able to call witnesses.

 

[OldLady]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions. Just why Nancy Pelosi avoided this vote to begin with.
Well, have at it, Repubs. Schiff didn't do anything but force the damned National Security guy to shake the complaint loose he was trying to bury in the pile on his desk, I guess.

They are focusing on the proper targets: the scumbags who started this circus.

Forcing someone to "shake loose" an accusation against the President is not the proper function of a committee chairman.

He knew the complaint had been filed and that the National Security dude was sitting on it. There was nothing in any way "wrong" with asking where in hell it was.

 

[Billy_Bob]

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions. Just why Nancy Pelosi avoided this vote to begin with.
Well, have at it, Repubs. Schiff didn't do anything but force the damned National Security guy to shake the complaint loose he was trying to bury in the pile on his desk, I guess.

This is exactly the kind of Dog and Pony crap that Democrats were trying to avoid and exactly WHY the Republicans wanted to be able to call witnesses.

Schiff should have recused himself... He has single handedly doomed the democrat agenda..

He will not be able to skate on the trial. He will be called and he will be forced to answer the questions. The moment he takes the fifth amendment to escape criminal prosecution for the attempted Coup D'etat the whole narrative blows up in your faces.

 

[BlindBoo]

Go ahead, make your case.

 

[IM2]

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions.

Bwuhahahahaha.....

Like the US IG recommending Comey, McCabe, and Strzok for indictment of crimes Democrats have refused to acknowledge / deal with....?! Way to completely avoid addressing all the lies and crimes Schiff has engaged in...some admittedly.

The IG didn't do that.

 

[Billy_Bob]

Go ahead, make your case.

What do you call a prosecutor who coaches witnesses, lies to congress and investigators, hides facts, and lies about his involvement with his "whistleblowers"?

This is going to be an EPIC IMPLOSION on the Senate floor by dim wits...

 

[BlindBoo]

Go ahead, make your case.

What do you call a prosecutor who coaches witnesses, lies to congress and investigators, hides facts, and lies about his involvement with his "whistleblowers"?

This is going to be an EPIC IMPLOSION on the Senate floor by dim wits...

What do you call the willfully gullible who believe that?

 

[Third Party]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions. Just why Nancy Pelosi avoided this vote to begin with.
Well, have at it, Repubs. Schiff didn't do anything but force the damned National Security guy to shake the complaint loose he was trying to bury in the pile on his desk, I guess.

They are focusing on the proper targets: the scumbags who started this circus.

Forcing someone to "shake loose" an accusation against the President is not the proper function of a committee chairman.

He knew the complaint had been filed and that the National Security dude was sitting on it. There was nothing in any way "wrong" with asking where in hell it was.

Our government at work?

 

[jillian]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

Republicans in the house have no power you insane Russian asset

 

[jillian]

Go ahead, make your case.

What do you call a prosecutor who coaches witnesses, lies to congress and investigators, hides facts, and lies about his involvement with his "whistleblowers"?

This is going to be an EPIC IMPLOSION on the Senate floor by dim wits...

What do you call the willfully gullible who believe that?

Trumpscum. Treasonous trumpscum

 

[IM2]

I'm going to laugh at the republicans here. Because this:

It looks like Trump and Giuliani's efforts to intimidate and bully the former Ukrainian ambassador went much farther than publicly known

•A partial transcript of the testimony of Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine, shows that President Donald Trump and his allies' efforts to intimidate and bully her went much farther than previously known.

•Yovanovitch testified that she felt threatened by Trump's comments about her during a July 25 phone call with Ukraine's president.

•She also said Ukrainian officials told her that a top Ukrainian ally of Rudy Giuliani was looking to "hurt" her "in the US."

•Ukraine's minister of the interior, Arsen Avakov, told Yovanovitch he was "very concerned" about Giuliani and that she needed to watch her back.

Here are some of the biggest takeaways from her blockbuster testimony, according to the partial transcript:

Yovanovitch felt "shocked" and threatened by Trump's comments about her during a July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A White House summary of the call shows Trump calling her "bad news" and telling Zelensky "she's going to go through some things."

When Yovanovitch asked Gordon Sondland, the US's ambassador to the EU, for advice on dealing with Trump, he told her to go on Twitter and praise Trump.

Yovanovitch testified that Sondland told her she needed to "go big or go home." She added that he said, "you need to, you know, tweet out there that you support the President, and that all these are lies and everything else."

She said she didn't know how she could implement that advice "in my role as an Ambassador, and as a foreign service officer."

When lawmakers asked Yovanovitch to specify what Sondland told her, she said he said something to the effect of, "You know the President. Well, maybe you don't know him personally, but you know, you know, the sorts of things that he likes. You know, go out there battling aggressively and, you know, praise him or support him."

Ukrainian officials told Yovanovitch in November or December 2018 about Giuliani's plans to target her.

"Basically, it was people in the Ukrainian Government who said that Mr. Lutsenko, the former prosecutor general, was in communication with Mayor Giuliani, and that they had plans, and that they were going to, you know, do things, including to me," she testified.

Yovanovitch elaborated and said Lutsenko and Giuliani had met several times, and Lutsenko "was looking to hurt me in the US. I couldn't imagine what that was. But, you know, now I see."

Arsen Avakov, the Ukrainian Minister of the Interior, spoke to Giuliani in February about Biden and the 2016 election and subsequently warned Yovanovitch it would be "dangerous" for Ukraine to get into domestic US politics.

When a lawmaker asked Yovanovitch why Avakov tied Giuliani to Ukraine getting involved in the US, she said it related to the issue of the "black ledger."

The "black ledger" is a handwritten list of $2 billion of allegedly illicit payments the pro-Russia Party of Regions made to people including former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The revelation of those payments led to Manafort's resignation from the campaign.

Ukraine's investigation into those payments and Manafort's role stalled just days after Giuliani visited Ukraine in June 2017 and met with Lutsenko and Ukraine's president at the time, Petro Poroshenko. The Manafort investigation was handed off from Ukraine's anticorruption unit to Lutsenko, and the Kyiv Post quoted a former Ukrainian official as saying, "It is clear for me that somebody gave an order to bury the black ledger." A little over a week later, the US made a sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine.

Referring to that investigation, Yovanovitch testified that Avakov told her it was dangerous for Ukraine to get involved to look at "how did all of that come about; the issue of whether, you know, it was Russia collusion or whether it was really Ukraine collusion, and, you know, looking forward to the 2020 election campaign, and whether this would somehow hurt" Biden.

Asked whether Giuliani and his associates' interest in Biden came up during her conversation with Avakov, Yovanovitch testified, "Yeah, I mean looking backwards to what happened in the past, with a view to finding things that could be possibly damaging to a presidential run" by Biden.

Avakov warned Yovanovitch he was "very concerned" about Giuliani and that she needed to watch her back.

Yovanovitch raised concerns about Giuliani with senior State Department officials but despite having their own concerns, they didn't think they could stop him.

State Department officials were reluctant to issue a statement supporting Yovanovitch in light of the attacks on her because they were afraid "the rug would be pulled out" from under them by Trump.

After Yovanovitch was recalled, the acting Assistant Secretary of State Philip T. Reeker told her Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "was no longer able to" protect her from Trump.

It looks like Trump and Giuliani's efforts to intimidate and bully the former Ukrainian ambassador went much farther than publicly known

Is

Schiffs testimony is a diversion from the reality of these testimonies.

The time has come for Trump. You can't stop time, nor can you obstruct it.

 

[Lesh]

The WB took his (or her) complaint to the IG as protocol states and the IG upon reviewing it and finding it urgent and credible referred it on. And THAT is where things went haywire.

Billy the Bagman's DOJ intercepted it and sat on it...illegally. It was supposed to go right to Congress and Billy Boy prevented that.

Care to tell us what happened then?

 

[bripat9643]

"House Republicans plan to call Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff as one of their first witnesses in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump following the adoption of formal rules for the investigation, claiming he is a “fact witness” due to his office's early involvement with the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the proceedings."

D-Schiff and Democrats, of course, will REFUSE to allow Schiff to be called to testify, despite the fact that he is a KEY 'FACT WITNESS' in their 'Collusion Delusion 2.0' latest on-going coup attempt. They may be FORCED to have Schiff testify, but if this is the case they will demand that the other Un-Constitutional / SCAM provision of their obvious partisan coup attempt be upheld - dictating to Republicans what they can and what they can NOT ask Schiff during questioning.

My bet is that Schiff and the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to call Schiff to testify. If Schiff is forced to testify they will DESTROY him and the Democrats' partisan Impeachment circus!

IF Schiff is forced to testify you can bet the GOP demands he answer:

1. Why did Schiff knowingly, intentionally LIE to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years by falsely, seditiously claiming he ad DIRECT evidence of crimes committed by the President...and why anyone should believe anything HE says after lying to both Congress and the American people for 2+ years...

2. Why he coached a convicted Perjurer for 10 hours in how to testify AGAIN to Congress - a repeat performance of his 1st attempt in which he committed the Perjury he was on the way to prison for...

3. Why he lied to Congress and America about his direct contact with the Deep State anti-Trump CIA Whistle Blower, making him a FACT Witness which legally disqualifies him from participating in any investigation let alone in leading such an investigation....

4. Why he attempted to present a fictitious account of the President's phone call that he authored himself as 'evidence' during a live, televised House Intel Committee hearing on Impeachment...and why anyone should believe anything he says now

5. Why he should NOT be indicted for admittedly leaking classified...or at the very minimum be immediately removed from the House Intel Committee altogether, not just as Chairman...

6. What his full connection is to a Russian-born arms dealer who did business with corrupt former Ukrainian govt officials who also donated a LARGWE amount of money to Schiff.....

And WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow Schiff to be called as a witness and / or WHEN the Democrats refuse to allow the GOP to ask any of these questions, Senate Majority Leader McConnell should Immediately hold a press conference and declare that upon receiving any\thing regarding Impeachment of the President from the House the Senate will begin its own investigation & their very 1st subpoenaed witness called to testify under oath before them will be D-ADAM SCHIFF!




House Republicans plan to call Adam Schiff to testify in impeachment inquiry, say he is 'fact witness'

Yup. Republicans tearing apart the people in charge of the investigation instead of focusing on the President's actions. Just why Nancy Pelosi avoided this vote to begin with.
Well, have at it, Repubs. Schiff didn't do anything but force the damned National Security guy to shake the complaint loose he was trying to bury in the pile on his desk, I guess.

They are focusing on the proper targets: the scumbags who started this circus.

Forcing someone to "shake loose" an accusation against the President is not the proper function of a committee chairman.

He knew the complaint had been filed and that the National Security dude was sitting on it. There was nothing in any way "wrong" with asking where in hell it was.

Schiff talked to him before the complaint was file.

The whole thing is a scam.

Who do you imagine you're fooling?