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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 06:14 PM

demsocialist (202 posts)

Schiff Whacks Nunes' Witness Requests: Will Not Abet 'Sham Investigations'

House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded to Rep. Devin Nunes’ (R-CA) witness requests Saturday, saying that he would not allow the impeachment inquiry to become a “vehicle” for more “sham investigations.”

Nunes, ranking member on the committee, sent his list in a letter to Schiff earlier on Saturday, naming the whistleblower and Hunter Biden among the people Republicans want to testify.

Schiff responded in a statement, saying that he would give the request “due consideration.”

“This inquiry is not, and will not serve, however, as a vehicle to undertake the same sham investigations into the Bidens or 2016 that the President pressed Ukraine to conduct for his personal political benefit, or to facilitate the President’s effort to threaten, intimidate, and retaliate against the whistleblower who courageously raised the initial alarm,” Schiff wrote.

[link:https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/schiff-nunes-witness-requests-impeachment-inquiry|]

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Schiff Whacks Nunes' Witness Requests: Will Not Abet 'Sham Investigations' (Original post)	demsocialist	Nov 9	OP
Good!	Poiuyt	Nov 9	#1
Good for Adam!! This is ridiculous (the witness list by repugs) and goes a long way in showing ...	SWBTATTReg	Nov 9	#2
The repiggies	warmfeet	Nov 9	#3
A damn good whacking! n/t	MuseRider	Nov 9	#6
yes, your honor I demand that the investigators, witnesses, and prosecutor...	Thomas Hurt	Nov 9	#4
There is also this:	demsocialist	Nov 9	#5
The Republicans will call them during the Senate trial	madville	Nov 9	#7
You want to call who as witnesses?	paleotn	Nov 9	#8
Good	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Nov 9	#9
Okay, but can we play with his cow?	dchill	Nov 9	#12
He'd make a great VP with a Warren	TeamPooka	Nov 9	#10
No, no he wouldn't, and I think he has no interest.	mountain grammy	Nov 9	#11
Who cares what MOOnez wants	Traildogbob	Nov 9	#13
Typical Russian Pub request.	wnylib	Nov 9	#14
The weird trial will happen in the senate. It will be all about Biden nothing about trump	mucifer	Nov 9	#15
Update: Schiff says whistleblower testimony is 'redundant and unnecessary'	demsocialist	Nov 10	#16
"Due consideration." In other words, "Nunes, go pound sand." n/t	MrModerate	Nov 10	#17
Yeaaaaahhhh!!!	vlyons	Nov 10	#18
Yep, Schiff should give it due consideration and reject most.	lark	Nov 10	#19
Schiff should let the GOP 'witnesses' submit written testimony	Danascot	Nov 10	#20

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 06:25 PM

Poiuyt (13,983 posts)

1. Good!

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 06:42 PM

SWBTATTReg (8,421 posts)

2. Good for Adam!! This is ridiculous (the witness list by repugs) and goes a long way in showing ...

just how ignorant, corrupt, childish, etc. the repugs are. Like 4 years old but I know some 4 year olds that behave a lot better.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 06:43 PM

warmfeet (1,097 posts)

3. The repiggies

certainly deserve much whacking.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 07:05 PM

MuseRider (29,311 posts)

6. A damn good whacking! n/t

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 06:48 PM

Thomas Hurt (4,699 posts)

4. yes, your honor I demand that the investigators, witnesses, and prosecutor...

all be put on trial before me.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 06:53 PM

demsocialist (202 posts)

5. There is also this:

This is what the whistleblower's attorney told House Republicans who asked client to testify in impeachment inquiry

Following the GOP's request, the whistleblower's attorney reiterated that his client is only willing to answer questions in writing.

"My client's complaint has been largely corroborated. Nonetheless, I have offered to have my client respond in writing, under oath, and under penalty of perjury to Republican questions," Andrew Bakaj said in a statement to CNN.

Bakaj said he is "concerned this is part of a larger effort to unmask my client's identity" and said urged members of Congress to "step back and reflect on the important role whistleblowers play in our constitutional republic's ability to oversee itself."
The attorney said members of the intelligence community must disclose when they have a reasonable belief a violation of law, rule or regulation has happened.

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/09/politics/whistleblower-ukraine-attorney-gop-witness-requests-trump-impeachment-inquiry/index.html|]

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 07:19 PM

madville (4,799 posts)

7. The Republicans will call them during the Senate trial

And make a huge show of it probably right as our primaries are starting.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 07:21 PM

paleotn (5,942 posts)

8. You want to call who as witnesses?

Um...no. And if you don't like it.....go F yourselves.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 07:35 PM

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (39,101 posts)

9. Good

Let's not play little Devin Nonuts' "Looky over there" game.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 08:41 PM

dchill (20,767 posts)

12. Okay, but can we play with his cow?

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 07:53 PM

TeamPooka (16,246 posts)

10. He'd make a great VP with a Warren

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 08:03 PM

mountain grammy (20,796 posts)

11. No, no he wouldn't, and I think he has no interest.

He's a stellar Congressman but too low key, like Kaine, who was no help at all in 2016. He may be why we won VA, but seeing what's happening there, I think we would have won it with a dynamic candidate.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 09:36 PM

Traildogbob (656 posts)

13. Who cares what MOOnez wants

Biden and the Whistleblower can just disregard any damn request to show up. Works for Russian GOP. Nothing happens, right? Executive privilege. Schiff should call up tRump, Pence, Mulvany, CONway, Graham, Paul and Gooliani, if they show up, then we can talk about Biden and the Whistleblower.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 10:02 PM

wnylib (443 posts)

14. Typical Russian Pub request.

Perfect Dem response.

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Sat Nov 9, 2019, 10:39 PM

mucifer (15,333 posts)

15. The weird trial will happen in the senate. It will be all about Biden nothing about trump

my prediction

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Sun Nov 10, 2019, 12:25 AM

demsocialist (202 posts)

16. Update: Schiff says whistleblower testimony is 'redundant and unnecessary'

"The impeachment inquiry, moreover, has gathered an ever-growing body of evidence -- from witnesses and documents, including the President's own words in his July 25 call record -- that not only confirms, but far exceeds, the initial information in the whistleblower's complaint. The whistleblower's testimony is therefore redundant and unnecessary. In light of the President's threats, the individual's appearance before us would only place their personal safety at grave risk," Schiff wrote to California Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee.

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/09/politics/adam-schiff-whistleblower-impeachment-inquiry/index.html|]

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Sun Nov 10, 2019, 06:44 AM

MrModerate (9,312 posts)

17. "Due consideration." In other words, "Nunes, go pound sand." n/t

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Sun Nov 10, 2019, 07:27 AM

vlyons (6,695 posts)

18. Yeaaaaahhhh!!!

How's that for a bitch slap to Nunez?

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Sun Nov 10, 2019, 12:16 PM

lark (13,856 posts)

19. Yep, Schiff should give it due consideration and reject most.

The few requests that seemed reasonable (Morrison for one) would need to be reviewed for repug reasoning and might be ok but Schiff, whistleblower, whistleblower atty, anyone whistleblower talked to, Hunted Biden, Joe Biden - 100% DOA. Let them squawk, I don't think there's anything they can do, but they are ratfucking criminal traitors, so am anxious about this.

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Sun Nov 10, 2019, 03:13 PM

Danascot (3,297 posts)

20. Schiff should let the GOP 'witnesses' submit written testimony

and then ship them off to the late night hosts to be properly mocked.

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