Rick Wilson: Strap in for a Wild Week as the Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public

[babylonsister]

https://gen.medium.com/strap-in-for-a-wild-week-as-the-impeachment-inquiry-goes-public-79a88ec1ff7f

Strap in for a Wild Week as the Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public
With two days of public hearings in the House, the American public will finally get a full view of Trump’s corruption
Rick Wilson


The impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s corrupt Ukraine extortion conspiracy begins this week, and it’s going to be one hell of a show.

Washington is girding its loins for a big, ugly fight that presages an even bigger and uglier fight to come. After more than a month of investigations and closed-door depositions produced damning new information, the House impeachment inquiry will feature live testimony on Wednesday and Friday.

We’re in a whole new ballgame.

There have been few tectonic moments where the constitutional boundaries, powers, and limits of the branches of our government are tested, but we’re in one now. The future of the Trump presidency, the balance of powers, and the rule of law all hang in the balance.

How this week of spectacle turns out depends on the answers to eight key questions:

What happens when Americans know more about Ukraine?

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Will the courts step in?

Trump’s claims of executive privilege as a means of blocking all oversight and accountability are, as previously stated, a bit thin, but if court rulings on the ability of the White House to withhold testimony and cooperation from every person even tangentially connected to the President come down this week, they could represent a massive game-changer. Many Trump White House officials are party to a lawsuit asking for clarity on this and results could come at any time.

Trump is on a losing streak in the courts — from his taxes to immigration matters to emoluments — and his delaying tactics on executive power are headed for a collision with the Supreme Court that will make the legal fight much more than a sideshow; it may well be the main event.

This week is going to be a hell of a ride. Strap in.

[OhNo-Really]

1. If they can DVR the hearings for weekend watch

Anyone figured out how to program DVR record for The Hearings? Please Share
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Will hearings be uploaded to YouTube?

There is no C-SPAN 3 on my DirecyTV

[Thomas Hurt]

2. NPR reporter this morning, spent his air time playing up the GOP argument...

and made it seem like the House's case was all hanging on the transcript and how Donnie wasn't getting his due process. Not one word about the trial in the Senate. Not one mention of the other witnesses or what they testified about.

[FakeNoose]

3. Looks like CNN will show everything gavel to gavel

MSNBC will break in on their regular news shows (more than likely) whenever something big happens.
I don't get CSPAN on my cable line-up, however I'm sure they'll have all of it straight through.

[crickets]

4. CSPAN has live streaming online

and will also likely store all of the programs for later watching. They're pretty good about that.

https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=c-span-3

eta - oops

You must log in with your television provider in order to view the C-SPAN Live Streams.

Well, the archives are still a likely possibility.

[OnDoutside]

5. You can get CSPAN on Youtube here

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cspan+live

[crickets]

6. Much better - thank you! nt

[FakeNoose]

7. Cool! thanks for the link