[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #690 Nuances blijven lastig

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LindseyGrahamSC twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:27:47 I love Joe Biden as a person but we are not going to give a pass to what is obviously a conflict of interest. I believe Hunter Biden’s association on the Burisma board doesn’t pass the smell test. If a Republican was in the same position, they’d certainly be investigated! reageer retweet

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RWPUSA twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 20:22:49 Let's go.The evidence in this case is more compelling than for any impeachment in history.More than for Nixon. And far more than for Andrew Johnson and Clinton.Donald Trump could be impeached by Christmas--Here's how https://t.co/4JO6RAxmnT reageer retweet

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The House impeachment inquiry entered a new phase this week as the first in a series of public hearings were held with witnesses, following prior testimonies held behind closed doors in the Capitol's basement.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was the latest witness to appear before cameras. She was questioned by lawmakers in a committee room today, two days after the State Department official George Kent and the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor gave testimony to representatives.

Another raft of witnesses is also due to appear at public hearings next week—including U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council staffer.

The impeachment inquiry was launched by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September 24 after the details of a whistleblower's complaint about a now-infamous phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were made public. A chart below, from Statista, shows where the American public falls on the issue of impeachment.



Trump is alleged to have withheld military aid to Ukraine in an effort to pressure the country into opening an investigation into his political opponent Joe Biden.

As the impeachment process against the president ramped up following the announcement of public depositions last week, the appetite for impeachment among Democrats did not appear to wane.

Shortly after the impeachment inquiry was set in motion, Democrats were reported to be aiming for a Thanksgiving vote on articles of impeachment.

But The Hill reported last Friday that the Democrat majority in the House was seeking to wrap up impeachment before the Christmas holidays with a December vote.

Here is how the House could end up impeaching President Trump by Christmas.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:05 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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LindseyGrahamSC twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:27:47 I love Joe Biden as a person but we are not going to give a pass to what is obviously a conflict of interest. I believe Hunter Biden’s association on the Burisma board doesn’t pass the smell test. If a Republican was in the same position, they’d certainly be investigated! reageer retweet

De bullshitter.

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:15:49 A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records relating to the Trump admin's freeze on security aid to Ukraine. https://t.co/3cKqpcbDqR reageer retweet

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A federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records relating to the Trump administration's freeze on security aid to Ukraine.

Why it matters: Allegations that Trump froze nearly $400 million congressionally-approved military aid in order to pressure Ukraine to carry out investigations into his political rivals are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry.

Details: The 211 pages of records include communications between the Pentagon, the Pentagon's comptroller and OMB.

The judge ordered the release of half of the documents by Dec. 12 and the rest by Dec. 20.
The decision comes after the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit journalism organization, sued the department for the records.
What they're saying:

"Currently, the United States House of Representatives is in the process of conducting impeachment proceedings concerning the same subject matter as the documents requested by Plaintiff.. As such, the requested documents are sought in order to inform the public on a matter of extreme national concern. Only an informed electorate can develop its opinions and persuasively petition its elected officials to act in ways which further the aims of those opinions."

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:21 schreef Kansenjongere het volgende:

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Maar als het gaat regenen houdt die eierschil hem wel droog.

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:20:45 Breaking via WSJ: Subpoenas issued to people with ties to Rudy Giuliani and his associates indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction of justice and campaign-finance violations, according to people familiar. https://t.co/Tbx19GHYyI reageer retweet

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Subpoenas issued to people with ties to President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and his associates indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction of justice and campaign-finance violations, and suggest that prosecutors are looking closely at the work of Mr. Giuliani himself, according to people familiar with the matter.

In recent weeks, prosecutors have sent subpoenas and other requests to potential witnesses seeking records and information related to Mr. Giuliani and two of his associates, according to the people. The investigation, led by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has already led to campaign-finance charges against the associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.

The subpoenas offer the clearest indication yet that federal prosecutors are examining Mr. Giuliani’s consulting work. Among the entities named in the subpoenas are Giuliani Partners, a security-consulting firm founded by Mr. Giuliani in 2002 that had multiple foreign clients, including a city in Ukraine. The subpoenas also sought information on a company co-founded by Mr. Parnas that paid Mr. Giuliani for business and legal advice.

Mr. Giuliani said in an interview that he hadn’t been contacted by prosecutors and has denied wrongdoing.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:29 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:20:45 Breaking via WSJ: Subpoenas issued to people with ties to Rudy Giuliani and his associates indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction of justice and campaign-finance violations, according to people familiar. https://t.co/Tbx19GHYyI reageer retweet

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Subpoenas described to @WSJ listed more than half a dozen potential charges under consideration:
- obstruction of justice
- money laundering
- conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
- making false statements
- FARA violations
- donating foreign $
- donating in another person’s name

https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1199059268516876288

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rebeccaballhaus twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:17:10 Giuliani tells @WSJ he hasn't been contacted by investigators. “There’s obviously a concerted effort to spread as many lies about me as possible, to destroy my reputation so that I’m not credible when I continue to reveal all of the massive evidence of criminality by the Bidens.” https://t.co/7h1YF2TtRf reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:05 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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LindseyGrahamSC twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 17:27:47 I love Joe Biden as a person but we are not going to give a pass to what is obviously a conflict of interest. I believe Hunter Biden’s association on the Burisma board doesn’t pass the smell test. If a Republican was in the same position, they’d certainly be investigated! reageer retweet

De bullshitter.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:48 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Wat Giuliani te zeggen had:

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rebeccaballhaus twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:17:10 Giuliani tells @:WSJ he hasn't been contacted by investigators. “There’s obviously a concerted effort to spread as many lies about me as possible, to destroy my reputation so that I’m not credible when I continue to reveal all of the massive evidence of criminality by the Bidens.” https://t.co/7h1YF2TtRf reageer retweet

Sterke verdediging wel. Ik kan niks fout gedaan hebben, want de deep state werkt tegen me, want Biden!!

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:25 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 21:15:49 A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records relating to the Trump admin's freeze on security aid to Ukraine. https://t.co/3cKqpcbDqR reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:54 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Heb zo'n gevoel dat het Witte Huis zich niet zo makkelijk gewonnen geeft.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:54 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Heb zo'n gevoel dat het Witte Huis zich niet zo makkelijk gewonnen geeft.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 21:57 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Kan. Maar bij een soortgelijke zaak tegen de State Department gaven ze zich gewonnen en zijn ze begonnen met het overhandigen van de documenten waar onlangs over gerapporteerd werd.

Ook weer een stuk bewijs dat de obstructie van deze regering ongekend is. Random Amerikanen mogen via een FOIA verzoek wel de stukken krijgen, maar Congress niet.

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 22:04 schreef Montov het volgende:
Welke personen rondom Giuliani worden nu precies aangeklaagd? En waarom Giuliani (nog) niet?

Chris Wallace confronts top Republican for repeating Russian lie

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Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy was asked a simple question by Fox News' Chris Wallace on Sunday: "Who do you believe was responsible for hacking the [Democratic National Committee] and Clinton campaign computers, their emails. Was it Russia or Ukraine?"

Here's what Kennedy said in response: "I don't know. Nor do you. Nor do any of us."

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dsamuelsohn twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 23:55:19 BREAKING: A federal judge on Monday ordered Don McGahn must testify to Congress about his time as the Trump WH's top lawyer, a ruling that will add pressure on other Trump officials tied to the impeachment probe. Decision here: https://t.co/6FeuuCrO5g https://t.co/sQ0PubTxqW reageer retweet

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Op maandag 25 november 2019 23:57 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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dsamuelsohn twitterde op maandag 25-11-2019 om 23:55:19 BREAKING: A federal judge on Monday ordered Don McGahn must testify to Congress about his time as the Trump WH's top lawyer, a ruling that will add pressure on other Trump officials tied to the impeachment probe. Decision here: https://t.co/6FeuuCrO5g https://t.co/sQ0PubTxqW reageer retweet

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:22:49 "Blatant defiance of Congress' centuries-old power...is an affront to the mechanism for curbing abuses of power that the Framers carefully crafted for our protection, and, thereby, recalcitrant witnesses actually undermine the broader interests of the People of the United States" reageer retweet

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rgoodlaw twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:23:17 "It is hard to imagine a more significant wound than such alleged interference with Congress' ability to detect and deter abuses of power within the Executive branch for the protection of the People of the United States." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:55:12 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's ruling: "Today, this Court adds that this conclusion is inescapable precisely because compulsory appearance by dint of a subpoena is a legal construct, not a political one, and per the Constitution, no one is above the law." reageer retweet

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GeoffRBennett twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 00:30:14 The Justice Department says it will appeal the McGahn ruling and will seek a stay to block its enforcement, NBC's Pete Williams reports. https://t.co/2Lu3Xq3G94 reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:05:01 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's ruling: "Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings ... This means that they do not have subjects, bound by loyalty or blood, whose destiny they are entitled to control." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:15:00 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's ruling: "Indeed, absolute testimonial immunity for senior-level White House aides appears to be a fiction that has been fastidiously maintained over time through the force of sheer repetition in OLC opinions." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:45:04 Chairman Schiff: "With today's ruling, the courts have made it absolutely clear – first with Harriet Miers and now with Don McGahn – that absolute immunity is not a legitimate basis by which to prohibit senior White House officials from testifying before Congress." reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 26-11-2019 om 01:50:09 Schiff: "The witnesses who have defied Congress at the behest of the president will have to decide whether their duty is to the country or to a president who believes that he is above the law. We would encourage witnesses to demonstrate the same courage" as Hill, Vindman, Taylor. reageer retweet

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If Donald Trump gets his wish, he’ll soon take the three convicted or accused war criminals he spared from consequence on the road as special guests in his reelection campaign, according to two sources who have heard Trump discuss their potential roles for the 2020 effort.