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Sparkly

(24,149 posts) Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:57 PM Jul 2018

What am I not understanding -- where are the Democrats right now?

Only GOP questioning and no crawl or commentary on MSNBC -- help me out here.

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What am I not understanding -- where are the Democrats right now? (Original Post) Sparkly Jul 2018 OP

The hearing is live on MSNBC and Dems as wasupaloopa Jul 2018 #1

Up to now, they alternated asking questions and Sparkly Jul 2018 #3

they were alternating... now there are 3 repukes in a row lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #4

republicans have the majority lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #2

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)

1. The hearing is live on MSNBC and Dems as

Reply to Sparkly (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:58 PM

Jul 2018

well as Repubs are on the panel asking questions.

Sparkly

(24,149 posts)

3. Up to now, they alternated asking questions and

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:59 PM

Jul 2018

when Strzok wasn't allowed to answer, Democrats objected.

lapfog_1

(29,192 posts)

4. they were alternating... now there are 3 repukes in a row

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 07:02 PM

Jul 2018

my guess is that the chairman is going to give all repukes on the committee time to question (or grandstand) before the end of the day.

There are more repukes than democrats on the two committees.

lapfog_1

(29,192 posts)

2. republicans have the majority

Reply to Sparkly (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 06:59 PM

Jul 2018

and so they also make up the majority of the committees.

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