??? Nick Confessore on MSNBC: Rs doing a good job keeping the hearing off kilter

[stopbush]

Seriously? Are we watching the same hearing?

[OliverQ]

1. His point is they're muddying the waters

and people who don't watch this stuff or follow a long will get confused by the back and forth.

[manor321]

3. But that's dumb. That is how all of these committees work. It's normal.

His comment was idiotic.

[demmiblue]

6. This. n/t

[manor321]

2. I saw that comment. That was a really stupid comment. Not even close to accurate.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. I don't think so...actually Cohen has listed a few things that I hope others run with...

E.g., rump lawyers distorted the facts in some filings.

Tax filings...ohhhh, the states and the US Treasury should start looking more closely at these returns.

Stone and the release of HRC/etc. emails...conflict of claims here, especially by Stone.

Etc.

Just enough to get started and start really digging into the mud...

[uponit7771]

5. +1, and the WH Lawyers changing his testimony in regards to Trump Tower Moscow ... I'm

... thinking that's the big take from today.

The WH Lawyers should be under the spot light soon

[SWBTATTReg]

7. Absolutely. I'm going to have to buy some more popcorn before too long...take care. NT

[MBS]

8. HUH?

He was watching the same hearing as me?
Elijah Cummings set the tone, and the agenda, early on, when he shut down Jordan's ridiculous motion about the "late" submission of evidence.
The increasing decibels and speaking speed of each successive Republican's questioning, plus their identically tiresome message questioning Cohen's reliability confirmed for me the emptiness and desperation of their message.

[Awsi Dooger]

9. The right wing base seems to be happy

Just based on checking the related threads on a few sports sites. They think Cohen didn't tell the truth today on a couple of points like whether he wanted to work in the White House, and that will be highlighted on Fox News to discredit the whole thing.

I don't doubt it will play out that way. It simply isn't the same world. My Republican aunt called an hour ago and wanted me to help her with something at her house today. When I told her I was busy watching the Cohen hearing she said he's a liar so she hasn't watched any of it.

Keeping independents on our side is key. This will help in that regard.

[eleny]

10. I'm not bothering with the talking heads so I don't know Confessore's context

I'm just watching the hearing and will make my own assessment about how the parties are succeeding in their efforts.

Regarding the Republican input - So far I didn't see them spending time refuting what Cohen asserted so far.

[TheRealNorth]

11. What I would like every Republican to be asked

If Trump or his campaign did engage in a conspiracy to steal /influence the 2016 Election, would that be grounds for impeachment or would it even matter to them.

At this point, if they get away with this the Russians will be assassinating us next.