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applegrove

(118,685 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2019, 06:03 PM Oct 2019

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Many Who Stormed Deposition Are Allowed to Participate

Many Who Stormed Deposition Are Allowed to Participate

October 23, 2019 at 5:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 75 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/10/23/many-who-stormed-deposition-are-allowed-to-participate/

"SNIP.....

BuzzFeed News reports that 12 of the Republicans who “barged into a secure area on Capitol Hill, interrupting a private impeachment deposition and occupying the space for a few hours” to protest the transparency of the proceedings are actually members of the Oversight or Foreign Affairs committees.

That means “they have been allowed to sit in on all depositions held in the secure facility in recent weeks.”

.....SNIP"

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Many Who Stormed Deposition Are Allowed to Participate (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2019 OP

Total political theatre. They are building a narrative. They can see the 2020 applegrove Oct 2019 #1

I agree with you. griffi94 Oct 2019 #2

They should be removed from those committees. nt chowder66 Oct 2019 #3

Apparently they like looking ridiculous. C_U_L8R Oct 2019 #4

applegrove

(118,685 posts)

1. Total political theatre. They are building a narrative. They can see the 2020

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 06:05 PM

Oct 2019

ads for Trump in their heads right now. This is footage for ads. Called a 'truth line'.

griffi94

(3,733 posts)

2. I agree with you.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 07:34 PM

Oct 2019

This is just for the rubes back in their home districts.

chowder66

(9,073 posts)

3. They should be removed from those committees. nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 07:35 PM

Oct 2019

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

4. Apparently they like looking ridiculous.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 07:42 PM

Oct 2019

What boneheaded stunt will they pull tomorrow?

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