PBS LIVE 10AM: Jack Smith testifies publicly about his Trump investigations

[Donkees]

[C_U_L8R]

1. Smithmas morning.

Oh the anticipation. I hope he can say what he needs to say.

[2naSalit]

6. JJ is going off...

On a laundry list of grievances like he thinks it's Festivus or something. Jeez. I want him to be hounded for this bs for the rest of his days. What a moran.

[Ferryboat]

2. Jim Jordan is gonna regret this,

Bound to be very entertaining watching JJ trying to back Smith into a corner.

[bagimin]

3. Yeah, Jim, never forget

Jan. 6

[mzmolly]

18. What is it with pedophile protectors?

And why are they all republicans?

[Javaman]

4. as I wrote in another thread...

anyone who has watched his deposition video behind closed doors knows full well...

that this time around it will be a media circus of preening right wing assholes mugging and conflating for the camera

as apposed to the closed door deposition that was actually somewhat professional.

[h2ebits]

29. And, yes, you are correct.

It was "a media circus of preening right wing assholes mugging and conflating for the camera."

Jack Smith was not even allowed to actually answer a lot of the questions.

[Clouds Passing]

5. Can't listen to pedo gym

[DET]

7. Right Out of the Gate

This is gonna be a tough listen with Jim Jordan already bloviating and lying. I hope Jack Smith eats him alive.

[GreenWave]

8. Soon Orangeanus will be jacking off at the mouth*.

* a phrase I learned from some ladies from Grenada.

[creon]

9. Downloaded

I dsownloaded the Smith Deposition

It is on my hard drive

[Hieronymus Phact]

10. Now we just need a legal team to sue the shit out of fox when they misrepresent it.

[ancianita]

11. In the context of the Facts and the Law, Jim Jordan gets the award for Most Trifling committee head in US history.

[Initech]

12. We have deranged, psychotic internet conspiracy theorists running our government.

[ColoringFool]

14. I'd Say We Have Deranged, Psychotic CONSPIRATORS Running Our Government....

As in:

---Conspiring with Putin to destroy BATO;

---Conspiring with Putin to destroy Ukraine's sovereignty;

---Conspiring with RW billionaires to obliterate Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and all other programs to help the 99%.

Etc. Etc.

Conspiracies are as old as humankind.

[Initech]

15. Actually Elon Musk is the one who destroyed Ukraine's sovereignty.

But yeah it's definitely an unforgivable sin. The theorists have become the conspirators and they're mad with power and completely out of control.

[mzmolly]

17. These fuckers are taking an oath to a man

& not the constitution. They are a stain on humanity.

[ancianita]

13. NO ongoing investigation by Special Counsel needs to be transparent. INVESTIGATIONS RESULT IN FILINGS ONLY, with

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case law history, arguments that will be backed with the investigations' evidence presented at trial.

The RETHUGS are building a case against Jack Smith's honesty in conducting his investigations.

-- claiming that the felon HONESTLY BELIEVED he'd won (Issa), though Jack Smith's evidence shows in the filing that THE FELON KNEW HE HAD LOST.
-- claiming Jack Smith was secretive (Jordan) instead of keeping to the DOJ's rules on Toll Records obtained in attempting to DECIDE whether or not there had been a conspiracy involving congressional republicans.
-- claiming that Jack Smith's investigation decisions were political (all) .

RETHUGS ARE CONDUCTING A DISHONEST INQUIRY!

[creeksneakers2]

21. They are making speeches full of lies

And not giving Smith a chance to respond.

[ancianita]

25. They build a lie around a small, valid, but trifling fact core to make their overall case against Jack Smith.

They are trifling and stupid -- particularly the lawyers who apply negative precision to Smith's contextual decisions.

Eric Swalwell said it best: https://www.democraticunderground.com/132164977

[NoMoreRepugs]

16. Just me and my bias or are Rethugs sounding desperate?

[UTUSN]

19. K&R

[mahatmakanejeeves]

20. Closed captions are available, not that anyone here would need such a thing.

It took me long enough to find that option.

[VTderry]

22. CC with sound off making it easier to tolerate the revolting

questioning by the GOPedos.
At least I don't have to hear their smarmy voices trying to "gotcha" a man who is 1000x their moral superior.

[ancianita]

26. That's exactly what I do.

[Beringia]

23. Chip Roy was really trying to intimidate and act angry

[Beringia]

24. I wish they would say republican or democrat on their name placards

[madamesilverspurs]

27. As expected,

Republicans' melodramatic shrieks of high umbrage are indicative of their complete lack of substance; wasting time with snotty sarcasm is a poor substitute for truth. Par for the course, sadly.


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[Beringia]

28. Mr Baumgartner, what a liar