vernon

The moronic part is these DemoRATS setting up a literal kangaroo court with the defense not even allowed
to question witnesses or to present a defense.

JediKnight

Wood: I agree with your post. My first thought was: "who in the world actually uses phrases like "quid-pro-quo" in everyday conversation? Not even most lawyers do that. Trump screaming "I said no quid-pro-quo" is a dead give away that he in fact ordered that very thing. If there was no discussion or thought of extorting Ukraine, then why was that phrase even mentioned?
You don't tell your family and friends: "look, don't drive down the block at 100 mph snorting cocaine because that's illegal!"
Fact is, Trump ordered the extortion, tried to cover it up by placing the call recording on the secret server that we store our covert op missions on, and continues to lie about it. These republicans are the worst, most complicit bunch of crooks ever seen in my life time. I, for one, will be glad when this nightmare charade of Trump is just a bad memory.

JediKnight

You might want to try Google....the rules the democrats are following were created by REPUBLICANS back in 2015! If you have watched any of the hearings, then you know that republicans are asking questions of the witnesses.
BTW -the current hearings are NOT a trial -but fact finding hearings. Once they are complete, a formal impeachment hearing is next -where both sides can present evidence and ask questions. THEN, if Articles of Impeachment are drawn up by the House, they are sent to the Senate for the actual trial. However, Moscow Mitch has already vowed that the Senate will not convict Trump no matter what the evidence says -which basically is like saying "to hell with the laws of the Constitution."

This is what happens when a f**e, corrupt, and crooked person is put into the White House. sad.

Louie27 Loc: Peoria, AZ

There you go once again. Trump never said to tell Taylor there was no quid pro quo. The President told Sondland there was no quid pro quo. Sondland never said that Trump had told him to tell anyone else. Just like I have said many times before, you progressives hear things that were never said because it doesn't suit your appraisal of the situation. Taylor asked Sondland it there was a quid pro quo and Sondland stated there was no quid pro quo, time after time to Taylor, when asking that question. so once again you hear only what you want to hear not what was actually said. So sad to see many of the liberals that have gone to progressivism. By the way, how would Trump know Taylor was to ask Sondland that question?

JediKnight

Louie: WHY would Trump have to tell Sondland there was no quid -unless it had already been discussed?

Do you tell your friends: you don't want to drive down the block at 100 mph snorting cocaine with an underaged girl because that's illegal? No -surely not, because we don't have to give such warnings about the obvious. Trump ordered the quid - plain and simple. Besides, who talks like that anyway? Most lawyers do not use Latin phrases like quid-pro-quo in normal conversation, and last time I checked, neither Trump nor Sondland are attorneys.
No amount of pontificating, deflecting, or projecting can change the facts. Refusing to accept that Trump is simply crooked will not make it go away.

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

Some are smart enough not to watch this dog and pony show to begin with.

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

Yup!

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

I guess you haven't watched Fox lately right or conservative is hardly what it does in most cases.

JediKnight

I bet you wouldn't be saying that if it was Obama or Hillary right?

You obviously have forgotten, or perhaps never knew: T***h always wins out in the end.

Mikeyavelli

Trump has the right to conduct any foreign policy he wants, quid or no pro. The kommiecrats are feigning shock at perfectly legal policy.
And, we learned of an investigation in Ukraine, into Burisma, and 16 million dollars to H****r B***n, and also, that H****r "papa" Biden knocked some woman up and the kid is DNAd as his. Bad day for the Bidens. Last night too.

Louie27 Loc: Peoria, AZ

Trump never said he wouldn't give the aid if the Ukrainian President wouldn't do his bidding. That would then ab a bribe or quid pro quo. Everything has to be plain and simple and then you seem to not understand the English language. Most of those on the left only believe what they want to see or hear. We will find out in the next e******n if the left is right or those people in middle America, not the States with the most people.

JediKnight

No, actually Trump does not have the right to do wh**ever he wishes - hence all of the investigations. The concern over what Joe was paid is totally irrelevant - he's not the f**e president -Trump is. And that's why Trump is being investigated and impeached.....not so much with Biden right?

JediKnight

Louie: he didn't have to actually say it - ACTIONS speak louder than words - he did it! Amusing how you guys will try to spin something because it didn't happen the way YOU think would make it wrong - despite what is clearly understood in our laws. sad. Trump is guilty and he knows it, I know it, and you do too.

Louie27 Loc: Peoria, AZ

What were Trumps actions, that led you to believe there was a quid pro quo? I believe there is a treaty between the two countries to investigate corruption. That bill was signed by President Clinton. So, I guess you will have to believe in reality not supposition's put forth by the Dems and the MSM, who are the spokesmen for the far left. If I am incorrect about that, please show proof that I am wrong in my assumption.

JediKnight

You already know what Trump did wrong - he sought to create a phony investigation into Biden to help his chances of being re-elected. By asking a foreign government to do a phony investigation, Trump violated our laws against asking/receiving foreign aide in our e******n process. It is not Trump's job to investigate corruption -that's why we have the (f**e) Attorney General, intelligence agencies, etc. Besides, Trump has enough of his own corruption that needs to be investigated.

If Trump had any sense, he could have simply asked our intelligence agencies to investigate the corruption in Ukraine. By tying the 'Biden investigation' to the military aide which was already approved by Congress and a WH visit- which of course made it illegal. The Ukrainians had already investigated the ruse that the Russian interference in 2016 actually came from Ukraine -and proved it false.

I notice you didn't respond to my question: WHY would Trump even have to tell Sondland "no quid-pro-quo unless the subject had already been discussed? As an American Ambassador, wouldn't Sondland already know that quid is against our laws? Surely he did, which is why the call recording was hidden on that super top-secret server that we store our covert op missions on. The water is swirling around the drain and Trump is going down.

Trump is unqualified, seriously flawed, and simply unfit to lead. period. The sooner you accept the t***h, the better off you will be. simple.