WHAT LEAKS? The White House were the first to release the transcripts jfc.
LOL I can't stop looking at the guy now
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Acting DNI Joseph Maguire testifies before Congress amid expected public release of whistleblower complaint |OT| starting at 9am ET
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Ok but the implication here is that the president can withhold whistleblower complaints about him interfering in elections simply by claiming executive privilege.
Stewart buttering up Maguire like a buffoon about leaks when Maguire already hinted he thought they came from the white house lol
And I agree, this is where we have a constitutional crisis.
I agree, it's a misstep. House Dems think Maguire went to the White House to warn the President, and while 99.9% of the time they'd be right, I'm not sure that's what happened here. Now Republicans are changing their tune and get him on their side.
bwahahaha
that guy looked so uncomfortable in his mafia striped suit.
As usual, the Democrats are completely ham fisting this so far. Get to the fucking substance, who gives a shit about the process.
The laugh this gave me makes me forgive you for our spat the other day lmao
This is one of the biggest thing I hope the American people can learn from the Trump presidency, We have taken so much for granted, so many laws and loop holes around the presidency that never needed to be looked at or questioned because we haven't had someone like TRUMP in office before.
I don't think Maguire is playing to the GOP as much as some of you claim. He's trying to look professional and follow his lawyers advice. If you expected him to come out and say, "Arrest Trump! Impeach him!" you're crazy. He's a company man and he's going to follow that procedure regardless of if it's moral, neutral, or favors one or the other.
Then why is he serving! A public administrator is to preserve the constitution and the union. His actions run absolutely contrary to that. It seems his 3-point integrity system doesn't have implications for his own actions taken under the direction of the president. His sequence of actions directly undermines our democracy. Yes administrators are appointed and technically he is tangential to executive power, but his obligation is to the state. He deffered out safet for like schiff said weeks because of his very personal and careless judgment which he passes of as law-abiding behavior.
that's not what this hearing is for, this guy won't give an opinion on what transpired. congress is concerned with this man's role in the cover-up
"I can't talk about this lawyer and his role"
"Well the President's transcript mentions him several times."
"I can't speak if it's valid or not"
"Well Maguire it's within the Transcript released. It can't be questioned."
Edit: Maguire trying to blow off one of the biggest issues with the whole scandal here like it's nothing.
"Well the President's transcript mentions him several times."
"I can't speak if it's valid or not"
"Well Maguire it's within the Transcript released. It can't be questioned."
Edit: Maguire trying to blow off one of the biggest issues with the whole scandal here like it's nothing.
He interprets it as following the law and there were two conflicting laws. He took his time to make sure he wasn't directly going to be held responsible for breaking a massive scandal that was against the law. Like or not, he sees himself as a machine function, not as a independent compass of morality. It's absolutely frustrating, but that's the worldview of people like this.
This guy looks like a Hollywood actor but I dont remember the name. Anyone know.
I think he knows he fucked up, but he'll never admit it. I've gotten the impression that he tried to follow the law, and for someone in his position that's what he'd feel is the most important thing.
Oh my god this fucking sentiment that you can't report a crime you didn't personally witness firsthand despite having solid evidence of that crime needs to die
yup, he is a career official, like Mueller, he will never admit it directly
Does it matter if the Whistleblower was personally there when the Transcript proves they're completely correct?
YO, FINALLY THE DEMOCRATS ARE FINALLY ASKING THE GOOD QUESTIONS!
YO, FINALLY THE DEMOCRATS ARE FINALLY ASKING THE GOOD QUESTIONS!
Hearsay is admissible for establishing probable cause, constantly hearing this shit is infuriating
I have to admit that Schiff's parody was BS. I had missed a tiny bit of the audio and took as true (I mean it's trump, he says dumber shit than that). He shouldn't have done that.
