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Kayla Gowdy: Dems' 10 biggest lies in Trump's Senate impeachment trial
Americans know the Democrats' plan to impeach President Trump did not begin in September 2019. Rather, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., admitted herself, it has been going on for over two and a half years.
Unable to wrap their head around the idea that 60 million Americans disagreed with the socialist agenda propagated by the Democratic Party, Rep Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and many others began their plan to impeach President Trump the moment he was elected.
This entire impeachment sham has been a predetermined narrative full of lies and false accusations designed to divide America and harm President Trump.
It's time to correct the record on Congressional Democrats' ten most egregious impeachment lies.
Lie: This impeachment process began after an anonymous whistleblower filed a complaint through the proper channels within the Office of the Inspector General.
Fact: An article published on Oct 2, 2019, by the New York Times proved Schiff received an early account of the whistleblower's complaint despite his persistent denial. This gave Democrats time to come up with an impeachment plan before any information was released to the public.
Lie: Democrats began the impeachment hearings out of concern for the country and the Constitution.
Fact: Time and time again Democrats have gone on the record proving their motivations for impeachment to be political.
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas: "I'm concerned if we don't impeach this President, he will get reelected."
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes, D-N.Y.: "[Impeaching Trump] is about preventing a potentially disastrous outcome [in 2020]."
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.: "The president's misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box."
Lie: President Trump during a phone call with Ukranian President Zelensky asked for a personal favor.
Fact: Despite consistent false statements from Democratic Congressmen and members of the media, the released transcript of the call proved President Trump said, "I want you to do us a favor." The "us" refers to America, not his political campaign.
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Lie: President Trump's unprecedented withholding of aid endangered the United States and Ukraine.
Fact: Not only did Ukraine receive its aid on time and in its entirety, but President Trump actually resumed granting foreign aid after President Obama ended the practice.
Lie: President Zelensky felt pressure from President Trump to investigate the Bidens.
Fact: President Zelensky addressed the issue with the American press, stating the call was "normal" and "nobody pushed" him to do anything for the aid.
Lie: House impeachment witnesses are first-hand evidence of a quid pro quo.
Fact: Of the impeachment witnesses brought by House Democrats, Gordon Sondland was the only one who spoke directly with President Trump regarding aid to Ukraine. He was clear the president told him, "I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo."
Lie: The whistleblower is non-partisan and can be completely trusted.
Fact: The Intelligence Inspector General found the whistleblower has "arguable political bias" against Trump and was not a primary source to the conversation, giving him no credible knowledge of the situation.
Lie: There was an urgent need for impeachment.
Fact: After saying for months that impeaching President Trump was an urgent matter, Pelosi refused to send the articles to the Senate, unnecessarily delaying the trial.
It's clear Democrats have one goal with the impeachment proceedings: denying Americans their Constitutionally elected president by overturning the results of the 2016 election. It's a disgrace just how low they are willing to go to belittle President Trump and his supporters. Their deliberate lies must be exposed.
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Friday, 31 January 2020
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Trump trolls Democrats with rowdy Des Moines rally
President Trump spoke to Fox News in an exclusive interview Thursday evening from Iowa where he said he'd had a little time to watch the impeachment proceedings despite his lively campaign rally in Des Moines.
"It's very boring to watch, I have to say that. It's very boring. I call it the impeachment hoax," Trump told reporter Peter Doocy. "It should have never taken place."
Trump added that he has "great confidence in Republican Senators and probably some Democrats" that he would be acquited.
"It's a ridiculous, partisan situation…I know they're going to be fair," he said of Republicans.
Asked if he had any concern about being one of just three U.S. presidents to be impeached, Trump maintained he "shouldn't be in this position," claiming that he has done more in his first three years in office than any other president, specifically mentioning tax and regulation cuts, fighting terrorism and rebuilding the military.
The president also dismissed claims that impeachment could stain him in Iowa or in the election. "I'm leading everybody and in Iowa, I'm leading them by a lot – every single Democrat," he told Doocy. "Iowa's doing better than they've ever done and now they're really going to start to do well because of the new trade deals that we have."
"Now the farmers are going to do fantastically well. I say they have to go out and buy bigger tractors and more land," he said.
Trump added that any polls showing Joe Biden beating him in Iowa and "old," adding, "We're beating them all and Joe's going down, I guess Bernie's surging."
Still, he said he didn't know which Democrat would win Iowa.
Trump also disputed claims made by Sanders that he would strip Medicare from participants.
"I'm the one that saved it," Trump said. He added that he hadn't touched Medicare in four years except to make it stronger. "Our country being strong is what's saving Social Security," Trump said, saying Democrats would be the ones to destroy it with their "crazy plans."
"Not only Social Security, they're going destroy health care," he said.
Doocy asked if former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been running negative presidential campaign ads against Trump, gets under his skin.
"Who gets under my skin?" Trump shrugged. "You know how many times I've been asked that question? Like everybody that runs they say, "is it true that he's under your skin?'"
Trump added that Bloomberg's poll numbers are bad despite the amount of money he's spending on ads.
Bloomberg is skipping the early states because of his late entry in the race and is reportedly focusing on the Super Tuesday states.
Asked about coronavirus, a fast-spreading virus that has infected more than 9,000 patients in China and killed more than 200 as of Thursday, Trump said the U.S. is working "very closely" with China and other countries.
"China's not in great shape right now unfortunately but they're working very hard, we'll see what happens," he said, adding they would be making some coronavirus-related announcements within the next 48 hours.
Six patients have been diagnosed in the U.S. so far: two in Illinois, two in California, one in Washington State and one in Arizona.
On a lighter note, Trump said he hoped it would be a "great Super Bowl" on Sunday and he had a feeling who might come out on top, but chose to keep that to himself.
"I better not do that," he laughed.
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Trump trolls Democrats with rowdy Des Moines rally
President Trump spoke to Fox News in an exclusive interview Thursday evening from Iowa where he said he'd had a little time to watch the impeachment proceedings despite his lively campaign rally in Des Moines.
"It's very boring to watch, I have to say that. It's very boring. I call it the impeachment hoax," Trump told reporter Peter Doocy. "It should have never taken place."
Trump added that he has "great confidence in Republican Senators and probably some Democrats" that he would be acquited.
"It's a ridiculous, partisan situation…I know they're going to be fair," he said of Republicans.
Asked if he had any concern about being one of just three U.S. presidents to be impeached, Trump maintained he "shouldn't be in this position," claiming that he has done more in his first three years in office than any other president, specifically mentioning tax and regulation cuts, fighting terrorism and rebuilding the military.
The president also dismissed claims that impeachment could stain him in Iowa or in the election. "I'm leading everybody and in Iowa, I'm leading them by a lot – every single Democrat," he told Doocy. "Iowa's doing better than they've ever done and now they're really going to start to do well because of the new trade deals that we have."
"Now the farmers are going to do fantastically well. I say they have to go out and buy bigger tractors and more land," he said.
Trump added that any polls showing Joe Biden beating him in Iowa and "old," adding, "We're beating them all and Joe's going down, I guess Bernie's surging."
Still, he said he didn't know which Democrat would win Iowa.
Trump also disputed claims made by Sanders that he would strip Medicare from participants.
"I'm the one that saved it," Trump said. He added that he hadn't touched Medicare in four years except to make it stronger. "Our country being strong is what's saving Social Security," Trump said, saying Democrats would be the ones to destroy it with their "crazy plans."
"Not only Social Security, they're going destroy health care," he said.
Doocy asked if former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been running negative presidential campaign ads against Trump, gets under his skin.
"Who gets under my skin?" Trump shrugged. "You know how many times I've been asked that question? Like everybody that runs they say, "is it true that he's under your skin?'"
Trump added that Bloomberg's poll numbers are bad despite the amount of money he's spending on ads.
Bloomberg is skipping the early states because of his late entry in the race and is reportedly focusing on the Super Tuesday states.
Asked about coronavirus, a fast-spreading virus that has infected more than 9,000 patients in China and killed more than 200 as of Thursday, Trump said the U.S. is working "very closely" with China and other countries.
"China's not in great shape right now unfortunately but they're working very hard, we'll see what happens," he said, adding they would be making some coronavirus-related announcements within the next 48 hours.
Six patients have been diagnosed in the U.S. so far: two in Illinois, two in California, one in Washington State and one in Arizona.
On a lighter note, Trump said he hoped it would be a "great Super Bowl" on Sunday and he had a feeling who might come out on top, but chose to keep that to himself.
"I better not do that," he laughed.
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Thursday, 30 January 2020
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John Roberts publicly rejects Rand Paul's whistleblower question in Senate impeachment trial
Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday publicly refused to read a question from Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky during the Senate impeachment trial that named the alleged Ukraine whistleblower.
"The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted," Roberts said after receiving the question card.
Paul had expressed frustration with Republican leadership during the trial Wednesday night after it was made clear Roberts would not read his question that named the alleged Ukraine whistleblower, sources with knowledge of the situation said.
The development brought Roberts into an unusual position in the trial, where he has served in large part to guide the proceedings, not to decide or make any rulings on how they progress.
But prior to the 16-hour question-and-answer period for the trial on Wednesday, Roberts made clear that he would not read the alleged name of the whistleblower, nor would he consider questions that would move to clearly identify the individual, the sources said. Roberts, in his role, reads each question submitted by senators.
He was able to review questions from senators who submitted them prior to the start of Wednesday's proceedings, according to two sources. Paul's question, which sources said was revised several times but explicitly would have named the alleged whistleblower, ran afoul of the line Roberts drew on the matter.
Paul, for his part, could be seen and overheard expressing his frustration on the Senate floor during a break in the proceedings. "If I have to fight for recognition, I will," he was heard telling a Republican staffer.
The dispute created a behind-the-scenes issue that Republican leaders were attempting to resolve, though no solution had been reached by Wednesday evening.
Paul said during a break during Wednesday night's proceedings that "it's still an ongoing process" and the question "may happen tomorrow."
There have been several other whistleblower questions, some that even included identifying information, which Roberts has read. It's the alleged name itself that is his red line, sources said.
The disputed question -- an unprecedented situation -- comes on the first day senators have had a chance to be heard in the impeachment trial by submitting questions to be read aloud by Roberts directed at one or both of the legal teams. While several Republicans have called for the whistleblower's identity to be revealed in the past, Paul's attempted question on the Senate floor marks the most notable escalation to date.
The question falls in line with President Donald Trump's own repeated calls for news organizations to identify the whistleblower.
"There have been stories written about a certain individual, a male, and they say he's the whistleblower," Trump said in November, referring to reports in conservative media outlets purporting to identify the author. "If he's the whistleblower, he has no credibility. Because he's a Brennan guy, he's a Susan Rice guy, he's an Obama guy. And he hates Trump."
Days after the whistleblower complaint had been released publicly last September, Trump tweeted that he deserved to "meet my accuser."
"Like every American, I deserve to meet my accuser, especially when this accuser, the so-called 'Whistleblower,' represented a perfect conversation with a foreign leader in a totally inaccurate and fraudulent way," he said.
Roberts' refusal to read Paul's question also marks a rare moment of meaningful authority as he presides over the trial -- a position that is highly public but has largely seen him recite procedural rules, keep the clock and read aloud vote tallies.
The chief justice has long been known for his extensive preparation and an ability to foresee what's ahead, which some colleagues have likened to three-dimensional chess.
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John Roberts publicly rejects Rand Paul's whistleblower question in Senate impeachment trial
Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday publicly refused to read a question from Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky during the Senate impeachment trial that named the alleged Ukraine whistleblower.
"The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted," Roberts said after receiving the question card.
Paul had expressed frustration with Republican leadership during the trial Wednesday night after it was made clear Roberts would not read his question that named the alleged Ukraine whistleblower, sources with knowledge of the situation said.
The development brought Roberts into an unusual position in the trial, where he has served in large part to guide the proceedings, not to decide or make any rulings on how they progress.
But prior to the 16-hour question-and-answer period for the trial on Wednesday, Roberts made clear that he would not read the alleged name of the whistleblower, nor would he consider questions that would move to clearly identify the individual, the sources said. Roberts, in his role, reads each question submitted by senators.
He was able to review questions from senators who submitted them prior to the start of Wednesday's proceedings, according to two sources. Paul's question, which sources said was revised several times but explicitly would have named the alleged whistleblower, ran afoul of the line Roberts drew on the matter.
Paul, for his part, could be seen and overheard expressing his frustration on the Senate floor during a break in the proceedings. "If I have to fight for recognition, I will," he was heard telling a Republican staffer.
The dispute created a behind-the-scenes issue that Republican leaders were attempting to resolve, though no solution had been reached by Wednesday evening.
Paul said during a break during Wednesday night's proceedings that "it's still an ongoing process" and the question "may happen tomorrow."
There have been several other whistleblower questions, some that even included identifying information, which Roberts has read. It's the alleged name itself that is his red line, sources said.
The disputed question -- an unprecedented situation -- comes on the first day senators have had a chance to be heard in the impeachment trial by submitting questions to be read aloud by Roberts directed at one or both of the legal teams. While several Republicans have called for the whistleblower's identity to be revealed in the past, Paul's attempted question on the Senate floor marks the most notable escalation to date.
The question falls in line with President Donald Trump's own repeated calls for news organizations to identify the whistleblower.
"There have been stories written about a certain individual, a male, and they say he's the whistleblower," Trump said in November, referring to reports in conservative media outlets purporting to identify the author. "If he's the whistleblower, he has no credibility. Because he's a Brennan guy, he's a Susan Rice guy, he's an Obama guy. And he hates Trump."
Days after the whistleblower complaint had been released publicly last September, Trump tweeted that he deserved to "meet my accuser."
"Like every American, I deserve to meet my accuser, especially when this accuser, the so-called 'Whistleblower,' represented a perfect conversation with a foreign leader in a totally inaccurate and fraudulent way," he said.
Roberts' refusal to read Paul's question also marks a rare moment of meaningful authority as he presides over the trial -- a position that is highly public but has largely seen him recite procedural rules, keep the clock and read aloud vote tallies.
The chief justice has long been known for his extensive preparation and an ability to foresee what's ahead, which some colleagues have likened to three-dimensional chess.
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