Republicans turned to their lead Counsel, Steve Castor, to undermine the Democrats' case. Castor tried to legitimize President Trump's unfounded claims about Ukraine and Joe Biden but it seemed to fall flat. Aired on 11/13/19.
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GOP Efforts To Legitimize Claims About Joe Biden Fall Flat | Hardball | MSNBC
A bunch of “grown men & women” all scared, afraid & terrified of one “grown man” because he will type a nasty tweet about him and or her….
@Bob The Person there are other jobs.
@filngood, it’s apparent you don’t realize what’s at stake. It’s AMERICA’S .. DEMOCRACY that’s what !
@April Jones-Foston exactly !.Demorats are corrupt ! Lie , cheat and steal ! Cant wait to see all the info about what they have done since 2015 . Oh and it’s coming ! Enjoy this year coming up to 2020 election ! It will not be good for the left .
Many are realizing it !
All races are tired of it and moving to the right .
Lefts ship is about to sink ! Heads will be rolling !
Can you say House , Senate and White House ! All will be occupied by the right ! Trump 2020 .
That boy what reasonable assertion? What buzzword? If anything is a buzzword it would be “hive mind”. Run along kid… let the adults discuss politics.
The goal is to CONFUSE PPL AND TO OVERWHELM PPL so that the AVERAGE AMERICAN GET SO EXHAUSTED THAT THEY GIVE UP AND STOP CARING.
@Imonous moron
@ChristianMission moron
@Taylor Jerman moron
Yes. The term is de-sensitizing
@Rod Allen Any president of the USA that befriends Russia and puts Russia’s interest before The USA’s as this POTUS has, deserves removal, period. IMMEDIATELY!!!
They need Fiona hill to testify in open hearing . She would be awesome
She is
What day do you know?
@Magik Storm I’m not sure, but Marie Y is Friday. Last I looked Fiona is scheduled for the last day.
Kel B thank you so much for helping me . Thank you so much
I read her transcript — she put the GOP in their place
traitor enablers
@Daniel Giummule moron
Castor looks like an attorney who took a case he really didn’t want but needed the money more so he doesn’t lose his house and car…
dikranovich k lol! I’m Australian and value both style and substance. I thought the style of of the Dems approach to this hearing was above reproach, they were courteous, well prepared and Schiff’s chair was a gorgeous soft tan. The substance is compelling enough for us watch despite the time zones and discus it nationally. What if he did this to us? How can our democratic institutions prevent a Trump? Yes that’s what democracies, allies are in disbelief over. There will be a time when Trump is gone but the damage he’s done in violating 70 years of trust will take a long time to repair. This was true before the impeachment, now listening to foreign service officials testify about his abuse of power…it’s something the businessman would absolutely do for his own self interest.
Ianthe Oates, ah 👌 gooday mate! Interesting, so down unda, they think a witness who is being paraded before congress, with “dirt” on the president, is substance? Ian, don’t you even wonder where this witness was before his boss gave a deposition before congress? I mean, this new witness supposedly overheard this phone conversation, the day after the trump/Ukraine pres phone call. And after over hearing the call asks one of the participants what trump thought of Ukraine, and the response he said he got was that trump just cares about the bidens. This is all a new revelation based on amb taylors testimony. And you really believe that an aide to an ambassador would somehow overlook telling his boss about this critical information, before his boss is to testify before congress? Come on mate, please tell me you don’t believe this BS
@dikranovich k To be honest this new witness is not changing anything. You had your mind made up when you voted for Trump in 2016. I’ve seen and heard conspiracy theories for three years from supporters like yourself so banging away at my computer will change nothing.
The fact is watching the Hearing was sad, no one took any delight from it occurring, listening to the testimony, the witnesses certainly kept it stoic this is not what foreign service to your country is about. The democrats led the proceedings and maintained the hearing with respectful, diligence. The only delight I saw was from the republicans who from the start had no where to go so relied on mockery, conspiracy and disrespectful actions towards everyone in the room.
It is sad because your country is our friend we have more in common than we have differences in so for me, not seeing through blue or red lenses power was abused. Aid was withheld to an ally fact. This had the potential to put our ally at deadly risk of increased Russian aggression during a hot war solely for the benefit of personal political gain fact. As a member of NATO the strategic importance of Ukraine would have to be protected by allies, therefore big picture thinking is required of which Trump supporters aren’t known for having. Our foreign affairs department has ranked Ukraine as a protection country meaning Australian’s would be involved in any Russian incursion.
You wonder why Trump doesn’t visit allied nations? He is utterly disliked, seen as a threat, incapable of comprehending foreign affairs, uninterested, racist, plain immoral and too self interested to care about his duty as president. It was only a matter of time before he crossed into the unforgivable constitutional realm of impeachment. If you and other supporters took your MAGA hats off and put Obama in his place you’d be singing a different tune. This is only one article of impeachment they are using. He deserves international condemnation and jail for his reckless and corrupt behaviour. That’s all.
i said yesterday that he reminded me of an actor but i couldn’t think who. I know now. He reminded me of the guy On “Suits”.I think his name in the show his Louis
He wont get paid anyway
The “best people” farce continues. Castor was a joke.
I haven’t read Castor’s CV but I don’t think it matters. No lawyer could put up a great defense for Trump because there is none. It’s not the lawyers fault. I wonder though how many other lawyers possibly said “no” before they found one who would take the case.
Suomy Nona He is going to get a new face after this.
@orphan 200, Nunes seems to think he’s getting brownie points for insulting those brave enough to defy trump’s orders to not show up. It’s not flattering to the Republicans.
@April Jones-Foston How could any decent republican approve of this conduct. Trumpee seems to be getting worse. Tweeting about her while she is testifying and then all that same old crap about Hillay comey and the gang.
Mr. Castor is not a skillful interviewer of a witness under oath.
“He may be in the wrong business” 😂
Absolutely! This business is … outlandish to him😂
I quit counting after the 3rd time gym jordan told the lie that Schiff had personally met with the whistle blower.
Low information morons, like yourself, love being lied to and enjoy being cucked. Absolutely zero respect for people like you.
confucius12012 Oh wow you ( a nobody keyboard warrior) doesn’t like us. Us being literate Americans.
Too bad.
Here’s a quote for you.
“ Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.”
you people sound scared of Jim….. and you should be.
I thought it was good when the Republican said he wanted the whistle blower who started it all to come forward and then the Democrat said “we welcome the one who started it all, President can come anytime, take a seat and speak”!
Good comeback!!
Kari G No he wouldn’t. Plus, this inquiry isn’t about Joe Biden—he certainly didn’t hear the phone call.
@Kari GRubbish he’s refused to testify in his own defennce right from the start
@Evan Giles I thought in our country it was the accuser’s job to prove a person did something. What happened to innocent until proven guilty?
Pat Leahy. A Distinguished Senator from Vermont
Castor putting on a serious face did not make his questions sound anymore intelligent.
True. OMG is he the best they could find!? Really?
The people that could have done this was Gowdy but Gowdy doesn’t want his career destroyed by Trump
His comments on Monday “they aren’t as outlandish as they could be” .. Will always be one of the most HI-LARIOUS ..ever !
I thought that was just his face.
He was just plain atrocious!!!!
Makes one wonder if the whole Republican party is trying to undermine the Constitution of the United S vtates of America.
I like to say I’m PROUD to not be loyal to Trump, as I am Loyal to the American People and the CONSTITUTION. Something a Trumper Loyalist is NOT. You can’t be loyal to BOTH. IF not being first and foremost loyal to Trump makes me a Never Trumper then so be it.
@HoshiReed Republicans are free to love trump’s dirty drawers, but as AMERICANS, PLEASE LOVE the CONSTITUTION MORE.
I would be asking for a refund from the republicans lead counsel.
Castor could have remained in bed. & jordon was more of a puppy than a attack dog. LOL .. I’m just say’n.
He’s looks miserable lol, they haven’t given him much to work with
The funny thing is that Trump will have loved it. That’s why Trump placed him as the GoP lead. Instead of having effective lead and Counsel, Trump is essentially directing GoP strategy thru Jordan, employing all the absurd bag of Trump tricks and bluster. Give ’em enough rope and all that I guess…
A refund is rather outlandish 🤣
Nunes’ tongue reminds me of a snake.
Steve Hutcheson Devil Nunes!
That’s because he is!!!!
nunes cow , “Gym” Jordan ratt cliffe what a joke
I call him Bovine Nunes
Love the comment that the opposite of a “Never Trumper is an All American”
gangigirl1 No, not opposite. It’s the middle ground. He referred to them as “All American” because regardless who’s in office, they’re doing their job.
Love the analogy,” if someone says it’s snowing outside and it’s snowing, it doesn’t matter who told you.”🤣
I guess it also doesn’t matter if both the parties involved, Trump and Zelensky say there was no pressure, bribery, extortion or quid pro quo of any kind. The only perspective that matters is the one from people weren’t involved and witnessed nothing.
What I’m going to love is watching the Democrats lose the House majority in 2020, along with the Presidency. You guys love polls right? Keep watching them as this impeachment keeps moving forward with public hearings. Even CNN’s poll this morning showed 68% of people (mostly Democrats) thought the first hearing was bad for Democrats. And that was the hearing with the star witness. Just wait for the next witness who knows even less than nothing. The Democrats have lost the White House, and their addiction to gambling against Trump is going to cost them everything else in 2020, too.
@AClRCLEOFLlGHT,a woman with a black eye will deny her hubby decked her, if he’s standing next to her. GEEZ
should just let Trump chase his shadow in Ukraine then, since there’s nothing to hide and all.
Jordan is a fast talking insult to Congressional integrity, he’s a Trumpet, playing the same old tune as other Trump apologists.
A Trumpeteer. A Trumpublican. Fully Trumplicit. Organizer at Trumpapalooza. Trump, Forest Trump.
Not to mention he knows a thing or two about cover-ups, given the heavy allegations against him from his days as an assistant coach and how he covered up sexual abuse.
@Bryon Youngblood Jeezus, I forgot about those allegations. Yeah, heavy.
When a witness laughs at you it means you did something stupid, like undermine your own arguments…
GOPs tried to emulate the Democrats and fell way short.
@David L well besides the fact their attorney tried to throw Giuliani under the bus and wound up making Trump look worse for the backchannel attempt to hide bribery…😂😂😂
When nunes, & jordon were placed at the top of trump’s wolf pack I knew trump will ultimately LOOSE. Much like the certain road to IMPEACHMENT, is to hire Ghoulliani as your attorney.
Well the forever trumpers would disagree..
😂
I’m I a never-trumper? why yes I am. I never bought into the con he was selling.
Please explain? Seriously, just tell me me why!
Someone needs to go find Jim Jordan’s suit jacket.
His jacket is in oh didn’t think he’d need it in the city of political protocol
@Viv Pace I’m just worried he left it in the toilet where he spends most of his time.
He needs a barber who has sight as well