President Donald Trump Allies Struggle To Spin Impeachment | All In | MSNBC

In the first day of impeachment hearings, Republicans trotted out a variety of defenses and a Republican strategist tells Chris Hayes, they weren't so great. Aired on 11/13/19.
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President Donald Trump Allies Struggle To Spin Impeachment | All In | MSNBC

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  1. This is the most critical period for my country, not only in my lifetime but in many lifetimes. My fear is that the corrupted White House and the completely complicit Republican Congress will drag my country down to a place it should not and was never meant to be. I, for one, will NOT tolerate it.

    1. @Dan Hall Which lies? Take your pick.
      He never slept with Stormy Daniels.
      Says William Taylor and George Kent, the public witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry, are “Never Trumpers.”

      — PolitiFact National on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
      Says “Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote.”

      — PolitiFact National on Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
      “The Kurds are much safer right now.”

      — PolitiFact National on Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
      “For the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women.”

      — PolitiFact National on Friday, September 27th, 2019
      Says Ilhan Omar “partied” on the anniversary of 9/11.

      — PolitiFact National on Thursday, September 19th, 2019
      Originally “almost all models predicted” Dorian would hit Alabama.

      — PolitiFact National on Thursday, September 5th, 2019
      “Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!”

      — PolitiFact National on Monday, August 19th, 2019
      Democrats “want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder.”

      — PolitiFact National on Friday, August 2nd, 2019
      “Mexico, they took 30% of our automobile business.”

      — PolitiFact Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
      Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “called our country and our people garbage.”

      — PolitiFact National on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
      Says Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was “speaking about how wonderful al-Qaida is.”

      — PolitiFact National on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
      “The Obama administration was begging for a meeting” with Kim Jong Un.

      — PolitiFact National on Monday, July 1st, 2019
      California “admitted” there were “a million” illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election.

      — PolitiFact California on Monday, June 24th, 2019
      “There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent.”

      — PolitiFact National on Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

    1. Citizens seem to have awaken to the serious impact, our President has plunged us into. How on earth, did we ever reach in such a pivotal, ” sewage like direction”?

    2. @P J so your saying he was a coach, a wrestling coach……and it seems that according to you this was young naked men style of …..wrestling…..im not in to that but if its true tell us how you knew about it?

  2. GOP Attorney Steve Castor (squished between Nunes and Jordan, thinking to himself): “This is as outlandish as it gets. Get me out of here!”

  3. Jim Jordan should have been this concerned when his students were being sexually abused and he did NOTHING to protect them. Just like now.

    1. So, its okay to investigate Trump for three years but a strong potential of corruption in the Ukraine shouldn’t be……brilliant.
      Hunter Biden sits on the board of Burisma, an oil company, while making 83,000/ month doing what?
      Pelosi’s son Paul sits on the board of an oil company Viscoil and AGR doing what?
      Both these companies are connected and both help to regulate oil policy in the Ukraine oil industry.
      The Atlantic council is a supposed benevolent society whose personage is George Soros.
      Soros has contributed billions to the democrats and is behind the funding of many social programs such as Antifa and black lives matter.
      Soros, who owns almost 1 trillion dollars in assets, is known as an international terrorist in two countries.
      Why is this important?
      Soros owns millions of shares in the “Ukraine oil and gas” utility.
      At one point Burisma quadrupled oil prices, lining everyone pockets.
      Nancy and Joe are using their kids towards regulating oil policy, targeting their opposition and lining their own pockets.
      There is more of a story here than you are being told.

    2. Total nonsense.
      Until you follow Jim Jordan and fairly judge stop the BS.
      There are few more interested in justice, fairness and honesty than Jordan.
      Not everything is about winning, sometimes its about truth.

  4. Police officer: I’ve pulled you over because I caught you speeding back there..

    Republicans: Oh ok, but my car isn’t moving right now.

    1. @The Insane Shecklador My favorite part is how everything is always okay so long as your left leaning. You’re a joke.

    2. @BiffBonswain Except I’m not left leaning. According to Trump I’m even worse. I believe he used the term “human scum” to describe us Republicans who see him for what he truly is.

  5. Not so fast there Gym Jordan. Thanks to Traitor Trump, America might be the most corrupt country on the planet now.

    1. hey legal watch dog, if you didnt already know how the corporate version of the U S “that exist in name only ” is the most unlawful , crooked militaristic, satanic pos country on earth, wake up, do some research, its all a lie, derrrrrrrrr

    1. In Ohio, the gop has been drawing the lines of the districts for 20 years. The map looks like 3rd grade art. I grew up in oh, so i know how bleeped up it is

  6. I wonder how Jim Jordan is going to spin after today’s hearings how Trump had become even a bigger international joke than is already known!

    1. I’m also looking forward to the hearings of Ambassador Jovanovic and Fiona Hill. I hope they tear each of these Republican crazies a new one.

    2. @TrixiLovesYou it’s not a fair fight with the Republicans, they have no ammunition unless their stupidity is their weapon!

  7. Gym Jordan needs to stop here,go back to OSU and face the men who he let down while they were boys by ignoring the abuse they were suffering.

    1. @A M I am relatively sure I don’t need YOU to tell me what to do, think, feel nor say 😂Blocked! 🙄 LOL

    1. When the triad of England, Russia, and the United States conspired together to destroy Hitler was that a crime regardless? Check yourself. Everyone reading knows you’re painfully stupid.

    1. FitwiseTV – I know. It’s ridiculous. It’s like saying “he could’ve murdered all 20 people, instead of just 18 of them.” That’s apparently the best the GOP has.

    2. BrooklynGirl   ………………….   Sure ! A ‘Spit-Take’ is a classic comedy foil where one person ( usually the ‘straight man’ ) does or says something so surprising that the ‘comic’ partner spits out water in a sudden explosion . The reaction on the guy’s face was an uncontrolled ‘You gotta be kidding me’ look of unbelief .

    3. Haha, yeah. But technically he’s correct. There’s a lot that Trump could have done that would be even more outlandish than trying to bribe Ukraine’s President. He could have nuked New York City, he could have gone on a killing spree in the White House, he could have stripped naked and danced on live TV, he could have admitted that he is a Russian asset… but the impeachment hearing is not about what he could have done, but what he actually did.

      Interesting defence though. Maybe people at trial should try it out. “Your Honor, I shouldn’t be convicted for killing three people, because I could have killed four and that would be even more outlandish, wouldn’t it?”

  8. Jordan : “so for 55 days we checked him out”.
    And then released the aid?

    Translation: after 53 days we got caught and released the aid before the story went public.

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