Schiff fires back at Trump lawyer over Ukraine aid freeze claim

White House deputy counsel Michael Purpura and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), one of the impeachment managers, debate the details of President Donald Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and when exactly Ukraine found out that there was going to be a freeze in funding for aid.

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  1. Total BS! I remember watching as Trump pressured Zelinski on TV to declare that he was not being pressured.
    That’s how bullies work.
    Convict & Remove DJT!!!!

    1. QPQ isn’t even a freaking crime. Mulvaney was exactly right, everything in life is a QPQ so get over it. You go to work and they agree to pay you. There is corruption in the Ukraine and the Bidens are at the heart of it so investigate them.

    2. if you know any sh99 about quid pro quo, you would stop on bidophile , he the one who commit crime against ukraine

  2. Why is he dragging his words? I can’t believe these MAGA lawyers are claimed to be the smartest of all. No time in my life thought I am smart. If these are the smartest, I don’t know what to call myself

    1. They themselves have lots of skeletons in their closets!
      The don’t care about the facts, just Drama, Drama, Drama!

    2. Call yourself stupid because those MAGA lawyers KNOW THE LAW and the CONSTITUTION…. apparently you don’t because you are stupid…

  3. John Roberts called the Senate the greatest judicial body on Earth. What rubbish, it’s a kangaroo-court joke.

  4. Amazing how the defense is all based on scripted manufactured statements made for public consumption.
    Yet the facts and timelines speak to a whole different fact set.

    1. Jenn smith WOW!! You really don’t get it? You also don’t seem to know how deep this goes. Research Lev Parnas. Look at payments to Potus and the Giuliani bankrolling.
      Honestly why am I wasting my time responding to you.

  5. At times I’m disappointed with the Democrats about how wishy-washy and seemingly unprepared they are… but today… Adam Schiff did the “damn thang” ! He rebutted, refuted, refocused and reminded us of what is really going on ‘till the cows came home ! Good job Democrats !

    1. @Jacqueline Milton Jackie you have such a potty mouth, your vulgarity weakens you. As far as Hillary and Obama, they colluded to stir up all the nonsense about Russia, remember? Trump has done everything he said he would do since he got into office. This is all part of Draining the Swamp. You watch and learn.

  6. You would think WH counsel would know the facts of the case. He is doing a very poor job defending the indefensible.

    Adam Schiff is doing a great job. We should really hear from witnesses but it’s looking more and more like a cover up even at this point.

    1. @Athena Jezik your choice of words indicates you are just regurgitating Trumps vitriol. Try having a thought of your own.

    1. Is this more Cloudstrike nonsense? You know they don’t actually take the server, right? They clone the drives, do their forensics, then delete the backups when done.

      I just love how the GOP painted the SOP of just about every network forensics company as some “suspicious activity”.

      Oh Cloudstrike found out the hacks were from Russia…and the Dems paid them…THAT MUST MEAN THEY BOUGHT FAKE INFORMATION!

    2. @Pam M … didnt the DoJ just conclude a two year investigation on that only to find nothing to support the claims? Christ even the Mullner investigation found SOMETHING.

    3. @Alla Veles lol. That is the most hilarious conspiracy theory I’ve ever heard. trump has all the incriminating hillary emails and is waiting to release them?? 🤣🤣🤣 if he had any snippet of incriminating evidence on Hillary, his fat little fingers wouldn’t be able to move fast enough for him to tweet them out 🤣🤣🤣 you MAGA people are so dumb. How’s that affordable healthcare and those tax cuts going for y’all? 🤣🤣🤣

    1. @Jenn smith I’m not sure if you are ignorant or trolling. The congressional skiff is a secure area where depositions are held. Both republican and democrats use it and in this case they had full access if they were on the right committees.

      You must not have seen any of the public congressional hearings where both parties asked questions.
      https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-hearing/index.html

      Sondland admits to quid pro quo.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBh0oJFtV_c

      Mulvaney admits quid pro quo
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zyXtCPntl8

      Trump asks china and ukraine to investigate bidens

      https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464196-trump-urges-ukraine-china-to-investigate-bidens

      And this is just he stuff his they publicly admitted.

      During the Clinton trial there was over 90000 documents, witnesses and evidence.

      Trump has blocked it all. even bragged about it today. https://www.mic.com/p/trump-shamelessly-brags-about-withholding-evidence-from-congress-21740363

      You do realize that the congress is the check against the presidency in the “checks and balances” of government. Congress has oversight over the executive.
      https://www.loc.gov/law/help/parliamentary-oversight/unitedstates.php

      Trump misused funds appropriated by congress violating the impoundment and control act of 1974.
      https://budget.house.gov/publications/report/impoundment-control-act-1974-what-it-why-does-it-matter

      He solicited foreign help in an election but conditioning congressional appropriated funds to push a bogus investigation into his political opponents.

      https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:52%20section:30121%20edition:prelim)

      I could go on but ultimately when congress asked him to explain what happened the admin stonewalled which brings us to the articles of impeachment.

      Let me ask you a basic question. If you are on trial and get subpoenaed to bring in documents and evidence and you willfully with hold them, hide them then brag about it later what do you think will happen to you?

    1. Projection…. the Queen Piglosi threatens democrats to vote for impeachment…. why do you think one smart democrat switched parties. Good grief … is all you do is listen to propaganda. I can hardly wait for what is to come…. and it will be devastating to all the idiots who are supporting tyrants.

    1. That just proves the mindset of Dems, Trump must be killed the day he won the presidents office by any means. Thanks just more proof this is hoax impeachment.

    2. @Robert Bernhardt This is what you call an Allegory bud. The only thing it reveals about mindset is a willingness to understand the opposition. On the contrary, your statement reveals your disdain for Civil discourse when it results in cognitive dissonance.

    3. Quelea Mission cognitive dissidence is how I sum up the left after Trumps election. While the right may have its share of delusions, the left has outdone themselves.

  7. This trial has consisted of the Dems asking fact based questions and allegations and the Republicans responding with “how dare you” and “that’s a disgrace” and no actual rebuttal.

    1. Because they haven’t named a crime, so what is there to say.. When you back Iranians before your lotus.. Shocking.. Dens flapping bill Barr n durham

    2. Hahaha! I don’t think the word “facts” means what you think it means. It is always opposite day in lefty land. Lies are facts and everything the pinko commie fags have accused Trump of they themselves are guilty of. What a riot!

    3. You are so brainwashed to the Constitution it’s embarrassing. Republicans have the facts… democrats are projecting their crimes on the republicans … everything the4 democrats accuse the republicans of doing is projection and they are telling all what they have done and what the republicans have proof of. You need to break your brainwashing… you are a traitor if you are that stupid… and the dems have you by the short hairs. Prove me wrong. You can’t.

    1. But that’s the evil democrats fault. Trump blocked and redacted everything because he’s obviously innocent. Lol!

    2. @Stephen Hackett yea, nothing says innocent like refusing to comply while everyone involved testifies about Team Trump’s guilt.

    3. You would think as an innocent person you would be eager to prove your innocence. By letting your staff and documents speak for themselves. Instead of just repeating the same phrases over and over again. No quid pro quo, read the transcript, a perfect conversation, witchhunt, etc. It almost sounds like how you brainwash a cult. Hmmmm.

  8. Schiff is tearing into him, but he’s gotta think big game. He has to get past the conservative talking points in order to make a point that sticks.

    1. Go hell with your witnesses. You had your chance a you screw it up . Senate does not have to bring forward witnesses. That is not there job. There job is to debate what you have brought to the Senate and come to a conclusion.

    2. @Joyce Fecher Would ANYONE ever have a court trial without witnesses?….and what’s Trump and Republicans afraid of? I thought they wanted this over with, but yet they blocks witnesses, obstruct investigations, Trump hides a call on an Email server, and releases a phony doctored transcript (which says “this is not a transcript” at the top of the released document), you people are absolutely insane to think this scumbag is innocent.

    3. @Joyce Fecher says people trying to bury the truth. Honestly do you even CARE about Trump or is this (as i theorize) a ‘sportsball’ mentality… in that I mean its not about Trump winning, but about the Dems losing.

      Congratulations, youve put in as much thought into your political affiliation as beer swilling simpltons do on which team to act like jackasses over.

      Go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done!

  9. Fact check smackdown AGAIN. Aren’t the GOP tired of making fools of themselves and turning their country into a global joke?

  10. The Republican party is a cancer that has really made this country sick. The blatant lies are unbelievable.

    1. maine…most people agree with you. the trolls NEVER get any likes unless it’s his cult followers…lol…we have the facts…they have no class, no proof and no brains!

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