Former acting U.S. solicitor general Neal Katyal, former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance, former assistant director at the FBI Frank Figliuzzi, and Wall Street Journal’s Shelby Holliday react to the transcripts released today from Trump’s Russia and Ukraine experts Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill. Aired on 11/08/19.
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Transcripts Released From Witnesses To Key Flashpoints Of Ukraine Scandal | Deadline | MSNBC
It probably goes without saying that the president engages in his usual gaslighting — trying to make others question their own reality — and cast the impeachment as a partisan sham. How could there be any wrongdoing when the doer is Donald J. Trump himself?
@JAY JAY – Leftists wrote the book on gaslighting. What’s matter? You can dish it out but you can’t take it????
@Jay Larsen Trump will end up in a ditch.
Most people don’t know Quid Pro Quo and don’t care to know what that means. What it really was is “Extortion” in plain sight. And that is a “Crime” easily rising to the level of an impeachable offense. 🤔🙄
@Kevin NYC Truth is they got CAUGHT. You are guilty of a crime even you attempt it and FAIL at it. Show up on a bank armed with a gun and demand money….and try to argue that you aren’t guilty of a crime simply because you no one would give it to you.
@kellygreenii I guess we will see.
@kellygreenii I still want to know why Biden is any different but guess that mystery will remain unsolved
@kellygreenii I guess the difference is they didn’t “get caught” idk
@kellygreenii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6PLzRy3b30
Trump is like a serial arsonist that’s burning down entire cities, while the Republicans are demanding on who called the fire department.
razor8191…..😆….. EXACTLY !! Democrats have Trump DEAD center……if they let THIS travesty pass…… they’ll NEVER put him away !! Impeachment was tailor made for ROT like TRUMPS !! ….As they say…. If NOT NOW…. WHEN…… If not Trump….then WHO ?!!!🤔🤷😳
@Juan Lopez EXACTLY….. simply because we KNOW Trump supporting SLIME will do ANYTHING to protect the ROT in the WHITE HOUSE !! That is NOT ” speculation”….that is a FACT !!!🤔🤷😳
100% accurate.
@Trumpenstein did you copyrighted your post? Next time you have to be ahead of the game. Copyright dude, copyright.
Treasonous trump. Treasonous trump. Treasonous trump 🤢 lock him up!!!!!
@fireFLY 2 years of near daily “bombshells” and it all turned out to be a hoax. I don’t know how you can keep trusting people who lie to you constantly but that’s your business.
@Kevin NYC what hoax? Sources please
@fireFLY https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf
Trump woman supporter in PA. “They all do it” . No, no they don’t. Read your constitution. Jeezus.
@Francisca Molina – When the Dems/Leftists do something about: sending plane loads of cash to the rogue Mullahs of Iran; the rigged Democrat Primary in 2016; the farce FBI investigation of Hillary, allowing her people to destroy the evidence, and transcribing none of the ‘interviews’; the ‘Russian Investigation’ that did not go after the Russians but went after Trump and Associates based upon incestuous and uncorroborated claims, utilized to procure FISA warrants for surveillance that were procured under falsehoods and therefore were illegal; and Mueller at his last testimony before his bow out, repeatedly, over and over, when questioned about establishing the veracity of the foundational claims utilized to ‘make a case’ against Trump, could do nothing but reply, ‘I’m not going to speak to that.’, or, ‘That’s outside of my purview.’
When the Dems want to answer for these things and many others, then you will see movement amongst the Trump Supporters.
@Wanuby – They have been trying to overturn the Election since before Trump was even inaugurated. And if it was criminals you were concerned about, you would have something to say about the ‘Russian Investigation’.
@Jay Larsen unless you are being facetious, or you cant be from the USA..Give me back my brain cells you stole with the dumbest assertion ever.
This was the excuse Republicans gave for Nixons crimes as well, “they all do it.”
J Vance explains these issues in a way that’s understandable and clear. Thanks 🕊
Hope yer yabble dabble helps you sleep at night- #TDSickness
@War-in-Zevon lol🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 yabble dabble? Have you heard Trump speak? Please don’t answer, it’s a rhetorical question.
Maybe the Senate Republicans need to start reading the transcripts so they won’t be so uninformed when they are asked questions. It’s not helplng themselves to refuse to read anything like their leader!
hey if you dont read it you can claim ignorance of the crimes, but hey ignorance of something is no excuse under the law.
They already know what’s in the transcripts. They don’t want to see them, because they’ll be forced to jump on the impeachment bandwagon.
But it’s a ‘sham’ so why, you know, do their jobs and uphold the constitution by reading the transcripts. If Graham can get away with it…
Ostrich syndrome has afflicted the whole Repugnant party! Totally irresponsible, blatant Negligence and obstruction of due process.
Sadly, their leader should be the constitution not Trump.He’s corruption proved to be contagious and toxic .
why trial? give Trump a one way ticket to Putins bedroom
@Kevin NYC voting is gerrymandered and they target the zombies who hide in thedelusional matrix They ignore the law. They avoid jail. This is a cold war. Talking is over.
@buddhastaxi666 you said it all right there my man. There is no justice anymore. All because you want transgender kids and open border. I don’t understand your generation.
@Kevin NYC im 66 years old. Open borders? Well why arent they staying in their own country…maybe because the system rips them off and they come in andgive us grief. Transgender kids? Well it must be confusing for some even weird i know, but gender in nature is not just male n female. Its a mixed bag in the womb.
He’s got a force of brainless parrots speaking his rhetoric.
Republicans aren’t brainless. They just don’t care that he’s shamelessly corrupt and a sociopath.
YES! The supporters and cabinet members.
@Let’s grow and supporters.
@Kevin NYC why are you watching MSNBC when Fake news Fox is you bird brain morons choice network of lies and propaganda? They feed you idiots just what you want to hear. You’re watching MSNBC because you KNOW they’re showing and telling all the facts.
It is amazing to me that some people in America are blind to who and what trump is.
They’re not blind to it, just don’t care because he’s “one of them”. Plus they would have to admit they were conned. Its easier to be stupid like Kevin NYC.
@Dave Ponsford its is hard to face the truth
Kevin NYC It may be hard, but keep working at it and you’ll be thankful that you walked away from the lies you peddle.
@Kevin NYC That may be true. But, in line with the Constitution, Mueller left it up to Congress for the follow thru. Congress is the arm of our government that wields the gavel, not Mueller. He made the right call. It’s called seperation of powers. trump will be impeached, but probably not unseated. When he is out if office, criminal charges will be forthwith.
Agreement with public Give me representatives behaving disgracefully Interning discoverment into a swamp A cesspool Where hatred exist
Fiona Hill testimony is confirming everything Trump does is related to Russia
A Hashimo..King Trump owe$ and Putin owns…plan to election meddle was squelched..good!
For Paws
She is receiving death threat man……why no one investigating that?
yeah she read it in WaPo
Those witnesses getting threats is exactly why the identity of the whistleblower is protected by law and why he should not be exposed to the public. There are ways to question him for a deposition where his identity isn’t leaked to the public.
In my humble opinion, deposing the whistle blower for the purpose of this impeachment is pointless. Maybe in the future for some kind of judiciary or legal reform, and should be done behind closed doors at that.
@Drealskero There isn’t a whole lot of point to it, the only reason to depose him is to out him to the public. Which would be illegal because that would have a negative effect on future whistleblowers, but I think that is what Republicans want. To scare future whistleblowers. His purpose was to point out wrong doing, he created reasonable suspicion that a crime occurred. If no witnesses could back up what he had claimed, maybe you could go after him for making a false statement.
But he’s already been outed. Donald Trump Jr tweeted the name! Don’t you guys know that?! It’s an attrocious breach of security and I hope people lose their jobs and goto jail for it, but it’s too late to change it.
Want to see those dirty money scam crooks in the White House locked behind bars.
Moron Trumpee asap
There’s nothing Trump won’t do that some how always ends up benefiting Putin. #AllRoadsLeadtoRussiaWithTrump
I agree. And that moron won the election . WTF.
People hated Hillary.
If Dr. Fiona Hill is part of the Deep State then bring on the Deep State and thank goodness they are there.
Let’s see how long before “Get over it” gets fired and Trump forgets who he is. And let’s call it what it is, the WH administration are lying about the transcript and Sondland lied before he probably talked to a lawyer who said “You know what perjury is right?’ it’s not like Trump hasn’t done things like change maps or dictate letters to align with his reality.
Learned recently Vindman is still going to the white house doing his job even after everything he has said. This guy is a boss!!!
Andrew Lim … and so he should. He’s behaved honorably. The person who should be feeling too much shame to even show up at the White House, is Trump himself.
But that’s not how psychopaths are wired.
comanchio1976 Can You imagine the shitstorm if trump tries to have Vindman fired?😳
@Lana Kahl I bet he’s tried, and it took someone about 3 hours to convince him not to.
Most of his babysitters have gone, so the few that are left are working overtime and are probably beyond exhausted at this point.
It’s very concerning that Ms. Hill’s life is under threat for defending our country. What kind of democracy has ours become. It’s now a criminal enterprise.
Sondland’s amnesia was immediately cured with perjury in sight.
“The public doesn’t like coverups.” We don’t. We all have to be accountable, so why shouldn’t they?!