A new poll conducted by CNN and SSRS shows support for impeaching and removing Trump from office grows:
Trump has referred to his own impeachment inquiry as a ‘lynching.’
When asked by a reporter yesterday about his impending impeachment, Trump responded: “the Democrats ‘want to impeach me, because it is the only way they’re gonna win.’
‘The president of the United States should be allowed to run the country, not have to focus on this kind of crap,'” he said.
Testimony today focuses on Bill Taylor:
Bill Taylor, currently the top official at the US Embassy in Ukraine, will get his moment before congressional investigators Tuesday. Taylor was one of the officials whose text messages were released by House Democrats earlier this month. His explanation for why he said he felt the US was trading foreign aid to Ukraine for political favors to the President could be a key piece of evidence for House investigators.
CNN:
And something new and could be used to compel officials to testify:
House Democrats are threatening to force Trump administration officials’ compliance with their impeachment inquiry by targeting something they hold dear: their paychecks.
Democrats have twice referenced using an obscure provision in the annual Financial Services spending bill, referred to as Section 713, that says any federal employee who “prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent” another official from communicating with lawmakers shouldn’t be paid during that time.
Rollcall:
NBC News exclusive reporting reveals House Dems are focusing their framework for the impeachment case against Trump on abuse of power with his actions related to Ukraine.
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Gym Jordan: forever the moron
Rep. Jim Jordan: "The President's frustrated. I mean, if you had to go through the three years at this that this President had to live through, I think I think it just is an example of the frustration the President feels." pic.twitter.com/EW8PrXwVSf
— The Hill (@thehill) October 22, 2019
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Damning Testimony
The senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine told lawmakers Tuesday that President Trump made the release of military aid contingent on public declarations from Ukraine that it would investigate the Bidens and the 2016 election, contradicting Trump’s denial that he used the money as leverage for political gain.
"Donald Trump's impeachment may have been turbo charged today by the testimony of career diplomat Bill Taylor, who NBC News is reporting, draws a direct line to President Trump demanding an investigation in exchange for military aid for Ukraine…" – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/Ndz0BW5iJ4
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) October 22, 2019
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Kevin McCarthy still not getting it.
.@GOPLeader: "The Democrats have written this script. They hate this president and they are abusing their power to undo an election. Think about what impeachment means. The removal of a duly elected person." pic.twitter.com/TYkFviijMP
— The Hill (@thehill) October 22, 2019
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Inauguration, Impeachment and Lynching: Strange Fruit
Regarding Trump, lynching and impeachment:
After Rebecca Ferguson made her song choice requirement known, the announcement was made that she would no longer be performing at the Inauguration. Strange fruit is a blues song recorded by Billie Holiday, said to be about lynching.
Rebecca Ferguson was asked to sing at Trump’s inauguration. She said she’d do it if she can sing “Strange Fruit” https://t.co/Q3SoP4oB4N pic.twitter.com/tppGwsHjUN
— Mic (@mic) January 6, 2017
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Do Americans Support Impeachment?
From FiveThirtyEight:
“In addition to tracking the polling averages for and against impeachment among all Americans, we are also keeping tabs on how opinion breaks down by party. As you can see below, Democrats are strongly in favor of impeachment, Republicans are strongly opposed and independents hover somewhere in between.” https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/impeachment-polls/#
Do Americans support impeaching Pres. Trump? @FiveThirtyEight is tracking it: https://t.co/B7FbJLs5SB
— ABC News (@ABC) October 22, 2019
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Not shutting up-
“The Democrats are trying to draw out this inquiry because they don’t have the support. Donald Trump is guilty only of winning the 2016 Election.” @MZHemingway @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2019
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James Clyburn:
“I’m a product of the South. I know the history of that word,” Clyburn, who is one of the most influential black lawmakers on Capitol Hill, said during an appearance on CNN. “That is a word that we ought to be very, very careful about using.”
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Many unhappy about lynching comment:
Rep. Rush to President Trump: "You think this impeachment is a LYNCHING? What the hell is wrong with you? Do you know how many people who look like me have been lynched, since the inception of this country, by people who look like you. Delete this tweet."
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 22, 2019
