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dewsgirl

(14,961 posts) Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:26 PM Jan 2020

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Mitt Romney announces he will vote to hear witness testimony..

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Mitt Romney announces he will vote to hear witness testimony.. (Original Post) dewsgirl Jan 2020 OP

If there is enough votes to force witness's bluestarone Jan 2020 #1

imagine how fucked up a political party is when it is newsworthy that someone wants witnesses Takket Jan 2020 #2

It's sad indeed.😒 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #4

If Romney leads, a LOT of Republicans will follow him. patricia92243 Jan 2020 #3

Maybe there is something to the statement the WH put out dewsgirl Jan 2020 #9

Define a "lot". maxsolomon Jan 2020 #23

Kind of a narrow lane there, Mitt leftieNanner Jan 2020 #5

Exactly! pandr32 Jan 2020 #12

Yeah probably Hunter Biden. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #20

If the Defense calls him, he'll show up. maxsolomon Jan 2020 #22

Good for bdamomma Jan 2020 #6

Romney wants one more chance to run for president Buckeyeblue Jan 2020 #7

I would think this would hurt him with the GOP base. nt Quixote1818 Jan 2020 #14

The Trump base for sure. Not sure about all Republicans Buckeyeblue Jan 2020 #15

I don't think H2O Man Jan 2020 #16

I'm giving him points Skittles Jan 2020 #8

I am too. crazytown Jan 2020 #13

I know it's the usual self-serving bullshit whenenver a repuke does anything right Skittles Jan 2020 #21

I expect metered, throttled, or incomplete testimony bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #10

I'll believe it when I see it. He's a flip-flopper. bitterross Jan 2020 #11

Better thing would be to hold a secret ballot NCProgressive Jan 2020 #17

Joni Ernst has followed Romney's lead. Generic Brad Jan 2020 #18

I bet he checked to make sure he isn't the only one before this announcement. NCLefty Jan 2020 #19

bluestarone

(17,091 posts)

1. If there is enough votes to force witness's

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:29 PM

Jan 2020

Then Mcturtle will STOP it. (Just saying!)

Takket

(21,652 posts)

2. imagine how fucked up a political party is when it is newsworthy that someone wants witnesses

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:29 PM

Jan 2020

at a trial.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

4. It's sad indeed.😒

Reply to Takket (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:31 PM

Jan 2020

patricia92243

(12,606 posts)

3. If Romney leads, a LOT of Republicans will follow him.

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:31 PM

Jan 2020

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

9. Maybe there is something to the statement the WH put out

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 09:16 PM

Jan 2020

earlier today, saying they expected defections. The timing can't be a coincidence.

maxsolomon

(33,432 posts)

23. Define a "lot".

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 05:57 PM

Jan 2020

3?

leftieNanner

(15,182 posts)

5. Kind of a narrow lane there, Mitt

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:33 PM

Jan 2020

You will vote to hear Bolton's testimony? Any others?

pandr32

(11,635 posts)

12. Exactly!

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 10:11 PM

Jan 2020

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

20. Yeah probably Hunter Biden. nt

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 01:43 AM

Jan 2020

maxsolomon

(33,432 posts)

22. If the Defense calls him, he'll show up.

Reply to UniteFightBack (Reply #20)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 05:55 PM

Jan 2020

Its not like he's a Trumpist Apparatchik. Or like he did anything wrong - plenty of rich, connected people sit on Director's Boards and collect fat checks for lending legitimacy to a corporation.

Look at the upright citizens that sat on Theranos' board:

Riley Bechtel, former Bechtel Group CEO
David Boies, a founder and the chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner
William Foege, former director CDC
Richard Kovacevich, former Wells Fargo CEO and chairman
James Mattis, later U.S. Secretary of Defense
Fabrizio Bonanni, former executive vice president of Amgen

Not to mention Kissinger and Schultz.

If Trump's lawyers call Hunter Biden, Schiff should call Joseph Cofer Black, Bush Jr's counter-terrorism director. He sits on the Burisma board right now.

bdamomma

(63,940 posts)

6. Good for

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 08:33 PM

Jan 2020

Mitt.

Buckeyeblue

(5,504 posts)

7. Romney wants one more chance to run for president

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 09:08 PM

Jan 2020

And he hates Trump. So we need 3 more to vote for witnesses, right?

Quixote1818

(29,000 posts)

14. I would think this would hurt him with the GOP base. nt

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 10:32 PM

Jan 2020

Buckeyeblue

(5,504 posts)

15. The Trump base for sure. Not sure about all Republicans

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 10:37 PM

Jan 2020

H2O Man

(73,651 posts)

16. I don't think

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #15)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 10:48 PM

Jan 2020

Mitt wants to run for president again. I'm sure he'd like to be president, but I don'y think he or his family wants to endure another national campaign.

I agree 100% that he dislikes Trump, and holds him in contempt.

Skittles

(153,243 posts)

8. I'm giving him points

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 09:11 PM

Jan 2020

crazytown

(7,277 posts)

13. I am too.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 10:22 PM

Jan 2020

Skittles

(153,243 posts)

21. I know it's the usual self-serving bullshit whenenver a repuke does anything right

Reply to crazytown (Reply #13)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 05:43 PM

Jan 2020

but at this point I feel like I do have to give points.....yes indeed

bucolic_frolic

(43,393 posts)

10. I expect metered, throttled, or incomplete testimony

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 09:55 PM

Jan 2020

I just doubt how open this trial will be. There are choke points - who, how long, what they say, executive privilege - and that's just testimony. Then we'll hear executive privilege some more, none of it rose to the level of criminality, and even if it did, l'etat c'est moi.

Then Trump, will Trump make an appearance? That will be a drama festival all by itself.

bitterross

(4,066 posts)

11. I'll believe it when I see it. He's a flip-flopper.

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 09:59 PM

Jan 2020

Romney is not known for his firm spine. On more than one occasion he's said one thing and done another.

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)

17. Better thing would be to hold a secret ballot

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

Jan 2020

If 3 repukes vote for a secret ballot, Trump is toast.

According to Jeff Flake, 30 republicans would vote to convict if the ballot is secret.

Generic Brad

(14,276 posts)

18. Joni Ernst has followed Romney's lead.

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 10:56 PM

Jan 2020

Two down, two more to go.

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)

19. I bet he checked to make sure he isn't the only one before this announcement.

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 01:17 AM

Jan 2020

#courage

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