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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPer Jim Acosta:They're going to go after Joe.
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If true theyre going to spend their time doubling down on the Bidens, not only showing contempt for the process but continuing the smear job.
The Democrats had better be ready to call this out again and again.
Raven123
(4,898 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)samnsara
(17,651 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)of voters who haven't made up their minds about impeachment or, more importantly, whether they'll vote for trump in 2020.
Biden should have said something like, "I'll be glad to present the truth on this matter; trump's abuse of power and tampering with our election process; trump's incompetence; . . . . . . . and stack my family and likely cabinet members up against trump's any day."
triron
(22,028 posts)How twisted are these assholes? And anyone that buys into this BS is just as bad.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)the GOPs tricks and he could have put out that testimony and that would have shown the dirty shit that are doing.
OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)the truth, as they are not interested in Trumpers understanding that Joe Biden is entirely blameless.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)I had a similar opinion to you, but after hearing that Biden isn't a material witness to Trump's crime (or would likely to be judged so by Roberts), there can only be one reason for Trump wanting him to testify, and that's to spread the shit.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)rockfordfile
(8,708 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)should respond. If you disagree, fine, but dont give me that FOX BS.
Besides, GOPers are bluffing. They dont want to call Biden because he will set them straight. Hes played right into their bluff by saying he wont testify.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Hope it backfires on them.
Beaverhausen
(24,472 posts)Lying about the prosecutor that Biden wanted fired.
Lying about what that prosecutor was investigating or not investigating.
Lying about when Hunter even started at Burisma relevant to the above.
etc
etc
msongs
(67,465 posts)still_one
(92,481 posts)The problem wont be the the facts but the media who will propagate the lies and distortions like they did with the swift pukes against Kerry, and what they did to Hillary
This is where the Democrats must push back and refute their bullshit, and we should be able so ng PACs to refute these LIES
babylonsister
(171,104 posts)There's no defending iq45; he broke the law and is a low life. They've both been proven time and again. So they need a target.
DeminPennswoods
(15,292 posts)There's no argument and apparently the WH lawyers aren't going to make one starting tomorrow. In fact, from what McConnell said about the upcoming schedule, I got the sense that the WH lawyers will start and finish tomorrow.
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)The fact that Trump sent Rudy to Ukraine to "investigate" - as opposed to actual law enforcement - gives away the game. I think even most low information voters can understand that point.
bluestarone
(17,093 posts)Any options? On Live TV. impeachment proceedings and they COULD (WILL) lie their ass off!!
Walleye
(31,106 posts)maxsolomon
(33,432 posts)to distinguish between Ukrainian Prosecutors the Ukrainian Presidents they served under. It's a fair bet.
Try and get a dumb person to differentiate between Leshchenko and Lutsenko. They'll glaze over.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)When they make it clear that Biden is the candidate they fear most, they boost him with the public.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)it may backfire if they go too far with their attacks on him.
karynnj
(59,507 posts)Over the next three days, if they throw what they have at Biden, Democrats have ample time to first defend Biden if as is very very likely the case, he did nothing wrong. In addition, they need to address the members of the Senate. All but the most junior knew Biden as one of the 100 Senators. They know that after 30 plus years in the Senate, he was still the poorest or one of the poorest members of the Senate. If he was corrupt, he was pretty inept at it!
In addition to that, if they spend all their time on the Bidens, Democrats need to point out that all of this has nothing to do with Trump's actions.
However, we will know very quickly if ANY of this garbage sticks at all. The first reaction to that should be to challenge it, but failing that -- he is not yet the nominee. I think Biden will come out clean on this. It will say a lot if some of the older Senators, who likely socialized with Biden are so scared by Trump they don't object.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Phony assholes.
Bayard
(22,184 posts)My stomach and blood pressure can't handle it.
Darwin2019
(217 posts)Each time they mention Biden pledge to give the Biden campaign a dollar
rwheeler31
(6,242 posts)repeat quotes from the managers or just mock their awful lawyers.
Walleye
(31,106 posts)How would a vice-president, such as Biden, on his own, put a hold on funds? He had no power over the OMB.
Volaris
(10,275 posts)'Who cares. Until the FBI shows up, let them waste all the time they want.'.
They dont have shit on either of them. And when that becomes obvious, all they'll have is another reason for their removal via the ballot box...that being utter and gross incompetence.
I would LOVE the bidens to show up and testify. Can you imagine joe ripping ciplione into little, edible pieces???
H2O Man
(73,654 posts)This will be the Trump team's public face. They are worse in private. They are talking to republicans about who, on the Democratic team prosecuting the case, has ever voted against a "defense" bill in the past, as if that is somehow proof Trump is not guilty.
These people have no shame.
nolabear
(42,001 posts)H2O Man
(73,654 posts)every republican's nose in a steaming pile of Trump in the 2020 elections.
nolabear
(42,001 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)FloridaBlues
(4,010 posts)This WH team will throw everything even tho it will be lies and than some.
Next several days on tv will not be pretty.