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(94,585 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2019, 12:40 PM Feb 2019

DISCUSSION THREAD 2: Michael Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee [View all]

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DISCUSSION THREAD 2: Michael Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee [View all] brooklynite Feb 2019 OP

"Well I am a nice guy" (Cohen replying to Congressman Meadows) brooklynite Feb 2019 #1

That was a good line, I smiled. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #5

Meadows was an ass. BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #2

"I'm appalled. I'm appalled" but Trump's daily lying or his University fraud doesn't phase her onit2day Feb 2019 #82

This is why their agreed-to line of questioning and talking points makes no sense. BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #83

Now up: William Clay (D-MO) brooklynite Feb 2019 #3

Congressman Clay! tosh Feb 2019 #4

Why? zaj Feb 2019 #6

Because of the powerful statement tosh Feb 2019 #8

Looks like Cohen's got ... WRITTEN ... dirt on Red Don's bank fraud. Is there a statute of limitatio uponit7771 Feb 2019 #7

Yes it was in the supporting docs he submitted with his opening statement underpants Feb 2019 #13

Who's got the bad, phlegmy cough? cilla4progress Feb 2019 #9

Republicans continue to confirm... WeekiWater Feb 2019 #10

He brought out a black woman who is loyal to President Trump to prove that President Trump is not.. demmiblue Feb 2019 #11

+1 Delmette2.0 Feb 2019 #52

Soooo... now it's all about Lanny Davis. Zoonart Feb 2019 #12

Way to go Mr. Lynch!!! dustyscamp Feb 2019 #14

That was a thing of beauty! demmiblue Feb 2019 #15

Gosar is trying to break him. n/t demmiblue Feb 2019 #16

It didn't work. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2019 #18

Nope. Now he is laying into the Republicans. demmiblue Feb 2019 #19

Right? He's good. I'll give him that. nolabear Feb 2019 #21

That was a really powerful five minutes, that's for sure. demmiblue Feb 2019 #23

That is the Rep whose siblings back his opponant and made a video. True Blue American Feb 2019 #38

K&R janx Feb 2019 #17

It's sad watching the GOP side pretending to all be Perry Masons blogslut Feb 2019 #20

Probably Chump and McConnell are texting them "gotcha" questions FakeNoose Feb 2019 #44

Man, the Dems can just sit back and let him go. He's good. nolabear Feb 2019 #22

Geez Louise, I seem to miss ... bobGandolf Feb 2019 #94

He needs to be de-boned. LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #95

Fox cuts to commentators during break: nolabear Feb 2019 #24

Is Fox even covering this? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #26

They are. But the Chirons are incredible. nolabear Feb 2019 #27

Thank you for taking one for the team rurallib Feb 2019 #28

He's come to realize how badly he's had his father spinning in his grave. maddiemom Feb 2019 #80

We need to have reinstate... bobGandolf Feb 2019 #106

That was fucking awesome how he went off before the break. I had no use for the slimeball before but Autumn Feb 2019 #25

Different response here. No respect. Hortensis Feb 2019 #33

I respected what he said there and I respected the hell out of the truth and emotion in it nt Autumn Feb 2019 #34

Same. n/t demmiblue Feb 2019 #35

He nailed those pukes to a wall and laid their sins bare. Autumn Feb 2019 #41

A career white-collar thug, fake truth, faked emotion. Hortensis Feb 2019 #39

Sorry you didn't see what I saw, I'm a believer in redemption. Oh well. Autumn Feb 2019 #42

Okay. Btw, you'll probably be happy then to know Hortensis Feb 2019 #47

I got no problem with him registering as a Democrat. Free country and all that. I can't imagine Autumn Feb 2019 #56

He'll be in jail for the 2020 cycle, so maybe '22? oldsoftie Feb 2019 #105

How long is the break? nt Javaman Feb 2019 #29

The Rs are embarrassing themselves, coming off as stupid people. stopbush Feb 2019 #30

Foxx is not the brightest bulb. n/t demmiblue Feb 2019 #31

No, she isn't True Blue American Feb 2019 #40

This plan to have Jordan run point is exhausting. nolabear Feb 2019 #32

Jordan thinks he is important. True Blue American Feb 2019 #43

"No. Are you offering"? MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #36

Cohen to GOP lawmakers: "I did the same thing that you're doing now. For ten years. I protected Mr. demmiblue Feb 2019 #37

I wonder if that was ScratchCat Feb 2019 #53

Like Devin Nunes and Rohrenbacher? LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #96

That was my take. The way he said that. Very ominous. The looking Jordan in the eye LuvLoogie Feb 2019 #100

Rep Raskin: "My collegues are not upset that you lied to Congress..." Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2019 #45

Brilliant. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #46

That was a touche moment! BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #48

Ouch underpants Feb 2019 #54

+1. No truer words dalton99a Feb 2019 #63

Oh, good. A Republican Rep is going "to clarify something" for us. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #49

BONUS. It's on in the staff breakroom for lunch. underpants Feb 2019 #50

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #76

Not All of them had to do with women mercuryblues Feb 2019 #51

Rep. Rounda - Trump knew Salter? Yes. Lied under oath? Yes underpants Feb 2019 #55

Freshman congressman Rouda, from California, was solid Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #65

Cohen agrees that Trump lied or misrepresented his relationship to Felix Sater, under oath. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #57

When they break for lunch the interviews are going to be amazing. nolabear Feb 2019 #58

Oh my GOD, the "code!" nolabear Feb 2019 #59

ANOTHER boom. Cohen & Trump or someone on behalf of Trump spoke after the raid on Cohen's house. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #60

Explains why Trump ScratchCat Feb 2019 #62

Good point. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #99

I wonder if it is awkward in the Men's room during breaks? nt Hotler Feb 2019 #61

They're going to go back to that discussion with Schiff. nolabear Feb 2019 #64

Why the obsession with the boxes? Glimmer of Hope Feb 2019 #66

And it's clear the FBI had the boxes. He got them back. nolabear Feb 2019 #67

I can't tell the difference between fake outrage or Glimmer of Hope Feb 2019 #68

BREAKING: Matt Gatez (not a Committee member) trying to get in on questioning brooklynite Feb 2019 #69

DId anybody else lose the feed? Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #73

"Love Child" brooklynite Feb 2019 #70

Ok I thought I was the only one who heard this wildflower Feb 2019 #71

Something about Ivanka? She's the only child he's ever loved... TygrBright Feb 2019 #72

+1 dalton99a Feb 2019 #77

Whoa !! So white house lawyers edited Cohens statements about Trump Tower Moscow? uponit7771 Feb 2019 #74

Jackie Speir - "Is there a love child?" BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #75

OK, this woman is giving a propaganda speech. janx Feb 2019 #78

Miller now.."just another chapter in your book" - yes my dear, and you will read all about YOUR asiliveandbreathe Feb 2019 #79

Wow! yuiyoshida Feb 2019 #81

"Mr. Trump doesn't text message." Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #84

Oh he's using Melania to throw him further under the bus! nolabear Feb 2019 #85

Awaiting Reps. AOC and Talib Kind of Blue Feb 2019 #86

These republicans seem jealous of Michael Cohen's situation. JohnnyRingo Feb 2019 #87

Rep. Brenda Lawrence: "I just want to put on the record, as being a black American and having endure demmiblue Feb 2019 #88

"To prop up one person from our entire race of black people and say that nullifies it is totally dustyscamp Feb 2019 #97

She was incredible! Lady_Chat Feb 2019 #102

Can we have another discussion thread? PLEASE underpants Feb 2019 #89

MS-13? IcyPeas Feb 2019 #90

No shite. Ugh. n/t demmiblue Feb 2019 #91

Plaskett: "Thank god the Democratic Party majority can walk and chew gum at the same time." demmiblue Feb 2019 #92

About an hour recess now for House votes. BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #93

So what exactly did Cohen say right before the break? n/t MicaelS Feb 2019 #98

New discussion thread 3 continues here... brooklynite Feb 2019 #101

ive donated about 100$ to Cohens Go Fund Me acct for his legal bills... samnsara Feb 2019 #103

I hope 45 chokes on this whole thing. nolabear Feb 2019 #104