Rachel talking Nunes- THey have a tape that wasn't supposed to be public - turn it on!

[Amaryllis]

Edited to add: Nunes said they do plan to impeach Rosenstein but want to wait till after Kavenaugh is confirmed and after the election.

They have to keep the majority "or all of this goes away if Sessions won't resign and Mueller won't clear POTUS, "We are the only ones who can stop it."

RAchel going to post audio and transcript online.

[oberliner]

1. It's him saying mildly negative things about Trump at a fundraiser (edit to add: and much more!)

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Recorded secretly.

Edit to add: He also talks about impeaching Rosenstein - and the strategy behind the timing of that.

Seems like the standard Republicans being Republicans kind of thing - but maybe this will have some impact.

[Kingofalldems]

7. Running interference.

[oberliner]

8. Was hoping this was something big - doesn't seem that big (Edit: maybe this is big?)

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Loathe Nunes - would've loved something juicy.

You think this is big?

Edit to add: Looking like maybe this is bigger than I thought!

[Amaryllis]

10. It's big. I just edited to add a comment.

[oberliner]

15. Was hoping for something like CNN had with the Cohen tapes

I'm not seeing this Nunes stuff going anywhere.

If I'm wrong and this blows up - then great!

[BannonsLiver]

18. You are absolutely right. It's big.

it’s a great motivator for Dems to get out and vote since it’s clear now that the plan will be to get rid of Rosenstein right after the election. We have them literally saying that is the plan.

also bound to cause some strife in the trump orbit.

The person above and below who is saying it’s a nothingburger was also quite angry about Sasha Baron Cohen making the likes of Arpaio and Roy Moore look like idiots on his show, so not someone with well thought out hot takes.

[dawg day]

33. I hate that these non-patriots are corruptly ruining

the careers and reputations of public servants. Yeah, maybe I disagree with Comey and McCabe and Rosenstein on all sorts of issues, but I wouldn't ever deny that they are men who have spent most of their careers in service to our country, trying to do their best as they saw it.

I can't say the same of anyone in the Trump circle.
Nunes is one of the ugly little demonettes, you know. No strength, no skill, just really quick to lick up Trump's spittle.

[Ferrets are Cool]

35. Come on, if the Democrats aren't already motivated to get off their asses and vote

in November, they never will be.

[flibbitygiblets]

38. Also helps suppress R's from voting

Every bit helps

[BannonsLiver]

39. Oh I agree.

But it can’t possibly hurt to have one more reason.

[Mr.Bill]

22. It's Nunes saying basically

that only Congress getting rid of Mueller by way of getting rid of Rosenstein can save Trump's ass. Now why would he say that if Trump is not guilty of something?

[D23MIURG23]

42. I think it is big.

You basically have Nunes admitting that the dump tower meeting was a criminal act, and then going on to say that the republicans need to keep the majority in the house so that they can obstruct the Mueller probe.

I don't know if it will get Nunes prosecuted, but it is a naked admission of criminality. The democrats should chop it up and use it for attack ads.

[bettyellen]

29. It's also him admitting the GOP plan to stop Muellers investigation, but

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And that the real reason they want to ruin Rosenstein is to cover for Trump.


Your takeaway is interesting too!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

43. Your response is emblematic of what's wrong. It doesn't fucking matter if "it's big". You make

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it "BIG". You exploit the shit out of it. You beat 'em upside the head with it. You make it sound as if it's evidence of conspiracy. Solyndra wasn't jack shit until they made it into something.


Edit:
Shit! "your". Fuck you Android!!!

[Older Than I Look]

2. Private comments at a fund raiser by Nunes about Trump

Not flattering comments

[Fiendish Thingy]

23. I bet Nunes tries to spin this as being "independent" of Trump

And not his loyal lapdog

[malaise]

3. Bwaaaaaaaah

That would be criminal.

[rzemanfl]

4. This is good stuff! n/t

[elleng]

5. It's good.

Was hoping would be fodder to 'get' kathy mcmorris rodgers. (I see there's hope she'll be gone.)

[eleny]

6. Tapes on the left tapes on the right!

[2naSalit]

16. Reminded me of this...

[Mrs. Overall]

9. This is fantastic reporting by Rachel!

[Hekate]

11. I was just going to post this when I saw yours. Holy cats!

I hope everyone sees this.

[Amaryllis]

12. It will be big; transcript and recording will be online tonight Rachel just said.

[Hekate]

14. To coin a phrase: Lordy there ARE tapes!

[2naSalit]

17. !!!

[procon]

13. Every Republican in congress is part of a massive conspiracy to shield Trump

from Rosenstein and Mueller. Huge cover up!

[Ilsa]

19. And that should be the byline!

"Congressional Republicans in massive conspiracy to obstruct justice!"

[PaulX2]

25. And Help Putin

Get away at the same time.

[wiggs]

20. Nunes wants to impeach a member of DOJ so that the Mueller probe can be

terminated so that republicans keep the House. Is that right?

This should be front page headline news. Sounds like Brown Act and obstruction of justice charges should be leveled tomorrow. How can this stand, legally??

This is the kind of thing that corrupt government can do...fake investigations, fake impeachments, fake reports, fake science, propaganda from govt offices, deception, cronyism....this is the way they want to hang onto power, not doing the people's business but lying to the people.

Really..what keeps Ryan from removing him tomorrow? What keeps DOJ from an indictment?

[Mr.Bill]

24. No, it's more like Nunes saying they can't get rid of Rosenstein

until after the election because the Senate is busy with more important stull like approving a SCOTUS nominee. But more importantly, he's implying if not saying this is the only way to save Trump's ass, which shouldn't be a necessity if Trump is innocent.

[Amaryllis]

44. What keeps Ryan from removing him is Ryan is also complicit.

[malaise]

21. Can you imagine the sheer panic among ReTHUGs

about now?

[Still In Wisconsin]

26. Man, Nunes IS dumb as a sack of hammers.

His miniscule little brain will be his undoing.

[Trust Buster]

27. He is the Chairman of the House Oversight Comittee.

His job is to be a check and balance on the Executive Branch. He was just caught on tape admitting that, if Sessions doesn’t recuse himself and Mueller doesn’t clear the Con Man, then he has no choice but to ruin the career and reputation of Rosenstein for the sole purpose of obstructing justice by ending the investigation on Don the Con’s behalf. Spineless Pauly had to take away Collins’ chairmanship today. Tomorrow spineless Pauly will have to remove Nunes which he should have long since done on ethical grounds. The Rethuglicans are imploding.

[onenote]

28. Does Nunes understand that even if the repubs could impeach Rosenstein

which is doubtful today and likely to be totally out of the question after November, since the best case for the Repubs is that they hold the house by a far narrower margin than today, they have zero possibility of the Senate convicting him and removing him from office? Indeed, it is highly unlikely that the Trumpites could even muster a majority in the Senate let alone the required 2/3 majority.

Dumb as a brick.

[bettyellen]

30. Yes- and he also lied saying that the senate couldn't take it up sooner....

That’s compleeely untrue. So he’s lying to GOP donors also, ha ha.

[Farmergene]

31. Sources please!

We need the real deal. Or at least a link.

Thanks. And yes i will look it up also

[DeminPennswoods]

37. A member of a liberal/progressive group made the recording

This person bought a ticket for the fundraising event (for Cathy McMorris-Rogers), attended and recorded the whole talk and q and a that followed! The audio is clear as a bell, too.

[Amaryllis]

45. There was no link yet; i typed it as it was happening and did say that RAchel said she was gonna put

up the transcript and tape right after the show. She was playing the tape. THat was the source.

[Scurrilous]

32. K&R

[Gothmog]

34. #Maddow obtains tape of Devin Nunes confessing to a Rosenstein impeachment plan and the GOP must im

Link to tweet

[calimary]

36. Most interesting! Haven't seen Maddow yet but we record it daily.

Won’t miss this one! But then again, I don’t miss any of ‘em.

[UCmeNdc]

40. Nunes will do anything to keep his power.

[UCmeNdc]

41. Lawrence O'Donnell report on this.