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Farmgirl1961

(1,515 posts)
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 10:01 PM Aug 2020

Quote of the Day: Adam Schiff

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Source: News and Guts link

Rep. Adam Schiff does not mince words. He is a skilled orator and writer as we learned during Donald Trump’s impeachment. Today he posted on Twitter his reaction to Trump’s move to block Postal Service funding. Tweet embedded in link.



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My question to Adam Schiff - does this rise to the level of an impeachable offense and if so...what next?
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Quote of the Day: Adam Schiff (Original Post) Farmgirl1961 Aug 2020 OP
Quote here: LizBeth Aug 2020 #1
For readers' convenience: tblue37 Aug 2020 #2
Schiff tweet............ riversedge Aug 2020 #3
Of course it's impeachable. Laelth Aug 2020 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Illumination Aug 2020 #5
Locking JudyM Aug 2020 #6

LizBeth

(10,610 posts)
1. Quote here:
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 10:05 PM
Aug 2020
“Has there ever been a president so utterly devoid of scruple, so naked in his ambition to steal an election? Trump is so terrified of losing that he’ll take the entire system down with him. Our post office. Our elections. Our very democracy. His depravity is boundless.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)

tblue37

(66,035 posts)
2. For readers' convenience:
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 10:08 PM
Aug 2020


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“Has there ever been a president so utterly devoid of scruple, so naked in his ambition to steal an election? Trump is so terrified of losing that he’ll take the entire system down with him. Our post office. Our elections. Our very democracy. His depravity is boundless.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)

riversedge

(72,311 posts)
3. Schiff tweet............
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 10:15 PM
Aug 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
4. Of course it's impeachable.
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 10:17 PM
Aug 2020

ANYTHING is impeachable if the majority of the House says it is. The question is whether the Senate will convict. If not, an impeachment is (in some ways) a waste of time.

-Laelth

Response to Farmgirl1961 (Original post)

JudyM

(29,491 posts)
6. Locking
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 10:23 PM
Aug 2020

after review by the forum hosts, for not meeting the SOP.

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