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Mersky

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4. I thought the opening segments were intriguing

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:34 PM

Jan 2020

Recounting the history of how senior republican senator Howard Baker came to take the Watergate hearings seriously. Showed a clip from his 2005 interview.

Then, she proceeded to review documents received via FOIA requests by American Oversight that show a range of republican congressmen requesting from the OMB answers about compliance of payments to Ukraine and support for the security assistance. Letters sent from republicans include: Sen Portman, Sen Inhofe, Sen. Ron Johnson, rep thornberry, rep paul cook, and rep mccaul.

https://www.americanoversight.org/omb-releases-ukraine-documents-to-american-oversight

Also, she highlighted a CBS news article from Sept 12:

Several Republican senators, including Trump ally Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said they would have voted with Democrats. Added Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.: "We support Ukraine. Period. End of discussion."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-releases-250-million-in-ukraine-military-aid/

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Rachel started with some repug history, [View all] elleng Jan 2020 OP

The second half of Adam Schiff's appearance is coming up Mersky Jan 2020 #1

I would guess that Nixon started the downhill run....willing to burglarize, committing treason Karadeniz Jan 2020 #2

+1 2naSalit Jan 2020 #3

but But BUT..... "I AM NOT A CROOK" mitch96 Jan 2020 #7

I thought the opening segments were intriguing Mersky Jan 2020 #4

Thanks for the summary, Mersky. elleng Jan 2020 #5

Yw. Wanted to get the links in here. Mersky Jan 2020 #6

Yeah, that was great. Turbineguy Jan 2020 #8