Michael Cohen's House Oversight Committee Hearing 02/27/2019

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I'm watching on YouTube. Just did the groceries for dinner tonight and arranged for DS2 to walk the dogs, so I can watch uninterrupted  

 

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Starting now

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@HerNameIsBuffy-

PBS NewsHour 

 

Audio only link-

http://www.msnbc.com/listen

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Someone is already asking to postpone the hearing because they received some evidence late.

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Meadows is already trying to disrupt the hearing and postpone it. Of course the R's are determined to protect the presidunce at all costs. 

Gah, how childish. They're only postponing the inevitable. 

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Wasn't Stone ordered to shut up?

 

 

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1 minute ago, AmazonGrace said:

Wasn't Stone ordered to shut up?

 

About his own trial. Not anything else. Alas.

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Cummings saying it's a legitimate question that if Cohen lied before why should anyone believe him now.   Reminds everyone they're supposed to act as a check on the executive department. Cohen's got documents and corroborating evidence of troubling ethical and legal concerns.

-Close the door please- 

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Cummings is calling out the presiduncial lies on Air Force One about the June 9 meeting.

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What Cohen looks like.

 

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Wow:

The days of this committee protecting the presidunce are OVER. They are OVER. 

direct quote from Cummings. 

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[Cartmann99]

Did anybody else involuntarily boo when they saw Jim Jordan?

 

[fraurosena]

Good grief. Jordan is attacking Lanny Davis... wtf?

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Good sweet Rufus, now Jordan is attacking Tom Steyer. Conspiracy theories abound.... jeez, this is rage inducing stuff.

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Jordan bringing up, "fake dossier" again.

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Jim Jordan just referred to the "fake dossier", so everybody has to drink. 

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Cummings not amused by Jordan's shit.

Disruptions will be referred to the Capitol police.

Cohen is under oath

Cohen is reading his written remarks aloud.

Oh my just found out that this is streaming live on the Finnish national broadcasting site too...

https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10664982

 

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I don't believe Cohen when he says he's the sort of person who helps everyone in need.

Individual 1 is president Donald J Trump.

https://twitter.com/jentaub/status/1100781120688480259

"You need to know that Mr. Trump’s personal lawyers reviewed and edited my statement to Congress about the timing of the Moscow Tower negotiations before I gave it."

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Cohen is laying it on a bit thick about him being such a great person. He is trying to act like he is a good guy who got sucked in by a charismatic Trump. That is not believable.

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Melania is a kind person and he's sorry for lying to her.

 

Nah, not sure I'll buy that. Melania is a part of this Trump mess.

Allen weisselberg and Don Jr signed checks for Stormy reimbursements.

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Finnish broadcasters are not normally in the habit of showing American congress proceedings live, or at all, really. I guess this is pretty historic.

Cohen has never asked nor would he accept a pardon.

Referring to Rudy repeatedly as "Trump's TV lawyer"

"I now recognize myself"

This congress speak is so funny. As if Cummings just now realized that he's Elijah Cummings.

Cohen is done with the reading aloud part and Cummings starts questions.
Cohen says he is no longer a lawyer, he lost his law licence.