Adam Schiff’s ‘Gossip Girl’ Probe

[mystery-ak]

Adam Schiff’s ‘Gossip Girl’ Probe

The problem with conducting an impeachment probe in secret is that it never allows for a full airing of the evidence—either to other members of the House, who will be compelled to vote on it at some point, or to the American people.
Rachel Bovard
- October 19th, 2019


As week four of the impeachment drama draws to a close we are left with enough changing narratives, secret hearings, and meme-worthy tantrums to fill an entire season of “Gossip Girl.” Except, this is Congress, so let’s not insult the writers of “Gossip Girl.”

Despite the fact that support for impeachment is slowly dropping, and 60 percent of voters say they’d rather Congress focus on actual problems facing Americans, Democrats are still hell-bent on making a mockery of the impeachment process.

They are led by U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. In ordinary impeachment probes, the inquiry would be led by the House Judiciary Committee. But the Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) has bungled key elements and fallen out of favor with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

So the duty has fallen to Schiff, who is proving himself to be terrifyingly adept at three things: running secret hearings, forcing context-free facts into a pre-set narrative, and burning both the credibility of Congress and the impeachment process to the ground.

After claiming for the better part of three weeks that the alleged quid pro quo between Trump and Ukraine was so significant that he “reluctantly” was compelled to begin the impeachment probe—for, you know, the Constitution!—Schiff breezily declared this week that a quid pro quo wasn’t even really necessary for the probe to continue.

Oh, OK.

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[Victoria33]

"The problem with conducting an impeachment probe in secret is that it never allows for a full airing of the evidence—either to other members of the House, who will be compelled to vote on it at some point, or to the American people."
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The above statement is not true.  Once the investigation is completed, the committee will report the full evidence to the House and the American people.  Then, the House will vote to impeach or not.

I have recently read the Democrats want this House vote and the Senate trial (if the House does impeach) over by the end of the year as January begins the campaign season.

[sneakypete]

I have recently read the Democrats want this House vote and the Senate trial (if the House does impeach) over by the end of the year as January begins the campaign season.

@Victoria33

I would think their dream would be to drag it out right up to election day to try to keep Trump and the RNC on the defensive,while they wail,gnash their teeth,and pull their hair out at the shock,THE SHOCK,AH TELLS YA,of a sitting president being investigated by a non-partisan source like the DNC.