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mystery-ak · « **Reply #400 on:** January 30, 2025, 02:21:30 pm »

Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Mark Warner expressed concerns over former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, most notably after he refusal to call Edward Snowden a “traitor” during Thursday’s confirmation hearing.

Kelly told reporters after Gabbard’s confirmation hearing Thursday that the nominee declining to say whether she believes Snowden is a “traitor” raised concerns for him.

“It’s pretty easy to say the guy is a traitor,” the Arizona senator said.

During Thursday’s proceedings Gabbard was asked by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., if she would characterize Snowden as a traitor.

"Senator, my heart is with my commitment to our Constitution and our nation's security," Gabbard responded, adding that she is committed to "making sure that there is no future Snowden-type leak."

Warner also expressed similar concerns about Gabbard’s answer on Snowden.

“She couldn’t call Edward Snowden a traitor,” he told reporters after the hearing. “She didn’t even refute calling him brave.”
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mystery-ak · « **Reply #401 on:** January 30, 2025, 02:23:25 pm »

Sen. Cory Booker questions Patel over dismissed classified documents case against Trump

Sen. Cory Booker got into a heated exchange with Trump FBI director nominee Kash Patel Thursday over whether Patel has testified to witnessing President Donald Trump declassifying documents after his first presidency.

The now-dropped case focused on allegations that Trump unlawfully retained sensitive government materials at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructed efforts to retrieve them after leaving office following his first term.

"So you're not willing to tell Congress after making many pledges today about transparency, whether or not you testified to witnessing the President of the United States declassify documents? In the name of all the values you have said today, did you or did you not testify to witnessing the President of the United States declassify documents?" Booker asked.

"I testified accordingly, and under oath, and I encourage you to get that transferred by the law of our land," Patel responded.

"And by the law of the land, you are free to tell people, what are you hiding from Congress?" Booker asked. "Answer the question. Did you testify to witnessing the President of the United States declassifying documents, yes or no?"

"Senator, the grand jury testimony is available to you. I encourage you to make it public," Patel said.

The classified records case was dismissed in July 2024 by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon, who ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel.

Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
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mystery-ak · « **Reply #402 on:** January 30, 2025, 02:28:18 pm »

Patel spars again with Sen. Whitehouse, this time over grand jury testimony

FBI Director-nominee Kash Patel sparred with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., over whether he could release his testimony to a grand jury that investigated President Donald Trump's handling of classified information.

Whitehouse contended that the law states that grand jury rule 6E relating to testimony does not apply to witnesses.

He asked Patel if he therefore authorizes the Senate Judiciary Committee to view his testimony.

"I cant go into court orders granted by the DC district chief judge," Patel later replied.

"If they apply to you, of course you can," Whitehouse responded.

"You want me to violate a court order?" asked Patel.

"You're saying that there is a secret court order in which you cannot tell if you're subject to a court order or not?" the Ocean State Democrat followed-up.

The lawmaker later moved on to ask Patel to pledge to preserve all FBI records, particularly to those relating to criminal probes of Trump.

Patel agreed.
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mystery-ak · « **Reply #403 on:** January 30, 2025, 02:34:41 pm »

'Are we in high school?': GOP senator slams Dems for partisan questions during Kash Patel hearing

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., blasted his Democrat colleagues on the Judiciary committee for leveling partisan questions about Jan. 6 and the 2020 election during Kash Patel's confirmation hearing to be the next director of the FBI.

"Come on guys, let's be real here. If anything, I hope I've been consistent. Let's just be balanced. You know, really? We've had colleagues on the other side of the aisle call President Trump an illegitimate president," Tillis said during the Thursday hearing. "The witness has acknowledged that President Biden's election was certified. If you want to abuse a specific word -- what are we in high school? I mean, come on."
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mystery-ak · « **Reply #404 on:** January 30, 2025, 02:45:33 pm »

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1885030499870978413

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #405 on:** January 30, 2025, 02:56:05 pm »

GOP Senator Perfectly Illustrates Democrats' Predictability by Whipping Out Bingo Card at Kash Patel Confirmation Hearing

The modern Democratic Party now consists almost exclusively of lying, humorless, pro-establishment, authoritarian scolds.

Thus, even fringe RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) in the Senate feel compelled to mock their dishonest Democratic colleagues’ fear-mongering.

At Thursday’s Senate hearing for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina whipped out a hilarious bingo card complete with words or phrases he expected to hear from Democrats during the proceedings.

“I’ve created a Kash bingo card,” Tillis said in a clip posted to the social media platform X. He then invited Democrats to take a copy of the card, so they could play along.

“Some may view this as an unserious caricature and not appropriate for this committee,” the senator added. “Sadly, I consider it a serious caricature of what I expect to be witnessed today.”

https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-senator-perfectly-illustrates-democrats-predictability-whipping-bingo-card-kash-patel-confirmation-hearing/

Bigun · « **Reply #406 on:** January 30, 2025, 03:52:01 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 30, 2025, 11:13:01 am

https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1884993062117457995

A question for the ages.

How does Kentucky wind up with a national treasure (Rand Paul) and genuine swamp turd (Mitch McConnell) as their U. S. senators at the same time?

Bigun · « **Reply #407 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:16:53 pm »

2nd question.

How do we handle all the fresh air being unleashed in the U. S. Senate in this single day?

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #408 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:18:44 pm »

Quote from: Bigun on January 30, 2025, 04:16:53 pm

2nd question.

How do we handle all the fresh air being unleashed in the U. S. Senate in this single day?

I know. Extraordinary, isn’t it?

Bigun · « **Reply #409 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:22:51 pm »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 30, 2025, 04:18:44 pm

I know. Extraordinary, isn’t it?

I honestly never expected to live to see it! @Lando Lincoln

Thank you, Father, for all thy many blessings!

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #410 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:23:58 pm »

As I posted on a wrong thread:

The Democrats have no clothes. (A visual for @Wingnut.)

Bigun · « **Reply #411 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:25:45 pm »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 30, 2025, 04:23:58 pm

As I posted on a wrong thread:

The Democrats have no clothes. (A visual for @Wingnut.)

For which I am TRULY thankful!

Wingnut · « **Reply #412 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:40:00 pm »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 30, 2025, 04:23:58 pm

As I posted on a wrong thread:

The Democrats have no clothes. (A visual for @Wingnut.)

Ewe....or is it eeeww!

MeganC · « **Reply #413 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:49:21 pm »

Quote from: Bigun on January 30, 2025, 03:52:01 pm

A question for the ages.

How does Kentucky wind up with a national treasure (Rand Paul) and genuine swamp turd (Mitch McConnell) as their U. S. senators at the same time?

Fickle voters.

Polly Ticks · « **Reply #414 on:** January 30, 2025, 04:55:38 pm »

Quote from: MeganC on January 30, 2025, 04:49:21 pm

Fickle voters.

Thumb on the scale during the primary.

cato potatoe · « **Reply #415 on:** January 30, 2025, 05:06:53 pm »

These mossbacks will be gone in a few years, but it can’t come soon enough. Most of them remind me of that senator from Godfather 2.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #416 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:05:21 pm »

Kash Patel turns tables on Dem senator with viral response: 'You've got two minutes'
Patel faced questions from senators for over 5 hours on Thursday
By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News
Published January 30, 2025 5:29pm EST

Conservatives on social media praised Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, after a thorny exchange with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.

"That's a general statement and a mischaracterization of what I said," Patel told Klobuchar in response to questioning about a past quote that the senator suggested showed Patel believes some U.S. Capitol Police officers lied under oath during the Jan. 6 hearings.

"I encourage you to read the rest of the interviews," Patel added. "This is why snippets of information are often misleading and detrimental to this committee's advice and consent."

Klobuchar responded, "If you consent, I would love to have five hours of questions, and then I could read the whole transcripts."

"You've got two minutes," Patel responded.

"Wow," Klobuchar replied before moving to another topic.

more
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kash-patel-turns-tables-dem-senator-viral-response-two-minutes

mystery-ak · « **Reply #417 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:08:16 pm »

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1885057952953897469

mystery-ak · « **Reply #418 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:11:08 pm »

https://twitter.com/RealAlexJones/status/1885056859599413438

mystery-ak · « **Reply #419 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:15:47 pm »

Mila Joy
@MilaLovesJoe
BREAKING:

There are SEVEN GOP senators who are currently a NO on Tulsi Gabbard.

WTF?

Here they are:

Susan Collins (Maine)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
John Cornyn (Texas)
Todd Young (Indiana)
Mike Rounds (South Dakota)
John Curtis (Utah)
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cato potatoe · « **Reply #420 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:50:03 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 30, 2025, 08:15:47 pm

Mila Joy
@MilaLovesJoe
BREAKING:

There are SEVEN GOP senators who are currently a NO on Tulsi Gabbard.

WTF?

Here they are:

Susan Collins (Maine)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
John Cornyn (Texas)
Todd Young (Indiana)
Mike Rounds (South Dakota)
John Curtis (Utah)

Susan Collins is probably the best we can do in Maine, but the rest of these neocons have to go. Cassidy is simping for big pharma opposing RFK. He needs an opponent also.

Wingnut · « **Reply #421 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:56:57 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 30, 2025, 08:15:47 pm

Mila Joy
@MilaLovesJoe
BREAKING:

There are SEVEN GOP senators who are currently a NO on Tulsi Gabbard.

WTF?

Here they are:

Susan Collins (Maine)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
John Cornyn (Texas)
Todd Young (Indiana)
Mike Rounds (South Dakota)
John Curtis (Utah)
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Murders row.

dfwgator · « **Reply #422 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:59:06 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on January 30, 2025, 08:56:57 pm

Murders row.

I will vote for the Democrat over Cornyn next time.

mountaineer · « **Reply #423 on:** January 30, 2025, 09:07:32 pm »

I believe Cornyn now says he will vote for Gabbard.

dfwgator · « **Reply #424 on:** January 30, 2025, 09:13:02 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on January 30, 2025, 09:07:32 pm

I believe Cornyn now says he will vote for Gabbard.

Probably because he knows she's not going to get confirmed anyway.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #425 on:** January 31, 2025, 08:09:30 am »

Senate Confirms Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary with a 79-18 Vote

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum strolled into his new role as President Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary on Thursday when the Senate confirmed him with a 79-18 vote.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/30/senate-confirms-doug-burgum-interior-secretary-79-18-vote/

mystery-ak · « **Reply #426 on:** January 31, 2025, 08:11:20 am »

RFK Jr. Says He Will End Funding for NIH Research Using Body Parts of Aborted Babies

Sen. Josh Hawley asked Kennedy if he would reinstate a policy from Trump’s first term barring providing taxpayer funding for NIH research programs that uses human fetal tissue derived from the body parts of aborted babies.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/30/rfk-jr-says-he-will-end-funding-for-nih-research-using-body-parts-of-aborted-babies/

mystery-ak · « **Reply #427 on:** January 31, 2025, 08:22:37 am »

WATCH: Kash Patel Exposes Nancy Pelosi While Answering Question On J6 Security

https://rumble.com/embed/v6cyk9p/?pub=4

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #428 on:** January 31, 2025, 12:56:09 pm »

Cornyn says he will vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #429 on:** January 31, 2025, 01:04:53 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 31, 2025, 08:22:37 am

WATCH: Kash Patel Exposes Nancy Pelosi While Answering Question On J6 Security

https://rumble.com/embed/v6cyk9p/?pub=4

"We won WWII" (before I was born).

"We sent men to the moon" (My parents let me stay up and watch Neil Armstrong step off the LEM).

Gee, Mr. Schiff, see how that works?

Lando Lincoln · « **Reply #430 on:** January 31, 2025, 01:41:07 pm »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 31, 2025, 12:56:09 pm

Cornyn says he will vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard.

I suspect he is being “clever”. I’ll bet he knows Gabbard is in trouble so he is tossing his vote.

Bigun · « **Reply #431 on:** January 31, 2025, 01:46:48 pm »

Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 31, 2025, 01:41:07 pm

I suspect he is being “clever”. I’ll bet he knows Gabbard is in trouble so he is tossing his vote.

He's up for re-election in 2026 so he's temporarily conservative again.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #432 on:** January 31, 2025, 03:22:56 pm »

https://twitter.com/MilaLovesJoe/status/1885200854183272497

Bigun · « **Reply #433 on:** January 31, 2025, 05:42:19 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on January 31, 2025, 03:22:56 pm

https://twitter.com/MilaLovesJoe/status/1885200854183272497

Another F'n squish at the helm!

Hoodat · « **Reply #434 on:** January 31, 2025, 10:27:58 pm »

https://twitter.com/endtribalism/status/1884837711258751268

deb · « **Reply #435 on:** February 01, 2025, 01:05:14 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on January 31, 2025, 10:27:58 pm

https://twitter.com/endtribalism/status/1884837711258751268

It’s a good thing nobody watches this drivel anymore.
I long for the old days of Johnny Carson. Or even Jay Leno.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #436 on:** February 02, 2025, 03:31:14 am »

https://clashdaily.com/2025/01/tulsi-hearings-dem-sen-tries-to-trap-trump-nukes-obama-instead-video/

TULSI HEARINGS: Dem Sen Tries To Trap Trump… Nukes OBAMA Instead (VIDEO)
Tulsi made the astronaut senator look like a space case

Sen Mark Kelly (the astronaut) tried to hit Tulsi and Trump — got hit back so hard he burned up on re-entry.

The problem with so many ‘gotcha’ questions is the fact that throwing a surprise question at someone betrays the #1 rule of asking witness testimony: never ask a question to which you do not already know the answer.

Sen Kelly may have thought he had her dead to rights in a question designed as a trap, where either Tulsi or Trump would take a hit in the way it was worded. If he had even the remotest idea of how the answer to his question would leave the Light-Bringer Obama looking like a Bond Villain, he would never have asked it in the first place.

This is four minutes of his life for which Mark would surely want to take a Mulligan.

VIDEO https://twitter.com/i/status/1885024214945599859

verga · « **Reply #437 on:** February 03, 2025, 12:51:21 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on January 31, 2025, 10:27:58 pm

https://twitter.com/endtribalism/status/1884837711258751268

I think it's time to post shorts from Kimmel's "The man show" to just how woke he used to be.

GtHawk · « **Reply #438 on:** February 03, 2025, 01:19:42 pm »

Quote from: verga on February 03, 2025, 12:51:21 pm

I think it's time to post shorts from Kimmel's "The man show" to just how woke he used to be.

You are just being cruel, what do want to do make little Jimmy cry…again?

verga · « **Reply #439 on:** February 03, 2025, 01:23:58 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on February 03, 2025, 01:19:42 pm

You are just being cruel, what do want to do make little Jimmy cry…again?

Truthfully, I want him on the floor in the fetal position, whimpering, and crying, like the sniveling little b!tch coward he is, and I want to post pictures of it to all of his friends and family member. Wait did I just write that outloud?

Hoodat · « **Reply #440 on:** February 03, 2025, 01:27:45 pm »

Quote from: verga on February 03, 2025, 01:23:58 pm

Truthfully, I want him on the floor in the fetal position, whimpering, and crying, like the sniveling little b!tch coward he is, and I want to post pictures of it to all of his friends and family member. Wait did I just write that outloud?

I'd pay money to see that.

rustynail · « **Reply #441 on:** February 03, 2025, 01:50:17 pm »

Insider Paper
@TheInsiderPaper
JUST IN - Democratic Senator Brian Schatz Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back - WSJ

Hoodat · « **Reply #442 on:** February 03, 2025, 02:39:47 pm »

Quote from: rustynail on February 03, 2025, 01:50:17 pm

Insider Paper
@TheInsiderPaper
JUST IN - Democratic Senator Brian Schatz Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back - WSJ

Democrats reveal what really matters to them - the USAID Slush Fund. Killing USAID funding should now be Trump's #1 priority.

GtHawk · « **Reply #443 on:** February 03, 2025, 03:18:40 pm »

Quote from: verga on February 03, 2025, 01:23:58 pm

Truthfully, I want him on the floor in the fetal position, whimpering, and crying, like the sniveling little b!tch coward he is, and I want to post pictures of it to all of his friends and family member. Wait did I just write that outloud?

You paint a vivid picture, I would like to see it. I never found anything he did the least bit amusing.

GtHawk · « **Reply #444 on:** February 03, 2025, 03:22:23 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on February 03, 2025, 02:39:47 pm

Democrats reveal what really matters to them - the USAID Slush Fund. Killing USAID funding should now be Trump's #1 priority.

Sounds like maybe it’s time to call for a senate recess, if these asshats are going to play this game. Unfortunately I don’t don’t think our senate leadership has the balls.

libertybele · « **Reply #445 on:** February 03, 2025, 03:38:26 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on February 03, 2025, 03:22:23 pm

Sounds like maybe it’s time to call for a senate recess, if these asshats are going to play this game. Unfortunately I don’t don’t think our senate leadership has the balls.

The leftists are bat crap crazies. You are correct, the GOP Senate leadership doesn't have the gonads to do much of anything. As long as Mitch is still running things from the sidelines, I don't expect much.

bigheadfred · « **Reply #446 on:** February 03, 2025, 05:34:25 pm »

Jack Poso 🇺🇸
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BREAKING: SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES SHE WILL VOTE FOR TUSLI GABBARD FOR DNI

DCPatriot · « **Reply #447 on:** February 03, 2025, 05:55:12 pm »

Quote from: bigheadfred on February 03, 2025, 05:34:25 pm

Jack Poso 🇺🇸
@JackPosobiec
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BREAKING: SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES SHE WILL VOTE FOR TUSLI GABBARD FOR DNI

Am sick and damned tired of these 'Republican' independent mavericks. Why don't we ever see a Democrat use their vote to go against their Party?
...and don't freaking tell me it's because of their constituents.

I hate them...get with the bleeping Program!!!

DB · « **Reply #448 on:** February 03, 2025, 05:57:56 pm »

Quote from: rustynail on February 03, 2025, 01:50:17 pm

Insider Paper
@TheInsiderPaper
JUST IN - Democratic Senator Brian Schatz Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back - WSJ

These idiots are standing on rapidly sinking sand... When this is fully exposed, they're going to have a lot explaining to do...

GtHawk · « **Reply #449 on:** February 03, 2025, 06:26:49 pm »

Quote from: DB on February 03, 2025, 05:57:56 pm

These idiots are standing on rapidly sinking sand... When this is fully exposed, they're going to have a lot explaining to do...

Musk needs to start releasing as much information from USAiD as it takes to make Schmucky get his people under control, screw that, expose the shebang and don’t leave any dark corner for the cockroaches at CIA, FBI, DOJ, and democrat party to hide.