Impeachment of Trump and Inauguration of Biden (#120)

[Roussette]

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So fast moving. Here we go again....

Wait! What? Trump put a man on the moon? Why did I not know this? Has he got a cheesey smile?

@PerkingFaintly

I think so. Annoying man

Pah! Jim Jordan is an idiot, jacket or no jacket! I missed him tonight, just as well, he's not good for my blood pressure

@Roussette

The Republican now speaking who wants to stop this is talking about the expertise of Alan Dershowitz. He's Trump's lawyer and murky with previous friendship with Epstein.

Dershowitz is pond scum. The moral compass on some of these people is broken beyond repair.

Yes, Mr. I Never Took My Pants Off Dershowitz. (this was his defence when having a massage at Epstein's gaff)

Oh my lord. My eyes. Jeff van drews suit!

What's this idiot Republican on about... Obama? Robert de Niro? Madonna? Socialists in Hollywood?

I've heard about whatabouttery but this is pathetic

Thank God he never finished whatever verbal diaria (spelt wrong I know) he was spouting

I've switched on for lunch.
It isn't good for my blood pressure.

Matt Gaetz is stark raving bonkers.

I love the address 'gentlelady'
has a great ring to it.

Now watching on CNN. Can't work out how people get to speak. What's all this reserved stuff, and recognising, and yielding?

Kevin McCarthy is making much sense.

Oh, not so much now.

@TheSilveryPussycat
I recon it's to waste a bit of time so there is not so much talking

I think the 1 minute speech thing is good. We ought to have it. We might see more of other MPs apart from the usual gobby ones.

Jonathan Swan's tweet from yesterday on McCarthy

New: In a tense AM call w Kevin McCarthy, President Trump today privately — and falsely — blamed "Antifa people" for storming the Capitol... McCarthy told him the riot “was MAGA” and he knew because he was in there, per WH official

But I am now finding McCarthy is speaking mealy-mouthed weasel words. For some reason he still needs to protect Trump. Presumably he thinks that way he protects his position and party.

Can somebody bop this man on his noggin please?

McCarthy and the unity cry, calling on better angels. I call BS - he still can't accept Trumps part in all this as well as his own. At least he accepted Biden has won.

Ari Berman
@AriBerman
Republicans who stole Supreme Court seat & confirmed another justice 8 days before election when 65 million had already voted, then tried for 2 months to overturn a free & election that culminated in violent coup, don't get to lecture Dems about unity, healing or democratic norms

oh bloody hell...

Lauren Broebart is ranting and raving.

Anyone been adding up the minutes spoken so far?

Rep. Cedric Richmond makes last floor speech calling for President Trump's impeachment: "We said if we didn't remove him, he would do it again. Simply put, we told you so. Richmond out."

@TheSilveryPussycat

Now watching on CNN. Can't work out how people get to speak. What's all this reserved stuff, and recognising, and yielding?

The House managers have already allotted time to specific speakers. When they are recognized by the House Mgr (ie it's their 'turn' to speak) it goes like this:

"Congressperson XX" is recognized to speak for a pre-set number of minutes.

'XX' is able to give (yield) time from their allotted minutes to another Congressperson. They then 'reserve' the rest of their allotted time for themselves. They can 'yield' and 'reserve' as many times as they want until their original slated time is gone. The remaining time is theirs to speak or they can 'yield back' their time to the House manager.

fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22991.pdf