Republicans Compile Anti-Impeachment Talking Points Ahead Of Public Hearings

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, speaks with fellow Republican members of the House on October 08, 2019. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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On Tuesday, Republicans on the House Intelligence, Oversight, and Foreign Affairs committees sent out a list of talking points arguing against the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

“To appropriately understand the events in question–and most importantly, assess the President’s state of mind during his interaction with President Zelensky–context is necessary,” the memo, first obtained by CNN, reads.

Public hearings in the impeachment investigation begin this week, starting with acting Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent on Wednesday.

Read the memo below:

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  1. I just caught 1A on public radio for a bit and was stunned by the number of people (public radio listeners) who are still reluctant/confused about the reasons for impeachment. Jordan et al will succeed and that’s mainly due to the MSM and their relentless horse race and false equivalences. The media is not our friend.

  2. “To appropriately understand the events in question–and most importantly, assess the President’s state of mind during his interaction with President Zelensky–context is necessary,” the memo, first obtained by CNN, reads.

    So, the Republicans are going to have Trump come in to testify about his “state of mind” or will they simply tell us what it was since they just know these things?

  3. You can quickly scan through and see that they got nothing to defend him with.

  4. Oh dog, who would even want to try to fathom such a thing…

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