Raskin quoting corrupt Ken Buck. kek
Raskin's entire opening statement revolved around President Trump.
Rasking demanding a vote to subpoena Giuliani and Lev Parnas.
Raskin shut down; looks embarrassed and angry.
There are weirdos in the audience with 'No Evidence' shirts on.
Raskin's motion: Tabled
Turley: I do not believe the current evidence would support Articles of Impeachment…I also do believe that the House has passed the threshold for an impeachment inquiry into the conduct of [Biden].
Turley: [Biden] has indeed spoken falsely about these foreign deals…[Biden] was the focus of a multi-million dollar influence peddling scam…[Biden] may have benefited from millions of dollars as a part of that scheme.
O’Connor [Former Assistant Attorney General]: The Hunter Biden investigation must not be viewed in isolation, rather, as part of a broad landscape of corruption.
Dubinsky [forensic accountant]: In my experience. fraudsters purposely create a labyrinth of limited liability companies to create an opaque network of entities that are then used to hide improper conduct.
Gerhardt giving a ridiculous 'comparative example' of Hunter speeding in a car owned by Joe, and the police go after Joe.
Gerhardt: I fear that what we're hearing today, which can be traced all the way back to 2019 and accusations made against Mr. Biden as far back as then, are really driven by partisan animus, more than they are by principal.
Chairman Comer: To date, we have shown that the Biden family, and their companies, received more than fifteen million dollars without providing any known legitimate services, between 2014 and 2019. If you include the business associates and their companies, they've received over twenty-four million dollars.
Gerhardt:I don't know who the Biden family is. I don't know who is being referenced when people talk about the Biden family.
Jason Smith: We know that over two million dollars of Hunter Biden's tax liabilities were paid off by a big democrat party donor and Hollywood lawyer, named Kevin Morris. James Biden told investigators he did not know how Hunter Biden even knew this individual, but was later asked to thank him for the payment, "on behalf of the family". The Biden family.
Gerhardt was also brought in by the democrats during the ridiculous President Trump impeachment. They only keep using him because he is compromised. A criminal.
Jordan: Can a benefit to your family be a benefit to you?
Turley. There have been repeated statements that you need to show that [Biden] accepted direct money in order for this to constitute a benefit…the courts actually have rejected that. They've said that money going to family members is in fact a benefit.
Lynch: What we have is a lot of allegations…this is an impeachment inquiry about [Joe] Biden, and I would try to discern what the allegations are for [Joe], because they're non-existent at this point.
Turley: Many people now accept that what Hunter Biden did was rather raw and open influence peddling. So the only question is, was [Joe] involved in that.
Goldman slammed down by Comer. kek
Conolly going way out into left field in an attempt to bring in President Trump's name into the hearing.
Goldman again slammed down!
Krishnamoorthi attempting to smear O'Connor and Turley.
Krishnamoorthi: We have one witness who defended a polygamist, who is convicted of pedophilia and rape, and we have another witness with LinkedIn accounts with extreme views posted.
Mace: In 2019, Representative Raskin didn't think a House vote was needed for an actual impeachment inquiry…he said, " there is no formal constitutional or statutory, or even House Rule, for how an impeachment inquiry is to begin." I don't want to hear another word from the left, or anyone across the other side of the aisle, about impeachment inquiry. This is complete and total hypocrisy this morning.
Mace: We already know that [Biden] took bribes from Burisma, and I also want to add, betraying your country is treason.
'Best Practice" does not equal legal requirement.
Democrats sure love to reference 'Ken Buck'.
McClain: I love the fact that Trump lives rent-free in the democrat's heads every day.
McClain: In November 2015, and again in March 2016, Hunter Biden, who is not registered as a foreign agent under FARA, meets with the US Ambassador to Romania. Red Flag. Then, coincidentally, over one million dollars flows to the Bidens.
Mfume: We're sitting here now wasting precious time while the country is about to shut down, and it's all found it's genesis with Rudy Giuliani, that we ought to have Rudy Giuliani here.