If this happens, It could be the final nail in Trump's coffin.

[shockey80]

If the witnesses named in the whistle blower complaint come forward, testify in an open hearing and verify everything in the complaint, that would be Game, Set, Match.

There would be no way for Trump and the Republicans to defend that. It would destroy all their bullshit talking points they are using now.

[hurple]

1. Nah

They'd just move the goalposts again like they've been doing nearly everyday for the past 3 years.

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. 30 years

You left off the zero.

Fixed it for ya.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. 50 years (YOU left off a couple more decades)

Fixed again!

[Cracklin Charlie]

14. 30 went better with the three.

And if my dear departed grandmother is to be believed, it’s probably been going on well over a century.

I have no reason not to believe her.

Thanks for the fix!

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Oh it has

(or at least close) which is why FDR got elected. And as my mother always used to say, Republicans were out of power in Congress for 60 years after that (except for one brief period and they were out for 40 years since the 'early '50s when she first started voting).

[Baitball Blogger]

2. They need formal assurances of immunity.

In other words, they each need to file paperwork as whistleblowers.

Just a guess.

[exboyfil]

3. House might even open their rules to allow a sitting

President to question the witnesses. Are you up for it Trump? You can use the Republican Representatives' time. This is the opportunity to confront your accusers. Schiff should propose it.

[Iliyah]

8. t-rump can't even give a

coherent deposition nor properly answer interrogatories . . .

How many attorneys would represent him? That would be sorta fun see the House Republicans carry on about unjust impeachment and constant apologizes while kissing his arse.

[brooklynite]

4. Just to be clear, the Whistleblower CANNOT "verify everything in the complaint"

He was not a direct witness; what he can prospectively do is name sources from the White House who were.

[Desert grandma]

11. YOU'RE RIGHT

Since he was not a direct witness, he/she cannot independently verify the allegations. However, I thought that the Inspector General investigated and found these allegations to be "credible and urgent". That talking point that the GOP is using should be countered by the fact that a Trump appointee IG investigated these claims and found them credible.

[brush]

16. He/she did provide names. And the whistle blower can't testify in an open hearing as his/her life...

has been threatened, along with the people who provided the information. trump called them spies and imply that spies be dealt with harshly.

[DrToast]

5. LOL Trump confessed to crimes in a transcript he released

...and it’s not over.

[sarisataka]

6. I hope we bought nails in bulk

For all of the "final" nails that have gone/are going into that coffin

[uponit7771]

9. Nope, if the WB doesn't twerk in front of congress the M$M will call it a bust like Mueller. I'm not

... expecting much out of the WB seeing we already have the transcripts and the M$M bar for entertainment from the WB is too high.

[Orrex]

10. I'm so tired of this "nail" and "coffin" talk being figurative

When is that stupid motherfucker going to have the massive stroke that he's been teasing all these months?

[lark]

13. You are such an optimist.

Nothing will ever stop Russian Repug rw lies - it's what they do. They will just make up more BS. Kevin McCarthy was attacking Scott Pelley for misreading the call, but Pelley was reading it exactly. McCarthy had not read it and was just lying, this won't stop from him, Jeffords or Nunes or Gaetz or any of their ilk - they are just too wed to their lies to ever state the real truth - IMO. There might be a few repugs - like Hurd - that actually care about having a treasonous president, but most won't give a shit about the truth.

[brush]

15. An open hearing is out as the whistle blower has been threatened by trump. It will have to be...

a closed hearing as one of trump's sycophants might take it upon him/herself to harm the whistle blower if his/her identity is revealed—although the effin/ NYT did its best to narrow down drastically who the whistle blower might be. Talk about irresponsible journalism.

[lame54]

17. They'll push back harder and more erratic...

There are plenty of surprises coming

Trump's just getting warmed up