Eric Swalwell debunks Elise Stefanik's entire defense of Trump in just 15 seconds

[babylonsister]

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Eric Swalwell debunks Elise Stefanik’s entire defense of Trump in just 15 seconds
Published 47 mins ago
on November 19, 2019
By Brad Reed


Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Tuesday quickly took apart Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) defense of President Donald Trump during public impeachment hearings.

While questioning Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Stefanik made a point of emphasizing delivering military aid to Ukraine requires ensuring that the country is working to root out corruption.

“You testified that you understood that Congress had passed, under the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative, a legal obligation to certify that corruption is being addressed?” she asked Vindman.

“That is correct,” he replied.

“So for the public listening, we are not just talking about President Trump focusing on anti-corruption in Ukraine,” she said. “But it is so critical, so important that when hard-earned taxpayer dollars are given to foreign nations that, by law, overwhelmingly bipartisan support requires anti-corruption in Ukraine in order to get U.S. taxpayer-funded aid.”

After Stefanik finished her questioning, Swalwell began by asking Vindman a simple question that directly undermined Stefanik’s argument.

“Isn’t it true that the Department of Defense had certified that the anti-corruption requirements of Ukraine had been met when the hold was put on by the president?” Swalwell asked.

“That is correct,” he replied.

Watch the video below.

[malaise]

1. He mashed down that lie

big time

[lunatica]

2. We all fart in her general direction.

[malaise]

3. Heheheheheh

Meanwhile Elise Stefanik's Democratic opponent, Tedra Cobb, is raking in the money.
Keep on making an ass of yourself Elise.

[lunatica]

4. Stefanik is the best thing for the Democratic Party this week

So everyone should just back off and pay attention. Give her all the rope she wants, and hand her a shovel too. Then get out of her way!

[mgardener]

15. She has lowered herself to Trumps level

Elise.
Moral coward.

[lagomorph777]

9. Her mother smells of elderberries.

[proud patriot]

11. lol

[NBachers]

5. Time to send Tedra Cobb some more money when I get home.

[wiggs]

6. Why aren't dems using the words embezzlement and emoluments when discussing

what Trump did? Trump took public money and used it for his own, unauthorized, personal reasons. Isn't that embezzlement? And Trump sought something of value from foreign countries! Isn't that emoluments?

And why doesn't anyone bring up the likelihood that Trump and co-conspirators have used the power of the WH many other times with other countries, organizations, and individuals??? We know enough about Russia, SA, Turkey, probably Qatar, maybe others to be openly suspicious that Ukraine is not an isolated incident.

I liked Schiff's demeanor at the end...anger and disgust. That dems and media are using the words bribery and extortion and corruption is important, and hints at the SERIOUS nature of the misconduct. Let's consider embezzlement, emoluments along with those. They don't have to be part of the articles, if not technically appropriate...however that shouldn't stop dem leaders, journalists, and pundits from asking if they shouldn't be used and incorporating them daily into the discussion.

[Mr.Bill]

8. If they were to pursue those matters

that would be a separate investigation with different witnesses. I do think they should do this.

In my perfect world, when the impeachable offenses are read in the Senate it would take several days to read them all.

[wiggs]

12. I'm for taking days to read all the misconduct into the record too. Even if they don't

all make it into the articles, the context of daily, outrageous, impeachable misconduct is important to establish for everyone. Pretty sure 90% of DU knows most of them but the public does not.

[SunSeeker]

7. K & R & Bookmarked!

[JudyM]

10. That was sweet to watch. Thanks for posting it.

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Stefanik while reading from her prepared script looked to me like she thought she

was the "shit" - to use a current term - after Swalwell's question that script turned to actual shit.

[Scurrilous]

14. K&R

[calimary]

16. BOOM!