Adam Schiff is laying it all out on the table....he's got a 15-minute opening statement....

[George II]

...bringing in Carter Page, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Breitbart, wikileaks, Gucifer 2, emails, et. al. and all the involvement of the Russians in the campaign.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. I'm liking him putting this out on the public record.

My fingers are crossed that Comey confirms this versus running interference.

[Wounded Bear]

2. I think that's the point...

put it all on record. Write it down. Get the video recordings.

[Mars and Minerva]

3. It's incredible to listen to a US Senator tell it all! nt

[CincyDem]

7. What's more incredible is he's doing it from a minority leadership position without interruption.

The fact that no republican is interrupting for some bull chit point of order...tells me this was well orchestrated and none of the committee members are hearing this opening statement for the first time.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Still only a House member.

But maybe down the road whenever Feinstein decides to retire.

[BainsBane]

4. This is exactly what was needed.

[superpatriotman]

5. And it all goes away with the phrase...

"I am unable to comment about an ongoing investigation."

[msanthrope]

19. um no it doesn't go away

Because that statement in itself confirms there is an ongoing investigation.

[mobeau69]

6. He's good.

[flamingdem]

9. Review of what Schiff's statements via Twitter

Schiff:
Why did Putin do what he did in the summer of 2016? What else was happening?
1 reply 6 retweets 7 likes
Shareblue‏Verified account @Shareblue 4m4 minutes ago

Schiff:
[walks through timeline of Trump campaign associates activities re Russia]
Page goes to meeting in Moscow w Trump campaign approval
1 reply 5 retweets 12 likes
Shareblue‏Verified account @Shareblue 2m2 minutes ago

Schiff:
Page meeting with Rosneft exec, friend of Putin and former KGB
1 reply 5 retweets 5 likes
Shareblue‏Verified account @Shareblue 1m1 minute ago

Schiff:
Page and Manafort meet with Russian Ambassador at GOP convention;
GOP platform changed favoring Russia
2 replies 7 retweets 4 likes
Shareblue‏Verified account @Shareblue 52s52 seconds ago

Schiff:
Goes through Wikileaks involvement, Roger Stone's involvement, Trump's praise of Wikileaks and invitation to Russia to hack Clinton
0 replies 2 retweets 5 likes

[George II]

17. Thanks...I don't "tweet", so was just typing as he went along. Those are good summaries.

[MineralMan]

10. He's going overtime and nobody is objecting.

This is a very good summary of the collusion.

[Satch59]

11. Schiff is a rock star...

Nunes is totally out of his league, hence his 5min opener...

A popcorn day...

[Miles Archer]

12. Calls out Trump's Putin praise, call for Wikileaks to release Clinton emails, "lock her up"

Not fake news, Donnie.

[SummerSnow]

13. Comey is going to throw Obama under the bus

[cilla4progress]

15. Why

Do you say this???

[SummerSnow]

16. Just a feeling that's all. Comey is sneaky. What he did during the election is why

I feel that way

I think he will say if Obama did surveil Trump they had no knowledge

[Orrex]

22. I'm not so sure

That would make Comey look like he has no idea what's going on during his watch. Would he throw himself under the bus like that, simply for the sake of an after-the-fact zinger on Obama?

[SummerSnow]

23. Come to think about it, you're right.

[Orrex]

29. I am? Oh, great! Now that the hell do I do?!?

This has never happened to me before!

[annabanana]

48. lol

You crack me up.

[Blue_Roses]

28. He's already said Obama didn't wiretape

So that's done

[Blue_true]

49. There was no way that Obama could do surveillance on any American

or foreigner without many people in the intelligence community finding out about the effort. Plus, the President ordering such surveillance was made illegal 39 years ago. Why would Obama risk his reputation and prison to wiretap Trump. Trump lied about Obama ordering wiretaps, pure and simple.

[True Blue American]

37. Comey did not!

No proof of wire tapping. Takes 3 to do that.

[cilla4progress]

14. I'm such a nerd

I had trouble sleeping last night for this!

I bet he did too!

[KittyWampus]

21. It's very important to all of us and the following generations. Globally.

[Hekate]

18. Kick

[Girard442]

20. Where will one be able to read the full text of Schiff's statement?

[Girard442]

43. Read it here:

http://time.com/4706721/comey-hearing-adam-schiff-transcript/

[George II]

46. There's a video here on DU now of his statement....see post below

[ismnotwasm]

24. K&R

[cilla4progress]

25. Only half-listening now..

what is Gowdy's point?

Again...leaks?

[George II]

26. Another smokescreen - the fact that illegal contact was leaked is more important to him...

....than the illegal contact itself.

[cilla4progress]

27. I know...

I suppose the deplorables still don't get it...

[Duppers]

33. This...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028812723

[hamsterjill]

34. Gowdy is arguing with Comey now.

Gowdy trying to make Comey appear that he hasn't been taking the leaks seriously enough.

[JohnnyLib2]

30. Refreshing moment to see. And credit to Rachel Maddow.

[George II]

31. Is she there?

[iluvtennis]

32. Yep, Rachel M has been big leader in this-she had Schiff on couple of times..he learned well

[George II]

41. I think it's the other way around.

[ananda]

35. If this investigation actually yields results ..

.. that would be great!

But what does "investigation" mean. Well ..

.. for the Reeps who control Congress it means finding
and punishing leakers.

.. for the FBI I have no idea. I have this picture in my head
of agents pushing paper from one department to another
in some kind of vicious circle.

I hope that's just my overactive imagination, but I will only
believe it when I see it.

[HAB911]

36. Schiff and Himes are using a hammer-drill

[George II]

38. I'm in Connecticut, and up until now I looked at Himes (Congressman from a neighboring district)....

....as being very quiet, unassuming and almost going through the motions. Damn, I was wrong!! He's being a bulldog this morning.

One other thing, he's going after Manafort mercilessly. Manafort is a resident of his neighboring district in Connecticut and more than rumors of "illegal activity".

[Achilleaze]

39. Thank you patriot Schiff

[Amaryllis]

40. Here is link to transcript of full Schiff statement:

http://time.com/4706721/comey-hearing-adam-schiff-transcript/

[George II]

42. Congresswoman Speier is now getting into the Exxon/Mobil/Tillerson/Russia connection!!!!!!!!

[NewJeffCT]

44. Is Guccifer

pronounced like it rhymes with Lucifer, or Gucci, the shoes?

[mcar]

45. He was masterful

[George II]

47. Video of the opening statement (part 1) now posted on DU here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017429877

[BobTheSubgenius]

50. "A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich."

But I don't think we have to expect quite that low a threshold of evidence, do we?

With a brief outline of each of the topics in the paragraph above, beginning at Carter Page, but perhaps not stopping at the end of it.... is there even a bit of doubt in anyone's mind that a DA could get an indictment against any defendant off the street?

[gopiscrap]

51. he did a great job