Watch live on Twitch.tv : Acting AG Whitaker testifies before Congress (stream has started; hearing begins 9:30 AM EST)

[cameron]

Dude is embarrassing.

Spoiler: Twitter Text

Manu Raju @mkraju

Collins furious: "That's offensive!," referring to Nadler questioning why Whitaker was placed in the top job at DOJ.

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Manu Raju @mkraju​

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"This is nothing more than a character assassination," says GOP Rep. Doug Collins, ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, saying Dems are just trying to smear Matt Whitaker and Trump in the process​

 

[Saya]

How long will each rep get to speak?

 

[Ortix]

lol the 2 guys joking and laughing behind his back

 

[refusi0n1]

Not this shit again. GOP Clutching of pearls arcade edition

 

[Deleted member 28461]

LOUD NOISES. THEATRICS. I'M A MINORITY. OFFENSIVE!

 

[GalacticToast]

What a clown

 

[mbpm]

Is he filibustering this?

 

[PandaShake]

This guy is insufferable

 

[louplouptaco]

Collins giving a WWE promo

 

[Indy in the Fridge]

This shit is bananas. Fucking requests to adjourn after bitching about theatrics.

 

[Carolina Reaper]

Oh goody, our government wasting more time on theatrics.

 

[Killthee]

How long will each rep get to speak?

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5 mins each would be my guess. No more republican chairman's though, so they can't interrupt every 30 seconds nor can they shutdown every Dem request.

 

[GalacticToast]

How can you be such a huge and blatsnt hypocrite that you look all the way back around to convince yourself you're in the right?

 

[mbpm]

Collins giving a WWE promo

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RAPGOD Collins

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Complains about Dems putting on theater then immediately calls for a closure of the hearing before it even happens. Nice to see R's are still hardcore hypocrites.

 

[8byte]

Wow, just trying to burn time here. If Collins wants to talk about transparent...god it's so obvious.

 

[Greigor the FellHand]

odds that EVERY republican tries to force a vote?

 

[username.ymt]

...sigh

 

[GalacticToast]

odds that EVERY republican tries to force a vote?

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That would be pretty theatrical

 

[Maxim726x]

Right along party lines.

Shocking.

 

[Deleted member 28461]

I'm glad republicans feel the need to do a count. Fucking clowns.

 

[Bohemian]

"I'm outraged....this has been such a waste of time. Now I'd like to force a roll call even though we already know how it will turn out."

 

[GalacticToast]

Can't they just do the math from here?

 

[BearPawB]

They need to update technology in these meetings. let people press a damn button

 

[BWoog]

Lol 24-10

 

[cameron]

Hahaha.

Spoiler: Twitter Text

NBC News @NBCNews

House Judiciary Cmte. Ranking Member Collins in opening remarks during Whitaker hearing: "This is nothing more than a character assassination" and "this hearing is pointless."


NBC News @NBCNews

After calling the Whitaker hearing pointless in his opening remarks, House Judiciary Cmte. Ranking Member Collins calls for immediate adjournment; clerk calls the roll; motion fails and hearing will continue.



emptywheel @emptywheel

During roll call BDTS is consulting with the aides behind him.


emptywheel @emptywheel

Sensenbrenner, Buck, Robey, Gates, Johnson, Reschenthaler not there to vote aye. Ratcliffe came in late to be a part of the theater.

 

[kris.]

lmao

 

[GalacticToast]

They need to update technology in these meetings. let people press a damn button

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But then the democrats would hack the system and rig the votes

 

[Saya]

here we go

 

[Inyourprime]

Just tuning in. Did a lot of the coward republicans leave before the vote or did they not come to this hearing?

 

[Kernel]

odds that EVERY republican tries to force a vote?

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I think one of them may run out and pull a fire alarm.

 

[Greigor the FellHand]

I think one of them may run out and pull a fire alarm.

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I mean, whitakers gonna be sweating so much he might trick the sprinkler system into thinking its on

 

[Deleted member 28461]

He's like a less likeable version of Kingpin from Netflix's Daredevil.

 

[Aviator Irelia]

The best part of these are the eye rolls you occasionally get behind the person being grilled

 

[BWoog]

For fuck sake does everything have to be about the wall?

 

[Ohnonono]

He got sent here with a wall speech! Amazing!

 

[mbpm]

Whittaker will be played by Bruce Willis in the movie

 

[cameron]

Tell us about the blue tape.

 

[BWoog]

Whittaker will be played by Bruce Willis in the movie

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Bruce is gonna have to gain about a buck fifty before he does.

 

[Kiraly]

what kind of statement is this? lol

 

[Steel]

This is a long five minutes...

 

[Sephzilla]

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[Gambit61]

He's like a less likeable version of Kingpin from Netflix's Daredevil.

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Lol I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Beto2020]

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

 

[Indy in the Fridge]

ResidentSleeper

 

[BWoog]

Welp there's your first lie.

 

[Capra]

"If we have differences, we will work them out without resorting to subpoenas"

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[Daphne]

I think one of them may run out and pull a fire alarm.

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To be fair, there's certainly about to be some pants on fire.

 

[Fisty]

Nader about to go Gallagher on this dude's watermelon head

 

[Kmonk]

He's like 2/3 of the way through that water bottle already. The sweats are gonna be epic.