A REALLY Bad Day…
- As JJ pointed out, Roger Stone got the book thrown at him today, convicted of all seven felony charges of lying and obstruction. Those convictions were critical to bring the the forefront of our nation’s conscience that lying to the congress and the FBI is a CRIME; a serious CRIME.
- Add to that the virtually flawless testimony of Marie Yovanovitch, the former Ambassador to Ukraine who had been recalled and smeared by Trump because she got in the way of his drug deal Giuliani was trying to pull off. She was very straightforward, non-partisan, and professional, and even acknowledged the appearance of conflict with Hunter Biden’s board seat on Burisma’s board.
- The big news of the day, though, is when Trump committed another felony (and added another article to his impeachment) LIVE on Twitter and national television when he tweeted a personal attack against Yovanovitch. When the tweet came out, Schiff halted the questioning, and read the tweet to her, soliciting her immediate response. Her response was muted, but talked about her career as a professional being stationed in troubled places around the world whose troubles didn’t start with her. The backlash against Trump was swift and loud, and even Fox Noise talking heads spoke out against Trump’s actions. When the Trump National Network is speaking out, you know it’s bad.
All of this adds up to a bad day for Trump, a very bad day. I found it immensely entertaining.