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[Jams775]

Al Franken with the questions real people ask.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Franken is clearly the best at this

 

[Kevtones]

Actually don't like Franken saying this. He's showing his cards a little.

 

[Betty]

I like this guy

 

[MIMIC]

Objection! Speculation! (to be fair =p)

 

[ElRenoRaven]

OK, ask a question now Al

Yea. Is there a question coming any time in the next 3 days here?

 

[Fancyarcher]

Man Franken laying down the truth.

 

[cirrhosis]

Franken angling to helm the daily show

Love the guy but we're all thinking what he's saying. Ask more questions

 

[HabeeNo]

And after all that, all she'll say is "This is classified information, and I cannot respond to that"

 

[JoeInky]

care to comment

nah


lol

 

[Toa TAK]

Finally Obama gets mentioned.

My bingo card is finally complete

 

[Lord Frieza]

Tim Mak‏ (Verified account) @timkmak 8m8 minutes ago
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chair, remains the only Republican still present at this hearing

Wow.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

 

[Smiles and Cries]

LOL @ care to comment

 

[MetalGearZed]

Are they all loading back up on the bus?

lmao

 

[everyday math]

Lmao care to comment

 

[LiK]

LOL amazing

 

[LegendofLex]

This is a useless line of questioning. "Don't you think this looks suspicious?"

And he spent 3-4 minutes on it with no answer.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

Ok, it was a good speech, but I was hoping for questions and we didn't get anything.

 

[oti]

stop talking, Graham

 

[Crosseyes]

I mean I loved hearing that Franken rant but nows the time to ask questions to support that claim, not make the claim itself...

 

[cameron]

stop talking, Graham

Seriously.

 

[everyday math]

stop talking, Graham

Incredibly rude

 

[studyguy]

And after all that, all she'll say is "This is classified information, and I cannot respond to that"

A lot of this isn't about getting an answer, rather getting it on the record for later usage or media to pick up on it. There's a reason they ask the same question 30 times too, to hopefully trip them as well as Cruz tried to Yates earlier where he said he "Didn't understand" why she refused to confirm/deny and answer earlier but clarified it under his questioning.

 

[darkwing-buck]

Tim Mak‏ (Verified account) @timkmak 8m8 minutes ago
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chair, remains the only Republican still present at this hearing

Yates after today.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Blumenthal is right. Bring in a special prosecutor and get this shit handled. It's clear as hell the republicans in the house and Senate aren't gonna do shit.

 

[Kevtones]

Blumenthal is a good American

 

[RCSI]

Most of the democrats have brought up independent investigation and a special prosecutor. All needing Republican Congress to do so and will not see the light of day.

 

[rec0ded1]

I would think Franken did his rant so all these suspicions go on record and for the soundbite media stuff since Yates can't outright confirm anything at this point.

 

[Skyball Paint]

Tim Mak‏ (Verified account) @timkmak 8m8 minutes ago
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chair, remains the only Republican still present at this hearing

if only they graced us with their absence to begin with.

 

[smileyforall220]

How long is this FBI investigation going to take? Jeez

 

[Maxim726X]

Most of the democrats have brought up independent investigation and a special prosecutor. All needing Republican Congress to do so and will not see the light of day.

Yep.

Instead, though, you'll get questions about a completely unrelated EO.

It's so transparent it hurts.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Blumenthal is right. Bring in a special prosecutor and get this shit handled. It's clear as hell the republicans in the house and Senate aren't gonna do shit.

He should point out that literally all Republicans have left the hearing besides the one that's required to be there as even further evidence of how they aren't taking it seriously at all. Unfortunately even that doesn't matter though because all the power is in the R's court regarding the special prosecutor /independent investigation. Although I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't want to sit through all of this stuff as I guess I notice that the Dems have also been leaving after their questioning too. Just weird that all the GOP is gone already with 4 Dems still there.

 

[Perd Hapley]

I would think Franken did his rant so all these suspicions go on record and for the soundbite media stuff.

Exactly. We've gotten the answers we needed (and could actually get) today, nice to have a guy like Franken capable of just laying it all out there

 

[oti]

Who are all these people typing in the room?

 

[GravityInsanity]

Ok, it was a good speech, but I was hoping for questions and we didn't get anything.

There was no point. Each question he asked would've been answered as classified.

 

[Afrikan]

damn... it just got deep and silent.

 

[victreeb3l]

Lol I wonder if Flynn is watching this and counting how many possible years of imprisonment lies ahead of him

 

[Plinko]

This is a fantastic line of questioning.

 

[NullPointer]

potentially

 

[everyday math]

Potentially 👀

 

[HabeeNo]

p o t e n t i a l l y

Man, this guy knows how to ask the questions

 

[rambis]

I would think Franken did his rant so all these suspicions go on record and for the soundbite media stuff since Yates can't outright confirm anything at this point.

This is pretty much the point of these hearings. Get answers on a record.

 

[victreeb3l]

potentially

 

[VendettaRed07]

Rich earning my vote here

 

[LiK]

Haha, trying to phish a response. Cute

 

[BrokenIcarus]

Can I get a summary so far?

 

[Perd Hapley]

Wow, Blumenthal has been great, really effective line of questioning

 

[Lord Frieza]

Franken always amazes me in these.

 

[MIMIC]

"JUST SAY IT, YATES!"