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[Hagi]

Under oath or not this should be open to the public and not done behind closed doors. Shocked but not shocked they would pull this kind of shit.

 

[Hyun Sai]

I don't understand your system there, fellow US citizens. What's the point ?

 

[UnluckyKate]

So he can lie without any consequence? Why even bother having him there then? Waste of time.

Either under oath or not but in a public hearing.

Have it one of both.

Don't hide & lie, son.

 

[bobnowhere]

What a shock! I'm shocked. Everyone is shocked. What a shocking development.

Family of inveterate liars look for cover for their lies. Shocking.

 

[outsida]

 

[MarionCB]

Testifying in private and not under oath--this is looking more like a cover-up than a good deal. Republican numbers in Congress showing where their interests are and it's not in an accountable democracy or the rule of law. Next we'll hear the "documents" are worthless in some way, like easily attainable by other means. It's good to be the son of the President, I guess.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

Man, this administration can get away with anything. Just imagine for a second if this shit happened in the Obama administration. the country would be on fire.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

So he's happy to cooperate with the investigation.

Just as long as he's not put in a position where he has no choice but to tell the truth or potentially be held accountable for any lies he tells while cooperating..........

America.

You fucked up.

You fucked up soooooooooooooo bad.

 

[Avalanche]

I feel like it's going to be hard to spin the media narrative on this in a productive way. He'll lie, right wing media will say 'this is the truth', the left will scrabble to explain why it's not definitive and the middle will go with the easy message.

 

[cw_sasuke]

...so whats the point then ? Just burning tax money and wasting time ?

 

[Deleted member 10571]

"Agreed to testify, but not under oath"


Is this how US justicial matters work?
"Alright, I'll come, but I'll lie if that's alright with you" - "Deal!"

WTF? What's the point indeed.

 

[Harmen]

Yeah, US gaf, I don't understand, why can anyone even testify without being under oath?

 

[Chichikov]

Ahhh yeah, the Cheney maneuver.
Worked for him, but Jr. is pretty damn stupid so he might fuck it up.

 

[digdug2k]

Yeah, US gaf, I don't understand, why can anyone even testify without being under oath?

Yeah, I don't think it probably makes sense to anyone in the states either. Well, i mean, it makes sense. He wants to lie. The GOP wants a PR stunt so they can act like they care that they elected a fucking communist puppet as their leader. That's... about it?

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Yeah, US gaf, I don't understand, why can anyone even testify without being under oath?

It doesnt really matter, Jeff Sessions Perjured himself multiple times under oath and nothing happened to him. The house and senate has far too many republicans to allow anything to happen anyways, all of our hope rests with Mueller.

Obviously this makes him look incredibly guilty though,and Fox is going to have to change their gameplan this weak to explain how refusing to go under oath is normal for innocent people, and even if he isnt innocent then its not a big deal, and if it is a big deal then its not his fault.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

When is the last time someone was prosecuted for lying to Congress tho?

I mean, it's not like we don't have any instances of falsehoods being stated on the record in recent memory.

How many of those were followed up?

Just sayin'.

If the oath were just theater, then why is Trump Jr. afraid to testify under oath?

I get your point, but let's assume Junior takes the oath and lies. Do you think that actually makes any responsible parties more likely to prosecute him? I'm not holding my breath on him catching heat for lying, oath or no.

 

[EdibleKnife]

I don't understand your system there, fellow US citizens. What's the point ?

Right? This is a literal spit in the face of the concept of a just legal system. A continued series of shittossing from this administration. Just say you forgot, made a mistake, didn't mean to lie or just say you will lie in front of the face of justice and people will oblige while men and women who've done less are rotting in an overfilled, unsympathetic system. This is a fucking embarrassment.

 

[_Ryo_]

Whats the point if there are no consequences for lying? The entire thing is a horrible farce.

 

[Rymuth]

Ahhh yeah, the Cheney maneuver.
Worked for him, but Jr. is pretty damn stupid so he might fuck it up.

Amen

 

[Dilly]

Checks and balances my ass.

The US is lucky that Trump and his cronies are a bunch of idiots.

 

[PintSizedSlasher]

LUL

Yep. That's exactly what we Dutch people think of Trump Jr. 😂

 

[Apathy]

Stevie Wonder could see this coming from a mile away

...so whats the point then ? Just burning tax money and wasting time ?

That's what I surmounted when he first announced it

 

[digdug2k]

Lets put it this way, its clear at this point that when the FBI brings it actual charges against Don Jr., and that looks inevitable at this point, his father is going to instantly pardon him anyway. And his supporters (you remember, those people chanting "lock her up!" for the entire election because they thought Hillary Clinton was "above the law"), will explain to us that that's just how the system works, and its perfectly fine.

 

[woolley]

Its not like the senate hearings mean anything. Its just a way for senators to act like they're doing something.

 

[g11]

The US is lucky that Trump and his cronies are a bunch of idiots.

On the other hand, a lot of our citizens are idiots too. Idiot enough to elect a lot of these idiots.

FWIW, I'm sure this will come as a shock to most of you, but the Senate Committee on the Judiciary is majority Republican. I know, I couldn't believe it either! The check (money or political capital) is in the mail to some/all of the following I'm sure:

• Chuck Grassley, Iowa, Chairman
• Orrin Hatch, Utah
• Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
• John Cornyn, Texas
• Mike Lee, Utah
• Ted Cruz, Texas
• Ben Sasse, Nebraska
• Jeff Flake, Arizona
• Mike Crapo, Idaho
• Thom Tillis, North Carolina
• John Neely Kennedy, Louisiana

 

[SteveMeister]

Note that this testimony was to be for the congressional investigation, which is independent of Mueller's FBI investigation. We could still see indictments as a result of the latter.

 

[Shauni]

I feel like it's going to be hard to spin the media narrative on this in a productive way. He'll lie, right wing media will say 'this is the truth', the left will scrabble to explain why it's not definitive and the middle will go with the easy message.

If he's caught in a lie, they'll just report it as such, as they have been. So, I don't know what you're trying to get at.

 

[andythinkpad]

I want Trump see his children get sent to prison one by one like Cersei.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

More rope to hang them by when the truth comes out.

Exactly, they're just stretching this out

 

[danm999]

Lets put it this way, its clear at this point that when the FBI brings it actual charges against Don Jr., and that looks inevitable at this point, his father is going to instantly pardon him anyway. And his supporters (you remember, those people chanting "lock her up!" for the entire election because they thought Hillary Clinton was "above the law"), will explain to us that that's just how the system works, and its perfectly fine.

It's whatabboutism but can you imagine if Clinton had worked out a deal to testify not under oath behind closed doors to a majority Democrat Congress. Lawdy.

 

[Souldriver]

But now it seems he does have something to hide. Well that's odd!

 

[Nif]

He'll just use the old "Not to my recollection," defense to get around lying. Not lying if you "can't recall," sadly. Ask Jeff Sessions.

 

[entremet]

Damn. They are getting better treatment than MLB players.

 

[Ithil]

"We are totally transparent, and no I won't be swearing to tell the truth".

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Lying to congress is illegal.

That being said, congress' investigations became virtually irrelevant the minute Mueller was put in charge of the special investigation. He holds all the keys, everything else is for show.

 

[III-V]

What kind of a sweetheart deal is this? No sense in coming before the Senate hearing committee if it is not under oath?

 

[BeforeU]

Oh but he told at Hannity that this is it. This is all of it. There is nothing more. And I will TESTIFY but you right, he never said under oath

 

[Horns]

How to make yourself look more guilty in a few steps.

 

[HStallion]

I'm not surprised at all. Don Jr is just as scummy as the rest of his terrible family.

 

[Host Samurai]

Seems like even with all this proof, there will be no consequences for these people. Like why the fuck is Sessions not arrested at this point? At the end of the investigation and Trump and everyone is found guilty than where do we go from here? They gonna cry fake news?

What a fucking joke. They should be mandated to testify under oath, otherwise they're wasting everyone's time. Not that being under oath has stopped them from lying anyways.

 

[Larogue]

 

[PuppetSlave]

Kushners little song and dance would be marginally more believable if was not for Jr Trump bumbling.

He must want to strangle him so bad.

 

[Melkezadek]

This is unbelievable.

I don't see how a thinking person could look at this and believe these people are innocent. It's outrageous.

 

[Various Artists]

When Trump was eleven I knew things would be bad. I had no idea things would be this bad this fast. Jeepers.

 

[Simple Jack]

What a pathetic sack of shit. How is any of this even possible. This should even show his and his dadda's supporters that they are hiding something...

Just unbelievable that nothing has been done already about these people. The system is totally broken.

 

[Netherscourge]

"I will not testify under oath so that I can lie without being held accountable."

Got it. Thanks, Jr.

 

[UberTag]

This is unbelievable.

I don't see how a thinking person could look at this and believe these people are innocent. It's outrageous.

Good thing for the Republicans that 37 out of every 100 Americans are either not thinking people or WANT these people in power irrespective of any guilt.

 

[shira]

What's the point of this if it's not under oath?

I do not recall your honor

 

[Netherscourge]

Hey, it worked for OJ!

 

[LCGeek]

So he's happy to cooperate with the investigation.

Just as long as he's not put in a position where he has no choice but to tell the truth or potentially be held accountable for any lies he tells while cooperating..........

America.

You fucked up.

You fucked up soooooooooooooo bad.

We did worse on 911 and the banking collapse this a symptom of the same problem.