I believe Mr. Collins, the Ranking Member, should be reported to the ethics committee considering his demeanor in screaming at the witnesses.
Collins' hissy fit, it planned to attempt to intimidate witnesses with his yelling complaints. He is also attempting to intimidate anyone watching the proceedings as to the validity of the extensive Intelligence Committee impeachment investigation.
I don't know what Collins means by "It is a drive-by" in the context of this hearing. That is normally used when gangsters or terrorists use guns to kill people randomly. It is a serious crime local police try to end to protect innocent citizens. There is no legitimate reason to bring such images to a serious impeachment hearing.
Collins seems to be annoyed by the fact telephone records of those properly subpoenaed also includes other people not yet implicated in wrongdoing. I suppose that is a legitimate complaint, but, yelling it only provides a very legitimate appearance to that point. The fact there are names on properly subpoenaed documents does not alter the fact they provide value to the impeachment hearing today. Those that have names appearing on evidence can ask to have their names removed. I am sure it will be accommodated.
That is a proper method to complain about extraneous issues to properly subpoenaed evidence, not yelling and screaming at witnesses and the American people. A statement of objection to those names and a request to remove those names would actually result in compliance. It is unclear to me there will be any compliance to remove such names. Collins never asked to have them removed.
This is currently occurring in Iowa.
Polk County, Iowa
The Iowa State Patrol (click here) is working to clear some of the more than 50 vehicles involved in a crash on I-80 westbound near Altoona Monday morning, in hopes of getting at least one lane of traffic opened up.
Sgt. Alex Dinkla says one person was seriously injured in the crash, which happened around 11:00 a.m.
No other reports of injuries have come in to the Iowa State Patrol.
According to Dinkla, crews are working to clear vehicles at the beginning of the chain-reaction crash in order to open up traffic on westbound I-80 and get traffic moving again. He expects it will still be some time before the roadway is opened again....Image to the right:
NOAA Visible GOES West Satellite (click here)
December 9, 2019
1800 UTC
GOES West Loop (click here)
The FBI not only had a right to investigate the Russian connection to the 2016 elections but, had an OBLIGATION to the Clinton Campaign, DNC and DCCC. There is just no question an investigation was required. Trump compounded the need for diligence when Comey was fired and the Russians came to the Oval Office in less than 24 hours.
December 9, 2019
By Katie Brenner
...The report, (click here) by the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz, found that the F.B.I. had adequate reason in 2016 to open an investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties with Russia. Mr. Horowitz broadly rejected Mr. Trump’s allegations that F.B.I. officials conspired to sabotage his campaign, but Mr. Barr highlighted findings that underscored his and the president’s shared view that investigators were nonetheless overly invasive in scrutinizing people associated with a presidential campaign....
The video below clearly shows Trump demanding espionage from Russia against Clinton and the findings of the Special Counsel investigation provide evidence that Russia began such espionage within hours of this statement.
Timeline to Inspector General's report (click here).
March 21, 2019
Donald Trump, a contender for the Republican presidential nomination, announces Carter Page as his campaign's foreign policy adviser....
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