READ: Top State Official Testifies About Smear Campaign Against Ambassador | Talking Points Memo

The committees leading the House impeachment probe released on Tuesday the transcript of their interview with Philip Reeker, a top State Department official.


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Iā€™ll save it for tonight if Iā€™m having trouble going to sleep.

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You might forward the story to Mike

(Pompeoā€¦he needs some guidance)

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He is too busy looking for DNC servers in Ukraine.

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Anyone in Government service who believes in our Constitution ,serving we the people ,knowing your job and being competent but refuses to say Dumb Fuck Donald has a brain will be punished.
Fox and the entire Repubs in Congress will cower in fear of being Tweeted and back our coward.

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ā€œReeker described a particularly ugly period in March, when the smear campaign, which was being fueled on Fox News, was leading to tweets implying ā€˜violenceā€™ and ā€˜lynchingā€™.ā€

But, hey, somebody booed Melaria, so ā€œBoth sides! BOTH SIDES!!!ā€

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Someday, Donnie will just be a greasy smear in our collective memory.

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Isnā€™t smearing someoneā€™s reputation just like bullying, Melania?

Donā€™t you care?

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Trump and Melania are nothing but a shit stain on America.

They are a perfect match.

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Here we are again. Would somebody please make it clear to our so-called ā€œpresidentā€ that loyalty to him is not, nor ever should be a prerequisite for employment in the government.

But then, whoever attempts to do this will no doubt be fired by Drumpf.

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Pompeo should resign immediately.

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Everybody but the political appointees though Yovanovitch was brilliant and should be promoted. Gee, I wonder who was right.

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You misspelled Malaria.

ETA: Eeh, same diff.

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Everyday trumps guilt is proven over and over again.
Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is for trump to be impeached and removed from office. Then have the SDNY indict him, arrest him and place him in solitary confinement till his trial.
Is that so much to ask for Santa?
Will you help The United States of America have a very Merry Christmas and a super New Year?

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The corporate stiletto followed by the meat axe: itā€™s no fun just recalling someone and killing their career doesnā€™t spill enough blood to let everyone know just how powerful and cruel you can be when displeased.

It really is gangsta time in the good old USofA; leaving the neighborhood is one option but there are others.

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Trivial and OT, but what the heck are those images on Reekerā€™s tie? Are the yellow onesā€¦ butterflies? Is he sending a coded message?

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The best people have already left or are leaving government service whereas the worst people are staying. Even after Trump goes, weā€™ll be left with the ruins of once capable Institutions.

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Yes they are butterflies, and who knows about the code. I really hope he wears the tie because he has a young child that gave it to himā€¦

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OT: We already knew this, but itā€™s nice to have it confirmed.

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Well, the butterfly is a symbol of resurrection. Soooo ā€¦ maybe?

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