Things are really not going well in Liberal World. No one really cares that much. The first hearing drew only 13 million viewers
According to Axios, Wednesday’s lackluster impeachment hearing drew just 13 million viewers. The number pales in comparison to those who viewed former FBI Director James Comey’s June 2017 testimony and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s September 2018 hearing, which saw 19.5 million viewers and 20 million viewers, respectively.
They do note that people were certainly tuned in through alternative media, but, still, this is about impeachment of a sitting U.S. President. You’d think there would be 25-30 million. Further
Democrats Scramble, Switch Impeachment Narrative to ‘Attempted’ Crimes After Lackluster Hearing
Democrats have been scrambling following Wednesday’s lackluster public impeachment hearing, changing the focus of their impeachment narrative to “attempted†crimes after Republican lawmakers largely decimated their weak impeachment case.
Wednesday’s public impeachment hearing, which featured testimonies from acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor and senior State Department official George Kent, was deemed a bust by many, including Democrats.
“It was a total disaster for us,†one senior House Democrat aide told Breitbart News.
“It’s hearsay,†Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) said of Taylor’s testimony. “It’s really difficult dealing with this because it’s he said-she said.â€
Due to the Republicans’ strong counternarrative, Democrats and the establishment media are moving the goalposts, arguing instead that Trump is guilty of “attempted†bribery and extortion. It has been an emerging talking point in recent days – one which Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) alluded to during Wednesday’s hearing:
“So ambassadors, is attempted murder a crime?†he asked, repeating his question. “Is attempted murder a crime?â€
“Attempted murder is a crime,†Taylor said.
“Is attempted robbery a crime?†he asked.
“Neither of us is a lawyer,†Taylor began before Castro interrupted.
“I think anyone in this room could answer that question,†he said.
“I’ll go out on a limb and say yes it is,†Taylor said.
“Is attempted extortion and bribery a crime?†Castro asked, trying to draw a parallel.
“I don’t know sir,†Taylor said.
See, it doesn’t work like that. Those are not crimes.
Based on the evidence that I've seen, the President did one of two things:
1) Either he committed extortion and bribery of a foreign official;
2) Or, he committed attempted extortion and bribery of a foreign official.
Either way, it's still a crime. @CNNSitRoom pic.twitter.com/AA3DrBdxEY
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) November 14, 2019
MoveOn, which was founded on moving on from impeaching President William Clinton, is super excited by this narrative, and is pushing it themselves, as are many other liberals, anywhere from big fish liberal pundits to sitting elected representatives. But, hey, if they want to talk “attempted bribery”, let’s talk about Obama’s actual bribery of Iran, giving them hundreds of billions to get them to do the Iran nuclear deal (which was really bad for America).
