The Republican Party has tried all manner of strategies to discredit the House impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump since it was announced in September.
While the president himself has insisted the investigation into his "perfect" 25 July call with Volodymr Zelensky is just another "witch hunt", loyalist congressmen like Matt Gaetz, Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan have tried storming the secure basement facility where the original witness depositions were heard to protest the Democrats' alleged lack of transparency, even ordering in takeaway pizza during their five-hour sit-in.
Matt Gaetz says he’s about to lead this phalanx of House Republicans into the SCIF to check out what’s going on wit… https://t.co/RS1ZqNgVnG— Sam Brodey (@Sam Brodey) 1571838566
They've tried denouncing the "Soviet-style" investigation into presidential wrongdoing from the floor of the House of Representatives and appeared regularly on Fox News to attack the whistleblower, with Kentucky senator Rand Paul calling for their unmasking with little apparent concern for the mystery individual's personal safety.
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham has even argued that the administration is too dumb (!) to have orchestrated anything so sinister as a quid pro quo to strong-arm Ukraine into investigating Joe and Hunter Biden in exchange for valuable military aid.
"It was incoherent," Sen @LindseyGrahamSC says of Trump's Ukraine policy. "They seem to be *incapable* of forming… https://t.co/TXe1W2vaJ8— Steven Portnoy (@Steven Portnoy) 1573061710
Their latest tactic, now that the public phase of the inquiry is finally underway, is to complain that the proceedings are "boring".
This sham hearing is not only boring, it is a colossal waste of taxpayer time & money. Congress should be working o… https://t.co/eT7FOUvORz— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived) 1573664058
Live footage from today’s hearing. Ridiculous! https://t.co/BtA6cO8Ktw— Brad Parscale (@Brad Parscale) 1573683703
This is horribly boring... #Snoozefest— Eric Trump (@Eric Trump) 1573664240
That last tweet by Eric Trump invited particular ridicule while acting Ukraine ambassador Bill Taylor and State Department expert George Kent were taking questions from the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
Good point. Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution clearly states that a President can't be impeached for crimes… https://t.co/I8SOd1J57T— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1573665808
Idiots often find things they don't understand boring. https://t.co/2C0WVdYzvj— Devin Duke (@Devin Duke) 1573669844
It’s cool how the Trumps are so used to not facing consequences that they can joke like this about watching their d… https://t.co/Jc8yUk9tPL— Willie Muse (@Willie Muse) 1573667614
Someone get some finger puppets and Hot Pockets to Eric's office. Stat. https://t.co/qpUMW6enMa— Bob Cesca (@Bob Cesca) 1573668467
Not to patriots. https://t.co/4qa5VZO6sM— Michele 🌮🍷🎸😷🧂 (@Michele 🌮🍷🎸😷🧂) 1573665421
If he thinks he's bored now, wait until he gets a copy of his brother's new book Triggered for Christmas.