House Holds First Public Impeachment Hearing into Trump: A Closer Look 

I don’t even know why the republican are there asking questions.... all of their questions are stupid and have nothing to do with the investigation.

The fact that Trump thinks his call was “perfect” and Republicans think he did nothing wrong speaks volumes about their moral compass. Purely ridiculous.

Anyone recognize that comeback "Trump is welcome to testify" What a burn!!!

Ambassador Taylor's reaction to the "not outlandish" questioning is gold.

"we would love to have the person who started it all, Mr Trump is welcome to show at anytime" that sick truthful burn 😂

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” ― Mark Twain

"Republicans: We're not as outlandish as we could be" ....and there it is; The 2020 GOP campaign slogan.

"I'd be glad to have the person who started it all come in and testify, President Trump is welcome to take a seat right there." Impeachment Greatest Hits🎶

Ambassador Taylor's expression after that outlandishly dumb question so worth the whole thing lmao

"Not as outlandish as it could be" is like getting pulled over for speeding and saying " hey, I wasn't going as fast as I could've been".

I have to say that defence cracked me up, it was basically: "It could be worse."

"not as outlandish as it could be" wow.....just wow.....and that's a paid lawyer?!

SNL needs to do a Thanksgiving skit at the Conways House

Seth Meyers: keeping Americans sane through this insanity. 💞

“Put me on speaker phone. This is a doozy!” - That made me choke on my lunch.🤣

It’s like saying ‘it’s not as illegal as it could be.....’

I'd just like to tell the jury that this knife isn't as bloody as it COULD be

The people who were truly being theatrical in the hearings were Jim Jordan and Nunes lol they got so mad and it looked ridiculous

Murder trial "Look, your honour. My client stabbed the witness 14 times, but he didn't stab him as much as he could have."

"It is not as outlandish as it could be..." Look at the guy behind him and the face he pulled. at 9.30

"It's not as outlandish as it could be?" "Well…he could've been wearing a chicken suit when he made the call".

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command" - 1984 "Don't believe what you are reading and seeing, stick with us" - Trump

Pro tip: "Too busy" isn't quite as convincing as "I was golfing".

"It's not as outlandish as it could be..." literally says that it IS outlandish, though. Lol. This lawyer MUST be from Rudy Giuliani's firm.

GOP motto: When you can't argue the facts, claim it could be worse

I listened to / watched as much of the hearing as possible today. I had an appointment an hour away from home, so I listened in the car on NPR. The republicans, and especially Janky Jim Jordan made utter fools of themselves ! The democrats, on the other hand had serious questions, on point with the matter at hand.. and the witnesses handled themselves professionally and above reproach. This is history .. no matter your political party affiliation .. the proceedings will be rebroadcast so all who were working or otherwise engaged can witness the entire hearing .. I urge EVERY American to listen .. closely.. and with open minds ... We as citizens have as much responsibility for this outcome as those in congress. It is the duty of EVERY citizen to protect and defend the constitution... the benefits of which we do enjoy every day.

The most shocking part of all this is that Kiev is apparently pronounced "Keev" and not "Key-Ev"

“I’m too busy to watch TV”-says the man who blasted out 80 tweets over the weekend, quoting his friends at Fox News. When you’re shameless, you’re comfortable with saying such obvious lies.

Sure, he's a murderer but he's not as much of a murderer as...........he could be. Yeah, that guy is a top-notch lawyer.

The whistleblower has nothing else to do with this. Did the man behind the camera of the Rodney King video testify?

"I'm too busy to watch it!" [Goes on another Twitter rant about the impeachment inquiry hearings] Okay trump. Okay.

Ambassador Taylor's silent reaction to " certainly not outlandish" is Priceless. That sums up the bewilderment of everything Trump.

It's getting harder and harder to laugh at this stuff.

Let's carve that on Chump's tombstone when the time comes: "He wasn't as outlandish as he could have been"

"Human version of the musinex man"... That right there is a quality joke.

Devin Nunes is despicable and I am a republican myself

“Not as outlandish as it could be” can literally be applied to everything. Side note: today at a press conference, trump mispronounce the president of turkeys’ name twice within 5 minutes. He called him “er-da-gon”

It’s a challenge to process everything that is happening daily. After he’s gone we’re all going to collapse in exhaustion and sleep for a month.

We need to start blowing whistles at Trump events

GOP: "okay, trump committed a little treason, but it could have been worse!"

"it's bad, but there are still scenarios which could be worse" wow, what a defense, conservative intellectual right there

remember when they used to shout "liar" at Obama? Someone should grow some balls and publicly confront Trump in the crassast way and be brutally honest to his face. They would become a national hero.

It sounds like a criminal saying "Its not as bad as it could be."

"Not as outlandish as it could have been" I do believe someone just challenged Trump...

'Gym' Jordan is suddenly very fixated on witnesses to crimes being brought forward and for due process to play out. It's a pity that 150+ Ohio State wrestlers that he was responsible for weren't accorded the same opportunities when they were claiming that one of his colleagues was sexually abusing them.

"Its not as outlandish as it could be?" That is correct, he could have had a dog in a silly hat doing it instead, that would be stranger.

Republicans incriminating themselves even further with this line of questioning

Oh! I love that: Nunez with sign "Ranking Member" - yes - he is a rank member all right.

"It's not as outlandish as it could be?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

“Never trumper” uh, I’ll proudly wear that label.

Can we get the Cohen Brothers to direct a movie about this whole thing? Starting to sound like something they would make...

The guy behind Castor is rolling his eyes lol

The response AM Taylor gave was classic. That will go down in history as the funniest answer someone gave at a hearing. 10:18 will have you rolling.

After 2020, can we just stop electing Republicans? Please?

Jordan apparently doesnt know the meaning of a whistleblower and the protection of a whistleblower and the protection of being anonymous

"Not as outlandish as it could be... " The fire burnt my house down, but it didn't burn it to the ground.

"Take Republican congressman Devin Nunes" No, seriously, take him, he's the absolute worst and we all hate him.

Trump stands like someone once told him that he needs to puff out his chest more and he is way overcompensating

Still, totally outlandish. I love Seth’s A Closer Look’s summaries!

i want a t-shirt that says on it : „not as outlandish as it could be „

"not as outlandish as it could be" should be a meme.

Yeah, the Conway's must have an awesome marriage counselor. Lol.

Thank god for shows like this to maintain the sanity of the American people.

He stands like the strong cat in Tom&Jerry

“I’m tooooooo busy to watch” 🤣 he doesn’t even believe it himself! 🤥

It's hard to imagine how it could be more outlandish than it is.

Imagine that defense in a criminal trial. "He may have killed him but it wasn't as gruesome as it could be."

I can’t live without A Closer Look 😆

Two things to watch today: 1. the impeachment hearings 2. Seth's "Closer Look" on those hearings

Is it wrong to have crush on George Kent? He's like Clark Kent with his nerdy tie and heroic integrity.

Trump claims he’s not watching yet he’s tweeting everything going on

Possibly the best day time television on right now.

Don’t drop him at a Wendy’s, I work there!!😱

Graham is on Hannity "There is no due process and this is all hearsay" That's the best they have. Due process? This isn't a criminal trial. Hearsay? Someone heard Trump say "Do me a favour".

Hey, it's just a simple murder. It could be worse, he could be a serial killer.

Seth saying impeachment is almost inevitable. How do you plan to rally 25 GOP senators around that idea?

I'm beginning to believe that Nunes might want those pics.

4:00 That nude of Donnie would have a mysterious Sharpie enhancement, I'm sure.

When the defense relies on red herrings, attacks on process (they themselves have helped establish), and arguing that the situations and acts of people could’ve been crazier than they were... They need to consider the profound implications of not impeaching, and what that means for future presidencies and indeed American interests and values.

I saw somewhere that Trump stands like a centaur without his back half. Now I cant unsee it.

If history has taught us anything it is this: Lawyer: "It is not as outlandish as it could be..." Trump: Hold my diet coke, I'm just getting started.

I’m not American, but One thing I can tell from today’s hearing that is: Republican has far gone from defending constitution.

Scary thing is that rudi doesn’t think they did anything wrong.

Can’t wait for SNL to do this hearing and hopefully they’ll pull in Bill Hader for Jim Jordan again 😂

He would also have a sharpie marker line extending the path of his “hurricane” in that nude selfie

It's crazy how they can just say "I did not do it" or "I don't recall" and that will be their great defense..

I have this weird conspiracy theory that George Conway is “Anonymous” and KellyAnne is Q.......😂💖

it still absolutely amazes me that anyone on the planet takes the man seriously whatsoever! He's not just a xenophobic, misogynistic, disrespectful, hateful, bigoted, autocratic-wannabe, BULLY, he also just happens to be the most well-known Con Artist in American history! The name, "Trump," is synonymous with, "Con Man," and it's really a not-so attractive reflection of the state of the American education system nowadays that SO many people aren't just automatically inoculated against his BS. Even the most basic, fundamental critical thinking skills are effective enough to resist most of the world's charlatans, all but the best in their, "trade." And, the fact that he somehow convinces a not-insignificant number of people that he is even a, "normal," human being, (let ALONE all the people who actually respect or even idolize him,) is just BAFFLING to me. The ONLY real, "silver lining," is that we are presented with an extremely unique opportunity to learn from this experience, but it's hardly a certainty at ALL that we will lol someday, hopefully sooner rather than later, the man will fade and eventually even disappear from the public consciousness. It's a period of time that I, personally, cannot WAIT to begin to experience. In a way, he kind of is, "Making America Great Again," by giving us an extremely vivid example of what to NEVER make the mistake of EVER doing again.. 😂🇺🇸

"Not as outlandish as it could be?" lol. I think in time we will find that it IS as outlandish as it could be.

At first when I heard "it's not as outlandish as it could be" I thought, that has to be the most moronic line ever spoken at any hearing ever. But I have a feeling it's not going to be. This is but the beginning.

"Not as outlandish as it could be." Trump: "Hold my Adderall."

To be fair to that lawyer..... what else should he say??? His job is to defend something indefensible

Gym Jordan is the lowest, other than toad Devin Nunes.

The whistleblower didn't start the whole thing , Mr. Jordan . Pres dump did ! !

That marriage has to have some interesting dinner conversations

Republicans: “None of your witnesses had first hand knowledge” Also Republicans: “Everyone witness that had first hand knowledge will be defying subpoenas”

Bill Taylor's face the entire time he was being argued with with Jim Jordan needs to become a meme.

Define "Outlandish" and how outlandish do things have to get before our national security is compromise?

It occurs to me that since George and KellyAnn are still married, maybe she's pulling a total blinder and is actually the whistleblower. I mean she puts forward total and unquestioning loyalty to the president while her husband does the exact opposite and they remain married? More to this than we see.

It was OUTRAGEOUS rather than merely outlandish.