It's Monday. It's nearly 7 p.m. and many of us spent the day still half asleep from weekend festivities, which, if you're in Seattle, included running around outside in the glorious sunshine. Well, ICYMI (intentionally or not), today marked the first Senate hearing for Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch and the House Intelligence Committee grilling the hell out of FBI Director James Comey. So eventful!
So what the hell happened? Let's ask Twitter's first-responders to the Ongoing Political Apocalypse™ ...
First, FBI Director Comey.
Slog reader GermanSausage, via Dan Savage, described the following video as a must-see for everyone's "Trump-worshipping, MAGA-hat-wearing, immigrant-bashing, Obama-fearing (still!) relatives."
And here's Twitter:
The FBI director, James Comey, confirmed an investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election https://t.co/l8JL2szkoF pic.twitter.com/dZNLCCMkX8
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 20, 2017
James Comey confirms the “Russian story” is not “FAKE NEWS,” but a serious legal scandal confronting the President: https://t.co/JCNRdC3Fw1 pic.twitter.com/vnOIjNlhvr
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 20, 2017
Everyone watching FBI Director James Comey answering questions on voter fraud and Trump's wiretapping claims –– with no evidence whatsoever. pic.twitter.com/vSzTHG2Qne
— Fusion (@Fusion) March 20, 2017
Dear @realDonaldTrump: FBI Director James Comey doesn't think Russia is a made up story. He's not a Democrat. He's also law enforcement. https://t.co/I4OWyrx8kE
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 20, 2017
"We try very hard not to engage in any -isms of any kind, including McCarthyism." — FBI's James Comey. Laughter in response.
— Danielle Ivory (@danielle_ivory) March 20, 2017
I guess conservatives were right to worry about electing a president under the cloud of an FBI investigation. #ComeyHearing
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) March 20, 2017
Zing!
And let's not forget about Judge Gorsuch, who not only has the same facial expression as Muppet Sam Eagle in the photo below, but was also nominated to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. (So sorry for the comparison, Mr. Eagle, but it had to be said.)
#SCOTUS pick Neil Gorsuch is an originalist, meaning he interprets the constitution as it was written 230 years ago. https://t.co/83GhLhxsWm pic.twitter.com/bpfhT2Aip6
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) March 21, 2017
Here are some things you need to know about #SCOTUS nominee Neil #Gorsuch ahead of day 2 of his confirmation hearing https://t.co/h8gjR4neqC pic.twitter.com/Mji4Ax7ZfM
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) March 21, 2017
Neil #Gorsuch record on police misconduct cases is generally deferential to police officers over victims.
— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) March 20, 2017
Neil Gorsuch ruled to allow your boss to decide whether you have access to birth control. #StopGorsuch #WeObject
— NARAL (@NARAL) March 20, 2017
Judge Neil Gorsuch has specifically criticized #LGBT Americans who have relied on federal courts in their quest for equality. #StopGorsuch
— Civil Rights (@civilrightsorg) February 17, 2017
From NPR: "Democrats made clear they believed it was not Gorsuch who should be sitting before them, but President Obama's original nominee, Merrick Garland."
Merrick Garland showing up at Neil Gorsuch's hearing pic.twitter.com/zZd24CpEcP
— Ira Madison III (@ira) March 20, 2017
We just wish it could have ended here:
Neil Gorsuch should ask for the hearings to wait until everyone knows if he was appointed by an illegitimate president.
— shauna (@goldengateblond) March 20, 2017
