LIVE: Impeachment Hearings Begin With First Public Testimony

Not sure this deserves "breaking" but this was the most entertaining part od today:

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Appears To Have a Paper Clip In Her Hair During Impeachment Hearings pic.twitter.com/4Hv9NUFSbD

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 13, 2019

Have a good one! 

Thanks for joining us for the first day of public hearings. We'll be back on Friday for former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch's testimony.

In which, Rep. @MarkMeadows realizes he's on @cspan's hallway cam pic.twitter.com/TA3SxXqLHz

— Graham MacGillivray (@GWMacGillivray) November 13, 2019

What is Adam Schiff’s favorite part of orchestrating this impeachment sham? Posing for the cameras, of course.#ImpeachmentHoax #ShiftyShiff pic.twitter.com/XNKwcjTAKk

— Brad Parscale (@parscale) November 13, 2019

Nunes: We should stop having these hearings until we figure out who the whistleblower coordinated with...Also, why did Burisma hire Hunter Biden?

Hearsay is definitely much better if you want to create a false basis for removing a duly-elected President. https://t.co/8l5WHPET67

— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) November 13, 2019

Kent agrees Joe Biden is not immune from investigationhttps://t.co/EwqSChMKY2 pic.twitter.com/pZ6qLSWOER

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 13, 2019

Ratcliffe wants to know when House Republicans are going to find out what House Dems already know --when they met the whistleblower, the discussions that were had, etc.. Dems quickly shut him down. 

Townhall contributor and former Congressman Gil Gutknecht shares a great NY Post cover...

The conclusion continues to search for a postulate, any postulate.The comedy becomes farce. pic.twitter.com/sVoNMaxTUQ

— Gil Gutknecht (@gilgman) November 13, 2019

Levin weighs in. 

Eric Swalwell is asking "Are you a Never Trumper?" What a joke. 

Liberal privilege. https://t.co/wcAd9XObyQ

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 13, 2019

This is so key:The entire premise of this impeachment sham is that President Trump was "twisting the arm" of President Zelensky (over aid they didn't know was held up)Taylor held THREE meetings with Zelensky, NOT ONCE were Biden or Burisma brought uppic.twitter.com/EZ8KQ8HKoL

— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) November 13, 2019

Rep. Stefanik notes the two "most important" items to consider today: 

1. Ukraine received the aid.

2. There was no investigation into Biden.

I don’t think #ImpeachmentHearings have the same punch with the public that the Mueller Report had. This is boring and Americans are busy with their own lives. Few people want to watch this except for far left activists. I have better things to do than watch a bad soap opera.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) November 13, 2019

REP. TURNER: "You've not had any contact with the President of the United States, correct?"TAYLOR: "That's correct."REP. TURNER: "So, you both know that this impeachment inquiry is about the President of the United States, don't you?"This is so embarrassing for Dems. pic.twitter.com/9WZTMsRhpJ

— Caleb Hull 🎅🏻🎁 (@CalebJHull) November 13, 2019

Rep. Stewart: Are you aware of any other vice president, besides Biden, demanding the removal of a specific prosecutor in Ukraine or another country? Neither Kent nor Taylor can name one.

Just in to Townhall, Katrina Pierson breaks down where the latest polls stand on impeachment. (Hint: it's not looking good for Dems) 

People are LEAVING their seats in the #ImpeachmentHearings public gallery.Never happened during Watergate.If you got a seat, you STAYED put.People lined up outside are replacing leavers.This means one thing for Dems. The public is BORED by this.Even staff seats sparse!

— Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) November 13, 2019

Rep. Stewart (R-UT): After all of the secret hearings and leaks...it comes down to one thing. *holds up picture of the transcript of the phone call.* 

"Your impeachment case is so weak that you have to lie and exaggerate this."