Tag: Rep. Demmings

‘You know nothing!’ Ex-cop explodes on Jim Jordan as House Judiciary hearing goes off the rails

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Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), a former police officer, clashed with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday during a House Judiciary hearing.

“I served as a law enforcement officer for 27 years. It is a tough job. And good police officers deserve your support,” Demings said. She then accused Republicans of only supporting police when it is politically convenient, prompting Jordan to interrupt.

“Did I strike a nerve?” Demings responded, adding that police officers should not be used as political pawns. “You and your colleagues should be ashamed of yourselves.” Continue reading.

Republicans gave Trump a green light to cheat — and there’s only one way to beat his corruption: House impeachment manager

AlterNet logoOne of the House impeachment managers reflected on President Donald Trump’s acquittal — and vowed to defeat him in November.

In an op-ed for the Orlando Sentinel, Rep. Val Demmings (D-FL) blasted Republican senators for blocking testimony from John Bolton and others with first-hand knowledge of Trump’s scheme against Ukraine, and she shamed them for acquitting the president despite their private concerns about his actions.

“This is a defining moment in our history, and a challenging time for our nation,” Demmings wrote. “A thousand things have gone through my mind since the Senate voted not to call witnesses. The president’s lawyers have asked America to not believe your lying eyes and ears, to reinterpret the Constitution, and to believe the stunning argument that the president can literally cheat in an election if he ‘believes’ that his reelection would be ‘good for the country.’” Continue reading.