How a little-known GOP lawmaker became a point man in Trump's impeachment defense

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In the transcripts made public, no Republican has spoken more than Rep. Lee Zeldin, who appears more than 550 times.

in July 2017 after president's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. acknowledged his role in arranging a 2016 meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer in the hopes of landing dirt on then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

"Well, I know that he feels strongly about it," King said of Zeldin's thoughts on the investigation."I know that he and the president get along. I think this could be just the first time he's really had an opportunity because he's on one of the committees. Once you're in it, it's hard to go halfway."

Rob Mauro, a 64-year-old construction manager and self-identified Republican, told NBC News that Zeldin is doing"as best he can" on a"nonsense" impeachment probe. But Mauro said he was at least a little surprised to see Zeldin featured so prominently.

 

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akarl_smith To all the republicans in a court you have no bond but you do a injustice to justice when you know it not right but for the party you have to stick together. Just don’t get it grab your balls and act like you have some your living in a fantasy world

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akarl_smith He looks like one of Hitler’s generals

akarl_smith But RepLeeZeldin is makes a terrible defender. He’s pretty much incoherent and otherwise a dolt.

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akarl_smith the transcript proves the president did not lie. The president has many lawyers working on the illegal impeachment scam ran by a liar and leaker

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akarl_smith more importantly, how many typos appear in these transcripts?

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akarl_smith He’s just a member of the PREYfor45 cult. Donnie loves them uneducated ones.

akarl_smith They are going in for broke just in case trump prevails they are putting their interest first vs the country

akarl_smith He represents Americans. He's doing what his constituents demand so that their voice is heard.

akarl_smith .RepAdamSchiff has denied EVERY WITNESS REQUESTED by Republicans. Every. Single. One. Republicans get to call NO witnesses to defend their president? Are you watching this America?

akarl_smith He has as much integrity as he had fame

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akarl_smith Money talks - bullsh** walks Another pop-up hero - what does he get for his antics?

akarl_smith What’s up with all the little red pins? Some kind of Borg deal?

akarl_smith Here are Zeldin’s Democratic challengers: ngoroff perrygershon

He is destroying what’s left of his reputation with each passing day. Trump must have promised $$ for one of Zeldins relatives!!Real NY’rs know Trump is a Con man loon and should never have been with 100 miles of the WH!

There is literally no impeachment. Don’t Democrats see how crazy they look anymore?

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My Philosophy : The moment someone faces CAMERA while holding MICROPHONE to share his/her Social service Plan/Status......immediately his/her OUTPUT of that Social Service will get reduced by 20%..... so always do the Social service in hidden mode.....not like Politicians.

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A teacher can be called as a True & Perfect .. only when he/she is able to convince his students that Smoking, Alcohol, Drug, PORN, Premarital Sex and Extramarital Affairs are very bad habits.....and they should never consider these BAD habits as freedom or symbol of Grown-up.

This will be your last term,Zeldin!

Everything trump touches dies

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Fool.

You mean drunkard RepMattGaetz is no longer the lead? Is he incarcerated again?

Just another obsequious selfish politician who ignores clear evidence of wrong doing by a President who is selling out to Putin, abdicating world leadership, betraying our allies and destroying our Democracy. And all for personal gain over selfless service! Shame on display.

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RepLeeZeldin is a con man and a fraud just like his draft dodging hero

HE IS MAKING A POINT THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE

They will do anything to get in the spotlight, remember this next voting term for this guy

It always involves having no integrity and no respect for the Constitution.

Sometimes the worst people appear suddenly.

That's to bad for Donald Trump with over ten million signatures to congress they have no choice but to IMPEACH bring America back up not down. He will be the third President to get IMPEACHED in history. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Don’t give him a voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonder how much the taxpayers will have to pay for this ?

He must be a new grad of the 'Sean Hannity School of Ass Kissing' !

More like “Pointless man”

Say stupid, shameless things, sit at Captain's Table on SS Trumptanic.

Cult member

I bet he's going to wish he had stayed little known after Trump's done with him.

Always with the gangs of smirking Middle Ages white men behind them.

Little known. Becoming known through shameless opportunism like so many before him. The opportunity being Trumps paranoid narcissism

he will go to hell with Trump and his milieu.

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THANK GOD! For the House Democrats for doing their jobs and protecting America for the people from the tyrant President that we have right now.

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