WASHINGTON — What’s a showdown without an audience?
The latest must-watch event — former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee — has some D.C. bars opening their doors as early as 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, to host viewing parties complete with food and drinks.
As Comey faces questions regarding his discussions with President Donald Trump about the federal investigation into Russia’s election meddling, watch partygoers can “watch the drama unfold” while tucking into “FBI”-themed fare or nursing Covfefe cocktails.
Click through the gallery below for the D.C. establishments holding Comey hearing watch parties.
Shaw’s Tavern 520 Florida Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001 Shaw’s Tavern plans to open its doors at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. For the viewing party, the establishment will feature a “FBI” breakfast special of French toast, bacon and ice cream, as well as a “FBI” sandwich with fried chicken breast, bacon and iceberg lettuce for $10 each. It also plans to feature $5 Stoli Vodka flavors. Find more information on The Comey Hearing Covfefe event page on Facebook. (Thinkstock)
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FlexualHealing on June 7th, 2017 at 17:11 UTC »
SiriusXM has been running ads to listen to the testimony on their political stations like its fucking Monster Jam.
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Niran7 on June 7th, 2017 at 16:51 UTC »
The question is if Trump is waiting under the ring with a chair. We know the scheduled match is Comey vs the Senate Republicans but Trump is definitely the type to come out of nowhere with a chair.
dosetoyevsky on June 7th, 2017 at 16:46 UTC »
"yea we're heading down to the bar early to watch some Congressional hearings on C-SPAN" is a statement I never thought would be possible. Yet there's gotta be people saying it now.
Interesting times we live in