Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee has some D.C. bars opening its doors as early as 9 a.m. on Thursday to host viewing parties complete with food and drinks.
Staff at these Arlington, Virginia, bars will get patrons help if they hear a code word -- whether it's police or simply a cab home....Read more
Staff at these Arlington, Virginia, bars will get patrons help if they hear a code word -- whether it's police or simply a cab home....Read more
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.
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 an “FBI” breakfast special of French toast, bacon and ice cream, as well as an “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.
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The Partisan
709 D St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
The Partisan in Northwest D.C. invites patrons to grab a sandwich at its attached-at-the-hip butcher shop Red Apron before settling down at the bar to “watch it all go down.” The Partisan plans to open at 10 a.m. Thursday, and will offer drink specials including The Last Word and Drop The Bomb cocktails at $6 each.
Find more information on The Partisan’s Facebook page.
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Duffy’s Irish Pub
2106 Vermont Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Duffy’s Irish Pub will screen “The Comey Show” on the large screen TV on the patio, as well as the 15 televisions in the establishment. The pub plans to offer free Wi-FI, “so you can pretend you are working” and the Covfefe Cocktail, which “is like drinking the Kool-Aid but only a small group of people know what’s in it.” Doors open at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Capital Lounge
229 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
The Capital Lounge in Southeast D.C., which usually opens its doors at 4 p.m., announced it will open at 9 a.m. on Thursday for the Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Union Pub
201 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Starting at 9:30 a.m., the bar will buy rounds of drinks for the house every time Donald Trump tweets about the Comey hearing.
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