Posted on 10/23/2019 7:10:43 AM PDT by Taipei
Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, told House investigators on Tuesday that President Trump conditioned the release of military aid on the Ukrainian president's willingness to promise to investigate natural gas company Burisma and alleged interference in the 2016 election, according to a copy of Taylor's opening statement obtained by Axios.
Key excerpts:
"[On Sept. 1], Ambassador Sondland also told me that he now recognized that he had made a mistake by earlier telling the Ukrainian officials to whom he spoke that a White House meeting with President Zelenskyy was dependent on a public announcement of investigations—in fact, Ambassador Sondland said, 'everything' was dependent on such an announcement, including security assistance. He said that President Trump wanted President Zelenskyy 'in a public box' by making a public statement about ordering such investigations."
"[O]n September 8, Ambassador Sondland ... said he had talked to President Trump as I had suggested a week earlier, but that President Trump was adamant that President Zelenskyy, himself, had to 'clear things up and do it in public.' President Trump said it was not a 'quid pro quo.'"
The entirety of the statement is available at the link
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
The entirety of the HEARSAY is available at the link
My 3 year niece can keep a secret better than these pricks.
We all know they want their globalist gravy train back, and they want to keep their criminal actions under wraps. We know now the Russians, the Chinese, and Islamic terrorism are not this country’s biggest enemies. We’re being brought down by our own people who are putting personal profit and political power ahead of the country.
Testimony of Taylor and Sondland do not match. Someone is lying. Sondland testimony is first hand while Taylor’s is hearsay.
Sondland should be recalled by Republicans and asked about the discrepancy.
You don’t pay up front for auto repairs. Your auto is repaired while you withhold the funds. Then, after the repair, you pay up. Quid pro quo. Also, you colluded with the mechanic beforehand to arrange the deal. Collusion!
So the behind closed doors. We don’t get to see this loser melt under cross examination.
Plan is to leak damaging spin like this. Then the “insider” book. Hope enough Uniparty RINOs go along with the coup.
Trump needs a fighter in the White House like Bannon to do nothing but fight off the coup.
GOPers don’t seem to have the balls for a fight or, worse, want to go back to being the fake resistance.
Look for Hillary to be the Dem nominee. She and Bill still control the DNC and the super delegates. It’s hers for the taking. She wants to show up at the convention and present herself as the savior of the party. She might cut a deal with the Obamas. Michelle as VP and Hillary only served one term. After one more Dem term they’ll bring in enough illegals and do instant citizenship for the 20 million already here. We’ll never win another national election.
Well, in Demo-crazy-land, Taylor is obviously the truth teller, while Sondland is lying to protect the President. Yet another impeachable offense, right, Schiff-for-brains?
Could this guy be the whistleblower?
How dare a US president request a review of corruption and cooperation in investigating international crime before shoveling hundreds of millions$$ in aid to a kleptocracy passing itself as a government!
Why these things are simply not ...mentioned.
Just sign the checks,,
Could this guy be the whistleblower?
Hmm, I think Blowing is in there someplace
https://time.com/5686305/zelensky-ukraine-denies-trump-pressure/
POLITICS 2020 ELECTION'NOBODY PUSHED ME.’ UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT DENIES TRUMP PRESSURED HIM TO INVESTIGATE BIDEN'S SON
‘Nobody Pushed Me.’ Ukrainian President Denies Trump Pressured Him to Investigate Biden’s Son
There’s actually nothing inappropriate in what Trump asked for. Burisma had been under investigation and Biden boasted publicly of getting the prosecutor fired by threatening to withhold 1B in aid, since he was afraid that the lucrative connection of his son with Burisma would draw attention.
So it’s perfectly logical to ask the Ukrainians to promise to investigate this, and to announce it publicly. If we’re going to give aid of any kind, military or humanitarian, we have to know that it is not all being sucked off in corruption, regardless of whether the Vice President’s son benefits from it!
Trump never mentioned Biden. But obviously, even the press thinks that Burisma and Biden are synonymous, so I guess that’s the source of enraged panic that is prompting this impeachment charade. I think that actually it is not only an attempt to get rid of Trump, but to cover up Biden’s crimes by muddying and undercutting the evidence in advance.
Gee I wonder why the Ukrainian govt is denying it all? You don’t think the US ambassador could be lying or anything?
It’s all about globalism, keeping the Deep State in control, and last but not least, the unborn babies. Above all else, they cannot allow another pro-life nomination to the court. Trump has to go, and a Democrat placed in the White House. This is a pivotal moment.
Not true, he gave them meals on wheels.
There is nothing stopping Lindsey Graham calling each and every one of these State Department employees to testify in his committee, with open doors and cameras, go for it Lindsey.
Yeah, if we had a senate they would be calling these same people to testify in open session. Foreign Relations Committee?
Bring every single one into open session.
So?? 2016 election interference is exactly what that investigated Trump over for 3 years! This is all nonsense. He had every right to do this even if it’s true.
What’s wrong with “clearing things up in public”?
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