just got around to reading this derp article..
“...Mr. Trump unexpectedly withheld the aid in July, despite overwhelming support in Congress and his own administration for its allocation. He only released the money in September, after Mr. Bolton departed and in the face of intense political pressure from Republicans.
In addition to Mr. Morrison’s transcript, House Democrats released the transcript of a November interview with , a longtime State Department employee with expertise in Europe and Russia who is detailed to Vice President Mike Pence’s national security staff.
Earlier in the day, lawmakers and their staffs privately questioned Mark Sandy, a senior budget official, who told investigators that political appointees above him did not provide a rationale for the hold and that he had never encountered a similar situation in his time at the agency, according to two people familiar with his testimony.
Mr. Sandy also said that he had sought guidance on the legality of the move, echoing testimony from a Defense Department official who said .
Many of the most significant elements of testimony by Mr. Morrison and Ms. Williams have already been publicly reported, including of how a top diplomat close to Mr. Trump informed a top Ukrainian official that the country would probably need to publicly announce investigations Mr. Trump sought before the security money would be released.
Still, the transcripts filled in many new details, some of them colorful, about the events under scrutiny by the House and clarified the set of facts both parties were working with as they prepared for another week packed with public hearings.
THIS IS INTERESTING:
“..In her hourslong interview, Ms. Williams helped explain why Mr. Pence, who had been scheduled to attend President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inaugural in late May, abruptly canceled his trip: She said an assistant to the vice president’s chief of staff, Marc Short, told her that Mr. Trump had asked Mr. Pence to stay home. That fact was included in about the Ukraine matter that ...”
(article was poorly written,) BUT WHAT IF Pence was asked to stay home because it was determined to be “unsafe” for him?
That would be delicious to come out in further testimony...
Yes, Pence’s security being in jeopardy would be major deal. Interesting indeed.
Thanks for the info.
Yes, Pence’s security being in jeopardy would be major deal. Interesting indeed.
Thanks for the info.