Posted on 01/26/2020 6:54:47 PM PST by bitt
Several anonymous sources have reportedly told The New York Times that a book manuscript by Ambassador John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor to President Trump, accuses Trump of tying the hold up of aid to Ukraine last year with his desire for investigations into the Bidens and interference by Ukraine in the 2016 election, something Trump has vehemently denied but has been impeached by the House and is on trial for in the Senate.
The Times reported on descriptions of the manuscript Sunday evening, as the President’s defense team prepares for day on two Monday of their rebuttal to the Democrat House Managers’ case against Trump. Bolton was blocked by Trump from testifying in the House impeachment inquiry on national security grounds of executive privilege, however Bolton has said he would testify in the Senate trial if he was issued a subpoena. Motions to allow witness testimony in the trail have been tabled until after the first stages of the trial are complete: Prosecution, defense and then questions from senators. The report by the Times is timed to influence the votes of Republicans to allow witnesses as the Democrats are all on record as being in favor.
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It's the President's DUTY to make sure our foreign aid doesn't get stolen from us by corrupt regimes...
And who cares if Zelinskey knew about it??? Might have been better if he had...Would have prompted him to move a little quicker on these investigations...
All the Trump team has to do is show there was corruption that needed investigating and it appears they have that covered...
Gee, whyever would President Trump think Joe Biden was linked to Ukrainian corruption?
Context is important. There’s a difference between “Maybe we should hold their aid until they do something about this corruption” and “Hold the aid until they do something about this corruption.”
One speculative, one directive.
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