It is impossible for a lowly LTC from the NSC to be the only one privy to a telecon from POTUS (to include all of the WH staff), to the Ukranian government. Flying unicorns that shit glitter is more believable.
If the theory is DJT bypassed the embassy and called the UK president directly, that doesn't work either because someone in the UK government will have a personal meeting with embassy staff concerning how to deal with the WH request in its execution.
Likewise, if a foreign government official requests an office call with the US embassy, there is a freaking memo or email done. All the time, and that includes if they stopped by to use the bathroom or buy a Marine Embassy Guard T-shirt. Ditto if an embassy officer conducts an office call in their spaces.......there is a paper trail.
If an ambassador, DCM, or Charge take a call from POTUS, or anyone else in the chain of command (to include State), those notes are given to his personal secretary or principle staff officer to type up as a matter of record, properly classified if need be.
This has gone beyond stupid and no one has challenged how one puny Army officer has all knowledge on a quid pro quo telecon. This is BS in the highest order.
Right on!
It has to be an entire nest!
Vindman is low on this pole.
See 22. This has been orchestrated at a MUCH higher level.
On John Brennan’s continuing influence at the CIA:
“I was going to say, I heard you talking about John Brennan still having influence in the CIA, and I’ve got to reiterate that, and there is no question whatsoever about it, I can say as absolute fact that he’s got tremendous pull still in the CIA. Let’s not forget that the current director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, was a close associate of John Brennan. John Brennan’s clearance is still intact, that has not been pulled, that’s an oversight that should be taken care of, so he’s got access to them basically whenever he wants. And the three top lieutenants that are within the CIA operations end of things, running it, not like the HR or personnel sorts of people, those three individuals were also closely working for and associated with John Brennan. So the number one, number two, number three and number four people at the CIA right now, are close friends and associates that have worked closely in the past with John Brennan. So to suggest even for a moment that he isn’t pulling strings whenever he desires to in the CIA is just poorly informed. He absolutely is connected.”
The rest at this link:
RETIRED CIA CHIEF OF STATION BRAD JOHNSON ON INTEL AGENCY POLITICIZATION: MATT BRACKEN INTERVIEW
Posted by Matt Bracken | Nov 2, 2019