Posted on 11/02/2019 1:30:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The words from one president to another, somewhat casual in tone, were not casual at all in meaning: “I would like you to do us a favor, though.”
Those words have now prompted deployment of the ultimate political weapon, an impeachment process enshrined in the Constitution as a means other than the ballot to remove a president from office.
When history writes the story, the seemingly innocent request from President Donald Trump to his Ukrainian counterpart will show their infamous July 25 phone call had a lot behind it, at least implicitly.
It had the weight of U.S. military power behind it. The dangling jewel of a White House meeting if things turned out right. And the prospect that Ukraine’s very future could be in the balance, as a country aspiring to join the West while feeling threatened by an aggressive Russia to the east. …
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Did he ever read those words into the Congressional Record?
Do US a favor.....
Honey...Do me a favor....get some milk on your way home.
Needed four of them to slop this screed together too.
And, so? It’s gonna take more than that.
We have a “Corruption” Treaty with Ukraine. And their new Prez ran on a “will get rid of corruption”. And we want to make sure they fulfill their end. Not a damn thing wrong with that phone call.
Obama and his Admin probably did dozens of ‘do us a favor’ calls looking for dirt on Trump and could be why Nancy and Schiff for Brains went to Jordan
anyone hear the Dan Bongino’s recent podcast on Redstate...
meat or just grits...
When four reporters were assigned to write it, its fake news and contains more lies than the truth.
gawd almighty, what BULLsheit!
used to be, your junior high school journalism teacher would flunk you for turning in stupid nonsense article like that
Note the wording here, which is the best defense President Trump has against any allegation that this was all about his political ambitions.
"Do US a favor." ... not "Do ME a favor."
The POTUS, as the executive, has the right to use the form Indicated.
The more authors the bigger the lies
Took four berserk leftists to put together this stewed dogshit.
Yes, I listened to it yesterday on youtube. I find his podcasts very informing.
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