Posted on 09/21/2019 4:49:33 AM PDT by mplc51
Former Vice President Joe Biden called for President Trump to release a transcript of his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, amid reports that Ukraine is at the center of a whistleblower's complaint over Trump's contacts with a foreign leader.
"If these reports are true, then ... It means that he [Trump] used the power and resources of the United States to pressure a sovereign nationa partner that is still under direct assault from Russiapushing Ukraine to subvert the rule of law in the express hope of extracting a political favor." Biden's statement on Friday Catch up quick: Three House committees Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight and Reform are investigating whether Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "were misappropriating the American foreign policy apparatus for political gain," the New York Times reports.
These investigations are in response to reports that the Trump administration "delayed a package of military assistance to the new government in Ukraine," as reported by the NYT. The committees say they will investigate whether that lack of military aid is part of an alleged effort by Trump "to coerce the Ukrainian government into pursuing politically-motivated investigations, including of former Vice President Joe Biden and his family." What else Biden is saying:
"Such clear-cut corruption damages and diminishes our institutions of government by making them tools of a personal political vendetta. At minimum, Donald Trump should immediately release the transcript of the call in question, so that the American people can judge for themselves, and direct the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to stop stonewalling and release the whistleblower notification to the Congress."
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So the media and the Democrat Clown patrol jump in with both feet.
And the GOP hides under there desks. The Ukrainians will feel no need to go against the Uniparty. They will always be DC and POTUS is just a short timer.
from david frum:
Can we please drop this nonsense about Trump asking Ukraine to “investigate” Biden? As Anders Aslund, a real expert, notes: there is no honest accusation against Biden. What Trump wanted was a fabrication, not an investigation
Obama really knew how to pick the winners.
BOL.....n-i-c-e take.
I guess this plot just got shot to smithereens
David Frum is a Never Trumper chump. There is plenty of corruption involving Biden and Ukraine.
BOL......now that’s funny.
Post 11- Liz, another good pull of reminders from you handy database.
Thanks.
They keep saying Trump is doing something that they clearly did. Hope do the keep falling into this trap?
If I read the article correctly, Yes. The Ukranians reached out, via State Dept in Ukraine to turn over info. Never made it to the US. Made a request. State Dept asks Giuliani to go. They meet in Spain. Giuliani does everything by the book. Phone call between the President and Ukraine.
Whistle blower isn’t really a whistle blower.
Can we please drop this nonsense about Trump asking Ukraine to investigate Biden? As Anders Aslund, a real expert, notes: there is no honest accusation against Biden. What Trump wanted was a fabrication, not an investigation
LOL. Anders Aslund is a self appointed twitter “expert” and foaming at the mouth Never Trumper. I’ve been following him since Russia invaded Ukraine five years ago. I conversed with him a few times about Trump. Now he just ignores me when I bother to reply to his twitter nonsense. Ha ha.
What is THAT? Biden is afraid of his dirty laundry being aired. There just has to be a hint that a phone call was made by the PRESIDENT. He didn’t even have to actually make one.
Y/V/W
Read it and weep Demonrats....
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/09/21/despite-warnings-media-steps-on-a-rake-with-whistleblower-story-ukraine-government-initiated-contact-giuliani-engagement-was-requested-by-state-dept-officials/
I have to think that many of these people who have been pontificating don’t know about Biden bragging about blackmailing over his son.
Now we see if anyone changes their tune.
Be careful what you wish for, Joe.
keep seeing headlines that the Biden story was debunked. I don’t see how given he admitted to blackmailing a country.
This sure seems like an astroturfed controversy engineered by the The Resistance at the State Dept.
And it damned sure seems to be that and more. Definitely has the potential to open up a gigantic can of worms for the Biden clan and for clinton. Guess the Ukrainian’s don’t want to be shut out from the current administration since it seemed they were offering the info.
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