Posted on 09/24/2019 8:16:57 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Lawmakers pressed for full disclosure of a whistleblower's complaint about President Trump as Democratic calls for impeachment intensified over his conversation with Ukraine's leader.
Democrats, and some Republicans, urged the White House to be forthcoming amid the reports the president pressured Ukraine's leader to help investigate political rival Joe Biden.
Trump's call to the foreign leader raised questions about whether the president improperly used his office to pressure another country as a way of helping his own reelection prospects.
Trump has sought, without evidence, to implicate Biden and his son Hunter in the kind of corruption that has long plagued Ukraine. There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either the former vice president or his son.
The person who filed the complaint did not have firsthand knowledge of the call, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Chairmen of the House intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Government Reform committees are threatening to subpoena Secretary of State Pompeo if he does not produce information about whether Trump and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, inappropriately tried to influence the Ukraine government for political gain.
A person familiar with the matter has told The Associated Press that Trump urged Zelenskiy to investigate Hunter Biden. The person wasn't authorized to discuss the issue publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Hunter Biden was hired by Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings in April 2014, two months after Ukraine's Russia-friendly former president was ousted by protesters and as Biden's father was heavily involved in U.S. efforts to support the new pro-Western government. The move immediately raised concerns that the Ukrainian firm, whose owner was a political ally of the ousted president, was seeking to gain influence with the Obama administration.
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“Some Republicans? Truth be known, MOST of them are probably ready, willing and able to join with the Dems. They always are.”
This isn’t a dig on you. I am tired of all this republicans are ready to join the democrats on taking down Trump and all the other nonsense. McConnell gets three judges seated and the typical response here is, “even a blind squirrel finds a nut.”
It is energy draining and it does nothing to help our cause. Politicians play political games. We all know that. There are few true haters like McLame and Romney. The rest of the establishment republicans I take with a grain of salt.
It is true that the appointment of judges has been an unusual bright spot for the Republican controlled senate. Overall however, they have been virtually silent/passive with regard to defending our president. As they say, silence is consent.
Most Republicans are scared to death of the media. With enough cajoling by the media a lot of them would be willing to vote in favor of impeachment. Republicans in general do not have the fortitude for a fight. They are easy to persuade and influence. Of that I have no doubt.
If I was a Democrat I would thank my lucky stars everyday to have “opponents” like the Republicans. I know it sounds like beating a dead horse but we’ve been deceived so long its really getting frustrating and tiresome. On that account, please excuse my venting.
How about asking the Russians about Hillary?
$50,000 a month LOL! It’s like the freakin’ Mafia and the media is giving Trump crap? They should be all over Biden!!!
The media has been noticeably quiet revealing the dollar amount.
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