Posted on 10/17/2019 6:28:22 AM PDT by knighthawk
Sources with firsthand knowledge of former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker's testimony to House investigators told Fox News that he said he consulted with U.S. envoy to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, and President Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, in August regarding a draft statement from Ukraine on corruption.
The revelation came as Sondland prepared to testify Thursday in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, which has revolved around a whistleblower’s complaint that Trump was pushing Ukraine’s leader into opening an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden's business dealings in the country.
Volker told House investigators at his Oct. 3 closed-door interview that Giuliani was involved in conversations concerning the draft statement "because the Ukrainians asked to be connected to him" and "that information flow would reach the president," according to the sources. The diplomat said it was in the "U.S.' interest for the information that was reaching the president to be accurate and fresh and coming from the right people."
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And so what?
Anything without a date to it...means little. There’s a strict time line to all this. That’s why I trust Guiliani to the nth....he’s old school...and that means leaving a precise, coherent paper trail.....not sticky notes.
So Guliani consults with Trump one one issue and it's the end of the world?
Also, I think it’s pretty standard practice for everybody in a group - whether an agency or a business - to want to get on the same page when they make a statement. I don’t see that this is a big deal or remotely illegal.
Volker told House investigators at his Oct. 3 closed-door interview that Giuliani was involved in conversations concerning the draft statement “because the Ukrainians asked to be connected to him” and “that information flow would reach the president,” according to the sources. The diplomat said it was in the “U.S.’ interest for the information that was reaching the president to be accurate and fresh and coming from the right people.”
This comes back to the Ukranians not being able to get in touch with the WH because the deep state was blocking them.
And? This is fortnight old news. Lots of people take a look at press release, statements and other public presentations. The Ukrainians were smart to have some close to the President vet the statement. When did such normal, businesslike behavior become so sinister?
My question as well.
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