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Pence aide testified that Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine were 'inappropriate'
POLITICO ^ | 17 November 2019 | Andrew Desiderio and Melanie Zanona

Posted on 11/18/2019 3:58:02 AM PST by 7thson

A top national security aide to Vice President Mike Pence told House impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political opponents were “unusual and inappropriate,” and “shed some light on possible other motivations” for the president’s order to freeze military aid to the U.S. ally.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: impeachment; pence; teambiden; teampelosi; teamromney; teamsoros; trump; ukraine; williams
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To: newfreep
"I certainly have always had doubts about Pence..."

As governor, Pence caved to opponents of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana.

61 posted on 11/18/2019 5:03:47 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: American in Israel

He’s a rat collaberator who should be fired before I’m done typing this.


62 posted on 11/18/2019 5:10:45 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: kabar
Pence needs to remove her from his office

If Pence does that (assuming he would want to), he will be removed as well.

63 posted on 11/18/2019 5:14:39 AM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: 7thson

Because they’re probably holdovers from the Obunga administration. Check the dude’s resume’. I wouldn’t be surprised to find he was previously an aide to Slow Joe, or some other slimy Rat.


64 posted on 11/18/2019 5:18:34 AM PST by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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To: Carl Vehse; VTenigma; bert
As governor, Pence caved to opponents of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana.

Absolutely correct!

Before that, he was BFF with Paul Lyin' Ryan - a treasonous traitor.

Birds of a feather....well, you know the rest.

65 posted on 11/18/2019 5:20:03 AM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: laconic

“Why the hell are all these unelected bureaucrats “listening in” to calls between the leader of the Free World “

The answer can only be that the leaders know it and consider it ok. The leaders, knowing that, either trust their listeners to not blab or assume their conversations will become public.

Do you think Trump didn’t know of all the listeners to his call?


66 posted on 11/18/2019 5:20:21 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: Drango

Costco nationwide is running a big special today on “Yes Men”

35% off and they come ten to a pack.


67 posted on 11/18/2019 5:21:10 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo
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To: 7thson

Hey Polutico, was it inappropriate for President Obama to use the alphabet agencies to spy on the Trump campaign when he was competing against Hitlery Rotten Clinton (his presumed successor)?


68 posted on 11/18/2019 5:21:16 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: FR_addict
I read her story here .

Here is Another Never Trumper - Pence Hire

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/10/never-trumper-kristan-nevins-promoted-to-white-house-cabinet-secretary-was-amazon-lobbyist-and-will-hurd-chief-of-staff/

Any one else see a pattern here .

You are judged by the company you keep !

69 posted on 11/18/2019 5:23:23 AM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists h)
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To: Jim Noble
At least 20 Senate Republicans now believe that the truth - taking care that the laws be faithfully executed with regard to the Ukraine cesspool of bribery and corruption of the US Congress - is grounds for removal.

Grounds for removal?

They don't don't need no steenking grounds!

Actually, they are RINO Globalists and simply want Trump removed so they can get back to the norm - corruption, bribes, sedition, treason while looting America and destroying our Constitutional Republic and our sovereign borders.

It's not rocket science...

70 posted on 11/18/2019 5:25:48 AM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: newfreep

Like I said. Kill the good guy because he doesn’t comply precisely with your purist views


71 posted on 11/18/2019 5:27:00 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: bert

At present, absent Fed Ex, there would essentially be no economy.


72 posted on 11/18/2019 5:28:08 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: mewzilla

You are correct. Wait for full context. This can also be someone making a political statement.


73 posted on 11/18/2019 5:29:53 AM PST by Wm F Buckley Republican
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To: 7thson

FIRE HER FORTHWITH!!!!!


74 posted on 11/18/2019 5:31:22 AM PST by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE)
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To: 7thson

How does an aide know what is appropriate or not when they are only privy to some info and details? aide- just a helper. This one likely had agenda other than the president’s in mind as many seem to be in their jobs just to have a job or as spy saboteurs rather than true aide to the person they are serving.


75 posted on 11/18/2019 5:33:53 AM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: bert

The origins of the Russia hoax are relevant. Ukraine figures significantly in the hoax. Nellie Ohr used Ukrainian sources. Mueller destroyed Manafort using “evidence” (black ledgers) from Ukraine.

My point is that the three State Department witnesses were not aware of the context of Trump’s request for investigations by Ukraine. Now we have another State Department employee opine that his request was “unusual and inappropriate.” Context matters.


76 posted on 11/18/2019 5:37:53 AM PST by kabar
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To: 7thson

Maybe it’s time for Trump to replace Pence,consider Jordan or Meadows. Pence will not add one vote for the presidential campaign.


77 posted on 11/18/2019 5:38:04 AM PST by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE)
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To: Jim Noble

Removed by whom?


78 posted on 11/18/2019 5:38:43 AM PST by kabar
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To: kabar

Ok,Ok...... I’ll cede the point


79 posted on 11/18/2019 5:39:19 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: a fool in paradise

No kidding, and that is illegal. We’re waiting for prosecution.


80 posted on 11/18/2019 5:40:12 AM PST by Wm F Buckley Republican
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