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Mark Meadows Blasts Desperate Dems Clinging to '11th Hour' 'Leaked' 'Unpublished Manuscript'
Townhall.com ^ | January 27, 2020 | Julio Rosas

Posted on 01/27/2020 9:48:14 AM PST by jazusamo

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) released a statement in response to new allegations that involve former National Security Advisor John Bolton's unpublished book about his time at the White House under President Trump.

The New York Times reported Bolton's book states Trump tied the Ukraine military aid to the country's officials helping investigate the former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, because he was on the board of gas company Burisma.

Multiple Senate Democrats have come out to say Bolton must testify in the ongoing impeachment trial in light of the allegation.

Meadows said Democrats are becoming desperate if they're clinging to 'anonymous sources' leaking information at the last minute.

"We’re talking about an unpublished manuscript that only ‘anonymous sources’ have seen, leaked by someone at the 11th hour, just as Democrats are losing what little impeachment momentum they had left. We’ve seen this playbook used before. Americans won’t buy it," Meadows said in a statement.

"The latest New York Times report may provide fodder for a political narrative, but it doesn’t change the facts. And in reality, the facts haven’t changed since day one of this circus. The call transcript shows zero link between aid and political investigations. The aid was ultimately released with no political investigations from Ukraine. Ukraine’s leadership had no knowledge of the hold on aid until an August 29 media report," he continued. "President Zelensky and President Trump both say 'no pressure.' And in five U.S.-Ukraine meetings between the hold and release of aid, not one time was any link between aid and political investigations discussed."

Meadows said Trump's impeachment was the result of him fighting to "drain the swamp."


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To: rightwingcrazy
Romney will buy it...

Indeed he will.

In his mind's eye, he sees himself as President, riding a great white horse in his special underwear.

61 posted on 01/27/2020 10:35:28 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: DoodleDawg

Actually, Bolton did make a statement saying that he never said Trump had told him that he was conditioning the aid on it, and even the first NYT leak only said that Bolton thought that Trump would have preferred to see action first. Of course, when other media sources picked it up, they just announced it without that distinction.


62 posted on 01/27/2020 10:36:14 AM PST by livius
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To: DoodleDawg

one article claims that someone who worked with bolton is stating that he was present when trump said the aid was connected to investigation


63 posted on 01/27/2020 10:36:38 AM PST by Bob434
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To: jazusamo

I have an idea. If this manuscript is at the NSC for review, then Trump should have it released ASAP.

It would screw Johnny Bolton to have his book read by everyone for free.

Please do this Mr. President.

Do it now.


64 posted on 01/27/2020 10:48:11 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: jazusamo

https://pjmedia.com/trending/did-biden-save-this-ukraine-firm-responsible-for-1-8b-in-missing-aid-his-son-is-on-the-board/

I believe pjmedia is connected with the same company Salem Media Group as Redstate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Media_Group

I’m sort of leaning towards witness testimony at this point.


65 posted on 01/27/2020 10:49:08 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: livius
Actually, Bolton did make a statement saying that he never said Trump had told him that he was conditioning the aid on it, and even the first NYT leak only said that Bolton thought that Trump would have preferred to see action first

Where was he quoted. I don't doubt you, I'd just like to see what he had to say.

66 posted on 01/27/2020 10:49:56 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I think he actually DOES ride a white horse, as opposed to a red, black, or pale horse. The pestilence that is the left wing sentiment that is trying to grow in the US, and is oh, too prevalent here in Kanadahar.


67 posted on 01/27/2020 10:50:50 AM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: jazusamo

Has anybody READ John Bolton’s book, and not just rumors about what the manuscript MIGHT say?

The NYT as a news source has gotten pretty dicey and unreliable as of late.


68 posted on 01/27/2020 11:01:39 AM PST by alloysteel (Freedom is not a matter of life and death. It is much more serious than that..)
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To: alloysteel

His book isn’t released yet, Simon & Schuster says it’s release date is in March.


69 posted on 01/27/2020 11:11:19 AM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: deadrock

It is the same strategy used on Kavanaugh.

***************

Yes.
Goes all the way back to Clarence Thomas, 27 years ago.
Hearings are wrapping up, it looks like he’s going to be approved by the Senate to the SCOTUS, and then a raw FBI report is leaked to Nina Totenberg of NPR. First reports are that the unidentified woman (Anita Hill) does not want to go public and testify. That doesn’t work to get Thomas to withdraw or scare off enough votes for him, so then the witness comes forward and does testify.

And it was the same thing Comey used in 2017 to get Moeller appointed as a special council. Comey leaks confidential memos to NYT via his accomplice and it works.

It’s a very old playbook.


70 posted on 01/27/2020 11:30:59 AM PST by leftcoaster
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To: DarthVader
Deserves repeating, with emphasis!

"No mercy and no quarter to traitors!"

71 posted on 01/27/2020 12:56:44 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!)
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To: jazusamo

They never report on books accusing the Dems of corruption. When did Bolton have time to write a book?


72 posted on 01/27/2020 7:13:19 PM PST by Luke21
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To: leftcoaster

Yes it is.


73 posted on 01/27/2020 8:18:02 PM PST by deadrock
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