Posted on 10/29/2019 11:15:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Top Democrats at the deposition of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, said his testimony Tuesday was “extremely disturbing” and praised him for appearing despite attacks from the White House.
Acting House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y, told NBC News she found Vindman’s remarks “extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing” as she left the deposition. Maloney refused to answer any other questions about Vindman’s testimony.
Vindman, appearing voluntarily under congressional subpoena, was set to tell members of Congress conducting an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump that he was on the phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s leader in which Trump asked for an investigation into the Bidens — and that he raised concerns about it.
Vindman considered Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate his political rivals so damaging to American national security that he reported it to a superior, according to his opening statement obtained by NBC News.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a member of the House Oversight Committee who was present for the deposition, told NBC News that Vindman was a “very credible” witness and said his testimony "corroborated the testimony of other witnesses" that "really drew a direct line to the President, and those around him and their interest in withholding foreign aid through Ukraine that was vital, as well as insisting on investigations into Biden."
Vindman’s testimony, she said, has "actually filled in more of the puzzle pieces."
Wasserman Schutlz said the Republicans present for the deposition were trying to get Vindman to reveal the identity of the whistleblower.
"What the Republicans are trying to do very clearly in their questioning is try to front door or back door Lt. Col. Vindman into revealing who the whistleblower is, even though in his testimony he says he doesn't he didn't know," she said.
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Did this impeachment inquiry stop the investigation of election interference by Ukraine?
So another anti-trumped or Dem disagrees with Donald Trump and wants him impeached.
Shocked. I’m shocked.
Hardly high crimes and misdemeanor stuff. Get a life, Nancy.
Why does Mulvaney allow these Asshat traitors in the room with the president in the first place?
what do you mean? That if he took the oath he violated his military oath?
Liz Cheney says it’s disgraceful anyone should question his integrity. After all he served in combat and won a metal and of course that makes him immune to any scrutiny. Cheney apparently thinks anyone who serves in the military is beyond reproach. The military is full of liberal democrats who will say anything to get attention. Most are sleaseball general officers.
“extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing”
i.e. he gave them nothing.
Point of information, we don’t actually have a transcript, we have a rendition, and it’s also not of the entire call.
“actually filled in more of the puzzle pieces.”
i.e. now we know why this is a complete waste of time.
Acting House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y, told NBC News she found Vindman’s remarks “extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing” as she left the deposition.
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Whew! Thank goodness she didn’t find them extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing!
I read this article and noticed a key point: Apparently the Republicans present had nothing to say.
What are you going to believe? The official transcript or a traitorous Ukrainian scumbag?
Since when is “opinion” evidence.
IF his testimony was sworn in testimony, and not just more garbage fake narrative pushing by the Democrat Fascists Party, he perjured himself
If he perjured himself he violated his Enlistment Oath.
I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
They wanted to continue investigations after the Mueller report didn’t reveal anything. It’s all they care about, this is just a means to an end - being able to endlessly subpoena and “investigate” until they think they have something. It’s quite clearly a violation of due process, we don’t do fishing investigations but they’re doing it under the umbrella of “impeachment inquiry” - even though it has no backing by the rest of Congress or evidence of a crime.
They need to be charged with abuse of power. If this stands then all future POTUS’s can be impeached on day one by the other party. Republican Congress members should just begin “impeachment inquiries” into Pelosi and Schiff. It holds as much weight, which is none - but highlights the idiocy of it all.
What is most absurd though, every single politician engages in “quid pro quo” and has done since dirt. The hypocrisy is astonishing. Why on earth do we give any foreign government money if there’s no expectation of something in return? It’s all just dumb.
No law, this guy in his opening letter which was published a few days ago basically said “I did not FEEL this was right” I get it, how he feels is more important than what happened, what was said, and frankly, who gives a flying firecracker what this guy feels. An LTC no less. An LTC in DC or at the pentagon is the equal of a bag carrier. Elsewhere, we would call him an REMF.
Are there any Republican present? Were they allowed to say anything?
We don’t know since all this is being staged in a fake hidden kangaroo court.
Well... it’s all about FEEEELLlllings.
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