Let's go over it. Is Trump an officeholder? If you believe that he is that checks one of the boxes necessary for bribery. Did he abuse power for personal gain rather than the public interest? This is what it all comes down to. We know that Trump used his power of office to withhold military aid. Congress had approved it, and it was supposed to go through. However, Trump's administration refused to send the promised and approved aid. That checks that box. Mulvaney has admitted it was quid pro quo. There is testimony from the diplomats there that it was contingent on the Ukrainians announcing an investigation into Biden. Furthermore, Ukraine after being told that it was needed, agreed to do it. Witnesses have testified to all of that. Trump has put forward no witnesses showing anything different. So that box has also been checked. The only box left is if it was for the personal or public interest. We know that having the Ukrainians announce a corruption investigation into the political rival of Trump in an upcoming election is extremely beneficial to Donald Trump. I have yet to see any evidence that it is in the public interest. That would be the last box check-marked and make Trump guilty of bribery which is one of the only two specific offenses listed as being impeachable in the constitution. If you have evidence to show that it was in the public interest please present it. Trump has presented none.
That is absolute FIRE !! Here is some of the timing. Sep 9th, Congress learns of the Whisteblower's complaint. Sep 10th -- Congress sends notice to Whitehouse about it Sep 11th - Aide released to the Ukraine. Trump got caught.......end of story. DD
Two comments... first, this is the "transcript" of the first call, which isn't in question. But second, interesting that the word "corruption" appears no where in this "transcript"... when trump supposedly was intending to combat corruption. So yet another trump version of the call... and as usual, you count on trump lying.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitc is doing very well right now. No wonder Trump and crew wanted her fired.
You sure about that? The House has the power to impeach the president and the Democrats in the House seem inclined. Representatives in the House and Senators too are going to have to be on record regarding the impeachment in the end and you can bet their decision either way will get scrutinized and second-guessed in their next election campaign. Public sentiment in each of their constituencies is probably going to drive how they vote in Congress on this one. By mounting no defense for the public and just pleading the fifth, he is letting Democrats define the narrative. They are going to hang articles of impeachment on him, and his only talking points are going to be about procedure? Which is why Republicans are calling it a sham, to tell their voters that they shouldn't believe any of this stuff. And they might squeak by with that strategy. But, couldn't they just dominate the field if Trump could provide an adequate explanation of how pressuring for a Ukrainian investigation of Burisma is a legitimate national interest? Beating them at their own game. And, he wouldn't even need to go by Schiff's rules. He could just go on TV and say it in whatever format he likes. If there was any good, lawful explanation of his behavior he could win the day, deeply embarrass the Democrats, and catapult his re-election. If he's innocent, this is a huge gift the Democrats just gave him.
trump's latest lie about the fake "transcript" released originally and the fake "transcript" released today.
Daniel Dale, who stays busy around the clock fact-checking trump, pulled together this list of 45 trump lies about ukraine... I listed just the first three... Fact check: A list of 45 ways Trump has been dishonest about Ukraine and impeachment https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/poli...dishonesty-ukraine-and-impeachment/index.html
While some of his republican congressional enablers tried to protect themselves from his tweet intimidating a witness yesterday "its not about tweets", trump's tweets are both official statements and defender messaging. Even when they almost always contain lies...
lawl Connies silent because they waiting for their masters to whistle the Right call. They playing dead before rolling over, but they can't but fetch at the Derpman Probe!
