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Considering that’s part of politics at almost every level, I’d say no. If Obama can give Iran 2 billion in cash without impeachment, then what Trump did should be left alone as well.
Read the transcript. What "force or threat" did Trump make during the phone call?
The dims have started using the word "bribery" and not extortion recently.
“Stripping away the hyperbole and hysteria, these indisputable pieces of evidence show that there was no ‘Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors,’ as required by the Constitution:
These facts are:
- The July 25 call summary — the best evidence of the conversation — shows no conditionality or evidence of pressure; Is a paraphrased transcript the best evidence? Haven’t people who were actually on the call said otherwise?
- President Zelensky and President Trump have both said there was no pressure on the call; Who tf cares what Trump says? When the accused at a trial says “I didn’t do it,” do you just drop everything?
The Ukrainian government was not aware of a hold on U.S. security assistance at the time of the July 25 call; and I think the point is that the conditionality was implied on the call itself (if you believe that), or immediately prior, so why would the Ukrainian government know beforehand?
President Trump met with President Zelensky and U.S. security assistance flowed to Ukraine in September 2019 — both of which occurred without Ukraine investigating President Trump’s political rivals.”After the whistleblower complaint had already been submitted? Seems kinda CYA[/B]
See bold above. Where’s this quote from? I’d like to know who tried to get away with these “facts.” I’m sure some here have followed this more closely than I have, so feel free to correct me where I’m wrong, but some of these have obvious red flags.
Read the memo here. See page 2.
http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2019/images/11/12/2019-11-12.memo.to.members.re.impeachment.inquiry.pdf
Read the transcript. What "force or threat" did Trump make during the phone call?
The dims have started using the word "bribery" and not extortion recently.
“Stripping away the hyperbole and hysteria, these indisputable pieces of evidence show that there was no ‘Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors,’ as required by the Constitution:
These facts are:
- The July 25 call summary — the best evidence of the conversation — shows no conditionality or evidence of pressure;
- President Zelensky and President Trump have both said there was no pressure on the call;
- The Ukrainian government was not aware of a hold on U.S. security assistance at the time of the July 25 call; and
- President Trump met with President Zelensky and U.S. security assistance flowed to Ukraine in September 2019 — both of which occurred without Ukraine investigating President Trump’s political rivals.”
Lev Parnas, William Taylor, Alexander Vindman, Gordon Sondland, and IIRC Fiona Hill have all stated that there was an explicit quid pro quo delivered as early as “spring” (Parnas) or July 1 (Vindman, Hill(?), and Sondland). Each of these individuals witnessed or delivered the quid pro quo.(1) Not conditioned? Trump: "I would like you to do us a favor, though."
(2) Trump says no pressure? WaPo: "President Trump has made 13,435 false or misleading claims over 928 days", August 12, 2019. President Zelensky: Doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him.
(3) False. Catherine Croft, State Department expert on Ukraine, testified its leaders "'Found out very early on’ that the funds had been frozen — a decision the Office of Management and Budget made at Trump’s behest and circulated to other government officials on July 18.”
(4) False. Bloomberg News: "State Department Freed Ukraine Money Before Trump Says He Did", November 9, 2018.
Lets play this games.Extorting - or in more diplomatic parlance - urging other countries to do things for our COUNTRY'S gain is, indeed, an expected (and desired) part of politics. What is not expected or desired is the President using taxpayer money - our money - to extort other countries for the President's own PERSONAL gain. That is the issue at hand with Trump. One can make the argument that our returning Iran's money to them (yes, it was THEIR money, not OUR money) wasn't in the best interest of our country, but any suggestions of impropriety whereby this benefited Obama personally rings hollow.
Funny. People seemed to trip over themselves to vote that they think Baltimore is a shithole.No need to. Thus far it’s 7 people really trying hard to sell a loaded narrative, 1 person gullible enough to take the bait, and everybody else wisely choosing to ignore a BS loaded question. I’d guess that ratio will even get wider.