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Then why are they point blank asked about bribery and QPQ? ALL have testified there was no bribery or QPQ, including Sondland.
The Republicans' defense strategy boils down to, "Nobody can provide a certified, authentic video of Trump himself extorting the president of Ukraine while simultaneously shouting 'I DO HEREBY EXTORT THIS MAN OF MY OWN FREE WILL FOR PERSONAL ENRICHMENT,' therefore it's not crime and nothing else matters."
He bribed a foreign government in the most recent issue of malfeasance. Pretty straight forward attempt to muscle of foreign nation for his personal benefit: I will give you $400 MILLION in aid if you investigate my political opponent Biden.
The Ukraine bought the anti-tank missiles (the subject of the phone call). What did Trump get?
Joe Biden gave the Ukraine $1 billion in taxpayer money to fire its prosecutor, so they did. THAT'S bribery.
The Ukraine bought the anti-tank missiles (the subject of the phone call). What did Trump get?
Joe Biden gave the Ukraine $1 billion in taxpayer money to fire its prosecutor, so they did. THAT'S bribery.
I will again give you the example of the corrupt police officer: If you are pulled over by a police officer who demands a cash bribe before you can leave, the fact that you are released without paying the bribe after the surreptitious arrival of a non-corrupt police officer does not absolve the first officer of his/her wrongdoing.
"We suspended aid because of X. Here is a contemporaneous memo showing OMB directed the aid be suspended because of X."
"We restored aid because X was resolved. Here is a contemporaneous document from August/early September showing X was resolved to our satisfaction and directing the aid to be released."
Schiff won't let the person in charge of dispersing the aid testify.
It is clear Trump is nervous -- he chose to read from 'notes' on the White House lawn about the events of today. That is uncharacteristic.....and suggests there are key statements they have identified to say...stick on those. Don't wander off the notes on the page.
No, he testified that Trump never directly told him to condition aid or WH meetings on the announcement of the investigations, but that Trump directly told him to talk to Rudy who, in turn, conditioned WH meetings on the announcement of the investigations.
Again:
Q: Did President Trump ever tell you personally about any pre-conditions for anything?
Sondland: No.
Q: Any pre-conditions for the aid to be released?
Sondland: No.
Q: Any pre-conditions for a White House meeting?
Sondland: Personally, No.
There you go.
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