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Bill Taylor: Ukraine Unaware of U.S. Hold on Aid During July 25 Call, Quid Pro Quo Impossible
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Bill Taylor: Ukraine Unaware of U.S. Hold on Aid During July 25 Call, Quid Pro Quo Impossible
Oh damn. Is Bernie President now, Hotcakes had me believing it was Hillary.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...-during-july-25-call-quid-pro-quo-impossible/
Bill Taylor: Ukraine Unaware of U.S. Hold on Aid During July 25 Call, Quid Pro Quo Impossible
I see you’re confused and don’t know the difference between Taylor and Sondlsnd.
So Sondland did the quid pro quo?
Do you think that the attorney of the whistleblower will be shot for treason?
Weeeeelllllllll.........the impeachment is over. Talk about stepping on your own dick.
Weeeeelllllllll.........the impeachment is over. Talk about stepping on your own dick.
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/06/7768...-taylors-impeachment-probe-testimony-released
Ambassador: Giuliani, Acting In Trump's Interest, Tried To Cast Biden In 'Bad Light'
"I think the origin of the idea to get President [Volodymyr] Zelenskiy to say out loud he's going to investigate Burisma and 2016 election, I think the originator, the person who came up with that was Mr. Giuliani," Taylor said, referencing Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company that Biden's son Hunter sat on the board of.
New Jersey Democrat Tom Malinowski followed up, asking Taylor, "And he [Giuliani] was representing whose interests in — "
"President Trump," Taylor replied.
But as Taylor said during his deposition: "That was my clear understanding, that security assistance money would not come until the president [of Ukraine] committed to pursue the investigation."
Taylor testified that he "became increasingly concerned" that "irregular, informal channels" were running contrary to U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine.
The U.S. was withholding military aid that had been allocated by Congress to Ukraine, which was fighting Russian troops in the eastern part of the country.
Taylor and others have testified that it became clear that Trump, through this irregular channel led by Giuliani, was withholding the funds to get Ukraine to investigate conspiracy theories about the 2016 presidential election and the Bidens.
Later in his full testimony, Taylor said he believed Trump and Giuliani wanted Burisma looked into in order to cast Biden "in a bad light" and for the benefit of Trump's re-election.
"[A]s I understood the reason for investigating Burisma was to cast Vice President Biden in a bad light," Taylor said.
Rep. Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from New York, followed up to be clear: "To cast Vice President Biden in a bad light?"
"Right," Taylor replied.
"And the political campaign would be what political campaign?" Maloney asked of Taylor's reference to Burisma being beneficial to a campaign.
"A political campaign for the reelection of President Trump," Taylor said.
Taylor expressed his disapproval at the time, according to text messages that have been released as part of the investigation.
"I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign," he wrote to Gordon Sondland, Trump's ambassador to the European Union.
As a result of Taylor's — and others' — testimony, Sondland amended his original deposition to acknowledge that he had, in fact, told an aide to Ukraine's president that it was unlikely Ukraine would receive the aid unless its leader made a public statement that the country was looking into the conspiracy theories.
According to former Ukraine special envoy Kurt Volker's testimony, released Tuesday, Giuliani, who was seen as speaking for the president, insisted that any public statement to fight corruption include the two investigations. If not, Giuliani said, according to the testimony, it would show Ukraine was not serious.
Ambassador: Giuliani, Acting In Trump's Interest, Tried To Cast Biden In 'Bad Light'
"I think the origin of the idea to get President [Volodymyr] Zelenskiy to say out loud he's going to investigate Burisma and 2016 election, I think the originator, the person who came up with that was Mr. Giuliani," Taylor said, referencing Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company that Biden's son Hunter sat on the board of.
New Jersey Democrat Tom Malinowski followed up, asking Taylor, "And he [Giuliani] was representing whose interests in — "
"President Trump," Taylor replied.
But as Taylor said during his deposition: "That was my clear understanding, that security assistance money would not come until the president [of Ukraine] committed to pursue the investigation."
Taylor testified that he "became increasingly concerned" that "irregular, informal channels" were running contrary to U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine.
The U.S. was withholding military aid that had been allocated by Congress to Ukraine, which was fighting Russian troops in the eastern part of the country.
Taylor and others have testified that it became clear that Trump, through this irregular channel led by Giuliani, was withholding the funds to get Ukraine to investigate conspiracy theories about the 2016 presidential election and the Bidens.
Later in his full testimony, Taylor said he believed Trump and Giuliani wanted Burisma looked into in order to cast Biden "in a bad light" and for the benefit of Trump's re-election.
"[A]s I understood the reason for investigating Burisma was to cast Vice President Biden in a bad light," Taylor said.
Rep. Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from New York, followed up to be clear: "To cast Vice President Biden in a bad light?"
"Right," Taylor replied.
"And the political campaign would be what political campaign?" Maloney asked of Taylor's reference to Burisma being beneficial to a campaign.
"A political campaign for the reelection of President Trump," Taylor said.
Taylor expressed his disapproval at the time, according to text messages that have been released as part of the investigation.
"I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign," he wrote to Gordon Sondland, Trump's ambassador to the European Union.
As a result of Taylor's — and others' — testimony, Sondland amended his original deposition to acknowledge that he had, in fact, told an aide to Ukraine's president that it was unlikely Ukraine would receive the aid unless its leader made a public statement that the country was looking into the conspiracy theories.
According to former Ukraine special envoy Kurt Volker's testimony, released Tuesday, Giuliani, who was seen as speaking for the president, insisted that any public statement to fight corruption include the two investigations. If not, Giuliani said, according to the testimony, it would show Ukraine was not serious.
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Don Jr. will only be in charge of running the day to day Trump business they said...
https://nypost.com/2019/11/06/donald-trump-jr-tweets-possible-identity-of-white-house-whistleblower/
Donald Trump Jr. tweets possible identity of White House whistleblower
President Trump’s son on Wednesday tweeted out the purported name of the anonymous whistleblower who filed the complaint alleging the White House attempted to strong-arm the Ukrainian government into probing a top Democratic rival.
Donald Trump Jr’s tweet comes as the president himself has asked the media to expose the whistleblower, a CIA analyst, whose identity has circulated online for weeks.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tr...haspel-protect-ukraine-whistleblower-n1077771
Intel officials want CIA Director Gina Haspel to protect Ukraine whistleblower from Trump
As Trump allies denounce the whistleblower, pressure is building on CIA Director Gina Haspel to take a stand, say current and ex intelligence officials.
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump and his allies continue to denounce the CIA whistleblower whose complaint led to an impeachment investigation, pressure is building on the spy agency's director, Gina Haspel, to take a stand on the matter, current and former intelligence officials tell NBC News.
"It will be incumbent on her to protect the whistleblower — and by extension, the organization — moving forward," Marc Polymeropoulos, a recently retired CIA officer who oversaw operations in Europe and Russia, said in an interview. "This is a seminal moment for her leadership, and I'm confident she will do the right thing."
So far, Haspel has been publicly silent as Trump has railed about the whistleblower, a CIA analyst, on Twitter. So has the director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire.
https://nypost.com/2019/11/06/donald-trump-jr-tweets-possible-identity-of-white-house-whistleblower/
Donald Trump Jr. tweets possible identity of White House whistleblower
President Trump’s son on Wednesday tweeted out the purported name of the anonymous whistleblower who filed the complaint alleging the White House attempted to strong-arm the Ukrainian government into probing a top Democratic rival.
Donald Trump Jr’s tweet comes as the president himself has asked the media to expose the whistleblower, a CIA analyst, whose identity has circulated online for weeks.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tr...haspel-protect-ukraine-whistleblower-n1077771
Intel officials want CIA Director Gina Haspel to protect Ukraine whistleblower from Trump
As Trump allies denounce the whistleblower, pressure is building on CIA Director Gina Haspel to take a stand, say current and ex intelligence officials.
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump and his allies continue to denounce the CIA whistleblower whose complaint led to an impeachment investigation, pressure is building on the spy agency's director, Gina Haspel, to take a stand on the matter, current and former intelligence officials tell NBC News.
"It will be incumbent on her to protect the whistleblower — and by extension, the organization — moving forward," Marc Polymeropoulos, a recently retired CIA officer who oversaw operations in Europe and Russia, said in an interview. "This is a seminal moment for her leadership, and I'm confident she will do the right thing."
So far, Haspel has been publicly silent as Trump has railed about the whistleblower, a CIA analyst, on Twitter. So has the director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire.
He certainly was an agent.