We've all known the summary of the Ukraine phone call was just a memo. Trump's now saying there were Stenographers on the Ukraine phone call. Senators are saying at least 20 mins. of conversation missing.
Why is the WH stonewalling the release of the transcript of a "perfect call"?
https://www.newsweek.com/senator-ki...missing-trump-ukraine-call-transcript-1462622
SENATOR KING SUGGESTS AT LEAST 20 MINUTES ARE MISSING FROM TRUMP UKRAINE CALL TRANSCRIPT
The full transcript of the now-infamous call between the two leaders has not been released. Though the document makes clear that the read out has been edited, it is not clear exactly how much has been cut, and what those sections may contain.
King told Cooper he has a "hunch" about the edited transcript, the release of which pushed the Democratic Party to open an impeachment investigation into the president.
"I had two staff members from my office the other day read it aloud. And we timed it," King explained. "They read it in normal speaking pace. It took them 10 minutes and 40 seconds. The phone call was 30 minutes. Now, we don't know what is missing."
King admitted that some, or even all, of the missing time could have been taken up by translators facilitating the call. "It may be there was a translator involved and that made it go much longer," the senator acknowledged.
"But the president of the Ukraine speaks English. If there was no translator that raises a question of what's in the other 20 minutes of that discussion."
Zelensky is not fluent in English, despite claims to the contrary by some observers. While his skills are increasing, RFERL Christopher Miller noted the president " would certainly need a translator to speak in the manner in which this memo suggests he did."
King noted that he has long been lukewarm on the prospect of impeaching the president. However, he cited the time gap on the phone call memo as the reason "why I think there has to be an inquiry to get to the facts surrounding this, what looks like at least an attempted transaction."
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Why is the WH stonewalling the release of the transcript of a "perfect call"?
https://www.newsweek.com/senator-ki...missing-trump-ukraine-call-transcript-1462622
SENATOR KING SUGGESTS AT LEAST 20 MINUTES ARE MISSING FROM TRUMP UKRAINE CALL TRANSCRIPT
The full transcript of the now-infamous call between the two leaders has not been released. Though the document makes clear that the read out has been edited, it is not clear exactly how much has been cut, and what those sections may contain.
King told Cooper he has a "hunch" about the edited transcript, the release of which pushed the Democratic Party to open an impeachment investigation into the president.
"I had two staff members from my office the other day read it aloud. And we timed it," King explained. "They read it in normal speaking pace. It took them 10 minutes and 40 seconds. The phone call was 30 minutes. Now, we don't know what is missing."
King admitted that some, or even all, of the missing time could have been taken up by translators facilitating the call. "It may be there was a translator involved and that made it go much longer," the senator acknowledged.
"But the president of the Ukraine speaks English. If there was no translator that raises a question of what's in the other 20 minutes of that discussion."
Zelensky is not fluent in English, despite claims to the contrary by some observers. While his skills are increasing, RFERL Christopher Miller noted the president " would certainly need a translator to speak in the manner in which this memo suggests he did."
King noted that he has long been lukewarm on the prospect of impeaching the president. However, he cited the time gap on the phone call memo as the reason "why I think there has to be an inquiry to get to the facts surrounding this, what looks like at least an attempted transaction."
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