Posted on 09/21/2019 4:49:33 AM PDT by mplc51
Former Vice President Joe Biden called for President Trump to release a transcript of his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, amid reports that Ukraine is at the center of a whistleblower's complaint over Trump's contacts with a foreign leader.
"If these reports are true, then ... It means that he [Trump] used the power and resources of the United States to pressure a sovereign nation—a partner that is still under direct assault from Russia—pushing Ukraine to subvert the rule of law in the express hope of extracting a political favor." — Biden's statement on Friday Catch up quick: Three House committees — Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight and Reform — are investigating whether Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, "were misappropriating the American foreign policy apparatus for political gain," the New York Times reports.
These investigations are in response to reports that the Trump administration "delayed a package of military assistance to the new government in Ukraine," as reported by the NYT. The committees say they will investigate whether that lack of military aid is part of an alleged effort by Trump "to coerce the Ukrainian government into pursuing politically-motivated investigations, including of former Vice President Joe Biden and his family." What else Biden is saying:
"Such clear-cut corruption damages and diminishes our institutions of government by making them tools of a personal political vendetta. At minimum, Donald Trump should immediately release the transcript of the call in question, so that the American people can judge for themselves, and direct the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to stop stonewalling and release the whistleblower notification to the Congress."
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
Trump to release a transcript of his July phone call with Ukrainian President.
Transcript: We talked about our kids and golf that is all.
At the end they said “There’s no evidence that Biden or his son did anything wrong.” .......................... We need a special counsel to look into it. Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine!
Hahahaha um Joe, you blackmailed them (for a lake of a better word) by saying “Fire this guy or no American money”...............
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extortion?
(HAT TIP MARRON)
It would be well to remember that, in the end, Biden was a mere VP with no power
(just as Hillary was a mere SecState) who could do nothing without the prior authority of the sitting president.
So if the Chinese, Ukrainians, or Russians, are bribing someone with no power, they did so with the knowledge that some
of the bribe leaks back into the responsible person’s pockets. Or, more likely, another pot of money goes to the responsible party.
(Uranium One isn’t really Hillary’s deal, its Obama’s deal. Burisma isn’t really the Bidens’ deal, its Obama’s deal.)
And China’s billions aren’t really buying Biden’s good graces (Kerry’s son was also involved...) its Obama’s good graces they were after.
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ahhhh..... all very clear now.
the cosa nostra binez model
lieutenants bringing the Capo deals for his blessing and a cut of the earnings.
Lessons learned from the Democratic sewers of Chicago.
“President can’t talk on the phone with a foreign leader?”
If phone conversations between leaders were made publc, that would destroy their value. Trump, Biden and all politicians know that.
The number two target of the revolution has spoken.
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