Michael Goodwin wants Obama's White House phone calls released following Trump impeachment inquiry

foxnews ^ | Nick Givas

[The_Media_never_lie]

"Only under Donald Trump have we gotten these transcripts either released or leaked. And I would love to know what did Barack Obama say to the Iranians? What did he say to the Russians?" Goodwin continued. "I suspect a lot of these calls have innocuous chatter because you have two leaders, each with their own domestic politics issues."

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I want to know what Obama said to the Iranians when he was sending pallet loads of cash to the Iranians. Did he say, "you are very welcome", or "there's more where that came from", or what?

[Lockbox]

You mean if Obama said this in public....... what would he say privately on the phone!

Mr Medvedev, who steps down in May, said he would pass on Mr Obama's message to his successor Vladimir Putin, according to an audio recording of comments the two leaders made during a meeting in Seoul, South Korea.

Mr Obama says: "On all these issues, but particularly missile defence, this, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space."

Mr Medvedev replies: "Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you …"

Mr Obama retorts: "This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility."

[dhs12345]

It will if we push it. Demand it. If a Dem wins 2020 I will be demanding a special council the day after inauguration.

Being spiteful? Definitely.

[wildcard_redneck]

President Trump has these calls and can drop them at any time. The federal government has probably got transcripts going back to the first use of the telephone in the White House.

Leftists live in glass palaces and yet they throw stones.....

[dhs12345]

Well then they will fade into nothingness. What they should have learned from Trump is the we conservatives want, no demand, representatives that fight and fight hard. While Republicans are being civil and tying one hand behind their backs, Dems will be kicking their asses. Dems do not fight fair.

[stylin19a]

And I would love to know what did Barack Obama say to the Iranians? What did he say to the Russians?"

I'm pretty sure he said nothing. He found out about it all by watchin TV like the rest of us. /soff

[Jim Noble]

I don’t think you understand that this is all scripted.

What Goodwin wants, or what the Republicans want, for that matter, is irrelevant, because this is not a negotiation or a process between peers.

They are terrified that Trump could be re-elected. They don’t have Allen Dulles to put on the case, but they will do what they can.

Good thing you can’t buy a Mannlicher—Carcano through the mail anymore.

[CatOwner]

The DEMs are going nowhere. Get a grip on reality.

[Liz]

I want to hear what Obama said before he sent a second $500 million tax dollars to Paris.

Blackmail? Hush Money?

Obama transferred $500m to Green Climate Fund to protect Paris deal; leaves $2bn owing.
Obama took $500M from the state department, so was the first transfer,
using executive powers without congressional support.
Michael Slezak / Tue 17 Jan 2017 / Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 12.06 EST

Barack Obama has transferred a second $500m instalment to the Green Climate Fund just three days before he leaves office. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Pres Obama helped secure the historic Paris agreement by transferring a second $500m installment to the Green Climate Fund, just three days before he leaves office.

The fund was a key aspect of the Paris agreement signed in 2015, which aims to keep global warming “well below” 2C and aspires to keep warming to 1.5C. Established in 2010, it is financed by wealthy countries and used to assist developing countries with adaptation and mitigation. It was widely seen as a key measure to bring both rich and poor countries to the negotiating table.

The US committed to transferring $3bn tax dollars to the fund. The new instalment leaves $2bn owing, with the incoming president, Donald Trump, expected to cease any further payments. The move followed a large campaign, with more than 100 organisations and nearly 100,000 people calling for Obama to transfer the full $2.5bn owed to the fund.

“The Obama administration is refusing to let president-elect Trump’s posse of oil barons and climate deniers dictate how the world responds to the climate crisis,” said Tamar Lawrence-Samuel, of Corporate Accountability International, which led the campaign. “Tens of thousands of people around the world called on President Obama to step up before Trump takes the keys of our government and tries to reverse decades of climate progress,” she said. “This victory is the climate justice movement’s opening salvo to the Trump presidency. And we’re not going away.”

SOURCE https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/18/barack-obama-transfers-500m-to-green-climate-fund-in-attempt-to-protect-paris-deal

[Openurmind]

Excellent! fight fire with fire.

[thecodont]

I would bet good money that one of those calls Obama made was around 2014, when he and Putin agreed that Putin could take over Crimea and Obama would just look the other way, expecting other favors in the future.

Good theory.

[thecodont]

Thanks for this post. Important to remember the sequence of events.

[Bob Ireland]

***"There's a lot about these calls that are strange, in the sense that we have no basis for comparison***

NOWHERE in the Constitution or federal statutes is it stated that the executive bureaucracy - such as the intel community - has the authority to pass judgement on presidential actions or decisions.

Throw these DS fifth columnists into federal prison!

[WHBates]

Can Lindsey Graham issue a subpoena to the White house for those transcripts?

I have a clue for you Lindsey Graham isn't going to do squat. He's a big disappointment.

[for-q-clinton]

Great point the Cia is still spying on Trump and coordinating with the democrats

[dhs12345]

Then it doesn’t bode well. We are all fair. However we are not fools. Also, I am only loyal to the Republicans to a point.

[CMailBag]

+1000

[Shethink13]

The walls in the White House have ears," Goodwin added. "Whatever he says, somebody is listening to, and that's proper with a president.

In what universe is that proper with a president? Why is the president not given the presumption of innocence when he communicates with other world leaders?

[Liz]

Let's understand, a VP is not a free agent....all of his activities are overseen by his boss, the president.

Joe Biden didnt just get up and tell the story about his billion dollar Ukraine adventure WITHOUT Obama okaying it.

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This would be tantamount to treason (IMHO) (hat tip Jim Robinson).
Schweizer says the Bidens' China dealings are even worse. They were involved in selling dual-use assets.....
ie, military technology....... to China that must have "high level" US government approval. .

Hmmmmmm........"high-level" govt approval? Not higher than Obama, I presume.