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[Rightguide]

It remains to be seen what qualifies him to determine legality, and other testimony will likely show a few things are missing from the “transcript.”

Unlike the last two witnesses, he was on the call and testified to its veracity, and as Vindman's direct superior he testified to the following:

Mr. Castor asking Morrison why he chose not to include Vindman in a conversation Morrison had with Ambassador Taylor

Q: Okay. It had nothing to do with your trust in Colonel Vindman?

MR. MORRISON: I had concerns about Lieutenant Colonel Vindman's judgment .

BY MR. CASTOR: Judgment with respect to what?

A Among the discussions I had with Dr. Hill in the transition was our team, my team, its strengths and its weaknesses. And Fiona and others had raised concerns about Alex's judgment.

Q Okay. Did you ever have any concerns that he might leak something?

A No.

Q: Did anyone ever bring concerns to you that they believed Colonel Vindman may have leaked something?

A Yes.

 

[Rightguide]

Timothy Morrison, deputy assistant to Trump, told impeachment investigators late last month that Ukrainian officials were informed that both a coveted White House meeting and U.S. military aid were contingent on a public announcement about investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Morrison’s assertion backs up the public testimony given this week by acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor.

-HuffPost

Ouch, Trump’s assistant. Wonder when he’ll be fired.

And for the benefit of the hapless Adre:

Q: And just to be clear before we Lose our -- our time is up, the circumstances of you leaving the National Security Council, you're not resigning in protest?

A No.

Q: Nobody's asking you to leave?

A No.

Q: You're leaving on your own terms?

A Yes.

Q It's just a simple coincidence that your departure here is related to your congressional testimony temporally?

A Yes

 

[God_Above]

And for the benefit of the hapless

Your evil shall be remembered.

 

[phrodeau]

Out: he is HIDING the contemporaneous memo of that conversation on a seperate, actually secure server inaccessible to the leakers in the State Department. It would show he strong-armed the Ukrainians.

In: the contemporaneous memo is bullshit. Trump has a time-machine and went back and omitted the things that Vidman, the Leakerblower, and Schiff decided must have been in the call.

There’s always BleachBit. Just erase 18 1/2 minutes or so.

 

[RoryN]

Interesting week coming up.

 

[Rightguide]

Your evil shall be remembered.

I thought it was open season on the Devil.

 

[jaF0]

DingoDongo says he's considering accepting Aunt Nan's party invite, but then I see something about 'in writing'.

Nooooo.... In person, under oath, no handlers or prepared scripts.

 

[Adre]

Another gang of NEVER TRUMPERS, you know, like Sondland.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Interesting week coming up.

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/07/see.gif

 

[coati]

Another gang of NEVER TRUMPERS, you know, like Sondland.

Do you think it is possible that some of Trump's appointees became Never-Trumpers after working for him?

I mean, he is such a nice person who cares about others.

 

[KeithD]

Do you think it is possible that some of Trump's appointees became Never-Trumpers after working for him?

I mean, he is such a nice person who cares about others.

And knows the names of all of the senior people working in the White House.

 

[zipman]

Yesterday was another bad day for Republicans, regardless of the spin that Trump tried to put on it.

Volker was supposed to be their star witness but it didn't turn out that way.

 

[coati]

Yesterday was another bad day for Republicans, regardless of the spin that Trump tried to put on it.

Volker was supposed to be their star witness but it didn't turn out that way.

Yes, Volker was on their list of must-have witnesses, and all they could do was solicit his legal opinion on whether Trump's actions constituted attempted bribery.

Not much traction with that witness.

 

[RoryN]

This is gonna be fun!

 

[RoryN]

Emails getting read.

Here comes the Deplorable meltdown.

 

[Rightguide]

Sondland says “everyone was in the loop” on the demand for investigations of Burisma and the 2016 election in exchange for a White House call and a meeting for Ukraine’s president. “It was no secret.”


Justfied!

Required by law that the President seek out corruption before any transfer of aid.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Required by law that the President seek out corruption before any transfer of aid.

Not the "President" but the State Department.

The State Department did certify that Ukraine HAD indeed met all the requirements dictated by Congress and said so in writing.

Trump, sensing a chance to make a personal profit, declared HE had the authority to make a determination (even though his total knowledge of the situation came from information gleaned from Fox 'n Friends) and guess what? He found "corruption" and needed to ask a favor though....

 

[Rightguide]

Vindman: "The attacks on Twitter have marginalized me as a military officer."'

Pussy Snowflake

His anti-American statements to foreigners and subsequent ass chewing for the same by a superior officer diminished his stature long before any Tweet.

 

[Rightguide]

Not the "President" but the State Department.

The State Department did certify that Ukraine HAD indeed met all the requirements dictated by Congress and said so in writing.

Trump, sensing a chance to make a personal profit, declared HE had the authority to make a determination (even though his total knowledge of the situation came from information gleaned from Fox 'n Friends) and guess what? He found "corruption" and needed to ask a favor though....

The President determines and directs all foreign policy. State Department duties and activities proceed through delegated constitutional authority of President of the United States. The 2016 Ukraine interference in the Trump campaign in support of the Democrats occurred under the purview of the Obama State Department and involved personnel still working there under Trump. The President had every right to investigate the source of that corruption and that it was being addressed in the Ukraine before releasing any aid.

Ambassador Sondland just testified that the aid should have proceeded without "any" conditions, demonstrating State Department contempt for U.S. law, the President, and demonstrating as well his support for Ukrainian interests above those of the United States.

 

[Emerson40]

The President determines and directs all foreign policy. State Department duties and activities proceed through delegated constitutional authority of President of the United States. The 2016 Ukraine interference in the Trump campaign in support of the Democrats occurred under the purview of the Obama State Department and involved personnel still working there under Trump. The President had every right to investigate the source of that corruption and that it was being addressed in the Ukraine before releasing any aid.

Ambassador Sondland just testified that the aid should have proceeded without "any" conditions, demonstrating State Department contempt for U.S. law, the President, and demonstrating as well his support for Ukrainian interests above those of the United States.

vetteman, demonstrating daily he’s an amoral imbecile and credulous Trump lackey.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

LMAO.

Adam Schiff is now back to talking about obstruction as a reason to impeach President Trump.

They have NOTHING.

Hmmm a bit out of the loop today? Sondland, a first person witness just threw a whole bunch of people under the bus, including Trump. This millionaire is not going to be going to jail for his desire to be a 'POLITICAL PLAYER" ( ie his desire for a political posting)...

 

[RoryN]

Hee hee hee @ Sharpie notes!

 

[RobDownSouth]

His anti-American statements to foreigners and subsequent ass chewing for the same by a superior officer diminished his stature long before any Tweet.

I keep forgetting that this version of your userid never served in the military and enjoys denigrating those who have served their country in uniform.

 

[RoryN]

The "pinocchios exchange" was the best of the hearings, and got loud applause.

 

[Rightguide]

I keep forgetting that this version of your userid never served in the military and enjoys denigrating those who have served their country in uniform.

^^^

Delusional assumptions never ending

The Lt. Col. denigrates his own storied career with his own actions and statements. It isn't as if I didn't report a fact. Did you denigrate General Flynn or any other officer? just asking.