Bolton Says Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries
Jan 27, 2020 06:42:44 #
"Drafts of the book outline the potential testimony of the former national security adviser if he were called as a witness.
WASHINGTON — President Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser, John R. Bolton.
The president’s statement as described by Mr. Bolton could undercut a key element of his impeachment defense: that the holdup in aid was separate from Mr. Trump’s requests that Ukraine announce investigations into his perceived enemies, including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter Biden, who had worked for a Ukrainian energy firm while his father was in office.
Mr. Bolton’s explosive account of the matter at the center of Mr. Trump’s impeachment trial, the third in American history, was included in drafts of a manuscript he has circulated in recent weeks to close associates. He also sent a draft to the White House for a standard review process for some current and former administration officials who write books."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html?te=1&nl=impeachment-briefing&emc=edit_ib_20200127?campaign_id=140&instance_id=15477&segment_id=20681&user_id=41d25b438e0a743965c9afa48fa42a36®i_id=7582502820200127
WASHINGTON — President Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser, John R. Bolton.
The president’s statement as described by Mr. Bolton could undercut a key element of his impeachment defense: that the holdup in aid was separate from Mr. Trump’s requests that Ukraine announce investigations into his perceived enemies, including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter Biden, who had worked for a Ukrainian energy firm while his father was in office.
Mr. Bolton’s explosive account of the matter at the center of Mr. Trump’s impeachment trial, the third in American history, was included in drafts of a manuscript he has circulated in recent weeks to close associates. He also sent a draft to the White House for a standard review process for some current and former administration officials who write books."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/trump-bolton-book-ukraine.html?te=1&nl=impeachment-briefing&emc=edit_ib_20200127?campaign_id=140&instance_id=15477&segment_id=20681&user_id=41d25b438e0a743965c9afa48fa42a36®i_id=7582502820200127
Jan 27, 2020 07:00:06 #
Steelecrique
Loc: Pineville, NC
From Wikipedia:
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The New York Times editorial page is often regarded as liberal.[210][211][212][213] In mid-2004, the newspaper's then public editor (ombudsman), Daniel Okrent, wrote that "the Op-Ed page editors do an evenhanded job of representing a range of views in the essays from outsiders they publish – but you need an awfully heavy counterweight to balance a page that also bears the work of seven opinionated columnists, only two of whom could be classified as conservative (and, even then, of the conservative subspecies that supports legalization of gay unions and, in the case of William Safire, opposes some central provisions of the Patriot Act)."[214]
The New York Times has not endorsed a Republican Party member for president since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956; since 1960, it has endorsed the Democratic Party nominee in every presidential election (see New York Times presidential endorsements).[215] However, The New York Times did endorse incumbent moderate Republican mayors of New York City Rudy Giuliani in 1997,[216] and Michael Bloomberg in 2005[217] and 2009.[218] The Times also endorsed Republican New York state governor George Pataki for re-election in 2002.[219]
Jan 27, 2020 07:09:28 #
Steelecrique wrote:
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"Senate Democrats on Sunday used a report on the draft of ex-national security adviser John Bolton’s new book to make their final pitch to "swing vote" Republicans who will decide on whether or not President Trump's Senate impeachment trial will include witnesses."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-dems-use-bolton-book-revelations-to-bolster-case-for-impeachment-witnesses
Jan 27, 2020 07:47:40 #
Clearly, there should be witnesses.
If not, the truth will come out later after the cover-up; and that will be more damaging to the country, but especially the Republicans who shunned all attempts to include necessary witnesses.
If not, the truth will come out later after the cover-up; and that will be more damaging to the country, but especially the Republicans who shunned all attempts to include necessary witnesses.
Jan 27, 2020 08:22:33 #
Even if he did what is alleged, it is very common, I am sure you remember President Obama caught on a hot mike talking directly to the Russan president that if they did not make a big deal out of the proposed US missiles to be provided to Poland that AFTER the election he would have more flexibility to remove them. No one tried to impeach him over that National Security issue?
Jan 27, 2020 08:27:20 #
Curtis_Lowe wrote:
Even if he did what is alleged, it is very common, I am sure you remember President Obama caught on a hot mike talking directly to the Russan president that if they did not make a big deal out of the proposed US missiles to be provided to Poland that AFTER the election he would have more flexibility to remove them. No one tried to impeach him over that National Security issue?
Not at all comparable.
Jan 27, 2020 08:29:17 #
Jan 27, 2020 09:21:49 #
Jan 27, 2020 09:50:48 #
idaholover wrote:
https://pjmedia.com/trending/five-times-obama-put-conditions-on-foreign-aid-and-democrats-didnt-care/
How many times are you going to post this? You've been back one day and have already given the same answer to two different threads.
Come on. You can do better than that.
Jan 27, 2020 09:57:54 #
Frank T wrote:
How many times are you going to post this? You've been back one day and have already given the same answer to two different threads.
Come on. You can do better than that.
Come on. You can do better than that.
What do you care?
Jan 27, 2020 10:30:49 #
idaholover wrote:
What do you care?
Trying to raise the level of conversation from where you and your ilk like it, to where we can exchange meaningful ideas and opinions.
Jan 27, 2020 10:36:09 #
Frank T wrote:
Trying to raise the level of conversation from where you and your ilk like it, to where we can exchange meaningful ideas and opinions.
Keep trying
Jan 27, 2020 10:45:21 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
What is amazing is that the Rachelbots believe everything they hear even though none of them have or can read the book ... but since they don’t read books they will believe whatever they are told to believe.
Jan 27, 2020 10:45:48 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Frank T wrote:
Trying to raise the level of conversation from where you and your ilk like it, to where we can exchange meaningful ideas and opinions.
Bless your heart.
Jan 27, 2020 10:48:56 #
Frank T wrote:
Trying to raise the level of conversation from where you and your ilk like it, to where we can exchange meaningful ideas and opinions.
LoL
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