Sondland started Wednesday’s impeachment hearing by dropping a few bombshells. It got more interesting from there. There was much speculation ahead of today’s hearing. What would Sondland do after the testimony he gave in his deposition had been contradicted by so many other sworn witnesses. Would Sondland lie to protect Trump? Would he try to …
In April of 2019, after 14 years in foreign service in the State Dept, Williams was detailed to the Office of the Vice President as a special advisor on the foreign policy team. Williams closely followed events in Ukraine and kept Pence up to date on developments. April 21: Trump congratulated Zelensky on his victory …
It’s easy to see why the GOP wanted Morrison as a witness. He said things that support some of the GOP defenses. He also offered testimony that contradicted those same defenses. Fiona Hill was replaced by Tim Morrison, who’d never heard of the black ledger, was unaware of Giuliani’s statements about Ukraine, and never looked …
We learn today that American democratic institutions are alive and well—and that Donald Trump is running out of defenses. In fact, each time the GOP tries out a defense, along comes some new evidence that obliterates that defense. For example, a GOP defense has been to dismiss all the evidence as hearsay. Aside: in fact, …
Trump is losing control of the narrative Kellyanne Conway did what Asha Rangappa called a word salad on CNN. Kellyanne talked rapidly, throwing out a mishmash of untruths. For example, she cited the White House counsel’s letter even though a federal court rejected the argument contained in that letter. What is going on? It seems …
Laura Cooper is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. Mostly she talked about the withholding of aid to Ukraine. She also obliterated a few of the GOP talking points. She testified that the security aid is “vital” to helping the Ukrainians defend themselves from Russian aggression. She also testified that …
Anderson is a career foreign service officer who served as Special Advisor for Ukraine Negotiations until July 12, 2019 (a pre-scheduled departure date) Nov. 25, 2018: After Russia seized Ukrainian military vessels in the Sea of Azov, the State Department quickly prepared a statement for the White House condemning the Russian escalation but “the White …
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Appropriate for Veteran’s Day: Notes from Vindman’s deposition. Vindman was a witness to both the July 10 White House meeting and July 25 Trump-Zelensky phone call. The purpose of the July 10 meeting at the White House with Ukrainian officials was to “build rapport, give Ambassador Bolton an opportunity to make his own assessment of …
She also implicates Mick Mulvaney, makes Sondland look like a fool, and shows how Giuliani tried to game Ukraine. I read Fiona Hill’s deposition. Here are what my followers on Twitter renamed my Over the Cliff Notes. First, Fiona Hill’s impressive academic credentials: Hill testified that Ambassador Yovanovitch’s removal was a turning point because there …
I read George Kent’s Deposition (He’s the Deputy Assistant Secretary European and Eurasian Affairs) The deposition is here. Here are my Over the Cliff Notes (the name for my impeachment cliff notes, per suggestion) Kent testified that Giuliani and pals were conducting a “campaign of slander” against Ambassador Yovanovitch and others. Among the accusations leveled …
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