I finished reading Taylor’s testimony. To say the least, it wasn’t good for Trump. Here are my notes. Per suggestion, my impeachment Cliff Notes are now called Over the Cliff Notes. June, 2019: Taylor arrived in Kiev to find “two channels of U.S policy making and implementation, one regular [the embassy staff] and one highly irregular …
I read the Volker, Sondland, and McKinley transcripts. Either Guiliani is a master plotter, manipulating the gullible Trump for his own purposes—or Trump is setting him up to be the fall guy. Here are my color-coded notes, if you want to see the new information worked into the complete timeline. (Me = nerd) Here’s the …
[Click here to read on the NBC News website. Neither President Donald Trump nor his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani deny the underlying facts of the allegations at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. This seems like a relatively crazy thing to do, given that Democrats are out for blood — but they really have no choice given how much is already …
I finally read the deposition. Here are my notes, interspersed with commentary. In Nov-Dec: 2018: Yovanovitch became aware Giuliani was trying to make contact and communicate with people in Ukraine. She knew he had clients in Ukraine, but she didn’t know why he was seeking to talk to Ukrainians. People in Ukraine knew Giuliani began …
When Trump lies, it energizes his base. This, for example, is a fairly obvious lie: Many of Trump’s supporters and surrogates know he’s lying and they love it. Trump’s base sees his lies as “fighting back.” This is how many of Trump’s supporters see him: When Trump lies, his “enemies” become enraged. The “lions” spin …
An open letter to Senators Cruz, Kennedy, and other GOP Senators: So you’re considering adopting this strategy: “Trump did it, but there was nothing wrong with it.” You DO realize this strategy helps create an American Mafia state, right? No? I’ll explain. Your vote after the trial becomes your legacy. Everyone will know what you …
Psychologists tell us that 33% of the population is inclined toward Authoritarianism. Stats back this up: Hitler came to power with 33% approval. Huey Long & Joe McCarthy had 30-35% approval. Jane said: Authoritarians have always exerted power beyond their numbers because of their nature. Advantage #1: Authoritarians fall in line. Non-authoritarians (particularly liberals) are …
So much happened, here’s a roundup. It looks like we have about two more weeks of depositions, and then we’ll love into the public hearing portion of the proceedings. Tomorrow the House will vote on procedures and regulations going forward. The proposed rules for the Judiciary Committee are here. I found this one interesting: It …
Today the first White House official testifies in the impeachment probe. Colonel Alexander Vindman’s statement is here. Vindman served multiple tours as Infantry officer, was wounded in Iraq, and awarded a purple heart. Since 2008 Vindman has been a foreign area officer specializing in Eurasia. Since July 2018, he served at the National Security Council. …
Nancy Pelosi sent this letter to her colleagues: Rep. Kevin McCarthy replied with this tweet: Dear Rep. McCarthy: Did you miss the federal court ruling last week stating that the House’s impeachment investigation was legal and legitimate even without a formal vote by lawmakers? The judge also held that the White House is “openly stonewalling” Congress. If …
