Thoughts on the Impeachment Inquiry so Far

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 …

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Notes on Laura Cooper’s deposition

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 …

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Christopher Anderson’s deposition: Control through Corruption

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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Notes from Vindman’s deposition

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 …

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Fiona Hill Issues a Stern Warning

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 …

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Lies and Corrupt Prosecutions (Kent’s Deposition)

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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Rudy Giuliani: Villain or Fall Guy?

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 …

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[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 …

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Ambassador Yovanovitch Deposition

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 …

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