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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAccording to Kent, Republican Senators Inhofe, Portman, and McConnell knew about the hold on the aid
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Natasha Bertrand
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Republican Senators Inhofe, Portman, and McConnell called and asked Trump about the hold on military assistance aid just before it was lifted, Kent testified.
Demsrule86
(68,734 posts)maxsolomon
(33,432 posts)and ending the Extortion.
Portman in particular.
erronis
(15,390 posts)Somewhere there's a well shielded war room. The "war" is against the US and the enemy is the (R)s and trump and oligarchs from the US and elsewhere.
Apparently bacefook and Thiel and others are part of the conspiracy to take down the legitimate government. (Well, legitimate if it was fairly elected.)
Botany
(70,617 posts)n/t
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)I hope he was involved in this Maybe then he will resign or get voted out in 2022
Botany
(70,617 posts)n/t
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)patphil
(6,234 posts)Botany
(70,617 posts)Portman and others ran campaign ads blaming Ted Strickland for problems caused
by Republican actions and the money was just so overwhelming Ted didn't have a
chance.
irisblue
(33,038 posts)Portman got called out by Rubin at WaPo a very short time ago.
He is deep in this
robertpaulsen
(8,632 posts)Could Inhofe, Portman or McConnell be the ones who put the pressure on Zelensky?
Two US senators told Ukraines president that only Trump could release military aid: report
https://www.alternet.org/2019/11/two-us-senators-told-ukraines-president-that-only-trump-could-release-military-aid-report/
ok_cpu
(2,056 posts)As noted above, he loves the cash and he's outsourced all of his other Senate responsibilities to the White House.
CharleyDog
(758 posts)and testify to the House investigation committee(s). Or be forever shunned as liars and corrupt. Persona liars corruptus
robertpaulsen
(8,632 posts)If they told Zelensky this prior to September 11, they are guilty.
GoCubsGo
(32,098 posts)I sure would love some popcorn right now. Just as well, I guess. I'd be overdosing on it at this point.
TheBlackAdder
(28,232 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)Wow!
CharleyDog
(758 posts)Sir did you have forehand knowledge of the quid pro quo? How much Russian money did you accept? Why did you go to Moscow?
The will hide, but they must face the music. Let us grind it in their face.
spanone
(135,907 posts)They were all in on it.
safeinOhio
(32,736 posts)in the corner. What a song it could sing.
SunSeeker
(51,753 posts)TruckFump
(5,812 posts)And assholes to the max as well.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)👍
Hassler
(3,393 posts)bdamomma
(63,931 posts)Moscow Mitch is involved in everything. Lock him up.
They're all thick as thieves, these ethically bankrupt conservative scumbags!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)the whole GOP leadership we will find out knew all along.
Botany
(70,617 posts)Trump has all but admitted as much by saying something like, "well you know those voting
machines can do funny things sometimes .... paper ballots are better." very rough quote
Pence knew, McConnell knew, Ryan knew, and McCarthy knew about Russian "meddling."
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/paul-ryan-keeps-it-family-kevin-mccarthy-russia-trump
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,680 posts)The former GOP is led and protected by a bunch of co-conspirators and a lot of elected GOP morons who aren't smart enough to understand where these bunch of criminals are taking this "Party".