WH releases "transcript" of Trump's 1st call w/ Ukrainian Pres. Zelensky as hearings begin.

[MelissaB]

Edited to add
Note: Footnote that it is "not a verbatim transcript."

White House releases transcript of Trump’s first call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Another perfect MEMORANDUM.

[MelissaB]

2. Oh look! A conversation he didn't bribe or extort.

[patricia92243]

3. That's nice, but what does it have to dowith anything.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Lt Col Vindman's already said this particular call was a nothingburger...

...that they were actually *surprised and pleased* that Trump didn't say anything wrong, for once.

[FakeNoose]

16. In April Mr. Zelensky had no authority, he wasn't President yet

Chump was just laying the groundwork for future blackmail/extortion. That is all.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

20. "Grooming"?

[spanone]

5. Irrelevant.

nice try, don.

[Botany]

6. 2 things

1) I doubt that this is all of the call

2) It doesn't change the information we learned from the July phone call or the information
already provided by Kent, Taylor, and others.

Look Squirrels!

[Iliyah]

7. 3) it's properly "fake" . . .

[Botany]

10. They admit as much at the bottom of the 2nd page

" ... is not a verbatim transcript ..."

[D_Master81]

8. Just muddying the waters

The low info Americans will be like “j guess there really is nothing there.”

[DetlefK]

9. Not a transcript either.

[spanone]

11. nunes is reading it into the record....Bwahahahahahaaa

[dalton99a]

14. Right on cue as planned.

[DangerousRhythm]

12. "I have many friends in Ukraine"

Do you, now?

[Yavin4]

19. Trump does indeed have friends in Ukraine

Remember the Russians invaded it.

[superpatriotman]

13. It's vapidity is its validity

Shallow and pedantic for a shallow and stupid man

[Funtatlaguy]

15. Who is this Stefanik woman?

Anybody here from her a District?

[Flaleftist]

17. Okay. So let's say a guy robs a gas station.

The security video of the same guy there a few weeks before when he didn't rob the gas station proves what exactly?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

21. +1

NOTHING!

[earthside]

18. Irrelevant.

This call took place on the day of the Ukrainian run-off election.

Zelensky wasn't in office ... it doesn't mean anything vis-a-vis the Trump 'dirt-for-dollars' scandal.

[Phoenix61]

22. Sometimes bank robbers go to the bank to

to make a deposit. Doesn’t mean they never rob banks.

[UTUSN]

23. Bwah HAH!1 And custom performed by stooge NUNES!1 What was it supposed to prove?!1