Holmes could hear Sondland tell Trump on the phone that President Zelensky "loves your ass."

[Dennis Donovan]

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Mike Warren ✔ @MichaelRWarren

· 19m
Tune to CNN, where @mkraju is reading from opening statement of Bill Taylor’s aide David Holmes who overheard the Sondland-Trump phone call.

Mike Warren ✔ @MichaelRWarren

According to David Holmes’s opening statement obtained by @mkraju and @jeremyherb, Holmes could hear Sondland tell Trump on the phone that President Zelensky “loves your ass.”

Trump responded “So, he’s gonna do the investigation?”

“Sondland; “He’s gonna do it."

5:56 PM - Nov 15, 2019

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Manu Raju ✔ @mkraju

· 4m
Replying to @mkraju
Sondland responded Trump only cares about “big stuff.” When Holmes said that the Ukraine war was big, Sondland responded “‘big stuff’ that benefits the President, like the Biden investigation that Mr. Giuliani was pushing,” Holmes said.

Manu Raju ✔ @mkraju

His “phone was not on speakerphone, I could hear the President’s voice through the earpiece of the phone. The President’s voice was very loud and recognizable, and Ambassador Sondland held the phone away from his ear for a period of time, presumably because of the loud volume.”

6:14 PM - Nov 15, 2019

[tblue37]

1. K&R for visibility. nt

[Leghorn21]

2. Talk about a PERFECT CALL!!

[wryter2000]

18. OMG

You nailed it.

[SCVDem]

28. That's what

The Russian spies said!

[Perseus]

34. Talk about the SWAMP at its best!

No class on these buffoons.

[crickets]

35. I see what you did there.

[OKNancy]

3. he (Trump) only cared about things that benefited him, like the Biden investigation.

Link to tweet

[TeamPooka]

4. #Gotcha

[OKNancy]

5. more

Link to tweet

[Dennis Donovan]

8. ...and the whole conversation over a friggin' unsecured phone.

You can't make this shit up.

[DeminPennswoods]

24. not even IN the restaurant, but at a table OUTSIDE

yoi

[dewsgirl]

6. I feel stupid, what am I missing here? Loves your ass?

Oh, ok he loves him?

[milestogo]

7. Must be diplomat-speak.

[dewsgirl]

14. Blonde moment.

[Alpeduez21]

9. it's a suck up statement

As in "he thinks you're great." Not a statement of thinking there's anything physically attractive.

[dewsgirl]

11. I know now, I took it literally.

[Alpeduez21]

19. I did the same thing

[dewsgirl]

21. I'm happy I'm not alone.

[dewsgirl]

13. I know, I feel stupid now. I took it literally. Having a blonde moment.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

39. it ain't yer fault them dumb cons can't speak good english

[dewsgirl]

40. LOL

[Dennis Donovan]

10. It's a bit of a departure from what a diplomat says to the POTUS normally...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. As lowly as it might seem....

the guy may have been referring to Melania and/or Ivanka........

Bar room talk between guys.......

[spanone]

12. couple of classless fucks

[riversedge]

16. pack your bags Trump and take a flight to Florida. NOW!

[wryter2000]

20. Not Florida

Someplace with no extradition treaty with the US

[Mme. Defarge]

29. Don't wait until May Day

to catch that flight to Moscow!

[padah513]

17. I sure hope Sondland has a security detail

He's treading in dangerous territory now and I'd hate to see him get Epsteined before he's had a chance to testify.

[flibbitygiblets]

42. What are the odds Sondland will testify honestly about this?

I imagine he's probably getting a lot of pressure to lie on the one hand. Then today the what, 6th Trump associate? gets convicted, and none pardoned (so far). Of course, if he lies, the Repubs will say it vindicates them. If he tells the truth, they'll throw him under the bus overnight. And he knows this.

Dumb corrupt bastard paid a cool mil. to be in this situation. At least there's that justice.

[calimary]

22. Dee-lish-a-rooney-pie!

WUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNderful!!!

[BigmanPigman]

23. No, not "big stuff", more like "big shit".

It was bleeped out when I heard it on TV. You can say "big stuff" on TV but not "big shit" and that is the way the POTUS speaks and we all know it. #@%#* is his typical vocabulary, it is mine too but I am not the POTUS speaking.

[llmart]

25. This day just keeps getting worse for humpty drumpty.

And I'm lovin' it!

Is he going golfing tomorrow? LOL How close is he to stroking out?

[Mr. Ected]

26. BUT HER EMAILS

BUT HER PRIVATE SERVER

BUT HER YADA YADA YADA


Why does the media blindly chant these right wing mantras but never apply them to the accusers?

[Hekate]

37. I have no idea which "media" you tune in to, but MSNBC sure seems awake and aware

[Mc Mike]

27. Sondland added, "There's so much of it to love, dRumpfenfuhrer".

[UTUSN]

30. *Seriesly?!1

[yaesu]

31. Sondland intentionally broadcast the call for bragging rights, look at me, I'm talking to

the president. This is also a "YUGE" security risk bigger than "her emails".

[flibbitygiblets]

43. I think this is very possible. He did spend $1M to get himself in this mess

which suggests he wanted to buy himself some power and influence. The security thing, I know, it's insane that this isn't causing everyone to put the brakes on all this bullshit. But no.

[DeminPennswoods]

45. Maybe, but he probably just treated Trump

like picking up the phone and calling a fellow owner of a hotel chain.

[gibraltar72]

32. That changes the water on the minnies!!

[renate]

33. Is it my birthday?

Because this sure is making me feel like it's my birthday!

[stevil]

36. Nice catch K&R

I would K&R this twice because of a cute doll and Elephant Talk in your sig.

[PatrickforO]

38. It WAS a perfect call, wasn't it?

[flamingdem]

41. Ewww

[Buns_of_Fire]

44. And here the russiapublicans and MAGAts thought they had his ass all to themselves.

Good thing he's got enough of it to share with the world.