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kpete

(71,898 posts)
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 03:12 PM Nov 2019

Trump says this to Sondland AFTER the whistle was blown. He's trying to cover his butt.

Trump says this to Sondland AFTER the whistle was blown. He's trying to cover his butt. Probably didn't even know the Latin phrase before the press broke the news of his impeachable actions.

It's important to note the timing of Trump's "I want nothing..I want no quid pro quo" statement to Sondland: It occurred on September 9, the exact same day the House Intel Committee received the whistleblower's complaint....


Trump's argument: Sondland notes that I told him on September 9 that I didn't want anything from Ukraine and that there was no quid pro quo. Therefore, the question of impeachment is now dead.






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Trump says this to Sondland AFTER the whistle was blown. He's trying to cover his butt. (Original Post) kpete Nov 2019 OP
By then, WH had already received whistleblower report before Congress wishstar Nov 2019 #1
E X A C T L Y kpete Nov 2019 #4
What's the problem exboyfil Nov 2019 #2
worst $1,000,000 Unclephil Nov 2019 #3
Well, Donnie leftieNanner Nov 2019 #5
"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" Raster Nov 2019 #6
In this case... robbob Nov 2019 #9
Poor Trump: Nearly half of past voters support him, and half of those Hortensis Nov 2019 #7
Mens rea struggle4progress Nov 2019 #8
.. wonder when the hurricane/sharpie incident was? stillcool Nov 2019 #10
So if I hire a hit man, he shoots and misses Phoenix61 Nov 2019 #11
 

Unclephil

(92 posts)
3. worst $1,000,000
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 03:16 PM
Nov 2019

ever spent. Who would have ever thought that spending $1,000,000 for an ambassadorship would result in time at an extended stay at Leavenworth.

leftieNanner

(14,997 posts)
5. Well, Donnie
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 03:16 PM
Nov 2019

You seem to forget that we have seen Michael Cohen's testimony that you always spoke in "code". That you never explicitly stated who should be fitted with the cement shoes. You just nodded and told someone to "take care of that problem".

Clearly, Sondland knew what you wanted him to do.

robbob

(3,514 posts)
9. In this case...
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 03:40 PM
Nov 2019

Didn’t he follow up the “I want nothing” with “tell him to do the right thing...”, or something like that?

Such a transparent mobster.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
7. Poor Trump: Nearly half of past voters support him, and half of those
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 03:23 PM
Nov 2019

cheer passionately and talk of taking to the streets with guns to force obedience to their leader.

Then there are all the others ignoring him to follow dictates of their moral cores and the rule of law.

"Impeachment Witch Hunt is now OVER! I WANT NOTHING! I WANT NOTHING!"

Too bad.

Phoenix61

(16,949 posts)
11. So if I hire a hit man, he shoots and misses
Wed Nov 20, 2019, 03:58 PM
Nov 2019

and I call him and cancel the hit it’s all cool....not.

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