McConnell: 'I was not given an explanation' for Ukraine aid delay

[Marcuse]

Source: The Hill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he was not provided an explanation for why the Trump administration held up aid to Ukraine when he pressed senior officials on the matter over the summer.

"I was not given an explanation," McConnell told reporters Tuesday as the congressional furor grew over President Trump's interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

McConnell said he spoke to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo twice about the matter without receiving clarification for the delay in $391 million in aid to Ukraine.

"I was very actively involved in advocating [for] the aid. I talked to the secretary of Defense, the secretary of State once," he said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/462828-mcconnell-i-was-not-given-an-explanation-for-ukraine-aid-delay

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Turtle throws Trump under the mini-bus. No references to inter agency reviews or Euros paying their fair share.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. LIAR! Moscow Mitch!

Nothing gets passed you, you lying sack of shit!

That all happened in July and you're just hearing about this now? That dog don't hunt, Moscow Mitch!

[dem4decades]

2. What a slime. What did he do about it? Nothing!

[lagomorph777]

3. Moscow Mitch seems to be getting a little nervous!

Not a good omen for Agent Orange.

[Drum]

4. Oy!

[George II]

5. Say that under oath.

[alwaysinasnit]

6. Interesting! The hot potato seems to be getting a little too hot to handle.

[Leghorn21]

7. Oh MY, so if he's distancing himself like this, that means the whistleblower has got some serious

shit to share

Great news, Marcuse SERIOUSLY

[Cousin Dupree]

8. Here we go

[orangecrush]

19. THIS +1

[kwolf68]

25. LOL

Hilarity

[yardwork]

30. Exactly!

[Botany]

9. Sorry Mitch you too will go down on the S.S. Trump-tanic

See Merrick Garland. You knew about the Russian interference and kept it hidden.

[yaesu]

10. so, are the fascists running for cover after being caught with their hands in the cookie jar. nt

[cstanleytech]

11. Hard to believe Putin's Bitch doesn't know.

[mcar]

12. Moscow Mitch trying to salvage his soiled reputation?

[UpInArms]

31. Nah .... just soiling his pants

😂😂

[Skittles]

13. HAHAHAHAHAHA

sure, Mitch

[Brainfodder]

14. Might need a bigger bus?

[Julian Englis]

15. A new Aesop's fable: "The tortoise and the fake hair"? n/t

[DeminPennswoods]

16. Self-preservation is a powerful motivator

nt

[tanyev]

17. Don't look at me, not my fault!

[mnhtnbb]

18. How Republican of him to pass the buck. Yes, pun intended.

Republicans NEVER take responsibility for anything. Just waiting for his marching orders from Hair Fuehrer.

[Leghorn21]

20. KICK! This is story of the day, far as I'm concerned - Putin's Mitch is ditching LOSER45

MF45 has lost the Senate

McConnell’s playing stupid and saying OH MY, I begged for the Ukraine aid, I didn’t KNOW about this dastardly “phone call”!! YEAH RIGHT

And now he and his little Senate Republicans have thrown the door WIDE OPEN for the whistleblower to come in and TELL IT

Adios DUMBFUCK45 - you’re on your own

[MFGsunny]

32. FWIW, the very same image and conclusion is on my scope of all this rat-fugging. n/t

[Dem2theMax]

21. I call BULLSHIT!

That is all.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. "the pitter-patter of little feet as they begin to jog toward the lifeboats"

Charles Pierce: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a29205363/donald-trump-ukraine-military-aid-impeachment/

[MFGsunny]

34. a very good read - and from the same linked article ::

"the hour of the Founders had come around at last"

[IronLionZion]

23. Bwahahahaha!

Oh man, I hope Dumpy starts spewing forth insults at Moscow Mitch and provokes a feud!

[patphil]

24. McTurtle pulls back into his shell!

[Lib 4 Life]

26. these things are usually about resources and the extraction and exploitation of.

whats under the ground there that mitch knows about?

[Marcuse]

27. Co-Conspirators could include Barr, Mulvaney, the SecDef and Sec State.

Who else knew trump made an offer Zelensky couldn’t refuse and when did they know it? Moscow Mitch wants us to believe he didn’t know until he saw it in the fake news.

[diva77]

28. and Pence, right?

[Marcuse]

33. Affirmative.

[link:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/24/pence-defends-his-and-trumps-talks-ukraine-scrutiny-continues/2428201001/

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Pence had his own conversation with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky during a trip to Poland this month. He told reporters after the meeting that he had not discussed Biden with Zelensky. He did not directly respond when asked if he could assure Ukraine that the holdup of military assistance was not related to an effort to dig up dirt on the Biden family

[Maxheader]

29. Being real careful with your words there..

mitch the bitch..Go ahead and say it...300,000,000$ in military aid..

that's the only economic path to prosperity you butt-holes know..Weapons
to subjugate..harass and kill people..