Democratic senator: 'No doubt' Ukraine 'felt pressure'

[ffr]

Source: Politico

“No doubt they felt pressure. Of course they would feel pressure,” Murphy — a Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And, of course, Zelensky is going to try to put the best spin on this that he can because he is still in a dependent relationship with the United States.”

Murphy said it had been “an open secret” that personal Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was going to ask Zelensky to investigate the Bidens.
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On Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence dodged saying whether he thought officials connecting U.S. aid to the request for a Biden investigation were lying in their testimony.

"I can only tell you what I know," he said on CBS, again denying any quid pro quo.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/27/murphy-trump-ukraine-pressure-059172

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Putting some daylight on VP's Ukraine question dodges this morning about his knowledge of U.S. bribery and extortion plot.

Pence Won't Say If He Knew Of Trump's Deal With Ukraine Described By Diplomats
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212628070

[sandensea]

1. And they weren't the only ones

Cheeto has reportedly tried - and is still trying - to shake down a number of other countries (U.K., Italy, etc.), hoping they'll concoct a case against Biden for him.

The Brits: "Piss off"

The Italians: "Vaffanculo!"

[George II]

2. Senator Murphy was in our town this afternoon, helping us in our municipal election campaign.