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Botany

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Mon Jan 27, 2020, 09:26 AM Jan 2020

NY Times 5 Takeaways on Trump and Ukraine From John Bolton's Book [View all]

Last edited Mon Jan 27, 2020, 10:12 AM - Edit history (1)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/john-bolton-trump-book-takeaways.html

* Mr. Trump tied his willingness to release aid to Ukraine on investigations he sought.

* Mr. Trump was at odds with his senior national security officials.

* Mr. Bolton says he talked to Mr. Barr and Mr. Pompeo about Mr. Giuliani.

* Mr. Bolton is willing to testify. The White House doesn’t want him to.

* The manuscript introduced a significant twist to the impeachment trial.

If the Senate does vote to hear from Mr. Bolton, the trial could stretch deep into February.

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And despite overwhelming evidence that Trump sold out his country and his office republican
senators are still gonna let him walk and not call Bolton to testify. They know he is guilty, a
con man, and working for Putin but they don't care.

The Rude Pundit has summed it all up very nicely.

"And, frankly, Republicans are more obsessed with 2016 now than Democrats are because they know, they fucking know, that Trump's victory is illegitimate and they have to do everything in their power to not let that fact become viral."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212904164

Oh well time for me to call Rob Portman's office again.
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K & R malaise Jan 2020 #1
Who knew? czarjak Jan 2020 #2
"Who knew?" Botany Jan 2020 #3
They must have thought Scarsdale Jan 2020 #15
What manuscript are they referring to in the last point? Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #4
Pre-release manuscript of Bolton's book. 2naSalit Jan 2020 #9
Thanks. I appreciate the info Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #16
No problem, it's hard to keep up! ...nt 2naSalit Jan 2020 #17
For those of us living in WI it's important to realize Sen. Ron Johnson WI. Has Ukraine involvement. usaf-vet Jan 2020 #5
Your Senator Johnson has something in common w/Donald Trump Botany Jan 2020 #6
Right on! usaf-vet Jan 2020 #7
+1 crickets Jan 2020 #8
I would take a bet that Ron Johnson was in the loop about the 2016 election manipulations usaf-vet Jan 2020 #13
Russia was into Wisconsin @ the county level Botany Jan 2020 #21
You've got it, county level. U & I might be in the minority but I believe we see a bigger picture. usaf-vet Jan 2020 #25
Never forget! 2naSalit Jan 2020 #18
And according to the witnesses that did testify, Bolton was in the loop on this information Johonny Jan 2020 #10
John Bolton called it a drug deal and quit the Trump administration Botany Jan 2020 #11
+++++!! 2naSalit Jan 2020 #19
Portman #1- 202-224-3353, he is chair of the Ukrainian Cmt irisblue Jan 2020 #12
Thanx Botany Jan 2020 #20
Ukrainian committee or Ukrainian Caucus? grantcart Jan 2020 #22
If Republicans don't allow Bolton or other witnesses, SpankMe Jan 2020 #14
I'm no lawyer, BUT.. Bayard Jan 2020 #24
Here too: elleng Jan 2020 #23
Yeah but aside from that underpants Jan 2020 #26
Demand that Russiapublicans hear Bolton's testimony. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #27
K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #28
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