11-20-2019, 01:16 PM
(11-20-2019, 12:42 PM)Duchess Wrote: I haven't been able to watch today like I did yesterday but I just saw that Ken Starr, the lead prosecutor in Bill Clinton's impeachment hearings said, "there is now proof that the President committed the crime of bribery". Holy shit balls, what have I missed!
Ambassador Sondland is testifying.
His opening statement and testimony includes acknowledgement that it was clear to everyone involved with Ukraine policy that President Trump had held up the committed Ukraine aid and White House meeting because Trump wanted President Zelensky to publicly-announce political investigations first.
Sondland was clearly not on board with Rudy Giuliani creating an unofficial channel for Ukraine dealings and working with shady characters in the process (two of whom were recently indicted on fraud/corruption related charges).
He said that Trump kept telling him (Sondland) to speak with Giuliani about the Ukraine aid/meeting. Sondland also said that his boss, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, was kept up to date on all that was going on (and Chief of Staff Mulvaney was in the loop as well).