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1 minute ago, Nebfanatic said:

Speier bringing in Cohens testimony about Trumps language is important. Trump, on the day after congress got the whistleblower complaint, said 'no quid pro quo, but I want Zelenzky to do the right thing' what do we think do the right thing means in Trump speak?

 

Trump intentionally speaks this way, and people who are predisposed to believe him (Republicans/right-wingers) point to things like this and say they've seen no evidence of a crime.

 

Classic mob tactics.

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7 minutes ago, knapplc said:

 

Trump intentionally speaks this way, and people who are predisposed to believe him (Republicans/right-wingers) point to things like this and say they've seen no evidence of a crime.

 

Classic mob tactics.

Exactly. Obviously no one will have Trump quoted as saying the aid is conditioned on investigations, because Donald Trump would never talk like that.

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Perhaps history will repeat itself and some GOP senators visit the WH and tell trump he needs to resign. 

 

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ken-starr-suggests-on-fox-that-gop-senators-may-need-to-make-a-trip-to-white-house-after-sondland-testimony

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Moments before Wednesday’s impeachment hearings and right after U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland’s opening statement was released, Fox News contributor Ken Starr wondered aloud whether Sondland flipping on President Trump would cause GOP senators to push Trump to resign. “The real issue is the senators are watching,” Starr said. “Are senators going to now say in light of what we hear today, it’s going to be a long day even with the ambassador alone, in light of what we have heard, ‘We need to make a trip down to the White House’? That historic example set during the Nixon presidency. From what I’ve been able to glean I don’t think that’s going to happen. But obviously what happens today could—has the potential to be a game-changer.”

In his opening statement, Sondland claimed that Trump was seeking a quid pro quo with Ukraine in exchange for investigations into the president’s political rivals, adding that Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was “expressing the desires” of Trump.

During a break in the hearings a few hours later, Starr was just as emphatic in his belief that this could spell bad news for Trump. Noting that “articles of impeachment are being drawn up if they haven’t already been drawn up” over Sondland’s testimony, Starr concluded by saying “this obviously has been one of those bombshell days.”

 and Trump counters by distancing himself - Sondland - Not a man I know well (even though he gave $1m to Trump's  campaign)

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-i-dont-know-ambassador-gordon-sondland-but-his-impeachment-testimony-proves-my-innocence

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President Donald Trump said Gordon Sondland “is not a man I know well,” as his ambassador to the European Union delivered bombshell testimony to the House impeachment panel Wednesday. “I don’t know him very well. I have not spoken to him much. This is not a man I know well,” Trump told reporters in a short statement at the White House before boarding Marine One. “He seems like a nice guy though... He worked for other candidates, too.”

The distancing came just moments after the president recounted Sondland’s impeachment hearing testimony and claimed it proves there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine for an investigation of the Biden family. Disputing his man in Brussels’ testimony, in which he said he had “a lot of conversations with the president” on several matters, Trump said he he wanted nothing from Ukraine. “I want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Tell Zelensky to do the right thing,” Trump quoted himself saying to Sondland from hand-written notes in thick black lettering, before adding “that means it’s all over.” Before leaving for Texas, Trump also pushed back against Sondland’s characterization that he was in a “bad mood” during their phone call. “They say ‘He was not in a good mood.’ I’m always in a good mood. I don’t know what that is,” he emphasized.

 

 

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