NEW: The recording of the 4/30/18 @TrumpDC donor dinner sheds light on the origins of TRUMP's interest in Ukraine & MARIE YOVANOVITCH, & even seems to foreshadow his administration’s withholding of military assistance as part of the pressure campaign. nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/…
@TrumpDC WHY LEV & IGOR TARGETED YOVANOVITCH: The recording hints at the initial motive for PARNAS & FRUMAN pushing for YOVANOVITCH's ouster (before @RudyGiuliani got involved) — they believed she was blocking their efforts to break into the Ukrainian energy market nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/…
@TrumpDC @RudyGiuliani OFF THE RECORD? At one point in the video, FRUMAN is warned “some people may not want their pictures taken. Just be aware of that.”
Later, TRUMP himself tells attendees “this is all sort of, like, off the record, right?”
#NotSoMuch
nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/…
@TrumpDC @RudyGiuliani TRUMP & WEED: During the donor dinner, LEV PARNAS, who would later push a cannabis venture, urged TRUMP to ease regulations on the industry, arguing it would win millennial support.
Trump responds that marijuana leads to “more accidents” & "an IQ problem” nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/…
@TrumpDC @RudyGiuliani But @DonaldJTrumpJr was less skeptical about marijuana.
"Between that & alcohol, as far as I’m concerned alcohol does much more damage,” he argues on the recording.
He adds “you don’t see people beating their wives on marijuana. It’s just different.” nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/…
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