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The whistleblower complaint has been released. It lays out not only the details of Trump's July 25 phone call but also a pattern of efforts to keep the call secret, and identifies several witnesses to the misconduct:
intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
One key revelation: Officials removed records of the call and stored them in a "separate electronic system," which "underscored ... that White House officials understood the gravity of what had transpired"—and raises the question: What other records have been hidden this way?
Reminder: This whistleblower complaint, which was based on conversations with "more than half a dozen U.S. officials," was deemed "credible" and an "urgent concern" by the intel community's IG—only for the DOJ and acting DNI to withhold it from Congress.
intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
Another key line in the whistleblower complaint: White House officials knew perfectly well what was going on, and had a "discussion ongoing" with White House lawyers about the possibility they had just witnessed an abuse of presidential power.
intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
The quid pro quo was always there: "Play ball" with the president's bizarre and illegal demands, or risk jeopardizing Ukraine's relationship with the U.S. intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
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Senator Ron Johnson reportedly learned in *August* that Trump was tying military aid to Ukraine to the Ukrainian government opening politically-motivated investigations for him. wsj.com/articles/trump…
Johnson claims he learned about the potential quid pro quo from Gordon Sondland, whose texts (released last night) show his direct involvement in efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate the Bidens.
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Johnson says he raised the allegations with Trump on August 31, but Trump denied it, so Johnson just ... let it drop, and now apparently sees no problem with the president actively soliciting foreign interference in U.S. elections. wsj.com/articles/trump…
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DOCUMENT DUMP: House committees release trove of texts from Ambassador Kurt Volker foreignaffairs.house.gov/_cache/files/a…
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Senior officials say Trump repeatedly involved Vice President Mike Pence in efforts to shake down Ukraine’s president, including having Pence tell him aid was being withheld and press him to investigate “corruption” (a.k.a. allegations against the Bidens) washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Pence was far from the only administration official involved in the shakedown. Here are just a few of the others implicated in the scandal: americanprogress.org/issues/democra…
Pence also reportedly received the memo describing Trump’s July 25 call with Zelensky before he traveled to meet Zelensky in Warsaw. Some “officials close to Pence” claim he probably didn’t read it before going in—but others dismissed that possibility. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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