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The most sacred and solemn duty of the President of the United States is to keep us safe.

This is not just about Donald Trump.

Where are you, GOP? washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
“Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the US election...alarmed White House officials to limit access to the remarks to an unusually small number of people according to three former officials”
A written document exists as evidence:

“A memorandum summarizing the meeting was limited to all but a few officials with the highest security clearances in an attempt to keep the president’s comments from being disclosed publicly.”
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Ryan Goodman
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Whistleblower 2-page memo on #Ukraine call may indicate White House transcript is not the complete, original version.

1. WB contemporaneous description is extremely accurate recollection of the call
2. WB memo includes two elements that are not in transcript released by WH

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2/ The Whistleblower 2-page memo refers to POTUS saying Crowdstrike is "a Ukrainian company."

Notice how that part of the White House transcript contains ellipses. 👇
3/ The Whistleblower 2-page memo refers to POTUS urging Zelenskyy not to fire prosecutor Lutsenko because he's doing a good job.

Notice how part of the White House transcript includes the "very good" job by prosecutor but later contains ellipses👇
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Ryan Goodman
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#Ukrainegate meet Swamp

As Giuliani was pushing Ukraine on Biden, Trump-Giuliani associates were “trying to install new management at the top of Ukraine’s massive state gas company...to steer lucrative contracts to companies controlled by Trump allies.” apnews.com/d7440cffba4940…
“The Trump and Giuliani allies ... appear to have had inside knowledge of the U.S. government’s plans in Ukraine. For example, they told people that Trump would replace the U.S. ambassador there months before she was actually recalled.”
When the AP says allies, these were very close allies.

Two of the three businessmen—Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman—are same two men who coordinated and helped Giuliani with Ukrainian officials to push for Biden and 2016 investigations.
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Ryan Goodman
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Key item in #VolkerTestimony

He tries to claim "at no time was I aware of or took part in an effort to urge Ukraine to investigate" Biden.

Who is he fooling?

NEW YORK TIMES had a blockbuster story May 9, 2019 with Giuliani on the record saying this was the point of the effort.
Elsewhere Volker tries to say:

Sure I was involved in confidential discussions to pressure Ukraine to investigate "Burisma," but we didn't use the word "Biden."

He's really insulting everyone's intelligence.

Here's from NYT May 9 story that Volker SURELY READ.

Burisma=Biden🤫
Or maybe Volker somehow also missed this earlier New York Times May 1 blockbuster story establishing that Giuliani's efforts to pressure Ukraine on Burisma investigation was all about Biden.

Sorry, Ambassador Volker, you're not wriggling out of this part of it.
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Et si on faisait 1 synthèse de la situation de #Trump après 1 semaine d'enquête en #impeachment et de révélations folles. Dernière en date, selon le @nytimes: 1 2nd agent du renseignement confirme sur l'#Ukraine et pourrait lui aussi lancer 1 alerte. nytimes.com/2019/10/04/us/…
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This isn’t about him being above politics. This is his politics."
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NEW DETAIL: Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
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