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Greg Sargent
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This new whistleblower "scandal" that Trump is drumming up is complete nonsense.

It is not "fodder" for any legitimate attack, and we are not required to pretend it is, simply because Trumpworld is making a lot of noise about it.

I unraveled it here:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
It also needs to be said that it was ridiculous of the NYT to say, in its neutral, on-high editorial voice, that this fake scandal will "thrust" Schiff into "controversy," without saying whether that's legitimately or validly deserved (which it isn't):

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
One more point.

What NYT story really shows is how serious the whistleblower thought his discovery was, and how urgently he wanted to get it to Congress.

Given that top Trump officials tried so hard to block that from happening, this was proven right!

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Greg Sargent
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New Post poll:

58% of Americans support the impeachment inquiry (!)

49% support impeachment *and removal* (!!)

Among independents, 57% support impeachment and 49% support removal (!!!)

washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-…
To clarify, among independents, 57% support the impeachment inquiry, and 49% support impeachment *and removal,* which is really surprising
Here's a really striking finding from the new Post poll: Since July, support for the impeachment inquiry has jumped substantially across the board:

Up 21 points among Republicans
Up 20 points among indys
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Greg Sargent
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A point worth stressing:

Bill Taylor said:

"AS I SAID ON THE PHONE, I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign."

So there were other discussions of the military aid/quid pro quo we still need to know about:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
One other thing: Taylor and Sondland spoke the day before. Taylor then texted:

"The nightmare is they give the interview and don't get the security assistance. The Russians love it."

Taylor may be describing what would happen if the US *didn't* make good on the quid pro quo:
One interpretation, then, is that Taylor and Sondland argued on the phone over the fact that the military aid was conditioned.

The next day, Taylor reiterated his concerns, stressing that the aid was the prize for political help.

Bring in Taylor. FIN

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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Greg Sargent
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It's worth appreciating just how much *worse* this scandal could get for Trump -- and for Pence.

It's perfectly plausible Dems will *win* some coming court battles, which would secure a *lot* more info about the Ukraine scandal.

I gamed it all out:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Here's another angle on Mike Pence's role.

It's weird that Pence aides are furiously distancing him from the idea that smearing Biden was the goal of the pressure on Ukraine, given that Trump says his entire call with the Ukraine president was "perfect":

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Another thing:

Because this scandal involves Trump trying to corrupt the 2020 election, and suggests he'll keep trying to use government to rig it in his favor, Dems can argue that the courts should rule faster on subpoenas for Ukraine-related info:

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