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Wicked abuse of office burn
2/ a number of quid pro quos. Here’s one.
3/ the president really wanted “the deliverable”
4/ Ukraines agree in principle to announce investigations of Biden and 2016 UKR/dnc collusion but want to make sure first they have a confirmed date for Trump meeting.
5/ more discussion of quid pro quo #1, get the White House meeting for Biden investigation and dnc/Ukraine collusion probe.
6/ Trump state department officials agree on language President of Ukraine will use to announce investigation of Biden company and Ukraine/DNC collusion.
7/ Ukraine learns that Trump has upped the ante. Career diplo Taylor asks Trump megadonor Sondland to confirm existence of new quid pro quo. Arms for election interference.
8/ career diplo worries that Ukraine will be forced to exonerate Russia for election interferences and accuse themselves and then still get stiffed by Trump on the guns.
9/ Career diplo Taylor says he thinks guns for election interference deal is terrible but mainly wants to make sure Ukraine gets the guns. Megadonor Sondland says it is what it is. No more discussion on text. If Taylor has issues take it up with the brass at a foggy Bottom.
10/ So to sum up, Trump’s whole Europe/Ukraine team spent months, along with Rudy, trying to get Ukraine to publicly announce investigations of Bidens and exonerate Russia of election interference in exchange for White House meeting and guns.
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