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Amb Volker was VERY clear yesterday in his testimony that it is UNTRUE Pres Trump demanded a quid pro quo of Pres Zelensky that US aid was contingent upon an investigation by Ukraine into the Bidens:
1) Pres Zelensky had no knowledge aid was on hold at the time of the call.
1) Pres Zelensky had no knowledge aid was on hold at the time of the call.
2) In the readouts Amb Volker received of the call from not only the US gov't, but also the Ukraine gov't, there was no mention of aid being on hold or a quid pro quo.
3) When Amb Volker met w/Pres Zelensky on 7/26, there was no mention of aid on hold or a quid pro quo.
3) When Amb Volker met w/Pres Zelensky on 7/26, there was no mention of aid on hold or a quid pro quo.
4) Amb Volker was in direct contact w Pres Zelensky & his team in the weeks to follow & they didn't mention anything to him about a hold on aid. It was until after the @politico story that they brought it up.
5) The aid was getting released regardless of any corruption inv.
5) The aid was getting released regardless of any corruption inv.
6) The hold was lifted & aid released.
According to Amb Volker's in depth testimony, at no point in time, from the initial hold to the release of the aid, was there any quid pro quo or other linkage between US aid & Ukraine investigating the Bidens.
According to Amb Volker's in depth testimony, at no point in time, from the initial hold to the release of the aid, was there any quid pro quo or other linkage between US aid & Ukraine investigating the Bidens.
*wasnt until*
