What #Sondland OMITS from Opening Statement shows how extra-damning this is likely to get
Omissions:
1. Major media (including two NYT blockbusters) in May reported Giuliani pressure on Ukraine for Burisma-BIDEN probe
(Sondland can't credibly claim not knowing)
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Omissions:
1. Major media (including two NYT blockbusters) in May reported Giuliani pressure on Ukraine for Burisma-BIDEN probe
(Sondland can't credibly claim not knowing)
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2. Sondland opening remarks omits:
Content of July 10 meeting: Sondland personally pressed Ukrainians to investigate past cases, understood by US officials at Burisma-Biden (freaked out Bolton and Fiona Hill)
(Advice: believe Fiona Hill's testimony on this)
Content of July 10 meeting: Sondland personally pressed Ukrainians to investigate past cases, understood by US officials at Burisma-Biden (freaked out Bolton and Fiona Hill)
(Advice: believe Fiona Hill's testimony on this)
3. Sondland omits:
July 25: Mulvaney arranged for Sondland to prep Trump behind Bolton's back before call with Zelensky.
Note: prior version of WaPo story "indicated otherwise based on info provided by a person familiar with Sondland’s planned testimony"
Did he plan to lie?
July 25: Mulvaney arranged for Sondland to prep Trump behind Bolton's back before call with Zelensky.
Note: prior version of WaPo story "indicated otherwise based on info provided by a person familiar with Sondland’s planned testimony"
Did he plan to lie?
4. Sondland preparedremarks omit:
Giuliani specifically tried to insert reference to Ukraine committing to investigate Burisma-Biden and 2016 probes in the draft statement by Ukraine authorities that Sondland, Volker, and Taylor were helping edit.
Sondland knows this.
Giuliani specifically tried to insert reference to Ukraine committing to investigate Burisma-Biden and 2016 probes in the draft statement by Ukraine authorities that Sondland, Volker, and Taylor were helping edit.
Sondland knows this.
5. Sondland's prepared remarks omit:
Sondland explicitly told a Republican U.S. Senator (Ron Johnson) that Trump's intent was a quid pro quo deliberately withholding U.S. military assistance to Ukraine
nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
Sondland explicitly told a Republican U.S. Senator (Ron Johnson) that Trump's intent was a quid pro quo deliberately withholding U.S. military assistance to Ukraine
nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
6. Sondland's prepared remarks omit:
Sondland names some of the US officials who attended June 4 dinner he arranged with Zelensky.
But somehow leaves out the name of the senior US official who was seated next to Zelensky at the dinner ((Jared Kushner).
Sondland names some of the US officials who attended June 4 dinner he arranged with Zelensky.
But somehow leaves out the name of the senior US official who was seated next to Zelensky at the dinner ((Jared Kushner).
Additional note on July 25 pre-call:
See how Sondland is not even admitting call with Trump was right before call with Zelensky👇
(or context in WaPo report: Bolton vs. Mulvaney battle whether Sondland would get to make this pre-Zelensky call with Trump)
See how Sondland is not even admitting call with Trump was right before call with Zelensky👇
(or context in WaPo report: Bolton vs. Mulvaney battle whether Sondland would get to make this pre-Zelensky call with Trump)
That lists key omissions in Sondland's opening statement.
But don't get me wrong.
What Sondland DOES INCLUDE and ADMIT is damning to President Trump-Giuliani.👇
Full text of opening remarks here: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6486…
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But don't get me wrong.
What Sondland DOES INCLUDE and ADMIT is damning to President Trump-Giuliani.👇
Full text of opening remarks here: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6486…
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