Thread by @natsecaction

Trump and his defenders are still attempting to distract from his betrayal of our national security by circling back to the anonymous whistleblower—but every claim in the original whistleblower complaint has since been corroborated on the record.

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1. Trump pressured Ukraine—by withholding military aid and the promise of a White House meeting—to investigate a political opponent.

This claim has been confirmed by testimonies of Trump administration officials... and a declassified transcript released by the White House.

2. Trump enlisted his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and Attorney General Barr into this pressure campaign.

Multiple officials have testified to Giulian’s extensive involvement in communications between the Trump administration and Ukraine.
nytimes.com/2019/10/04/us/…

3. Ambassadors Kurt Volker and Gordon Sondland advised the Ukrainian government on navigating Trump's demands.

Text messages between State Department officials—as well testimony from Fiona Hill and Ambassador Bill Taylor—corroborated this claim.

Since the whistleblower report was made public, we've learned even more about Trump's abuses of power—and subsequent cover-up—than what was contained in the initial claim.

Trump’s focus on the whistleblower is nothing more than a distraction.

Read more: nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom/trump…