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SCOOP: Trump wanted Barr to hold news conference saying that Trump broke no laws in the call when Trump extorted Ukrainian President Zelensky to investigate a political rival.

Shockingly, Barr declined to do so.
by @mattzap @jdawsey1 @CarolLeonnig #Maddow wapo.st/32rim14
@mattzap @jdawsey1 @CarolLeonnig Trump's request [around Sept 25 –– after he released the "transcript"] traveled to White House officials and eventually to DOJ.

Trump has whined about Barr’s declination in recent weeks, saying he wished Barr would have held the news conference.
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“Zelensky needed to go to a microphone and basically there needed to be three words in the message.”

George Kent told impeachment investigators that Sondland relayed that Trump “wanted nothing less than Zelensky to go to microphone and say investigations, Biden, and Clinton.”
George Kent: Then-Ukraine prosecutor Lutsenko had met in private with Giuliani in NY, where Lutsenko’s purpose was to “throw mud” at then-Amb Yovanovitch and Kent himself. The two men essentially waged a “campaign of lies” about Yovanovitch.
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Kent: Volker expressed discomfort to Ukraine officials that Zelensky was open to investigating his former political rival, Poroshenko. Zelensky’s aide replied: "What? You mean the type of investigations you’re pushing for us to do on Biden and Clinton?”thedailybeast.com/ukrainian-offi…
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BREAKING: Trump to pay $2 million to settle New York Attorney General civil lawsuit against Trump Foundation and his children, alleging "persistent" violations of charities law, including unlawful coordination with Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.cnn.com/2019/11/07/pol…
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NEW: Ukraine’s Zelensky bowed to Trump's extortion and planned to make an announcement in a Sep 13 interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria until luck spared him – word of the military aid freeze leaked and Congress was in an uproar so Trump released the funds.
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Zelensky aides decided that US military aid and support for peace talks outweighed the risks of appearing to take sides in US politics so they set up an interview for Zelensky to announce the politically motivated investigations Trump had demanded.
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~Sep 9: As plans are in motion for Zelensky to give the public statement Trump had demanded, Congress learns of the freeze on Ukraine military aid

Sep 11 [2 days before Zelensky's scheduled interview]: Trump releases the funds; Zelensky’s office quickly cancels the interview
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😬Trump wanted Barr to hold news conference saying the president broke no laws in call with Ukraine leader. (If only he had military aid to hold over his head, amirite??) washingtonpost.com/world/national…
“Barr’s allies had previously confided to reporters that the attorney general was unhappy with Giuliani, particularly over his going outside of normal channels to pursue investigations of interest to the president.” (Because that’s Barr’s job??) #UkraineGate
Wanting Barr to make a public declaration for Trump is so Trump. He's obsessed with media, and knows the persuasive power of a slick TV performance. He wanted Comey to do it & turned on him when he wouldn't. Same with Sessions. And Zelensky of course. I wonder who else?? #Maddow
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How to take down your own front runner for your party's nomination for President:

Step 1: start a new fake scandal against Trump based on an anonymous whistle blower

Step 2: Trump suddenly holds Biden in front of himself

Step 3: HA HA HA!

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Zelensky: Ukraine is ready to cooperate to get more weapons from the USA.

Trump: You need to do a favor for it. Work with my attorney general to help me get retribution for the Mueller investigation. "Whatever you can do, it's very important that you do it".
Zelensky: I am open to helping you if you help me. We've already spoken to Giuliani. I will hire people to help with your requested investigation. "You have nobody but friends around us."

Trump: Good.
Trump: The prosecutor who was looking into Biden's company was fired. I want my personal attorney & the US attorney general to work with you to go after Bidon and his son.
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1/16 It has begun. The GOP is spinning that the sole transcript Trump says he will release is more important than the #WhistleblowerComplaint as a tactic to insist everything should ride on this one supposed piece of evidence.

#ImpeachTrump #ImpeachmentParty #UkraineTranscript
2/16 All reports indicate this was a months-long conspiracy Trump and Giuliani were engaged in, subverting & bypassing officials who tried to stop them.

A single call does not BEGIN to give an accurate depiction of the events that lead up to this. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
3/16 And Trump already has a shady history with releasing information.

Forget the obvious like his tax returns, school grades, and secret meetings with Putin.

Actually, a reminder of those secret meetings:
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