Russia, if you're listening, can you please release your recording of Sondland's Jul 26 call to Trump, which Sondland made from an unsecured cellphone while in Kyiv? Thanks.
Sondland's cellphone call to Trump from Kyiv restaurant was a stunning breach of security.
“In a country so wired with Russian intelligence, you can take it to the bank that the Russians were listening,” said a former CIA director chief of staff.
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“In a country so wired with Russian intelligence, you can take it to the bank that the Russians were listening,” said a former CIA director chief of staff.
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“[Sondland calling Trump] on a cellphone from Kyiv means the whole world was listening in.”
Russia has already shown its ability to monitor US diplomats’ calls in Kyiv, and the Kremlin has no hesitation in leaking them to suits its interests.
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Russia has already shown its ability to monitor US diplomats’ calls in Kyiv, and the Kremlin has no hesitation in leaking them to suits its interests.
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Taylor's aide, David Holmes, asked Sondland what Trump thought of Ukraine and Sondland responded that "Trump cares more about the investigations of Biden, which Giuliani was pressing for [than Ukraine]."
Holmes will testify Friday in a closed door session.
Holmes will testify Friday in a closed door session.
BREAKING: A 2nd US embassy official overheard Sondland's Jul 26 call with Trump about need for Ukraine investigations, which was on Sondland's unsecured cellphone as he dined in a Kyiv restaurant.
Did Sondland have Trump on speaker????
Did Sondland have Trump on speaker????
BREAKING: A second US embassy staffer based in Kyiv, Suriya Jayanti, overheard the July 26 cellphone call between Trump and Sondland discussing the need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations.”
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Taylor testified that his staffer, David Holmes, heard Trump on Sondland's cellphone asking about “the investigations.”
Holmes and Jayanti's accounts could tie Trump closer to the "military aid for dirt" scheme being carried out by Trump lawyer, Giuliani.
Holmes and Jayanti's accounts could tie Trump closer to the "military aid for dirt" scheme being carried out by Trump lawyer, Giuliani.
Jayanti, stationed in Kyiv since Sep 2018 where she helps coordinate US business interests with the former Soviet republic’s energy industry, was in DC in Oct for a deposition but it was canceled due to Rep Cumming's funeral and has yet to be rescheduled.
