I'll analyze the new info in parts—because there is so much.
As I read and analyze, I am updating my timeline with the new information. New stuff is in gold.
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(I have no proofreader, and I do have keyboard gremlins)
For now I’ll focus on the State Dept and leave Nunes for later.
We already know that in late 2018 / early 2019, Giuliani was talking to disgruntled former Ukrainian prosecutors willing to push false stories .
We learn from the new docs that Giuliani sent memos to Pompeo and Devin Nunes detailing his discussions with Ukrainian prosecutors regarding Yovanovitch, the Bidens, and claims that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election.
Lutsenko told Solomon that Yovanovitch gave him a "do not prosecute list during their first meeting." He also accused the embassy of mishandling 4.4 million in funds.
The nature of the misspellings indicated to him that the creator of the list was either Czech or Serbian. Attached to the list was a business card that he had used temporarily in 2015.
At least one call was set up by Madeleine Westerhout, who was White House Director of Oval Office operations.
[Narrator: the contact was at Trump's direction, but the State Dept. was reluctant to get involved]
One of those is a call scheduled with Giuliani on March 29 and Devin Nunes on April 1.
Sondland named all the big names and said, “They knew what we were doing and why.”
This new cache of docs backs up his testimony.
We also have confessions like the one I flagged here:
Okay, now for my analysis on what this tells us about Trump, Giuliani, Sondland, Volker, and the State Dept . . .
Sondland in his testimony, described it this way: At first, what Trump wanted was vague—he and Giuliani wanted a general commitment that Zelensky would pursue investigations.
This is how Trump operates.
As James Comey said, “Trump eats your soul in small bites.” (h/t RobAnybody2)
Some people have the strength to withstand Trump’s overtures.
Those who do find themselves attacked with a vengeance.
He endangers their lives and ruins their livelihood.
If they take the bait (flattery, promises of wealth or power) this compromises them. . .
It looks to me like Trump compromised Pompeo by pulling him into the discussions and leaving a paper trail.
Also remember this: The President cannot, by definition, run a shadow campaign. He is the nation’s chief foreign service officer.
He can manipulate people, keeping them off balance and scared.
A house divided itself cannot stand—and Trump is intentionally creating division while infecting the system with corruption.
More analysis to come after I digest the next bit of new information.
Putin operates the same way.
Note that if Trump's Ukraine shakedown had succeeded, he would have also compromised Zelenskiy.
I don't believe the Republicans saying that the exposure of all of this hurts Zelenskiy. . .
Ukrainians understand the pressure he was under.
Personally I think he demonstrated an extraordinary level of political savvy. He walked a tightrope.
Johnsons's suggestion that this should have been handled behind the scenes instead of in open hearings is absurd.
Really? The GOP would have stopped all of this if Schiff had told them privately they should?🙄
Ukraine is also helped by these hearings educating the American public on their situation.
I'm getting a lot of questions. I'm keeping a list. I'll do my best over the next week or so, but for now I'm still reading.
I turn in my op eds this way: Zelensky.
They change it to Zelenskiy.
Will attach hard evidence in the next tweet.
I yield back the rest of my time.
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I'll go with that.
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