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We now know Trump knew of the whistleblower complaint when he unfroze military aid to Ukraine.

This is actually more devastating than some have said.

It also reduces Trump's "I want nothing -- no quid pro quo" defense to smoking ruins.

New piece:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
It's so weird how credulous some are being about Trump's "I want nothing -- no quid pro quo" call with Sondland.

On the same call, Trump *also* said Zelensky still must do his bidding!

We now know *why* Trump communicated his extortion demand this way:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The perfect illustration of our current moment:

Trump's rally crowd literally chanted his defense -- "I want nothing, no quid pro quo" -- at the same time that a new NYT report was demolishing that line of nonsense.

We have video of the chant here: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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Greg Sargent
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It's time to stop calling Trump a "Russian dupe." The truth is much worse.

Trump is an *active and willing* ally of Putinism, and he is *knowingly and deliberately* aligning himself with it, to serve his own corrupt and malevolent ends.

New piece:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The lie about Ukrainian interference is Russian propaganda. But Trump hasn't been *duped* into spreading it.

Rather, he recognizes an alliance of his own interests with Russia's in corrupting US democracy to serve his own malevolent and corrupt ends.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The Ukraine lie is also an effort to cover up Trump's *own* corrupt conduct in 2016.

Trumpworld's coordination with Russian electoral sabotage in 2016, and Trump's efforts to extort more foreign help in 2020, are part of the same story:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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Greg Sargent
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Stunning. @SenatorBurr won't say what his Intel Committee probe into Ukraine-2016 nonsense found, even though Sen Kennedy is spinning this theory, Trump is praising him for it, and it's central to Senate GOP defense of Trump at trial. Press on this front: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@SenatorBurr Look at this remarkable exchange. @SenatorBurr is basically giving the middle finger to the very idea that he might have some kind of obligation, as chair of the Senate Intel Committee, to shed light on a matter that Republicans and Trump are using to mislead the American people:
@SenatorBurr Reminder: The ranking Dem on Intel Committee, @MarkWarner, recently stated flatly that there is "absolutely no validity" to Ukraine-2016 theory.

Warner would know what committee's investigation found.

@SenatorBurr is acting in profound bad faith here.

pbs.org/wnet/firing-li…
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Greg Sargent
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On Meet the Press, @SenJohnKennedy said:

“I think both Russia and Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election."

Again: Time to press GOP Senators on Intel Committee on this. They investigated this matter (among other things) for *3 years,* as explained here:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@SenJohnKennedy In Oct 2017, @SenatorBurr said the Senate Intel Committee, which he chairs, would examine "collusion by either campaign during 2016."

That includes the Ukraine nonsense.

So it's time for Rs to put up or shut up: What did their investigation find?

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@SenJohnKennedy @SenatorBurr Also:

Ukraine-2016 conspiracy theory is crucial to Trump's defense because it's meant to absolve Russia of actual sabotage of our election, as Trump wants.

Intel officials *told GOP Senators* this is Russian propaganda. They must be pressed on this:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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