#CastorLies
Castor: Ukraine officials "did not learn it was paused until the pause was reported publicly in the US media on August 28"
Cooper testimony: Ukraine raised aid concerns with State-Defense Depts on July 25 (date of call)
Vindmand: Ukrainians raised with NSC mid-Aug
Castor: Ukraine officials "did not learn it was paused until the pause was reported publicly in the US media on August 28"
Cooper testimony: Ukraine raised aid concerns with State-Defense Depts on July 25 (date of call)
Vindmand: Ukrainians raised with NSC mid-Aug
2. Plus earlier reporting by NYT (before Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper's bombshell revelation in her testimony):
"Word of the aid freeze had gotten to high-level Ukrainian officials by the first week in August"
nytimes.com/2019/10/23/us/…
"Word of the aid freeze had gotten to high-level Ukrainian officials by the first week in August"
nytimes.com/2019/10/23/us/…
3. Also worth recalling this NYT:
In May—May!—"Parnas told a representative of the incoming government that it had to announce an investigation into Mr. Trump’s political rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and his son, or else.. the United States would freeze aid, the lawyer said."
In May—May!—"Parnas told a representative of the incoming government that it had to announce an investigation into Mr. Trump’s political rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and his son, or else.. the United States would freeze aid, the lawyer said."
4. Here's the link to the New York Times article about Lev Parnas' reported meeting with incoming Zelenskyy government in May 2019 (raising quid pro quos of both security aid and Pence attendance at inauguration):
nytimes.com/2019/11/10/nyr…
nytimes.com/2019/11/10/nyr…
