This doesn't get stated enough.
If Trump really thought the Bidens were criminals, and he needed Ukraine's help to get evidence, he would have asked the FBI to contact the Ukrainian embassy under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. That is the proper channel for such a request.
If Trump really thought the Bidens were criminals, and he needed Ukraine's help to get evidence, he would have asked the FBI to contact the Ukrainian embassy under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. That is the proper channel for such a request.
What he would NOT have done is suspend military aid to Ukraine, then when President Zelensky asks if he can buy Javelins in a phone call, say "I would like you to do us a favor, talk to my private lawyer about the Bidens."
Republicans seem to be settling on the defense, "Well, this is just how Trump does things, he's unconventional and he's always skeptical of aid."
We need to impress upon people, this is way outside the boundaries of how a reasonable officer of the U.S. would use their power.
We need to impress upon people, this is way outside the boundaries of how a reasonable officer of the U.S. would use their power.
The fact Trump has always been comfortable manipulating U.S. institutions with outside help from foreign powers isn't a defense!
It's literally the one thing the Founders feared, above all, a president would do! What they said in the Federalist Papers is the worst case scenario!
It's literally the one thing the Founders feared, above all, a president would do! What they said in the Federalist Papers is the worst case scenario!
