White House claim: There is no evidence of Trump's corrupt intent.
Reality: President Trump directed this scheme with corrupt intent, with one corrupt objective: to use foreign assistance to cheat in his 2020 reelection bid. Here are 10 reasons we know: #TruthMatters
Reality: President Trump directed this scheme with corrupt intent, with one corrupt objective: to use foreign assistance to cheat in his 2020 reelection bid. Here are 10 reasons we know: #TruthMatters
1⃣ The President cared only about the announcement of the investigations, not that they were actually completed.
Ambassador Sondland's testimony makes this clear. #TruthMatters
Ambassador Sondland's testimony makes this clear. #TruthMatters
2⃣ Testimony from David Holmes confirms that President Trump only cared about the "big stuff" — his requested investigations.
On July 26, Trump called Sondland and asked only about the investigations.
Sondland later confirmed: Trump "did not give a [expletive]" about Ukraine.
On July 26, Trump called Sondland and asked only about the investigations.
Sondland later confirmed: Trump "did not give a [expletive]" about Ukraine.
3⃣ President Trump directed his personal agent to implement the scheme. Rudy Giuliani repeatedly stated he was pursuing the investigations in his capacity as the President’s personal lawyer.
Giuliani made this clear in his May 10 letter to Zelensky:
Giuliani made this clear in his May 10 letter to Zelensky:
4⃣ There is no dispute that the two investigations sought by President Trump were not part of official U.S. foreign policy.
The President and his operatives worked outside the professional national security staff, as Dr. Hill testified. #TruthMatters
The President and his operatives worked outside the professional national security staff, as Dr. Hill testified. #TruthMatters
5⃣ Trump's own DOJ, the agency normally responsible for these kinds of investigations, distanced itself from his Ukraine scheme.
On the July 25 call, Trump told Zelensky he should speak to Attorney General Barr. But after the call was released, the DOJ denied any involvement.
On the July 25 call, Trump told Zelensky he should speak to Attorney General Barr. But after the call was released, the DOJ denied any involvement.
6⃣ Multiple career public servants repeatedly reported their concerns in real time to their supervisors & the National Security Council legal advisors.
Lt. Col. Vindman, Dr. Hill, Mr. Morrison, and Amb. Taylor are non-partisan civil servants who put duty first. #TruthMatters
Lt. Col. Vindman, Dr. Hill, Mr. Morrison, and Amb. Taylor are non-partisan civil servants who put duty first. #TruthMatters
7⃣ Ukrainian officials clearly understood that President Trump was asking them to investigate his political opponents in the U.S.
They did not want to get involved, and the resisted repeatedly. #TruthMatters
They did not want to get involved, and the resisted repeatedly. #TruthMatters
8⃣ The White House buried the call record. National Security Council lawyers "locked down" the July 25 call record by placing it in a highlight classified NSC system - a level of security that such a call would not typically require. #TruthMatters
9⃣ Trump told us his intent in his own words:
July 26: He asked Sondland only if Zelensky was going to do the investigation
Sept 7: He told Sondland "Zelensky must announce the opening of the investigations and he should want to do it.”
And he publicly repeated it on Oct 3:
July 26: He asked Sondland only if Zelensky was going to do the investigation
Sept 7: He told Sondland "Zelensky must announce the opening of the investigations and he should want to do it.”
And he publicly repeated it on Oct 3:
🔟 The evidence makes clear that President Trump did not solicit these investigations because he cared about corruption in Ukraine. The only matters he referenced with Zelensky were the Bidens and the Russian conspiracy theory about 2016 - not legitimate anti-corruption reforms.
