There’s a lot of speculation regarding the reason(s) behind @mikepompeo’s termination of the State IG. One potential reason that isn’t being discussed is his close involvement in Ukraine-related investigations.
@SenatorCollins has an interesting adjacency here, too. (1)
@SenatorCollins has an interesting adjacency here, too. (1)
This story by @rebeccaballhaus hasn’t gotten a lot of traction, but it should. It should also raise a lot of questions about @EricUeland45’s role in Ukraine-Burisma-Biden investigations, and his role in the Senate impeachment trial. (2)
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According to the article, Ueland met with Pompeo to discuss his potential appointment as Under Secretary of State for “human rights.”
Ueland worked for Pompeo as the Director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance Resources from 10/18 through 3/19. (3)
According to the article, Ueland met with Pompeo to discuss his potential appointment as Under Secretary of State for “human rights.”
Ueland worked for Pompeo as the Director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance Resources from 10/18 through 3/19. (3)
Per Ueland’s biography, he “managed the Department of State and USAID foreign assistance budget.” In other words, Ueland was directly responsible for managing the aid to the Ukraine that sparked the House impeachment inquiry. (4) 
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Ueland seems an unlikely candidate to serve in an international “human rights” related policy role because of his prior work as a lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, whose objective then was the termination of the Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2011. (5)
Ueland seems an unlikely candidate to serve in an international “human rights” related policy role because of his prior work as a lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, whose objective then was the termination of the Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2011. (5)
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A lot of Ukraine-Burisma-Hunter Biden related investigative work occurred during Ueland’s relatively brief tenure at the State Department. (6)
A lot of Ukraine-Burisma-Hunter Biden related investigative work occurred during Ueland’s relatively brief tenure at the State Department. (6)
Note that one meeting between Giuliani and Ukrainian prosecutor Lutsenko occurred in Warsaw while Ueland’s boss, Mike Pompeo, and Vladimir Putin were in Warsaw for a “Middle East” conference. (7)
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In the spring of 2019, a “team” was formed that included Rudy Giuliani and an opinion writer for The Hill, John Solomon. Team member Lev Parnas’s role was to provide the group with “access to key people in the Ukraine who could help their cause.” (9)
Their “cause” was to seek damaging information on Hunter Biden that could be used against Joe Biden in the 2020 general election. (10)
On March 20, 2019 John Solomon published his interview with prosecutor Lutsenko in The Hill. (11)
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In July 2019, Solomon filed a lawsuit against State in an effort to get the department to respond to Hunter Biden-related FOIA requests he’d made in May. Solomon was represented by Adam Gustafson, of Boyden Gray & Associates. (12)
In July 2019, Solomon filed a lawsuit against State in an effort to get the department to respond to Hunter Biden-related FOIA requests he’d made in May. Solomon was represented by Adam Gustafson, of Boyden Gray & Associates. (12)
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Incidentally, Boyden Gray has been involved in the selection and preparation for confirmation of Federalist Society-backed judicial appointees for many years. (15)
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Gray’s also a longtime friend of Senator Susan Collins, has donated generously to her campaign committees, and attended a fundraiser for her re-election at the home of The Federalist Socuety’s Leonard Leo last August. (16)
Gray’s also a longtime friend of Senator Susan Collins, has donated generously to her campaign committees, and attended a fundraiser for her re-election at the home of The Federalist Socuety’s Leonard Leo last August. (16)
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Circling back to Eric Ueland, here he is—now the White House Legislative Affairs Director—last November, responding to a media request regarding the potential for then-OMB director Mulvaney to testify in impeachment hearings. (17)
Circling back to Eric Ueland, here he is—now the White House Legislative Affairs Director—last November, responding to a media request regarding the potential for then-OMB director Mulvaney to testify in impeachment hearings. (17)
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In November, Ueland was also fielding calls from former Trump transition team member John Sweeney, who was working to help his client, Russia’s Vnesheconombank, avoid financial sanctions. (18)
In November, Ueland was also fielding calls from former Trump transition team member John Sweeney, who was working to help his client, Russia’s Vnesheconombank, avoid financial sanctions. (18)
Fast forward to the Senate impeachment trial. Senator Collins, who’d claimed to be on the fence regarding her vote, voted to acquit after she had a short conversation with Eric Ueland. (20)
And the rest is history. (21)
At best, Eric Ueland is a poor choice for a human rights-related State Department appointment. At worst, he’s a material witness to the stonewalling of document and witness production for Trump’s impeachment trial. (End)
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Footnote: Ueland’s replacement at State is Pompeo’s former Chief of Staff. Small world.
Footnote: Ueland’s replacement at State is Pompeo’s former Chief of Staff. Small world.
*Society*. I blame the raindrops on my phone for the error.
