re: NY Times: Sondland Updates Impeachment Testimony, Describing Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

How does sondland know what others have testified? I thought it was done in behind closed down bc Schiff said he didn’t want someone’s testimony to be influenced by others?

You weren’t lying, this guy has page after page of posts with lame insults followed by a space and 2 exclamation marks. It’s hilarious and also disturbing

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You guys have moved the goalposts so many times they’re out in the parking lot

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The "goalposts" were a Biden investigation QPQ . . . backatcha SLU Grad.

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Neither. His interpretation was Biden was part of the deal. When he verified with the WH, he was told there is no QPQ related to Biden. However, there was a desire to force EU contributions, and to ensure US money wasn't getting tossed into a corrupt sewer.

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ZELENSKY:

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We are ready to continue to cooperate for the next steps specifically we are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes.

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TRUMP:

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I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it.

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Congrats on completely discrediting yourself.

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How exactly did he completely "discredit" himself?

By posting an article that reported on testimony given to Congress?

That's pretty extreme.

And?

I am not sure coincidence is something you want to try to argue on this.

However, can you prove your coincidence?

You know what, who cares? Lets vote now. Lets see how it plays out.

I now do recall a conversation on September 1, 2019, in Warsaw with [Ukrainian official] Mr. Yermak. This brief pull-aside conversation followed the larger meeting involving Vice President Pence and President Zelensky, in which President Zelensky had raised the issue of the suspension of US aid to Ukraine directly with VP Pence. After that large meeting, I now recall speaking individually with Mr. Yermak, where I said that resumption of US aid would likely not occur until Ukraine provided the public anti-corruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks

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I now do recall a conversation on September 1, 2019, in Warsaw with [Ukrainian official] Mr. Yermak. This brief pull-aside conversation followed the larger meeting involving Vice President Pence and President Zelensky, in which President Zelensky had raised the issue of the suspension of US aid to Ukraine directly with VP Pence. After that large meeting, I now recall speaking individually with Mr. Yermak, where I said that resumption of US aid would likely not occur until Ukraine provided the public anti-corruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks

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So was this Sondland’s take or did POTUS tell him this was the case?

That’s a very important distinction.

I agree. But you’d be hard pressed to find people who believe that Sondland would “go rogue” and act contrary to what Trump instructed him to say and do.

Trump can say “No quid pro quo” (but aside, make it clear to Sondland that he inform Ukraine officials that resumption of aid is dependent on the public anti-corruption statement.)