In case you were unaware, Democratic Debate Pt. 5 took place last night in Atlanta. However, the big news of the day was not the debate but rather the highly anticipated impeachment inquiry testimony from Ambassador Gordon Sondland.
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Hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, and Tom Steyer all went head-to-head in the 5th Democratic debate of the 2020 election season.
“Sadly we have a president who is not only a pathological liar, he is likely the most corrupt president in modern history,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said during his debate remarks. Interestingly, his words couldn’t have been more timely as the Trump/Ukraine corruption scandal easily stole center stage during the day’s news cycle and the history-making impeachment inquiry.
Ambassador Sondland was the star witness for the day and he did not disappoint during his appearance.
In the words of CNN, Sondland began the day with a huge decision: to save the Trump presidency or to save himself.
He chose himself!
In just his opening statement alone, Ambassador Sondland provided the unmistakable evidence that he was part of a Donald Trump-led plot to force the Ukrainians to open an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden in exchange for a White House meeting.
“Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret,” Sondland said. “Everyone was informed via email on July 19th, days before the Presidential call. As I communicated to the team, I told President Zelensky in advance that assurances to ‘run a fully transparent investigation’ and ‘turn over every stone’ were necessary in his call with President Trump.”
Ambassador Sondland then added:
“I know that members of this Committee have frequently framed these complicated issues in the form of a simple question: Was there a ‘quid pro quo?’ As I testified previously, with regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer is yes.”
Wait… there’s more.
“Mr. Giuliani conveyed to Secretary Perry, Ambassador Volker, and others that President Trump wanted a public statement from President Zelensky committing to investigations of Burisma and the 2016 election. Mr. Giuliani expressed those requests directly to the Ukrainians. Mr. Giuliani also expressed those requests directly to us. We all understood that these pre-requisites for the White House call and White House meeting reflected President Trump’s desires and requirements.”
And, this:
“Within my State Department emails, there is a July 19 email that I sent to Secretary Pompeo, Secretary Perry, Brian McCormack (Perry’s Chief of Staff), Ms. Kenna, Acting Chief of Staff and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney (White House), and Mr. Mulvaney’s Senior Advisor Robert Blair. A lot of senior officials. Here is my exact quote from that email:
“‘I Talked to Zelensky just now… He is prepared to receive Potus’ call. Will assure him that he intends to run a fully transparent investigation and will ‘turn over every stone’. He would greatly appreciate a call prior to Sunday so that he can put out some media about a ‘friendly and productive call’ (no details) prior to Ukraine election on Sunday.” Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney responded: ‘I asked NSC to set it up for tomorrow.'”
There, my friends, is the smoking gun. The “proof-positive” the GOP has been demanding. To put it in the words of Essence Magazine: “Sondland went Tekashi 6ix9ine” against Donald Trump. Or, to borrow a chess term, this is unquestionably CHECK and MATE!
The evidence couldn’t be more clear. Not only do the Democrats now have a rock-solid case to draw up formal Articles of Impeachment against Donald Trump, but they also have enough evidence to also implicate Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Chief-Of-Staff Mick Mulvaney, and several others inside the Trump orbit.
Stay tuned…
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‘Ambassador Sondland Sings Like A Canary’ – DJ
Yep. And ya knew he would. The guy always has an arrogant and cynical smirk on his face. And he’s rich. No way was he taking the fall for Trump (and Giuliani’s) mess. No way.