It’s a testament to Zelensky’s skill that he did not let on in any way the immense pressure he was under. As we now know, for months the Trump White House had been mounting an intense campaign to force him to publicly announce the election-related investigations. He had tried to resist and put them off in various ways, but ultimately decided he would have to give in, according to the Times. His team apparently concluded that since he was planning an interview with me anyway, that would be the forum in which he would make the announcement, though neither he nor any of his team ever gave us any inkling that this was their plan.
So just to recap:
- Zelensky didn't tell Zakaria that he was going to announce investigations
- Zelensky didn't even let on to anyone at CNN about any pressure
- Zelensky already had a planned interview with CNN
- When Zelensky and Zakaria met, there was no discussion about investigations
So where does Zakaria actually get the idea that Zelensky was going to discuss investigations on his show? Well from the NY Times, of course. So the NY Times suggests it. Then CNN repeats the suggestion. Later WaPo will repeat the same story. Eventually NY Times will suggest that their original story has been collaborated from multiple sources!
This is how 2019 journalism works folks!
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Another day....another Lil Scotty diversion......BWAAAAAAA!!!! A really shitty day for trump showing what a small man he is by threatening a witness while testimony is being given !!!!!! Carlo Gambino and John Gotti would be proud!!!!!!
Witnesses tampering.
Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.
THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR AMERICA!
We got to see the President
EVEN MORE CLEARLY
for what he really is.
The guy who has given us peace and prosperity
Yovanovich said she agreed that the President has the absolute right to remove an ambassador at will but she didn't understand why he tried to smear her reputation.
Yesterday was good but today was even better.
Next week will be better still.
Just to recap is that you are full of shit.
On Sept. 5, The Post published an editorial revealing that it had been “reliably told” that Trump was trying to force Zelensky to investigate Biden. The famous nine words.
On Sept. 9, four days before my visit to Kyiv, House Democrats initiated an investigation into the allegations. That same day, the intelligence community inspector general notified the House and Senate intelligence committees of the whistleblower complaint.
The next day, Sept. 10, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) sent a letter to acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire demanding that he turn over the complaint. That is also the day Trump announced he had fired John Bolton as national security adviser.
And then, on Sept. 11, aid to Ukraine was unfrozen with no conditions. The day the whistleblower report was released.
November 15, 2019 ~ She was GREAT! What a PATRIOT! [seriously]
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"Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, received a standing ovation on Friday at the conclusion of her more than five hours of testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. Republicans and Democrats alike had praised Yovanovitch's distinguished service as a diplomat during the inquiry, although President Trump's allies had additionally sought to paint the hearing as part of their opponents' "Watergate fantasies."
"Trump broke with his party to personally attack Yovanovitch on Twitter, despite the fact that time and time again the congresspeople in the room noted that the former ambassador was well-respected by her colleagues, many of whom appeared in the room in support of her. After the hearing, people could be heard shouting "Masha," Yovanovitch's nickname among her friends."
"Yovanovitch was unceremoniously pulled from her post in Ukraine in May after repeated verbal attacks by Trump and his personal lawyer and fixer, Rudy Giuliani, amid an effort to push Ukraine to launch investigations Trump wanted. "What I'd like to say is, while I obviously don't dispute that the president has the right to withdraw an ambassador at any time for any reason ... what I do wonder is why it was necessary to smear my reputation also?" Yovanovitch said in the course of her questioning."
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