Read his tweets. It's not about politics. It's about a coup. His words. |
*Guess what |
Scroll back a few pages, the tweet and context were already discussed. It isn't what you think it is. |
There is a lot of evidence. Why won't you read it? Add why must the evidence be in "email/recording/memo" from Trump for you to accept it? When was the last time Trump used email or wrote a memo? In any case "Read the Transcript" of the 'perfect call" -- because it is in there. And if you have questions about anything in the "transcript memo" that you find unclear, read the sworn testimony of the people who were there. Will you do that? |
Where does he say this? |
IN THE “PERFECT CALL.” Almost verbatim. |
Except he never says "before I do anything else". |
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/25/rough-transcript-is-devastating-how-could-trump-not-know-that/ “The United States has been very very good to Ukraine,” Trump tells Zelensky with an undertone of menace. “I wouldn’t say that it’s reciprocal necessarily because things are happening that are not good but the United States has been very very good to Ukraine.” Eager to placate Trump, Zelensky thanks him “for your great support in the area of defense.” “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.” The very next words out of Trump’s mouth are: “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.” Quid, meet quo. Trump is explicitly tying U.S. military aid to Ukraine to Ukraine’s willingness “to do us a favor.” He then makes clear that the “us” he is referring to is not the United States of America. It is the Trump campaign. Then Trump goes into the extortion demand for Zelensky to call Rudy and Barr so they can tell him what Ukraine needs to investigate about Crowdstrike and the Bidens. |
There are about ten other sources whose testimony indicates that is exactly the case. |
He isn’t a “whistleblower”. |
You aren’t “correct.” |
What makes you believe he is a whistleblower? |
Because he filed a report with Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, as required under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998, which lays out procedures for reporting allegations of fraud, waste, or violations of law? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-105publ272/html/PLAW-105publ272.htm |
Why are Republicans so clueless about whistleblowers? If I work at a hospital and see evidence of massive Medicare fraud and turn it in as a whistleblower, once the authorities decide to investigate I am no longer relevant. The evidence is all that matters. |
Bingo! Key word is you have to actually SEE evidence. Thank you. |