g5000
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I've been reading the impeachment inquiry transcripts, and a picture is beginning to emerge.
There were two objectives being pursued by Trump and Giuliani.
The first objective was to deny the mountain of evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump, and to provide a false narrative that Ukraine interfered in the US election to help Clinton.
The second objective was to damage Joe Biden politically to rig the 2020 election in Trump's favor.
So along come three Ukrainian characters to aid in their quest. The first two are the money men, Parnas and Fruman. They fund Giuliani's "investigation".
The third character is outgoing General Prosecutor Lutsenko. A very crooked man who isn't even a lawyer. How can you become the top prosecutor in the land without even being a lawyer who has never prosecuted a case in your life? Through massive corruption, that's how.
Lutsenko knows that with the election of the reformer Zelensky he is going to be kicked to the curb, and so he is looking for a patron. He sees that patron in Donald Trump.
So Lutsenko begins crafting a fable for Giuliani which fits the desired narrative. He crafts this out of whole cloth.
Lutsenko has since admitted he was leading Trump and Giuliani around by the nose.
Along comes the new president, Zelensky. Zelensky desperately wants a photo op with Trump to communicate US support. Russia has been kicking Ukraine's ass and he needs US backing.
So Trump and Giuliani are in the catbird seat. They have leverage.
Trump demands a statement by Zelensky in exchange for a White House visit. He wants a statement that Zelensky is committed to fighting corruptiong. Ukraine has a horrible history of corruption, so this is understandable.
The irony that Trump is depending on the thoroughly corrupt Lutsenko for his inside information is completely lost on Trump and Giuliani.
Zelensky agrees to make a public statement about cleaning up corruption. No problem. That was his whole platform!
But, wait. That's not good enough!
Trump and Giuliani demand Zelensky make a public commitment to specifically investigate Hunter Biden's company, Burisma, and to investigate the alleged Ukranian interference in the 2016 election.
Hordes of diplomats throw up red flags at this insistence, and they warn the chain of command this is a huge mistake.
Now, Trump's motive for wanting Burisma "investigated" is as plain as the nose on your face. It's to damage Joe Biden for Trump's personal political gain.
Trump's motive for wanting Zelensky to roger up on the hoax about the 2016 election is to give Trump's fantasy validity. It would allow Trump to point to Zelensky's statement and say that's how you know the hoax is true, because the Ukrainians are investigating. They wouldn't investigate it if it were a hoax, right? Right?
This is how Trump operates.
But he went too far. He blew himself up.
There were two objectives being pursued by Trump and Giuliani.
The first objective was to deny the mountain of evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump, and to provide a false narrative that Ukraine interfered in the US election to help Clinton.
The second objective was to damage Joe Biden politically to rig the 2020 election in Trump's favor.
So along come three Ukrainian characters to aid in their quest. The first two are the money men, Parnas and Fruman. They fund Giuliani's "investigation".
The third character is outgoing General Prosecutor Lutsenko. A very crooked man who isn't even a lawyer. How can you become the top prosecutor in the land without even being a lawyer who has never prosecuted a case in your life? Through massive corruption, that's how.
Lutsenko knows that with the election of the reformer Zelensky he is going to be kicked to the curb, and so he is looking for a patron. He sees that patron in Donald Trump.
So Lutsenko begins crafting a fable for Giuliani which fits the desired narrative. He crafts this out of whole cloth.
Lutsenko has since admitted he was leading Trump and Giuliani around by the nose.
Along comes the new president, Zelensky. Zelensky desperately wants a photo op with Trump to communicate US support. Russia has been kicking Ukraine's ass and he needs US backing.
So Trump and Giuliani are in the catbird seat. They have leverage.
Trump demands a statement by Zelensky in exchange for a White House visit. He wants a statement that Zelensky is committed to fighting corruptiong. Ukraine has a horrible history of corruption, so this is understandable.
The irony that Trump is depending on the thoroughly corrupt Lutsenko for his inside information is completely lost on Trump and Giuliani.
Zelensky agrees to make a public statement about cleaning up corruption. No problem. That was his whole platform!
But, wait. That's not good enough!
Trump and Giuliani demand Zelensky make a public commitment to specifically investigate Hunter Biden's company, Burisma, and to investigate the alleged Ukranian interference in the 2016 election.
Hordes of diplomats throw up red flags at this insistence, and they warn the chain of command this is a huge mistake.
Now, Trump's motive for wanting Burisma "investigated" is as plain as the nose on your face. It's to damage Joe Biden for Trump's personal political gain.
Trump's motive for wanting Zelensky to roger up on the hoax about the 2016 election is to give Trump's fantasy validity. It would allow Trump to point to Zelensky's statement and say that's how you know the hoax is true, because the Ukrainians are investigating. They wouldn't investigate it if it were a hoax, right? Right?
This is how Trump operates.
But he went too far. He blew himself up.