The Bolton Bombshell (from his book)

[OKTexas]

The asked them to appear, the only subpoena that was issued was taken to court and the commies withdrew it.

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That's not true. Article 2 of the impeachment says this:
(1) Directing the White House to defy a lawful subpoena by withholding the production of documents sought therein by the Committees.

(2) Directing other Executive Branch agencies and offices to defy lawful subpoenas and withhold the production of documents and records from the Committees — in response to which the Department of State, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense refused to produce a single document or record.

(3) Directing current and former Executive Branch officials not to cooperate with the Committees — in response to which nine Administration officials defied subpoenas for testimony, namely John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney, Robert B. Blair, John A. Eisenberg, Michael Ellis, Preston Wells Griffith, Russell T. Vought, Michael Duffey, Brian McCormack, and T. Ulrich Brechbuhl.

Wow, I notice Bolten isn't on that list, but you also need to check the facts and stop relying on commie lies. But let's assume that is correct, why didn't the commies go to court to enforce their subpoenas? They are the ones that tried to shortcut the system. Now they're asking the senate to do the job the chose not to do.

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Going to court would take years. By then it would be too late and the American people would be deprived of this information that they need to vote for the next president.

You say the House didn’t take to court. True.
The House isn’t asking the Senate to take it to court. They’re asking the Senate to call witnesses in a trial.

What do you think about a trial where witnesses can’t be called? Seems like it might not be a fair trial.

There were 18 witnesses called in the house, the republicans weren't allowed to call any with the exception of a constitutional lawyer. If they needed more witnesses to make their case, the commies should have gone through the established process to get them. The house even violated their own rules to refuse minority hearing days in BOTH committees.

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Not entirely true. Republicans called, I think, 4 witnesses. They didn’t call any other witnesses relevant to the investigation which is why they didn’t get a day of hearings. They would have had their day, but by rules they had to call witnesses they were relevant. They didn’t. Rules weren’t broken.

Why shouldn’t the Senate call Bolton?

The house rules were broken when they refused minority hearing days. And it's no the senates job to call people the house didn't, their job is to judge the case the house presents. Nothing more.

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[OKTexas]

The commies said they had a slam dunk case, what happened to that? The truth is the bidens are dirty as hell, you folks don't seem to interested in learning the facts about that.

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There was more than enough testimony in front of the House to indict Trump. Republicans have a higher standard of proof than normal people so we really are going to have to slap them in the face with it.

There was more than enough testimony before the House to tell us that Biden wasn't doing anything wrong. You don't seem interested in acknowledging that.

Yeah right, baby biden got the job two days after Devon Archer met with poppa joe at the WH. Shoken was fired shortly after Devon Archer met with Kerry at the State Dept. Burisma bought access to the maobama regime, it's just that simple. Also it's been proven that 4 other close relatives of poppa joe made millions while poppa joe was VP. The bidens are drity as hell.

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Does anyone at the State Dept back up your version of events?

Yep.

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Please tell. Who?

State dept emails and visitor list released under FOIA.

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[colfax_m]

There was more than enough testimony in front of the House to indict Trump. Republicans have a higher standard of proof than normal people so we really are going to have to slap them in the face with it.

There was more than enough testimony before the House to tell us that Biden wasn't doing anything wrong. You don't seem interested in acknowledging that.

Yeah right, baby biden got the job two days after Devon Archer met with poppa joe at the WH. Shoken was fired shortly after Devon Archer met with Kerry at the State Dept. Burisma bought access to the maobama regime, it's just that simple. Also it's been proven that 4 other close relatives of poppa joe made millions while poppa joe was VP. The bidens are drity as hell.

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Does anyone at the State Dept back up your version of events?

Yep.

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Please tell. Who?

State dept emails and visitor list released under FOIA.

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Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

 

[jc456]

Yeah right, baby biden got the job two days after Devon Archer met with poppa joe at the WH. Shoken was fired shortly after Devon Archer met with Kerry at the State Dept. Burisma bought access to the maobama regime, it's just that simple. Also it's been proven that 4 other close relatives of poppa joe made millions while poppa joe was VP. The bidens are drity as hell.

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Does anyone at the State Dept back up your version of events?

Yep.

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Please tell. Who?

State dept emails and visitor list released under FOIA.

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Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

well duh......... it's why an investigation is required. duh.......derp

 

[OKTexas]

Yeah right, baby biden got the job two days after Devon Archer met with poppa joe at the WH. Shoken was fired shortly after Devon Archer met with Kerry at the State Dept. Burisma bought access to the maobama regime, it's just that simple. Also it's been proven that 4 other close relatives of poppa joe made millions while poppa joe was VP. The bidens are drity as hell.

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Does anyone at the State Dept back up your version of events?

Yep.

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Please tell. Who?

State dept emails and visitor list released under FOIA.

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Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

Really, possibly the most corrupt business in Ukraine had access to some of the highest levels of our government. You don't see that as a problem? Then you have our government officials violating the tenants of the UN charter by interfering in the internal affairs of another country. You don't see that as a problem?

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[colfax_m]

Does anyone at the State Dept back up your version of events?

Yep.

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Please tell. Who?

State dept emails and visitor list released under FOIA.

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Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

Really, possibly the most corrupt business in Ukraine had access to some of the highest levels of our government. You don't see that as a problem? Then you have our government officials violating the tenants of the UN charter by interfering in the internal affairs of another country. You don't see that as a problem?

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There is no tenant in the UN charter that prevents us from creating conditions to our monetary aid.

A lawyer at Burisma might have gotten a meeting with someone you've never heard of before. I'd be more worried if they actually affected policy. Which they didn't.

 

[Rye Catcher]

Chaos defines the first three years of the Trump Administration, it has now infected the members of the Trump's Lawyers, from Rudy to the current crop of lawyers now putting all watchers to sleep.

In wake of Bolton book news, White House allies say Trump lawyers bungled defense


Reports that John Bolton has written a firsthand account of the president’s direct involvement in withholding aid to Ukraine has left some Republicans confused and angry over the legal strategy by the president’s defense team — which has devoted much of its arguments in the Senate impeachment trial to arguing that no such firsthand evidence existed.

One Republican operative who advises the White House said he was “flabbergasted at how stupidly they have handled this.”

Trump attorney Mike Purpura argued Saturday that “not a single witness testified that the president himself said that there was any connection between any investigations and security assistance, a presidential meeting or anything else.”

Well for chaos he's done a damned find job.

UE is the lowest its been in 50 years, there are jobs all across the country and the economy is doing great. Hell those that play the stock market are doing fine as well.

I'll take that chaos all day every day. LOL

What evidence will you provide to prove anything trump has done to benefit the middle class, working class who live pay check to pay check and the very poor who work two or more part time jobs at minimum wage with no benefits?

I'll answer for you. Nothing. trump brags about the economy, based solely on the Stock Market, and only when it is growing. Have you noticed it too is chaotic?

You sure are funny. There will always be poor people in every country. Its up to them to better themselves. Bleeding hearts like you sure can't do it.

As for your chaos?? You apparently don't like UE the lowest its been in 50 years or jobs everywhere in this country. And you sure don't like a great economy or a great stock market.

Maybe you should move the Venezuela and live the socialist dream where all are equal.

Have a great day you dumbass.

Your last two sentences are irrelevant to the topic and vindictive as well as ignorant.

Someone works 20 hours a day at minimum wage, with no benefits and needs aid for food and shelter is counted as a worker. Others who work FT and work at or a little above minimum wage, who use every dollar for food, shelter, transportation and live check to check cannot obtain aid nor can they save for retirement or secure health care.

Claiming, "you sure don't like a great economy or a great stock market." is one more example of your foolish attempt to mislead readers.

 

[jc456]

Yep.

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Please tell. Who?

State dept emails and visitor list released under FOIA.

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Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

Really, possibly the most corrupt business in Ukraine had access to some of the highest levels of our government. You don't see that as a problem? Then you have our government officials violating the tenants of the UN charter by interfering in the internal affairs of another country. You don't see that as a problem?

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There is no tenant in the UN charter that prevents us from creating conditions to our monetary aid.

A lawyer at Burisma might have gotten a meeting with someone you've never heard of before. I'd be more worried if they actually affected policy. Which they didn't.

where was the statement from the congress then?

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

Such as? I thought the story was Biden was so incensed and appalled at the corruption of Viktor Shokin that he threatened to cancel all aid to Ukraine if he wasn't fired immediately!

What happened to that story?

 

[colfax_m]

Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

Such as? I thought the story was Biden was so incensed and appalled at the corruption of Viktor Shokin that he threatened to cancel all aid to Ukraine if he wasn't fired immediately!

What happened to that story?

Oh it's still a part of the story. But the concern about Shokin's corruption came from the bottom up. The embassy staff in Ukraine had been getting fed up with Shokin's corruption and brought their concern to Biden and recommended that he be removed. Biden agreed and helped.

No one in the State Dept says that they were pressured by Burisma or Joe Biden to get Shokin fired.

 

[basquebromance]

there's no "killer revelation" in Bolton's book

there's no there there, my friends!

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

There is no tenant in the UN charter that prevents us from creating conditions to our monetary aid.

Like a quid pro quo, you mean? Like when Joe Biden threatened to terminate
aid to Ukraine if an investigator looking into Burisma wasn't fired immediately?

A lawyer at Burisma might have gotten a meeting with someone you've never heard of before. I'd be more worried if they actually affected policy. Which they didn't.

How do you know this?

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

Oh it's still a part of the story. But the concern about Shokin's corruption came from the bottom up. The embassy staff in Ukraine had been getting fed up with Shokin's corruption and brought their concern to Biden and recommended that he be removed. Biden agreed and helped

And you know this how?

No one in the State Dept says that they were pressured by Burisma or Joe Biden to get Shokin fired.

The State Department did not issue an ultimatum to Ukraine officials....Joe Biden did.

Solomon: These once-secret memos cast doubt on Joe Biden's Ukraine story

 

[boedicca]

 

[basquebromance]

John Bolton broke the cardinal rule of Fox News: he turned on Trump.

 

[colfax_m]

There is no tenant in the UN charter that prevents us from creating conditions to our monetary aid.

Like a quid pro quo, you mean? Like when Joe Biden threatened to terminate
aid to Ukraine if an investigator looking into Burisma wasn't fired immediately?

A lawyer at Burisma might have gotten a meeting with someone you've never heard of before. I'd be more worried if they actually affected policy. Which they didn't.

How do you know this?

Testimony.

 

[OKTexas]

Yep.

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Please tell. Who?

State dept emails and visitor list released under FOIA.

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Still looking for evidence anyone did anything wrong. Devon Archer meeting with Kerry isn't illegal. Neither is a lawyer from Burisma meeting with the State Dept. The allegation is that Burisma got the Biden's to fire Shokin. There's no evidence that happened. Actually evidence to the contrary.

Really, possibly the most corrupt business in Ukraine had access to some of the highest levels of our government. You don't see that as a problem? Then you have our government officials violating the tenants of the UN charter by interfering in the internal affairs of another country. You don't see that as a problem?

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There is no tenant in the UN charter that prevents us from creating conditions to our monetary aid.

A lawyer at Burisma might have gotten a meeting with someone you've never heard of before. I'd be more worried if they actually affected policy. Which they didn't.

LMAO, they got the prosecutor in Ukraine fired not too long after he raided the home of the Burisma owner. I'd say they affected policy. And meetings with the VP and Sec of State are almost as high as you can go in our government. Burisma spent their money well.

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[Eric Arthur Blair]

Testimony.

Whose testimony?

 

[colfax_m]

Oh it's still a part of the story. But the concern about Shokin's corruption came from the bottom up. The embassy staff in Ukraine had been getting fed up with Shokin's corruption and brought their concern to Biden and recommended that he be removed. Biden agreed and helped

And you know this how?

No one in the State Dept says that they were pressured by Burisma or Joe Biden to get Shokin fired.

The State Department did not issue an ultimatum to Ukraine officials....Joe Biden did.

Solomon: These once-secret memos cast doubt on Joe Biden's Ukraine story

Joe Biden issued the ultimatum at the recommendation of the State Dept.

 

[colfax_m]

Testimony.

Whose testimony?

George Kent.