READ: Morrison Says ‘Fears Have Been Realized’ After Trump-Zelensky Call Disclosure

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: National Security Council Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs Tim Morrison prepares to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: National Security Council Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs Tim Morrison prepares to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the third day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals and the unfounded conspiracy theory that Ukrainians, not Russians, were behind the 2016 computer hacking of the Democratic National Committee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Former NSC aide Tim Morrison, who listened in on the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said that his “fears have been realized” about the effect its disclosure would have on the political climate.

He also used much of his brief opening statement to remind his audience about the situation on the ground in Ukraine.

“I understand the gravity of these proceedings, but I beg you to not lose sight of the
military conflict underway in Eastern Ukraine today, the ongoing illegal occupation of Crimea, and the importance of reform of Ukraine’s politics and economy,” he said.

Morrison is a witness called by the Republicans, as opposed to the morning’s witnesses, NSC aide Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Pence foreign policy aide Jennifer Williams.

Read his opening statement here:

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  1. “HIS fears?” HIS FEARS?!!

    What about our fucking fears?

  2. Apparently discord in the current political climate trumps ethics or law.

  3. Avatar for ljb860 ljb860 says:

    Fear that the public and especially The House now that they are not and paid for by our side will not understand that we want the power and cash, first and foremost. Which we all know should be A-OK with the American People as it is with REPUGS in general.

  4. Avatar for klip1 klip1 says:

    But he didn’t have fears about the actual harm Trump was doing by withholding the aid money for several months in an attempt to get a public announcement from Zalensky about investigations into the Bidens??? Seems he’s trying to be a loyal Trump bootlicker but with a bit more finesse than most of the toadies.

  5. Morrison is a right-wing Bolton acolyte creep.

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