David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Kyiv, traced in detail the emergence and solidification of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s pressure campaign, including episodes about the “three amigos” and sharing that he sat in on many “germane” meetings with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Read his opening statement here:
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WOW, it’s amazing when one sees the work product produced by a career civil servant/employee who has experience vs a political appointee that that knows jack shit about what they are suppose to do.
Holmes is the reluctant witness who wants to tell the truth…like Sondland did NOT want note taker with meeting, Grenade Giuliani et al’s attack on Yovanovitch, the involvement of the Three Amigos, and HEARD the overly loud voice of the Orange Criminal in Sondland’s unsecured cell phone call in Kyiv. Also, contrary to the Thugs-R-Us claims that’s only the Trump Admin helped Ukraine, 1.5B aid to Ukraine was given since 2014!
And the disastrous consequences when an administration intentionally and consistently opts for political hacks and ignores, disparages, or even hounds from office the pros.
You know that Republican talking point that is true, the one they keep repeating about how a President can recall any ambassador because they serve at his pleasure? Well why didn’t he just do that? Why the smear campaign? Why spend all that time and energy when he could have just recalled her?
Fascinating read. He lays it all out clearly and concisely. That was an interesting little detail about Jay Leno.