Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch will testify today. She served as ambassador until May of 2019. She is the woman who contends that she was wrongfully dismissed by President Trump. Of course, the President appoints all ambassadors and may dismiss any ambassador at will for whatever reason or none at all.
She was removed from office prior to the famous July telephone call between President Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and, therefore, has no first-hand knowledge of its contents.
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Adam Schitt just called Rudy Guiliani corrupt, several times.
This ought to go well.
How do these people live with themselves?
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It is an understanding with the demoncraps that Guiliani is corrupt. I kept hearing that over and over this morning, even when people like Swalwell were being interviewed.
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I really like Ms. Stefanik (R-NY) and the way she asks questions. She is very direct and to the point and doesn’t goof around. I’m very impressed.
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Just received this email from my excellent House Representative, Russ Fulcher…
November 15, 2019
I was personally in attendance for much of the first impeachment hearing on Wednesday. The basis for this impeachment inquiry surrounds a phone call President Trump had with newly elected Ukrainian President Zelensky on July 25, 2019 (read the transcript here ). Here are some observations and things I learned as a result of Wednesday’s activities:
1. The two ‘star’ witnesses, Bill Taylor (acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine) and George Kent (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Eurasian Affairs), did not listen in on the phone call. Instead, they each heard from someone, who heard from someone else, who listened to the phone call. In today’s hearing, these accounts are considered expert witnesses with pertinent information. However, in Idaho, it’s better known as gossip.
2. Mr. Taylor testified that a member of his staff overheard President Trump say something to the effect of “… he was more interested in the Burisma-Biden connection.” However, it turns out this is a retelling from a staffer who recalls overhearing EU Ambassador Gordan Sondland in a restaurant talking to President Trump on his cell phone.
3. Mr. Taylor testified that he believed the President’s actions threatened U.S. Foreign Policy. However, Mr. Taylor did not acknowledge that the President has the right to set foreign policy, and when asked, neither Mr. Taylor nor Mr. Kent could identify any laws breached.
4. The person credited with initiating the impeachment action, the whistleblower, approached authorities without asking to have legal “whistleblower” protection. However, the whistleblower was identified by Inspector General Michael Horowitz as someone that has a bias in favor of Joe Biden, and somehow legal whistleblower protections were invoked through Chairman Schiff’s committee.
5. Chairman Adam Schiff stated for the record that he did not know the identity of the whistleblower. However, Schiff previously claimed, “We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower,” and this was found to be false; the whistleblower reached out to Schiff’s staff before filing their whistleblower complaint. During the hearing, Schiff also stopped a republican member from speaking when he feared the whistleblower’s identity was about to be divulged.
6. Democrat leadership exhibited concerns that the U.S. did not adequately provide aid to Ukraine to help them resist Russian aggression. Following the invasion of Crimea, which happened under President Obama’s watch, mostly non-lethal aid was provided to the Ukrainians. After assuming office, President Trump immediately increased Ukraine’s security by allowing lethal weapons of deterrence like Javelin missiles.
7. Democrats exhibited concerns that the President inappropriately wanted to investigate Burisma Holdings. However, the democrats do not seem concerned that former Vice President explicitly stated, on video (linked here*), that he threatened to withhold $1 billion in loan guarantees from Ukraine unless they stopped an investigation into Burisma Holdings, the company paying his son Hunter Biden $50,000 per month, as a member of their board.
8. Chairman Schiff’s democrat committee members agree with Mr. Taylor and Mr. Kent as they cite how critical it is to respect and defend the Ukrainian borders. However, there is no evidence during this Congress that they share the same concern about American borders.
… looking forward to reporting back to you all on today’s hearing.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Russ Fulcher
* https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/09/27/flashback_2018_joe_biden_brags_at_cfr_meeting_about_withholding_aid_to_ukraine_to_force_firing_of_prosecutor.html?fbclid=IwAR3XZO66id1vDOh4TufIiSnQLgOP8_b1dZEq8LDFP2cTEAyD6CFUrNsd-Lc
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I think that is a great summation.
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Marie “Mashallah” Yovanovitch,
There is no rule that the President must use or go through the US Ambassador in dealing with any country.
I wish the Democrats had been this concerned with the well being of Ambassador Stevens when he was being sodomized and killed by the Mashallah boys.
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