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September 26, 2019

Elise Stefanik, Rep, NY says she does not support Impeachment and has read Whistleblower Report but

also says should be public.

https://twitter.com/EliseStefanik/status/1176990490308304897?s=20


Elise Stefanik
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I do not support impeachment of President Trump. I have just read the whistleblower complaint made available to House Intelligence Committee Members. I believe strongly in transparency and it should be immediately declassified and made public for the American people to read.


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September 25, 2019

🚨 BREAKING: 218 House members now support an impeachment inquiry. That's enough to impeach Trump!!




https://twitter.com/morethanmySLE/status/1176986434613469186?s=20
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BREAKING: 218 House members now support an impeachment inquiry. That’s enough to impeach Trump!!
September 25, 2019

Hillary Clinton says Trump 'has betrayed our country'

Source: cnn.com




Updated 10:59 AM ET, Wed September 25, 2019


Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said President Donald Trump "betrayed" the United States, calling him a "danger" following the release of a transcript of his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Trump repeatedly pushed for Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, and his son, Hunter, during a July 25 phone call, according to a transcript of the conversation released by the White House. There is no evidence of wrongdoing by either Joe or Hunter Biden.

Trump also asked the Ukrainian leader to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and US Attorney General William Barr on the issue, the call transcript reveals..........................................

"This latest behaviors around Ukraine, trying to enlist the President of Ukraine in a plot to undermine former Vice President Biden or lose the military aid he needs to defend against Trump's friend, Vladimir Putin -- if that's not an impeachable offense, I don't know what is," Clinton told People.....................................................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/politics/hillary-clinton-ukraine-transcript-reaction/index.html



I am glad she spoke up.



https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1176862778356903936?s=20
September 25, 2019

Pelosi Statement on Notes of Call Between President Trump and Ukrainian President




https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1176894961490571265?s=20



Pelosi Statement on Notes of Call Between President Trump and Ukrainian President

https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/92519

September 25, 2019


Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the White House’s release of the notes of the call between President Trump and President Zelensky of Ukraine:

“The release of the notes of the call by the White House confirms that the President engaged in behavior that undermines the integrity of our elections, the dignity of the office he holds and our national security. The President has tried to make lawlessness a virtue in America and now is exporting it abroad.

“I respect the responsibility of the President to engage with foreign leaders as part of his job. It is not part of his job to use taxpayer money to shake down other countries for the benefit of his campaign. Either the President does not know the weight of his words or he does not care about ethics or his constitutional responsibilities.

“The transcript and the Justice Department’s acting in a rogue fashion in being complicit in the President’s lawlessness confirm the need for an impeachment inquiry. Clearly, the Congress must act.


“As we await the transmittal of the full whistleblower complaint to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, it is important to note that the complaint was determined by the Inspector General to be a matter of ‘urgent concern’ and ‘credible.’ The Intelligence Community has long recognized that whistleblowers constitute a vital part of our national security apparatus and that they must be protected. I reiterate my long-standing call to protect the whistleblower from retaliation.”



https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1176898993986707456?s=20


September 25, 2019

LOL. NBC Reports Trump Called Pelosi Wanting to "work something out...." Twitter Laughs.





LOL. NBC Reports Trump Called Pelosi Wanting to "work something out....” Twitter Laughs.

Tuesday September 24, 2019 · 6:28 PM CDT


https://twitter.com/_celia_bedelia_/status/1176631941623406597?s=20


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https://twitter.com/mama_gts/status/1176634157251694594?s=20


September 25, 2019

WaPo: Mulvaney Withheld Funds to Ukraine W/O Knowledge of NSC, Pentagon or State.

Nor did Congress know the reason [#MoscowMitch said yesterday he tried to get reason but no one answered his calls. }


aPo: Mulvaney Withheld Funds to Ukraine W/O Knowledge of NSC, Pentagon or State.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/24/1887696/-WaPo-Mulvaney-Withheld-Funds-to-Ukraine-W-O-Knowledge-of-NSC-Pentagon-and-State


Tuesday September 24, 2019 · 8:57 PM CDT


Fascinating article now up at The Washington Post outlining Rudy’s machinations in Ukraine, the ouster of the U.S. Ambassador there at his recommendation, consternation and anger at the growing clusterfuck from John Bolton and other senior officials, great stuff, but, for my money, here is the beef:

“The perception of a parallel, hidden agenda intensified in the summer as officials at the NSC, Pentagon and State Department began reacting to rumors that hundreds of millions of dollars of military and intelligence aid to Ukraine was being mysteriously impeded.

“There were never any orders given, any formal guidance from the White House to any of the agencies,” said a U.S. official familiar with the matter. “And the NSC was scratching their heads: How is this possible?”

NSC officials, including Tim Morrison, who had replaced Fiona Hill as the senior director for European and Russian affairs, began organizing meetings to try to understand these hidden forces affecting Ukraine policy, officials said.

But even then, clear answers proved elusive. Officials were told that the money was being blocked by the Office of Management and Budget, without any accompanying explanation.

“It was bizarre,” the official said.”

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This is no way to run a government folks.
September 25, 2019

What Trump LOSING In A Landslide Looks Like

We can dream--but we have a lot of HARD work ahead of us.


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What Trump LOSING In A Landslide Looks Like


https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/22/1885083/-What-Trump-LOSING-In-A-Landslide-Looks-Like?detail=emaildkre

Sunday September 22, 2019 · 5:00 PM CDT




Let me start with the caveats…

Yes, it’s early.

Yes, we have to work hard.

Yes, we should NOT get complacent.

Yes, we need to vote.

Yes, we (all other variations of not counting your eggs before they’ve hatched).

This entire preamble is to head off comments that boil down to “we need to worry about winning”, “we can’t assume anything” etc. I am well aware of all of that.

This diary is also not intended as prediction, rather for conversation. If you Google “Trump” and “landslide” a whole bunch of Republican-friendly scenarios emerge. Those results and scenarios include wishful thinking by tools such as Hannity and Guiliani. Others are political porn published by right-wing websites.

But if you look for “Landslide against Trump”, “Trump loses in landslide” you do not find much in the way of possibilities. Indeed, of the possible outcomes for 2020 it comes down to Trump landslide, Trump narrow victory and Democratic narrow victory as the three most popular scenarios. There is a lot of credence to those, especially considering that Trump is an incumbent and incumbents tend to win reelection. Analysts like Rachel Bitcofer predicts a close election (and she hit the election bullseye for 2018). That’s the smart money.


So Is An Anti-Trump Landslide Impossible? ...........................

September 25, 2019

Rudy Giuliani reveals he has been read the transcript of Trump's call to Ukraine

Source: raw story




Published 6 mins ago on September 25, 2019


President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani claims he has been read the transcript of the president’s phone call to his Ukrainian counterpart.

Giuliani appeared Wednesday morning on “Fox & Friends,” where he told the hosts that he was read the entire thing before it was handed over to Congress.

“Let’s say it was read to me,” he told Fox News.

The former New York City mayor is himself deeply implicated in a scheme to pressure Ukraine’s government to dig up damaging information against Joe Biden, the former vice president and Democratic presidential frontrunner.

Trump has confirmed that he held back U.S. aid to Ukraine as leverage to pressure the foreign government to turn over dirt against Biden.

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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/rudy-giuliani-reveals-he-has-been-read-the-transcript-of-trumps-call-to-ukraine/



And Congress has NOT read it. Damn.





https://twitter.com/greenery444/status/1176844114639372294?s=20
September 25, 2019

Health Insurance That Doesn't Cover the Bills Has Flooded the Market Under Trump



Health Insurance That Doesn’t Cover the Bills Has Flooded the Market Under Trump

September 17, 2019, 3:00 AM CDT

The administration’s moves to weaken the Affordable Care Act have taken hold, and companies are cashing in.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-09-17/under-trump-health-insurance-with-less-coverage-floods-market?utm_source=pocket-newtab


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Before being wheeled into surgery, he whispered the PIN for his bank card to Marisia, just in case. But the double-bypass operation was successful, and two weeks later he was discharged.
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