Tuesday, December 3, 2019

House Report Out On Trump-Ukraine Bribery Scheme


Describing Russian asset and con man Donald "Impeachable Me" Trump as placing his own personal and political interests above the nation's national security, the House Intelligence Committee released its "Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report" (copy here). The 300 plus page report details Trump's bribery and extortion scheme to withhold U.S. military aid to Ukraine in exchange for   concocting dirt on former VP Joe Biden and his son. The report also condemns Trump for obstructing Congress in its investigation of the shakedown, saying:
"...it would be hard to imagine a stronger or more complete case of obstruction than that demonstrated by the President since the inquiry began."
That obstruction includes Trump's unprecedented blocking of his staff from testifying, including his Secretary of State and his Acting Chief of Staff. The report emphasizes that given Trump's propensity to solicit foreign aid to his election efforts, as he did with Russia, and as he tried again with Ukraine, the threat to our elections that he poses is real and urgent.

The report also contains a jab at corrupt Trump stooge Rep. Devin "Numbnuts" Nunes by including his call records to Trump's inept and sinister lawyer Rudy "Colludey" Giuliani and Giuliani's associate Lev Parnas back in April, around the time that former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovich was being smeared by Giuliani and later forced out. As he did during the outset of the Russiagate investigation, Nunes has been acting in bad faith as a courier / co-conspirator with the people under investigation, all to protect Trump at any cost.

BONUS:  Here's the news conference held by Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff upon release of the report: