The Senate exists for moments like this.
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National Review: Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense
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National Review: Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense
National Review: Bolton Blows Up Trump Team’s Foolhardy Quid Pro Quo Defense
Well the "Bolton Blows" part of that is accurate!
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Fleitz said presidents of both parties should be able to confide in their national security advisors and that the best confidants are the ones who give the officeholder peace of mind that their ideas and musings will not appear in the press or in books.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/john-bolton-friend-fred-fleitz-national-security-trump-book
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the phony ? ! allegation that Pres Trump said to Bolton, that he wanted to withhold that aid until
they announce the Biden investigations.
whatever.
I've said before - If I said I wanted to rob a bank and pay off our pickup truck...
that isn't a crime. Neither is being a lying jerkface.
Bolton has shot down any chance of being in government service again. But CNN/MSNBC will keep paying him
big bucks as another dishonest innuendo/false rumor and propaganda hack.
AGAIN - no "there" there. Nothingburger. Because Pres Trump never withheld the aid. I believe Bolton was one of the leakers earlier on, and that is why Bolton had to go.
What a disreputable "witness".
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the phony ? ! allegation that Pres Trump said to Bolton, that he wanted to withhold that aid until
they announce the Biden investigations.
whatever.
I've said before - If I said I wanted to rob a bank and pay off our pickup truck...
that isn't a crime. Neither is being a lying jerkface.
Bolton has shot down any chance of being in government service again. But CNN/MSNBC will keep paying him
big bucks as another dishonest innuendo/false rumor and propaganda hack.
AGAIN - no "there" there. Nothingburger. Because Pres Trump never withheld the aid. I believe Bolton was one of the leakers earlier on, and that is why Bolton had to go.
What a disreputable "witness".
the phony ? ! allegation that Pres Trump said to Bolton, that he wanted to withhold that aid until
they announce the Biden investigations.
whatever.
I've said before - If I said I wanted to rob a bank and pay off our pickup truck...
that isn't a crime. Neither is being a lying jerkface.
Bolton has shot down any chance of being in government service again. But CNN/MSNBC will keep paying him
big bucks as another dishonest innuendo/false rumor and propaganda hack.
AGAIN - no "there" there. Nothingburger. Because Pres Trump never withheld the aid. I believe Bolton was one of the leakers earlier on, and that is why Bolton had to go.
What a disreputable "witness".
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
"That which can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence”. - Christopher Hitchens "The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you". - Neil deGrasse Tyson -
the phony ? ! allegation that Pres Trump said to Bolton, that he wanted to withhold that aid until
they announce the Biden investigations.
whatever.
I've said before - If I said I wanted to rob a bank and pay off our pickup truck...
that isn't a crime. Neither is being a lying jerkface.
Bolton has shot down any chance of being in government service again. But CNN/MSNBC will keep paying him
big bucks as another dishonest innuendo/false rumor and propaganda hack.
AGAIN - no "there" there. Nothingburger. Because Pres Trump never withheld the aid. I believe Bolton was one of the leakers earlier on, and that is why Bolton had to go.
What a disreputable "witness".
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
What is the worst case scenario for Trump if Bolton testifies Trump told him he wanted the aid to Ukraine held unless Ukraine investigated the Bidens? Trump would be guilty of a thought crime because the facts are the aid was eventually given to Ukraine with no promise to investigate the Bidens. The president of Ukraine also said he felt no pressure to do anything to get the aid. Anyway you slice this it should have never resulted in an impeachment. At most here all you have is a "thought crime". Do we really want to impeach presidents over "thought crimes?"
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the phony ? ! allegation that Pres Trump said to Bolton, that he wanted to withhold that aid until
they announce the Biden investigations.
whatever.
I've said before - If I said I wanted to rob a bank and pay off our pickup truck...
that isn't a crime. Neither is being a lying jerkface.
Bolton has shot down any chance of being in government service again. But CNN/MSNBC will keep paying him
big bucks as another dishonest innuendo/false rumor and propaganda hack.
AGAIN - no "there" there. Nothingburger. Because Pres Trump never withheld the aid. I believe Bolton was one of the leakers earlier on, and that is why Bolton had to go.
What a disreputable "witness".
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
but the point is, and has always been - to drag on the farce to effect a defeat of a current president that is KEEPING HIS PROMISES to us that elected him, has the economy roaring, has redone/going to redo bad trade deals, put two HONEST Supreme Court Justices - helped and supported our VETERANS HUGELY, supported the LIVES of UNBORN and BORN CHILDREN, defended our gun rights, our first amendment,....etc.
the left can't run on issues. they have no good ideas to fix any damn thing. So they invented the farce, drug it out til the voters went south on it in the polls, and now they want the Senate to drag it out for no legitimate reason. This manuscript of Bolton's has been out there for how long? a year? and just at the perfect point of controversy, it's "leaked" out there?
enough of this crap. Bolton is just another turd. He wants to make money selling his book and be a popular contributor ($$$$) on CNN, and MSNBC...
and, try to screw over the President that terminated him. Apparently, he's been a deep stater all along, from the Reagan days.
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the phony ? ! allegation that Pres Trump said to Bolton, that he wanted to withhold that aid until
they announce the Biden investigations.
whatever.
I've said before - If I said I wanted to rob a bank and pay off our pickup truck...
that isn't a crime. Neither is being a lying jerkface.
Bolton has shot down any chance of being in government service again. But CNN/MSNBC will keep paying him
big bucks as another dishonest innuendo/false rumor and propaganda hack.
AGAIN - no "there" there. Nothingburger. Because Pres Trump never withheld the aid. I believe Bolton was one of the leakers earlier on, and that is why Bolton had to go.
What a disreputable "witness".
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
Yes Nancy and crew should have done this and not rushed through the one sided process.
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the phony ? ! allegation that Pres Trump said to Bolton, that he wanted to withhold that aid until
they announce the Biden investigations.
whatever.
I've said before - If I said I wanted to rob a bank and pay off our pickup truck...
that isn't a crime. Neither is being a lying jerkface.
Bolton has shot down any chance of being in government service again. But CNN/MSNBC will keep paying him
big bucks as another dishonest innuendo/false rumor and propaganda hack.
AGAIN - no "there" there. Nothingburger. Because Pres Trump never withheld the aid. I believe Bolton was one of the leakers earlier on, and that is why Bolton had to go.
What a disreputable "witness".
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
actually, the left witnesses do lie in front of Congress. They believe they are too powerful to go to jail.
CIA director John Brennan lied to you and to the Senate ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/31/cia-director-john-brennan-lied...
Jul 31, 2014 · CIA director John Brennan lied to you and to the Senate.
Author: Trevor Timm
Former CIA director Brennan lied to Congress about Steele ...
https://www.rt.com/usa/475443-brennan-lied-to-congress
Once it emerged that the Steele Dossier – which among other things, accused Trump of hiring prostitutes to urinate on a bed in a Moscow hotel room – was unverifiable and most likely false, Brennan was grilled by Congress.
Brennan Lied About Not Including Steele Dossier In IC ...
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/09/brennan-lied-about-not-including-steele-dossier...
The new report from Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress about whether the dossier authored by Christopher Steele …
Former CIA director John Brennan caught lying to Congress ...
https://www.independentsentinel.com/former-cia-director-john-brennan-caught-lying-to...
Dec 10, 2019 · The IG report confirmed that Brennan lied to Congress. He said the Hillary-Steele dossier was not relied upon for the Obama administration’s Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA). That wasn’t the case.
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'Growing body of evidence' James Comey lied to Congress
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/growing-evidence-that-james-comey-lied-to...
Mark Meadows said Thursday there's a growing body of evidence to suggest that former FBI Director James Comey lied when he told Congress that the FBI and the Justice Department were not...
IG Report: Comey Lied To Congress About FBI Probe Of Trump ...
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/10/ig-report-shows-comey-lied-to-congress-about-fbi...
IG Report Shows Comey Lied To Congress About FBI Investigation Of Trump Campaign Soon after Monday’s release of the 476-page inspector general’s report on the Carter Page FISA applications and...
BREAKING: Fired FBI Director Comey Lied to Congress - Hid ...
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/breaking-fired-fbi-director-comey-lied-to...
Former FBI Director James Comey lied to Congress. While under oath fired FBI Director Comey blamed the decision on an underling for not telling Congress for 9 months about an investigation into candidate Trump before the 2016 election.
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Feedback
4 Different Lies James Clapper Told About Lying To Congress
https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/06/four-different-lies-james-clapper-told-about...
He Lied Because He ‘Simply Didn’t Understand’ The Question. In an apology letter to Sen. Dianne …
He Lied In the ‘Least Untruthful Manner’ Clapper told MSNBC not that he didn’t understand the …
He Lied to Congress About Leaking Details On the Steele Dossier. A report from the House …
He Lied about His Communication with CNN. In an attempt to run interference for Clapper’s lies to …
James Clapper's perjury, and why DC made men don't get ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/19/james-clappers-perjury-dc-made-men...
Jan 19, 2018 · For Clapper, the attempt to justify his immunity from prosecution has tied officials into knots. After Clapper lied before Congress and there was a public outcry, Clapper gave his “least ...
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Ever more the reason to put him on the stand for testimony. Once he is under oath, he cannot lie, under threat of perjury.
For the record, I am also open for the Bidens and any other witnesses being called as well.
What is the worst case scenario for Trump if Bolton testifies Trump told him he wanted the aid to Ukraine held unless Ukraine investigated the Bidens? Trump would be guilty of a thought crime because the facts are the aid was eventually given to Ukraine with no promise to investigate the Bidens. The president of Ukraine also said he felt no pressure to do anything to get the aid. Anyway you slice this it should have never resulted in an impeachment. At most here all you have is a "thought crime". Do we really want to impeach presidents over "thought crimes?"
What is the worst case scenario for Trump if Bolton testifies Trump told him he wanted the aid to Ukraine held unless Ukraine investigated the Bidens? Trump would be guilty of a thought crime because the facts are the aid was eventually given to Ukraine with no promise to investigate the Bidens. The president of Ukraine also said he felt no pressure to do anything to get the aid. Anyway you slice this it should have never resulted in an impeachment. At most here all you have is a "thought crime". Do we really want to impeach presidents over "thought crimes?"
Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
"That which can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence”. - Christopher Hitchens "The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you". - Neil deGrasse Tyson -
What is the worst case scenario for Trump if Bolton testifies Trump told him he wanted the aid to Ukraine held unless Ukraine investigated the Bidens? Trump would be guilty of a thought crime because the facts are the aid was eventually given to Ukraine with no promise to investigate the Bidens. The president of Ukraine also said he felt no pressure to do anything to get the aid. Anyway you slice this it should have never resulted in an impeachment. At most here all you have is a "thought crime". Do we really want to impeach presidents over "thought crimes?"
Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
I would agree a better strategy would have been for Trump to say the Biden's absolutely deserved to be investigated for corruption and he put a pause on the aid to see if the rampant corruption in Ukraine was being addressed (and that included the Bidens). The bottom line though is he did release the aid without any quid pro quo and the whole political impeachment is a sham.
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What is the worst case scenario for Trump if Bolton testifies Trump told him he wanted the aid to Ukraine held unless Ukraine investigated the Bidens? Trump would be guilty of a thought crime because the facts are the aid was eventually given to Ukraine with no promise to investigate the Bidens. The president of Ukraine also said he felt no pressure to do anything to get the aid. Anyway you slice this it should have never resulted in an impeachment. At most here all you have is a "thought crime". Do we really want to impeach presidents over "thought crimes?"
Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
For a guy who couldn’t get approved for the Ambassador to the U.N. years ago, couldn’t get approved for anything since, “begged” me for a non Senate approved job, which I gave him despite many saying “Don’t do it, sir,” takes the job, mistakenly says “Libyan Model” on T.V., and many more mistakes of judgement, gets fired because frankly, if I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now, and goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security. Who would do this?
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Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
For a guy who couldn’t get approved for the Ambassador to the U.N. years ago, couldn’t get approved for anything since, “begged” me for a non Senate approved job, which I gave him despite many saying “Don’t do it, sir,” takes the job, mistakenly says “Libyan Model” on T.V., and many more mistakes of judgement, gets fired because frankly, if I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now, and goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security. Who would do this?
For a guy who couldn’t get approved for the Ambassador to the U.N. years ago, couldn’t get approved for anything since, “begged” me for a non Senate approved job, which I gave him despite many saying “Don’t do it, sir,” takes the job, mistakenly says “Libyan Model” on T.V., and many more mistakes of judgement, gets fired because frankly, if I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now, and goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security. Who would do this?
Bolton was another bad hire by Trump. If I find fault with anything about Trump it would be some of his poor choices in whom he has hired. Of course then you will hear "but he said he only hires the best"...blah, blah....you can only try to the hire "the best".
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For a guy who couldn’t get approved for the Ambassador to the U.N. years ago, couldn’t get approved for anything since, “begged” me for a non Senate approved job, which I gave him despite many saying “Don’t do it, sir,” takes the job, mistakenly says “Libyan Model” on T.V., and many more mistakes of judgement, gets fired because frankly, if I listened to him, we would be in World War Six by now, and goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security. Who would do this?
Bolton was another bad hire by Trump. If I find fault with anything about Trump it would be some of his poor choices in whom he has hired. Of course then you will hear "but he said he only hires the best"...blah, blah....you can only try to the hire "the best".
Bolton was another bad hire by Trump. If I find fault with anything about Trump it would be some of his poor choices in whom he has hired. Of course then you will hear "but he said he only hires the best"...blah, blah....you can only try to the hire "the best".
I agree. How many have left only to write some tell all book about Trump and get hired by CNN?
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Bolton was another bad hire by Trump. If I find fault with anything about Trump it would be some of his poor choices in whom he has hired. Of course then you will hear "but he said he only hires the best"...blah, blah....you can only try to the hire "the best".
I agree. How many have left only to write some tell all book about Trump and get hired by CNN?
I agree. How many have left only to write some tell all book about Trump and get hired by CNN?
Some have at least the decency to wait until a president is out of office before writing their tell all book but Bolton rushes his out just in time for impeachment. It is disgraceful. Bolton gets his feelings hurt for being fired and now he is cashing in on his revenge. I used to like Bolton but the more I have seen and read about him the less I like him. Even Bush said he regretted hiring him. John Bolton is only out for John Bolton. Trump should have listened to those who told him not to have Bolton in his administration.
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What is the worst case scenario for Trump if Bolton testifies Trump told him he wanted the aid to Ukraine held unless Ukraine investigated the Bidens? Trump would be guilty of a thought crime because the facts are the aid was eventually given to Ukraine with no promise to investigate the Bidens. The president of Ukraine also said he felt no pressure to do anything to get the aid. Anyway you slice this it should have never resulted in an impeachment. At most here all you have is a "thought crime". Do we really want to impeach presidents over "thought crimes?"
Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
Townhall: Bolton Should Testify
"By insisting on a defense of total denials, Trump has backed himself into a corner. When you shout "no quid pro quo!" at the top of your lungs for months (even as the opposite conclusion has been a baked-in assumption among the impeachment crowd all along), it looks quite incriminating if the talking point is forced to morph into "this quid pro quo was not illegal!" based on new evidence. This is why I've always blanched at the "perfect call/nothing wrong" claims. Most people, including many impeachment opponents, simply don't buy it -- and the lies and spin end up becoming aggravating factors as people assess the administration's credibility on all matters, not just this one. That damage is self-inflicted."
that is total bs. There is nothing wrong with what Trump said, per reports from the paper on what his book said.It's a nothingburger. You can harp on it forever. But the truth is, though Pres Trump may have said what he said in confidence (bolton is a gigantic ego for no good reason sombeitch)...that is not quid pro quo. Because the quid pro quo never happened.
I'll say it again: If I tell someone I feel like robbing a bank to pay off my pickup truck, but I never actually DO it...it isn't a crime. The DEFINITION of "quid pro quo" defies all the emotional baseless glee by the left. There was never ANY mention of it to the Ukraine, there was never any investigation and the lethal military aid to the Ukraine was still released just fine.
quid pro quo
[ˌkwid ˌprō ˈkwō]
NOUN
a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.
"the pardon was a quid pro quo for their help in releasing hostages"
synonyms:
exchange · trade · trade-off · swap · switch · barter · substitute · substitution · reciprocity · reciprocation · return · payment · remuneration · amends · compensation · indemnity · recompense · restitution · reparation · satisfaction · requital
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