But that's the thing, this strategy doesn't make any sense. Roping the State Department into the crisis isn't exactly protecting the President, it just widens the scandal while also keeping it in Trump's lap.The gist is, Rudy is trying to convince the world that his communications with Ukraine weren't just at the behest of the President, for personal gain. He's ATTEMPTING to rope in the whole State Department to demonstrate, "look, see?! It was official US business, simply to investigate Ukraine corruption, not just aid in federal elections."
This argument is weak in the wake of Trump's own release of the memo, where interest in Ukraine President is solely for the purpose of election interference, and Giuliani's play at making his communications seem officially State Department sanctioned, only make it clear that the State Department was aware of Trump/Rudy pressuring Ukraine for information on his political rival.
Nothing released from Giuliani indicates that the State Department ORDERED Giuliani to investigate corruption. And if that actually happened, there would be a clear memo/paper trail of official business. The fact that Giuliani/the State Department can't produce this probably means it never happened, and this is just blatant corruption.
Regardless of the legality of the topic at hand, are these fucking morons using text to conduct official day to day government business as well?
It's only a crime if they don't publicize it.i guess they believe it's only a crime if there are real consequences
Rudy straight up dropped a lit flare on the gasoline puddle he was standing in. What an incredible display of idiocy and overconfidence.
Regardless of the legality of the topic at hand, are these fucking morons using text to conduct official day to day government business as well?
Regardless of the legality of the topic at hand, are these fucking morons using text to conduct official day to day government business as well?
My take: they're opening the floodgates of information in a bid to get the House to vote to impeach by the end of this year rather than have them drag this out right up to the 2020 election.
They believe impeachment helps their 2020 chances, but an ongoing shadow of it hurts.
possibly. Allows him to say see they tried to remove me and failed. Powerless, corrupt dems, etc.
CORRECTION: THIS IS NOT SPEEDRUN WATERGATE
This is LASO WATERGATE, NO SAVES, NO CHECKPOINTS, GRENADES ONLY
So has Giuliani gone completely rogue? Has Trump made a statement supporting or denouncing Giuliani (either for the actual ukraine stuff or just for constantly leaking stuff as of late).
HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
Did he just tweet out a fucking PHONE NUMBER for someone involved in the conspiracy?
I.... I just..... sigh...
People with a meeting at 4:49PM.
What's strange is McConnell and Barr were pushing Trump to release the whistleblower report. These people are running the highest levels of this country and they do that.
The only explanation is they want to torpedo Trumps reelection.