Comments on: Simple, Obvious, And Indefensible http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/ Reality-based political commentary Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:49:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Collusion, Collusion, Collusion! http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-145208 ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Collusion, Collusion, Collusion! Sat, 28 Sep 2019 00:54:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-145208 [...] Simple, Obvious, And Indefensible [...] [...] Simple, Obvious, And Indefensible [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144870 Elizabeth Miller Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:47:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144870 I disagree and you are commenting on an old thread. I disagree and you are commenting on an old thread.

]]> By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144869 ListenWhenYouHear Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:27:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144869 Liz, <I>If a candidate chooses not to defend against nonsense attacks on him by Trump, then two things are true: they don't know the facts of the matter and so they are afraid to go against Trump on the details, number one; and, number two, they have no business being a candidate for president alongside Senator Biden who bests them any day of the week and twice on Sundays.</i> Yeah....um, no. It could simply mean that they aren’t going to take their press time to discuss the competition. They are spending all of their time focusing on their own campaigns. If they are wise, they’ll try to do a repeat of Bernie’s response to the question about Hillary’s emails from 2016 — during the debate, they shoot it down from being any part of the conversation! Makes them look like the champ and takes the focus away from Biden. Liz,

If a candidate chooses not to defend against nonsense attacks on him by Trump, then two things are true: they don't know the facts of the matter and so they are afraid to go against Trump on the details, number one;

and, number two, they have no business being a candidate for president alongside Senator Biden who bests them any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Yeah....um, no. It could simply mean that they aren’t going to take their press time to discuss the competition. They are spending all of their time focusing on their own campaigns. If they are wise, they’ll try to do a repeat of Bernie’s response to the question about Hillary’s emails from 2016 — during the debate, they shoot it down from being any part of the conversation! Makes them look like the champ and takes the focus away from Biden.

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144865 Paula Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:38:19 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144865 <blockquote> This time it’s different. The misconduct cannot be dismissed as unproven; it screams off the plain text of the White House’s own memorandum detailing the president’s phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart. It cannot be disparaged as the result of a “Witch Hunt” or blamed on angry Democrats working for a special counsel or attempting a coup from the depths of the “Deep State”; the revelation did not flow from any investigation at all, but from the complaints of shocked subordinates, complaints which generated pressure that ultimately caused the president himself to fess up and release the document. It cannot be blamed on “The Squad” or on Nancy Pelosi or on Adam Schiff. None of these people made the president say the words that appear in that document. None of them made him take the actions into which the memo offers dramatic visibility. Nor does the president deny that he said those words. He just thinks it’s fine for a president to do so. And that, really, is the crux of the problem and the crux of the decision before Congress. To do nothing is to agree that this conduct is acceptable. </blockquote> https://www.lawfareblog.com/self-impeaching-trump-zelensky-conversation

This time it’s different.

The misconduct cannot be dismissed as unproven; it screams off the plain text of the White House’s own memorandum detailing the president’s phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart. It cannot be disparaged as the result of a “Witch Hunt” or blamed on angry Democrats working for a special counsel or attempting a coup from the depths of the “Deep State”; the revelation did not flow from any investigation at all, but from the complaints of shocked subordinates, complaints which generated pressure that ultimately caused the president himself to fess up and release the document. It cannot be blamed on “The Squad” or on Nancy Pelosi or on Adam Schiff. None of these people made the president say the words that appear in that document. None of them made him take the actions into which the memo offers dramatic visibility. Nor does the president deny that he said those words. He just thinks it’s fine for a president to do so.

And that, really, is the crux of the problem and the crux of the decision before Congress. To do nothing is to agree that this conduct is acceptable.

https://www.lawfareblog.com/self-impeaching-trump-zelensky-conversation

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144864 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:59:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144864 I will say one thing, though, or two … Biden had better sit down and fast with a few reputable journalists and speak in detail and at length about Trump's attacks. And, he needs to explain how his son ended up and stayed on the board of a Ukrainian energy company while his father was not only VP but point man on the Ukraine file. I will say one thing, though, or two … Biden had better sit down and fast with a few reputable journalists and speak in detail and at length about Trump's attacks.

And, he needs to explain how his son ended up and stayed on the board of a Ukrainian energy company while his father was not only VP but point man on the Ukraine file.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144863 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:49:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144863 Speaking of Biden's rivals, Senator Booker just made a very strong statement on CNN in support of Senator Biden and I have gained new respect for him. Senator Harris could take a lesson, or two. Speaking of Biden's rivals, Senator Booker just made a very strong statement on CNN in support of Senator Biden and I have gained new respect for him.

Senator Harris could take a lesson, or two.

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144862 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:45:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144862 Pentagon Letter Undercuts Trump Assertion On Delaying Aid To Ukraine Over Corruption https://www.npr.org/2019/09/25/764453663/pentagon-letter-undercuts-trump-assertion-on-delaying-aid-to-ukraine-over-corrup?origin=NOTIFY Pentagon Letter Undercuts Trump Assertion On Delaying Aid To Ukraine Over Corruption

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/25/764453663/pentagon-letter-undercuts-trump-assertion-on-delaying-aid-to-ukraine-over-corrup?origin=NOTIFY

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144861 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:41:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144861 Zelensky advisor says agreeing to discuss Biden conspiracy theories was pre-condition for setting up the call - https://abcn.ws/2lMDXBS via @ABC Zelensky advisor says agreeing to discuss Biden conspiracy theories was pre-condition for setting up the call - https://abcn.ws/2lMDXBS via @ABC

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144860 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:38:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144860 ListenWhenYouHear, <I>Even if a candidate chooses not to defend Biden, that still does not negate what I claimed — they did not resort to using a personal attack or name calling. </I> If a candidate chooses not to defend against nonsense attacks on him by Trump, then two things are true: they don't know the facts of the matter and so they are afraid to go against Trump on the details, number one; and, number two, they have no business being a candidate for president alongside Senator Biden who bests them any day of the week and twice on Sundays. ListenWhenYouHear,

Even if a candidate chooses not to defend Biden, that still does not negate what I claimed — they did not resort to using a personal attack or name calling.

If a candidate chooses not to defend against nonsense attacks on him by Trump, then two things are true: they don't know the facts of the matter and so they are afraid to go against Trump on the details, number one;

and, number two, they have no business being a candidate for president alongside Senator Biden who bests them any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144859 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:27:15 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144859 Michale[118], You're late. Oh, and same to you! Michale[118],

You're late.

Oh, and same to you!

]]> By: Balthasar http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144858 Balthasar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:07:45 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144858 <i>there’s no evidence that Biden “stopped the prosecution” of the Ukranian gas company. In fact, there’s evidence that the company wasn’t under investigation at the time.</i> But let's not let facts get in the way of Trump's minions. They'll hurt themselves. there’s no evidence that Biden “stopped the prosecution” of the Ukranian gas company. In fact, there’s evidence that the company wasn’t under investigation at the time.

But let's not let facts get in the way of Trump's minions. They'll hurt themselves.

]]> By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144857 ListenWhenYouHear Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:37:11 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144857 Trump has shown lots of support for the Ukraine...being invaded by Russia. The largest amounts of money that he took from the military budget to pay for his wall came from construction projects aimed at preventing Russian aggression in the Ukraine and other countries that border Russia. This, following his change to the GOP Platform to say they no longer support selling weapons to the Ukraine in the event that Russia invades — an oddly specific entry into a document listing the parties’ beliefs and values. And he has signaled that he will likely double the amount already taken because —shockingly — Trump’s construction costs of the border wall are going to cost billions of dollars more than he first claimed! Remind me again how Trump said he would force Mexico to pay for all of this? Trump has shown lots of support for the Ukraine...being invaded by Russia. The largest amounts of money that he took from the military budget to pay for his wall came from construction projects aimed at preventing Russian aggression in the Ukraine and other countries that border Russia. This, following his change to the GOP Platform to say they no longer support selling weapons to the Ukraine in the event that Russia invades — an oddly specific entry into a document listing the parties’ beliefs and values.

And he has signaled that he will likely double the amount already taken because —shockingly — Trump’s construction costs of the border wall are going to cost billions of dollars more than he first claimed! Remind me again how Trump said he would force Mexico to pay for all of this?

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144856 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:18:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144856 Well, let's hop tomorrow is as entertaining as today was.. It'll be exciting to see what new BONEHEAD move Democrats come up with tomorrow!! :D See ya'all in the morning.. :D Well, let's hop tomorrow is as entertaining as today was..

It'll be exciting to see what new BONEHEAD move Democrats come up with tomorrow!! :D

See ya'all in the morning.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144855 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:18:10 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144855 So... Ya'all have had ALL DAY to digest this.. <B>Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue. "I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript. Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.” “Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript. Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.” That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.</B> Anybody ready to point out where the IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE is??? Anyone??? Anyone?? Beuhler??? No??? Not surprising.. Ya'all and yer Democrats have been had.. :D So...

Ya'all have had ALL DAY to digest this..

Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue.

"I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript.

Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.”

“Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript.

Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.”

That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.

Anybody ready to point out where the IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE is???

Anyone??? Anyone?? Beuhler???

No???

Not surprising..

Ya'all and yer Democrats have been had.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144854 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:16:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144854 It's actually hilarious.. Democrats were THIS ==><== close to getting some good mental health legislation worked.. But then they go and frak it all up with their hysterical impeachment push over a completely benign and innocent phone call.. It's actually hilarious..

Democrats were THIS ==><== close to getting some good mental health legislation worked..

But then they go and frak it all up with their hysterical impeachment push over a completely benign and innocent phone call..

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144853 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:15:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144853 <B>Muller and others at the hearing focused on the practicality of a ban, pointing out what they claimed were mainly "cosmetic" differences between weapons such as the AR-15 and standard semi-automatic hunting rifles. This issue was also raised by Heritage Foundation senior legal policy analyst Amy Swearer when Rep.Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., went down the line of witnesses asking if they believed hunting rifles should be banned if they are semi-automatic. Swearer said no, stating that there was no difference in the mechanics or function of an "assault weapon" or a semi-automatic hunting rifle. Dayton, Ohio Mayor Nan Whaley, who recalled the recent mass shooting in her city, did not give a definitive answer to Sensenbrenner's question, nor did Dr. Alejandro Rios Tovar, a trauma surgeon who treated victims of the attack in El Paso, Texas. Charlottesville, Va., Chief of Police RaShall Brackney indicated she was in favor of a ban on "any weapon that could be used to hunt individuals."</B> Brackney MUST be a Democrat.. No cop in their right mind would advocate such a ban.. Muller and others at the hearing focused on the practicality of a ban, pointing out what they claimed were mainly "cosmetic" differences between weapons such as the AR-15 and standard semi-automatic hunting rifles. This issue was also raised by Heritage Foundation senior legal policy analyst Amy Swearer when Rep.Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., went down the line of witnesses asking if they believed hunting rifles should be banned if they are semi-automatic.

Swearer said no, stating that there was no difference in the mechanics or function of an "assault weapon" or a semi-automatic hunting rifle. Dayton, Ohio Mayor Nan Whaley, who recalled the recent mass shooting in her city, did not give a definitive answer to Sensenbrenner's question, nor did Dr. Alejandro Rios Tovar, a trauma surgeon who treated victims of the attack in El Paso, Texas. Charlottesville, Va., Chief of Police RaShall Brackney indicated she was in favor of a ban on "any weapon that could be used to hunt individuals."

Brackney MUST be a Democrat..

No cop in their right mind would advocate such a ban..

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144852 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:10:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144852 <B>A former police officer made a bold proclamation during a congressional hearing Wednesday regarding a proposed assault-weapons ban: she would not comply. Dianna Muller, who served in the Tulsa Police Department for 22 years and is the founder of gun advocacy group The DC Project, was among the witnesses at the House Judiciary Committee hearing. The session on an otherwise contentious issue flew largely under the radar amid the Trump-Ukraine controversy and Democrats' impeachment push. But reflecting the gun control divide in the country -- amid a spate of deadly mass shootings that prompted renewed calls for strict laws -- Muller said that such a ban would force lawful gun owners to either give up their arms or become criminals. KAMALA HARRIS SAYS SHE SUPPORTS A MANDATORY BUYBACK ON 'ASSAULT WEAPONS' "Please don't legislate the 150 million people just like me into being criminals. It has happened. You've already done it," Muller said, referring to the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks, the devices that use a semi-automatic weapon's recoil to make it rapidly fire like an automatic. "I was a bump stock owner, and I had to make a decision: do I become a felon, or do I comply?" Should the government pass an assault-weapons ban, Muller declared, "I will not comply."</B> What are you going to do, Democrats?? What are you going to do when Americans ignore your gun confiscation orders?? Use force?? THEY have the guns... DUH... A former police officer made a bold proclamation during a congressional hearing Wednesday regarding a proposed assault-weapons ban: she would not comply.

Dianna Muller, who served in the Tulsa Police Department for 22 years and is the founder of gun advocacy group The DC Project, was among the witnesses at the House Judiciary Committee hearing. The session on an otherwise contentious issue flew largely under the radar amid the Trump-Ukraine controversy and Democrats' impeachment push. But reflecting the gun control divide in the country -- amid a spate of deadly mass shootings that prompted renewed calls for strict laws -- Muller said that such a ban would force lawful gun owners to either give up their arms or become criminals.

KAMALA HARRIS SAYS SHE SUPPORTS A MANDATORY BUYBACK ON 'ASSAULT WEAPONS'

"Please don't legislate the 150 million people just like me into being criminals. It has happened. You've already done it," Muller said, referring to the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks, the devices that use a semi-automatic weapon's recoil to make it rapidly fire like an automatic. "I was a bump stock owner, and I had to make a decision: do I become a felon, or do I comply?"

Should the government pass an assault-weapons ban, Muller declared, "I will not comply."

What are you going to do, Democrats??

What are you going to do when Americans ignore your gun confiscation orders??

Use force??

THEY have the guns... DUH...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144851 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:09:17 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144851 <B>Sparks fly at assault-weapons ban hearing on Capitol Hill, ex-cop vows she would 'not comply'</B> https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-push-for-assault-weapons-ban And another Patriotic American tells Congressional Democrats to go frak themselves.. :D Sparks fly at assault-weapons ban hearing on Capitol Hill, ex-cop vows she would 'not comply'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-dems-push-for-assault-weapons-ban

And another Patriotic American tells Congressional Democrats to go frak themselves.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144850 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:03:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144850 <I>218 Congressional Dems now on board for impeachment.</I> So??? You have 218 Democrats that hate President Trump and America.. So what??? Come talk to me when you have 30 Senate Republicans on board for impeachment.. Until that time, you ain't got jack and everyone here knows it.... :D 218 Congressional Dems now on board for impeachment.

So??? You have 218 Democrats that hate President Trump and America.. So what???

Come talk to me when you have 30 Senate Republicans on board for impeachment..

Until that time, you ain't got jack and everyone here knows it.... :D

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144849 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:59:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144849 218 Congressional Dems now on board for impeachment. 218 Congressional Dems now on board for impeachment.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144848 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:57:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144848 <B>But in colorful language, Trump told reporters that the evidence clearly showed Democrats were disingenuously attacking him for political gain. "We have the greatest economy we've ever had," The president said. "When you see little [House Intelligence Committee Chair] Adam Schiff go out and lie and lie and stand at the mic, smart guy by the way. ... Then he goes into a room with [House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry] Nadler, and they must laugh their asses off." "They must laugh their asses off." — President Trump, referring to Democrats Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff Taking the fight to the Democrats over impeachment could pay dividends for Republicans ahead of next year's elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee indicated Wednesday that its fundraising was up 608 percent after Democrats' impeachment push. And the Trump reelection campaign and GOP announced they had raised a combined $5 million in just 24 hours.</B> Heh.. Biden's poll numbers are tanking and President Trump is raising 5 million dollars!!! :D Could today get ANY better!!! :D But in colorful language, Trump told reporters that the evidence clearly showed Democrats were disingenuously attacking him for political gain.

"We have the greatest economy we've ever had," The president said. "When you see little [House Intelligence Committee Chair] Adam Schiff go out and lie and lie and stand at the mic, smart guy by the way. ... Then he goes into a room with [House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry] Nadler, and they must laugh their asses off."

"They must laugh their asses off."

— President Trump, referring to Democrats Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff
Taking the fight to the Democrats over impeachment could pay dividends for Republicans ahead of next year's elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee indicated Wednesday that its fundraising was up 608 percent after Democrats' impeachment push.

And the Trump reelection campaign and GOP announced they had raised a combined $5 million in just 24 hours.

Heh.. Biden's poll numbers are tanking and President Trump is raising 5 million dollars!!! :D

Could today get ANY better!!! :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144847 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:56:03 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144847 <B>The Democratic senators wrote in a letter to Ukraine's leader at the time: "In four short years, Ukraine has made significant progress in building [democratic] institutions despite ongoing military, economic, and political pressure from Moscow. We have supported [the] capacity-building process and are disappointed that some in Kyiv appear to have cast aside these [democratic] principles to avoid the ire of President Trump." The senators called for the top prosecutor to “reverse course and halt any efforts to impede cooperation with this important investigation.” The Post's Marc Thiessen initially flagged the letter on Tuesday, calling it evidence of a "double standard" among Democrats. Ukrainian President Zelensky on phone call with President Trump: Nobody pushed meVideo "Senator Chris Murphy literally threatened the president of Ukraine that if he doesn't do things right, they won't have Democrat support in Congress," Trump added. That was a reference to the Connecticut Democrat's comments at a bipartisan meeting in Kiev earlier this month, when Murphy called U.S. aid the “most important asset” of Ukraine -- then issued a warning. "I told Zelensky that he should not insert himself or his government into American politics," Murphy said, according to The Hill. "I cautioned him that complying with the demands of the President's campaign representatives to investigate a political rival of the President would gravely damage the U.S.-Ukraine relationship. There are few things that Republicans and Democrats agree on in Washington these days, and support for Ukraine is one of them."</B> It's DEMOCRATS who threatened Ukraine.. NOT President Trump... The Democratic senators wrote in a letter to Ukraine's leader at the time: "In four short years, Ukraine has made significant progress in building [democratic] institutions despite ongoing military, economic, and political pressure from Moscow. We have supported [the] capacity-building process and are disappointed that some in Kyiv appear to have cast aside these [democratic] principles to avoid the ire of President Trump."

The senators called for the top prosecutor to “reverse course and halt any efforts to impede cooperation with this important investigation.”

The Post's Marc Thiessen initially flagged the letter on Tuesday, calling it evidence of a "double standard" among Democrats.

Ukrainian President Zelensky on phone call with President Trump: Nobody pushed meVideo
"Senator Chris Murphy literally threatened the president of Ukraine that if he doesn't do things right, they won't have Democrat support in Congress," Trump added.

That was a reference to the Connecticut Democrat's comments at a bipartisan meeting in Kiev earlier this month, when Murphy called U.S. aid the “most important asset” of Ukraine -- then issued a warning.

"I told Zelensky that he should not insert himself or his government into American politics," Murphy said, according to The Hill. "I cautioned him that complying with the demands of the President's campaign representatives to investigate a political rival of the President would gravely damage the U.S.-Ukraine relationship. There are few things that Republicans and Democrats agree on in Washington these days, and support for Ukraine is one of them."

It's DEMOCRATS who threatened Ukraine.. NOT President Trump...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144846 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:54:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144846 DSWS, <I>I don't see how anything has changed. If the Party was behind the Dear Leader before, why would they flip-flop now? In the alternate reality where their base lives, the Dear Leader was just doing his duty by going after the bad guy. He can work with our allies on that kind of thing.</I> That's what's so hilarious about all this. If President Trump wants to know about an American citizen he has the absolute RIGHT to call up ANY foreign leader and ask for help in finding out ANY info on ANY American.. So no matter HOW Democrats try to spin this, it's ALL going to go very very bad for Democrats.. DSWS,

I don't see how anything has changed. If the Party was behind the Dear Leader before, why would they flip-flop now? In the alternate reality where their base lives, the Dear Leader was just doing his duty by going after the bad guy. He can work with our allies on that kind of thing.

That's what's so hilarious about all this.

If President Trump wants to know about an American citizen he has the absolute RIGHT to call up ANY foreign leader and ask for help in finding out ANY info on ANY American..

So no matter HOW Democrats try to spin this, it's ALL going to go very very bad for Democrats..

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144845 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:51:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144845 <B>Earlier in the day, the White House released a transcript of Trump's July call with Zelensky, showing Trump sought a review of Biden family dealings in the country. But the transcript also did not demonstrate that Trump leveraged military aid to Ukraine to obtain a "promise" on a Biden investigation, as a widely cited report in The Washington Post had claimed. At the press conference, Trump specifically called attention to a little-discussed CNN report from May, which described how Democratic Sens. Robert Menendez, Dick Durbin, and Patrick Leahy pushed Ukraine’s top prosecutor not to close four investigations perceived as critical to then-Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe -- and, by Democrats' current logic, seemingly implied that their support for U.S. aid to Ukraine was at stake. "The Democrats have done what they're accusing me of doing," Trump said.</B> It's the Democrats who have been doing EXACTLY what they accuse President Trump of doing.. Earlier in the day, the White House released a transcript of Trump's July call with Zelensky, showing Trump sought a review of Biden family dealings in the country. But the transcript also did not demonstrate that Trump leveraged military aid to Ukraine to obtain a "promise" on a Biden investigation, as a widely cited report in The Washington Post had claimed.

At the press conference, Trump specifically called attention to a little-discussed CNN report from May, which described how Democratic Sens. Robert Menendez, Dick Durbin, and Patrick Leahy pushed Ukraine’s top prosecutor not to close four investigations perceived as critical to then-Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe -- and, by Democrats' current logic, seemingly implied that their support for U.S. aid to Ukraine was at stake.

"The Democrats have done what they're accusing me of doing," Trump said.

It's the Democrats who have been doing EXACTLY what they accuse President Trump of doing..

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144844 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:48:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144844 <B>President turns tables on Biden amid impeachment push; claims Dems threatened Ukraine A defiant President Trump said during a press conference in New York Wednesday that he wants "full transparency" not only over the "so-called whistleblower" allegations leveled against him, but also "from Joe Biden and his son Hunter on the millions of dollars that have been quickly and easily taken out of Ukraine and China." Trump additionally demanded "transparency from Democrats who went to Ukraine and attempted to force the new president ... to do things that they wanted under the form of political threat. They threatened him if he didn't do things -- now that's what they're accusing me of, but I didn't do it." The aggressive move signaled that the White House would seek to turn the tables against Democrats who have initiated an impeachment inquiry, following the whistleblower's complaint that Trump had improperly pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden. Zelensky, speaking across from Trump just an hour earlier, told reporters he did not feel "pushed" at all in his conversations with the president.</B> https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-presser-amid-explosive-transcript-release-dems-impeachment-push And NOW the facts are coming out.. And DEMOCRATS are the ones under the hammer!!! :D Who could have POSSIBLY predicted this would happen. Oh.. yea.. That's right. :D President turns tables on Biden amid impeachment push; claims Dems threatened Ukraine

A defiant President Trump said during a press conference in New York Wednesday that he wants "full transparency" not only over the "so-called whistleblower" allegations leveled against him, but also "from Joe Biden and his son Hunter on the millions of dollars that have been quickly and easily taken out of Ukraine and China."

Trump additionally demanded "transparency from Democrats who went to Ukraine and attempted to force the new president ... to do things that they wanted under the form of political threat. They threatened him if he didn't do things -- now that's what they're accusing me of, but I didn't do it."

The aggressive move signaled that the White House would seek to turn the tables against Democrats who have initiated an impeachment inquiry, following the whistleblower's complaint that Trump had improperly pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden. Zelensky, speaking across from Trump just an hour earlier, told reporters he did not feel "pushed" at all in his conversations with the president.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-presser-amid-explosive-transcript-release-dems-impeachment-push

And NOW the facts are coming out..

And DEMOCRATS are the ones under the hammer!!! :D

Who could have POSSIBLY predicted this would happen.

Oh.. yea.. That's right. :D

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144843 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:46:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144843 Just in: Nancy Pelosi just went into the SCIF to read the Whistleblower complaint. Just in: Nancy Pelosi just went into the SCIF to read the Whistleblower complaint.

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144842 dsws Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:46:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144842 I don't see how anything has changed. If the Party was behind the Dear Leader before, why would they flip-flop now? In the alternate reality where their base lives, the Dear Leader was just doing his duty by going after the bad guy. He can work with our allies on that kind of thing. I don't see how anything has changed. If the Party was behind the Dear Leader before, why would they flip-flop now? In the alternate reality where their base lives, the Dear Leader was just doing his duty by going after the bad guy. He can work with our allies on that kind of thing.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144841 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:46:16 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144841 <B>"We are able to have differing opinions on how we best solve problems without having to resort to name calling and insults.</B> -Russ Booker and Harris have been attacking Biden's credibility and integrity since the VERY FIRST DEBATE... You were WRONG, Russ.. You just can't admit it.. "We are able to have differing opinions on how we best solve problems without having to resort to name calling and insults.
-Russ

Booker and Harris have been attacking Biden's credibility and integrity since the VERY FIRST DEBATE...

You were WRONG, Russ..

You just can't admit it..

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144840 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:44:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144840 <I>On CNN, Rep. Mike Quigley calls the whistleblower’s complaint, which he had just read, the “political equivalent” of Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue.</I> And yet, we KNOW from the actual transcript of the call, yunno... FACTS, that it's nothing of the sort.. :D On CNN, Rep. Mike Quigley calls the whistleblower’s complaint, which he had just read, the “political equivalent” of Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue.

And yet, we KNOW from the actual transcript of the call, yunno... FACTS, that it's nothing of the sort.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144839 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:44:11 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144839 Liz, By the bi.. A very happy birthday to you.. :D Liz,

By the bi..

A very happy birthday to you.. :D

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144838 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:28:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144838 Dan Froomkin @froomkin On CNN, Rep. Mike Quigley calls the whistleblower’s complaint, which he had just read, the “political equivalent” of Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue. Dan Froomkin
@froomkin
On CNN, Rep. Mike Quigley calls the whistleblower’s complaint, which he had just read, the “political equivalent” of Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue.

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144837 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:27:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144837 And meanwhile, first comment on the actual Whistle-blower report: <i>Mike Quigley, House Intel Dem, says the whistleblower complaint “reinforces our concerns,” saying the complaint was very well done.</b> And meanwhile, first comment on the actual Whistle-blower report:

Mike Quigley, House Intel Dem, says the whistleblower complaint “reinforces our concerns,” saying the complaint was very well done.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144836 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:59:17 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144836 Look at ya'all scramble and try to take solace in the minutiae... It's hilarious to watch ya'all scramble about for SOME semblance of competency.. But the fact is, the transcript has been released and, as ya'all have conceded, it's completely and utterly benign... Russ argues that it's not the REAL Ukraine phone call that the whistle blower referred to.. Stig flails around, saying it's not real at all. Of course, the Moron Twins have absolutely NO FACTS to back up their bullshit.. And so it goes and so it goes.. BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Look at ya'all scramble and try to take solace in the minutiae...

It's hilarious to watch ya'all scramble about for SOME semblance of competency..

But the fact is, the transcript has been released and, as ya'all have conceded, it's completely and utterly benign...

Russ argues that it's not the REAL Ukraine phone call that the whistle blower referred to..

Stig flails around, saying it's not real at all.

Of course, the Moron Twins have absolutely NO FACTS to back up their bullshit..

And so it goes and so it goes..

BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144835 Kick Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:52:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144835 Paula 158 Yes, ma'am. The White House in their infinite wisdom accidentally emailed their talking points to the Democrats and then tried to recall them. Idiots. https://twitter.com/BillPascrell/status/1176900159227269122 Paula
158

Yes, ma'am. The White House in their infinite wisdom accidentally emailed their talking points to the Democrats and then tried to recall them. Idiots.

https://twitter.com/BillPascrell/status/1176900159227269122

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144834 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:51:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144834 This presser is probably Blotus trying to distract attention from the Intelligence Committees reviewing the Whistle blower complaint. This presser is probably Blotus trying to distract attention from the Intelligence Committees reviewing the Whistle blower complaint.

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144833 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:50:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144833 He said: "I think you should ask for VP Pence's conversations because he had a couple conversations." He said: "I think you should ask for VP Pence's conversations because he had a couple conversations."

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144832 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:49:03 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144832 Reportedly Blotus just said Pence also had conversations with Ukraine. Keep spillin' Blotus!! Reportedly Blotus just said Pence also had conversations with Ukraine.

Keep spillin' Blotus!!

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144831 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144831 <I>Various Republicans have disgraced themselves today offering up a number of weak/dishonest defenses of Blotus.</I> As opposed to the entirety of the Democrat Party who have disgraced themselves over and over again by trying to nullify a free, fair, legal and CONSTITUTIONAL election... But, Democrats will get what's coming to them.. Just like they did with the Mueller report.. Karma's a bitch and she is gunning for Democrats.. BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Various Republicans have disgraced themselves today offering up a number of weak/dishonest defenses of Blotus.

As opposed to the entirety of the Democrat Party who have disgraced themselves over and over again by trying to nullify a free, fair, legal and CONSTITUTIONAL election...

But, Democrats will get what's coming to them..

Just like they did with the Mueller report..

Karma's a bitch and she is gunning for Democrats..

BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144830 Kick Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:47:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144830 Russ 151 <i>Honestly, it is only because of the DOJ’s insistence that the Whistleblower complaint is privileged info that we know it must be about Trump or someone acting on Trump’s behalf. As a side note to this, Rudy now claims he was asked to go to the Ukraine as a representative of the State Dept. — which apparently was news to everyone at the State Dept. </i> Yes, sir. It looks to me like the ADNI did not willingly accept the instructions of the DOJ, and Barr is in this up to his eyeballs. Rudy basically informed them all -- via a Fux News appearance -- that if he's going down, they're going with him. This one is going to be nasty. <i>We already knew Trump planned on pressuring the Ukraine into creating dirt on Biden, his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, told the whole world he was going there for that purpose months ago — only to claim the next day that he had canceled the trip because someone in the Ukrainian government had broken the cardinal rule of “Never be critical of Trump”. </i> Yep. <i>Rudy tried too hard to make it sound like he’d never go to the Ukraine after they were rude to Trump, pretty much telegraphing to the world that he’d wait a few days and then sneak a flight to the Ukraine. </i> Meanwhile, who would most benefit if he were to convince Trump to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine for over 6 months? Russ
151

Honestly, it is only because of the DOJ’s insistence that the Whistleblower complaint is privileged info that we know it must be about Trump or someone acting on Trump’s behalf. As a side note to this, Rudy now claims he was asked to go to the Ukraine as a representative of the State Dept. — which apparently was news to everyone at the State Dept.

Yes, sir. It looks to me like the ADNI did not willingly accept the instructions of the DOJ, and Barr is in this up to his eyeballs. Rudy basically informed them all -- via a Fux News appearance -- that if he's going down, they're going with him. This one is going to be nasty.

We already knew Trump planned on pressuring the Ukraine into creating dirt on Biden, his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, told the whole world he was going there for that purpose months ago — only to claim the next day that he had canceled the trip because someone in the Ukrainian government had broken the cardinal rule of “Never be critical of Trump”.

Yep.

Rudy tried too hard to make it sound like he’d never go to the Ukraine after they were rude to Trump, pretty much telegraphing to the world that he’d wait a few days and then sneak a flight to the Ukraine.

Meanwhile, who would most benefit if he were to convince Trump to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine for over 6 months?

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144829 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:46:20 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144829 Various Republicans have disgraced themselves today offering up a number of weak/dishonest defenses of Blotus. Various Republicans have disgraced themselves today offering up a number of weak/dishonest defenses of Blotus.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144828 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:43:45 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144828 <I>Even if a candidate chooses not to defend Biden, that still does not negate what I claimed — they did not resort to using a personal attack or name calling. </I> They are saying that Biden is lying.. THAT is a personal attack, you MORON... BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Once again, I prove how utterly FULL OF SHIT you are.. :D Even if a candidate chooses not to defend Biden, that still does not negate what I claimed — they did not resort to using a personal attack or name calling.

They are saying that Biden is lying..

THAT is a personal attack, you MORON...

BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Once again, I prove how utterly FULL OF SHIT you are.. :D

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144827 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:42:07 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144827 Blotus apparently stumbling through a presser now. Blotus apparently stumbling through a presser now.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144826 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:41:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144826 And, as usual, the cockholster has absolutely NO FACTS to back up ANYTHING he says... Gods, I was expecting a CHALLENGE.. All I got was the lame cockholster, Russ... I shouldn't be too hard on Russ.. He's upset that his boyfriend ran out of batteries... :D And, as usual, the cockholster has absolutely NO FACTS to back up ANYTHING he says...

Gods, I was expecting a CHALLENGE..

All I got was the lame cockholster, Russ...

I shouldn't be too hard on Russ.. He's upset that his boyfriend ran out of batteries...

:D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144825 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:40:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144825 <I>Let me point out one major point that our local expert at lying about a career in law enforcement seems to not get..</I> Still no facts to support that claim, moron. :D <I>. we still do not know what the whistleblower’s complaint covered, so that transcript may or may not be relevant..</I> So, you think that the whistle blower is talking about another Ukraine call that happened in July?? BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH My gods, how STOOPID do you have to be to try such a totally bullshit spin... <I>The complaint supposedly was focused on a promise made to a foreign leader, so unless this transcript includes a promise being made, it’s not the smoking gun. </I> Of course it's not a smoking gun, you dolt!! That's what I have been saying all day!!! Yer pinning yer hopes that there is a different Ukraine phone call?? BBBBWWWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Seriously, Cockholster.. Do you REALLY believe that?? Honestly?? That makes it even MORE pathetic!!! BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Let me point out one major point that our local expert at lying about a career in law enforcement seems to not get..

Still no facts to support that claim, moron. :D

. we still do not know what the whistleblower’s complaint covered, so that transcript may or may not be relevant..

So, you think that the whistle blower is talking about another Ukraine call that happened in July??

BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

My gods, how STOOPID do you have to be to try such a totally bullshit spin...

The complaint supposedly was focused on a promise made to a foreign leader, so unless this transcript includes a promise being made, it’s not the smoking gun.

Of course it's not a smoking gun, you dolt!! That's what I have been saying all day!!!

Yer pinning yer hopes that there is a different Ukraine phone call??

BBBBWWWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Seriously, Cockholster..

Do you REALLY believe that?? Honestly??

That makes it even MORE pathetic!!!

BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

]]> By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144824 ListenWhenYouHear Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:38:18 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144824 <I>Liz, Liz, Liz.. You have NOTHING to worry about.. Russ has already stated that Democrats don't attack Democrats like that.. </i> And just like every time you summarize what I have said, you got it wrong! My comment was that Democrats do not resort to personal attacks and name calling when they disagree on a subject, unlike Trump. Even if a candidate chooses not to defend Biden, that still does not negate what I claimed — they did not resort to using a personal attack or name calling. <b>Capt. Whorely lies again!!! </b>Big shock. Liz, Liz, Liz..

You have NOTHING to worry about..

Russ has already stated that Democrats don't attack Democrats like that..

And just like every time you summarize what I have said, you got it wrong! My comment was that Democrats do not resort to personal attacks and name calling when they disagree on a subject, unlike Trump.

Even if a candidate chooses not to defend Biden, that still does not negate what I claimed — they did not resort to using a personal attack or name calling.

Capt. Whorely lies again!!! Big shock.

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144823 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:37:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144823 Complaint has been hand-delivered to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Complaint has been hand-delivered to the Senate Intelligence Committee.

]]> By: ListenWhenYouHear http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144822 ListenWhenYouHear Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:25:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144822 Let me point out one major point that our local expert at lying about a career in law enforcement seems to not get... we still do not know what the whistleblower’s complaint covered, so that transcript may or may not be relevant...we just do not know. The complaint supposedly was focused on a promise made to a foreign leader, so unless this transcript includes a promise being made, it’s not the smoking gun. Honestly, it is only because of the DOJ’s insistence that the Whistleblower complaint is privileged info that we know it must be about Trump or someone acting on Trump’s behalf. As a side note to this, Rudy now claims he was asked to go to the Ukraine as a representative of the State Dept. — which apparently was news to everyone at the State Dept. We already knew Trump planned on pressuring the Ukraine into creating dirt on Biden, his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, told the whole world he was going there for that purpose months ago — only to claim the next day that he had canceled the trip because someone in the Ukrainian government had broken the cardinal rule of “Never be critical of Trump”. Rudy tried too hard to make it sound like he’d never go to the Ukraine after they were rude to Trump, pretty much telegraphing to the world that he’d wait a few days and then sneak a flight to the Ukraine. And James was correct in [80] with the timeline of events regarding Hunter Biden’s company being investigated. Let me point out one major point that our local expert at lying about a career in law enforcement seems to not get... we still do not know what the whistleblower’s complaint covered, so that transcript may or may not be relevant...we just do not know. The complaint supposedly was focused on a promise made to a foreign leader, so unless this transcript includes a promise being made, it’s not the smoking gun.

Honestly, it is only because of the DOJ’s insistence that the Whistleblower complaint is privileged info that we know it must be about Trump or someone acting on Trump’s behalf. As a side note to this, Rudy now claims he was asked to go to the Ukraine as a representative of the State Dept. — which apparently was news to everyone at the State Dept.

We already knew Trump planned on pressuring the Ukraine into creating dirt on Biden, his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, told the whole world he was going there for that purpose months ago — only to claim the next day that he had canceled the trip because someone in the Ukrainian government had broken the cardinal rule of “Never be critical of Trump”. Rudy tried too hard to make it sound like he’d never go to the Ukraine after they were rude to Trump, pretty much telegraphing to the world that he’d wait a few days and then sneak a flight to the Ukraine.

And James was correct in [80] with the timeline of events regarding Hunter Biden’s company being investigated.

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144821 Kick Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:24:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144821 Yep. There's much more to this, and Bill Barr is up to his neck in it. Yep. There's much more to this, and Bill Barr is up to his neck in it.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144820 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:24:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144820 Oh wait!! I know!!! The Whistle Blower is Christine Blasey-Ford!!!! BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ooops.. Apologies.. I am supposed to be showing compassion to ya'all.. :D Oh wait!!

I know!!!

The Whistle Blower is Christine Blasey-Ford!!!!

BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ooops.. Apologies.. I am supposed to be showing compassion to ya'all.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144819 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:23:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144819 <I>Apparently the entire whistle blower complaint is being given to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees today.</I> Which is redundant because the transcript of the call has already been released. And the whistle blower got the info third hand.. AND the whistle blower is a Trump America hater... So, it's hard to get excited about this, Paula. You lost.. AGAIN... Apparently the entire whistle blower complaint is being given to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees today.

Which is redundant because the transcript of the call has already been released.

And the whistle blower got the info third hand..

AND the whistle blower is a Trump America hater...

So, it's hard to get excited about this, Paula.

You lost.. AGAIN...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144818 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:22:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144818 <B>Ukraine president, in meeting with Trump, says ‘nobody pushed me’ to probe Biden</B> https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ukraine-president-backs-trump-says-no-pressure-on-biden-probe We already know that there was no pressure from President Trump to President Zelensky.. We know this because the transcript of the call is public record.. President Zelensky merely confirms that he backs President Trump.. Just like the NOAA confirmed it backed President Trump.. Ya'all lost... AGAIN... :D Ukraine president, in meeting with Trump, says ‘nobody pushed me’ to probe Biden
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ukraine-president-backs-trump-says-no-pressure-on-biden-probe

We already know that there was no pressure from President Trump to President Zelensky.. We know this because the transcript of the call is public record..

President Zelensky merely confirms that he backs President Trump..

Just like the NOAA confirmed it backed President Trump..

Ya'all lost... AGAIN...

:D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144817 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:16:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144817 <I>Man, I just knew that Mike would have his shorts in a bun over this. The whistleblower hasn't testified, so we can save the hysterics til then...</I> Yea.. And the Mueller report wasn't turned over to Congress yet... And I still pointed out how bad ya'all lost.. I was factually accurate then and I'll be factually correct again.. I mean, seriously Balthy.. THINK for a second. We already have the transcript of the call... What can the whistle blower tell us that we don't already know?? Absooollutely NOTHING!! Say it again!! :D You have already lost.. Yer just too consumed by HHPTDS to realize it.. Man, I just knew that Mike would have his shorts in a bun over this. The whistleblower hasn't testified, so we can save the hysterics til then...

Yea.. And the Mueller report wasn't turned over to Congress yet... And I still pointed out how bad ya'all lost..

I was factually accurate then and I'll be factually correct again..

I mean, seriously Balthy.. THINK for a second.

We already have the transcript of the call...

What can the whistle blower tell us that we don't already know??

Absooollutely NOTHING!! Say it again!!

:D

You have already lost.. Yer just too consumed by HHPTDS to realize it..

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144816 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144816 Apparently the entire whistle blower complaint is being given to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees today. Good. Apparently the entire whistle blower complaint is being given to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees today.

Good.

]]> By: Balthasar http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144815 Balthasar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:50:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144815 Man, I just knew that Mike would have his shorts in a bun over this. The whistleblower hasn't testified, so we can save the hysterics til then... Man, I just knew that Mike would have his shorts in a bun over this. The whistleblower hasn't testified, so we can save the hysterics til then...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144814 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:47:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144814 <B>RIVLIN GIVES NETANYAHU MANDATE TO FORM GOVERNMENT President Reuven Rivlin formally gave Netanyahu four weeks to form the government after a meeting at the President's Residence.</B> https://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Rivlin-meeting-with-Netanyahu-Gantz-602868 Not too shabby for someone who "lost" the election, eh?? :D OK, I apologize.. What with all the decimation of the Democrats over this hysterical Ukraine NothingBurger, I should be a little more compassionate and not rub it in.. I'll strive to be more understanding of the pain and suffering ya'all are going thru... RIVLIN GIVES NETANYAHU MANDATE TO FORM GOVERNMENT
President Reuven Rivlin formally gave Netanyahu four weeks to form the government after a meeting at the President's Residence.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Rivlin-meeting-with-Netanyahu-Gantz-602868

Not too shabby for someone who "lost" the election, eh?? :D

OK, I apologize.. What with all the decimation of the Democrats over this hysterical Ukraine NothingBurger, I should be a little more compassionate and not rub it in..

I'll strive to be more understanding of the pain and suffering ya'all are going thru...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144813 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:41:37 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144813 Yunno.. I was kinda hoping that President Trump would draw this out more... Twist the knife a little.. Make Democrats suffer for a while.. But no.. President Trump is just putting them down to the ground, no muss no fuss.. Bummer.. A little more suffering on their part would have been MUCH more entertaining.. Yunno.. I was kinda hoping that President Trump would draw this out more...

Twist the knife a little.. Make Democrats suffer for a while..

But no.. President Trump is just putting them down to the ground, no muss no fuss..

Bummer.. A little more suffering on their part would have been MUCH more entertaining..

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144812 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:39:20 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144812 <B>Attorney For Anti-Trump ‘Whistleblower’ Worked For Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer</B> https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/24/attorney-for-anti-trump-whistleblower-worked-for-hillary-clinton-chuck-schumer/ Who could have possibly predicted this!! Oh wait.. :D What I tell ya'all.... Once the FACTS came out, it would be DEMOCRATS who are being bitch-slapped to hell and back!! :D Attorney For Anti-Trump ‘Whistleblower’ Worked For Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/24/attorney-for-anti-trump-whistleblower-worked-for-hillary-clinton-chuck-schumer/

Who could have possibly predicted this!!

Oh wait.. :D

What I tell ya'all....

Once the FACTS came out, it would be DEMOCRATS who are being bitch-slapped to hell and back!! :D

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144811 Kick Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:28:20 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144811 JL 117 <i>not that youtube is necessarily always wrong, but it's not vetted or accountable, so it's a forum where absolutely anyone can claim absolutely anything and call it proof. there's also youtube proof of ufo's, bigfoot and a second shooter in the jfk assassination. </i> The second shooter was Jacob Leon Rubenstein, and don't you people know Bigfoot is real!? Duh! https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oWA4/credit-sesame-bigfoot I saw him recently on a television commercial serving coffee. I would wager he serves pie too! ;) JL
117

not that youtube is necessarily always wrong, but it's not vetted or accountable, so it's a forum where absolutely anyone can claim absolutely anything and call it proof. there's also youtube proof of ufo's, bigfoot and a second shooter in the jfk assassination.

The second shooter was Jacob Leon Rubenstein, and don't you people know Bigfoot is real!? Duh!

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oWA4/credit-sesame-bigfoot

I saw him recently on a television commercial serving coffee. I would wager he serves pie too! ;)

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144810 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:22:10 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144810 What Paula doesn't get is that it doesn't MATTER who wanted the Ukraine GP gone.. It doesn't matter if it was a good thing or a bad thing that the GP was fired.. It doesn't even matter that the GP was set to interview and investigate Hunter Biden.. The ONLY FACT that matters is undisputed.. VP Biden threatened to withhold a BILLION dollars in aid to Ukraine if Ukraine didn't do what the Obama Administration wanted Ukraine to do.. Biden said, <B>"Fire the guy or you won't get the billion dollars"</B> This is the ONLY relevant fact.. And it is a fact that is completely and unequivocally undisputed.. So, whine and cry and stamp ya'all's feet all you want... It won't change the ONE undisputed and relevant fact.. NOW... If ya'all want to claim that it's no big deal that Obama/Biden extorted and threatened Ukraine to do Obama/Biden's bidding.... OK that's fine. In THAT case ya'all have NO MORAL LEG OR ETHICAL LEG TO STAND ON when attacking President Trump for asking UKRAINE for dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden.. If yer perfectly OK with Obama/BIDEN threatening and extorting Ukraine, then you CAN'T have a problem with President Trump enlisting their aid in taking out Biden.. No matter which way ya'all wanna spin it.. Democrats are SCROOED... :D What Paula doesn't get is that it doesn't MATTER who wanted the Ukraine GP gone..

It doesn't matter if it was a good thing or a bad thing that the GP was fired..

It doesn't even matter that the GP was set to interview and investigate Hunter Biden..

The ONLY FACT that matters is undisputed..

VP Biden threatened to withhold a BILLION dollars in aid to Ukraine if Ukraine didn't do what the Obama Administration wanted Ukraine to do..

Biden said, "Fire the guy or you won't get the billion dollars"

This is the ONLY relevant fact..

And it is a fact that is completely and unequivocally undisputed..

So, whine and cry and stamp ya'all's feet all you want...

It won't change the ONE undisputed and relevant fact..

NOW...

If ya'all want to claim that it's no big deal that Obama/Biden extorted and threatened Ukraine to do Obama/Biden's bidding.... OK that's fine.

In THAT case ya'all have NO MORAL LEG OR ETHICAL LEG TO STAND ON when attacking President Trump for asking UKRAINE for dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden..

If yer perfectly OK with Obama/BIDEN threatening and extorting Ukraine, then you CAN'T have a problem with President Trump enlisting their aid in taking out Biden..

No matter which way ya'all wanna spin it..

Democrats are SCROOED... :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144809 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144809 <I>I was an Assistant Secretary of State when this happened. All of us working on Ukraine wanted this prosecutor gone, because he was NOT prosecuting corruption. So did the Europeans. So did the IMF. This didn't come from Joe Biden - he just delivered our message.</I> So the message DID come from Joe Biden.. The threats, the extortion.. ALL came from Joe Biden.. Once again, the FACTS are confirmed by Democrats.. :D I was an Assistant Secretary of State when this happened. All of us working on Ukraine wanted this prosecutor gone, because he was NOT prosecuting corruption. So did the Europeans. So did the IMF. This didn't come from Joe Biden - he just delivered our message.

So the message DID come from Joe Biden..

The threats, the extortion.. ALL came from Joe Biden..

Once again, the FACTS are confirmed by Democrats.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144808 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:12:38 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144808 <B>The Department of Justice confirmed today that Ukraine’s role in 2016 election meddling is being investigated and that some Ukrainians are already cooperating with the probe. “A Department of Justice team led by U.S. Attorney John Durham is separately exploring the extent to which a number of countries, including Ukraine, played a role in the counterintelligence investigation directed at the Trump campaign during the 2016 election,” DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement. “While the Attorney General has yet to contact Ukraine in connection with this investigation, certain Ukrainians who are not members of the government have volunteered information to Mr. Durham, which he is evaluating.”</B> Oh Democrats are SOOOOOO screwed now!!! :D The Department of Justice confirmed today that Ukraine’s role in 2016 election meddling is being investigated and that some Ukrainians are already cooperating with the probe. “A Department of Justice team led by U.S. Attorney John Durham is separately exploring the extent to which a number of countries, including Ukraine, played a role in the counterintelligence investigation directed at the Trump campaign during the 2016 election,” DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement. “While the Attorney General has yet to contact Ukraine in connection with this investigation, certain Ukrainians who are not members of the government have volunteered information to Mr. Durham, which he is evaluating.”

Oh Democrats are SOOOOOO screwed now!!! :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144807 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144807 Oh my gods, this just keeps getting better and better!!!! <B>“I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike … I guess you have one of your wealthy people … The server, they say Ukraine has it. There are a lot of things that went on, the whole situation. I think you’re surrounding yourself with some of the same people. I would like to have the Attorney General call you or your people and I would like you to get to the bottom of it. As you saw yesterday, that whole nonsense ended with a very poor performance by a man named Robert Mueller, an incompetent performance, but they say a lot of it started with Ukraine. Whatever you can do, it’s very important that you do it if that’s possible.”</B> -President Trump President Trump was actually talking about getting Ukraine to help with the DOJ investigation of the <B>***2016 ELECTION***</B>!!! BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ohmygods have Democrats totally scrooed the pooch!!! :D Oh my gods, this just keeps getting better and better!!!!

“I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say Crowdstrike … I guess you have one of your wealthy people … The server, they say Ukraine has it. There are a lot of things that went on, the whole situation. I think you’re surrounding yourself with some of the same people. I would like to have the Attorney General call you or your people and I would like you to get to the bottom of it. As you saw yesterday, that whole nonsense ended with a very poor performance by a man named Robert Mueller, an incompetent performance, but they say a lot of it started with Ukraine. Whatever you can do, it’s very important that you do it if that’s possible.”
-President Trump

President Trump was actually talking about getting Ukraine to help with the DOJ investigation of the ***2016 ELECTION***!!!

BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ohmygods have Democrats totally scrooed the pooch!!! :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144806 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:08:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144806 Ooo carp!!! <I>Trump himself was the instigator of this action, in (at the very least) a phone call to the Ukrainian leader. He also dispatched Rudy Giuliani to make the same case to the incoming Ukrainian administration. Giuliani, importantly, is Trump's private lawyer. "Private" is the key word here, because Giuliani holds no public office or position within the government. As such, he is absolutely not authorized to conduct American foreign policy with world leaders. </I> MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP I TELL YOU!!! MOOSE POOP!!! The President can SEND anyone he chooses to represent him to foreign leaders.. How many times has a President sent a sports star or hollywood star overseas to represent him and his interests?? How many times has a President choose Dozens, if not hundreds.. Laurence Fishburne. Halima Aden. Selena Gomez. Dayle Haddon. Angie Harmon. Téa Leoni. Lucy Liu. Alyssa Milano. All have been chosen as UNICEF "Ambassadors" Emma Watson, Nicole Kidman, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie have all been chosen as UN Ambassadors... President Trump can appoint his second cousin Filbert to go over and talk to ANY foreign leader he wishes... Yer letting your HHPTDS cloud your reasoning, CW... But, I'll help ya out.. <B>"Well.. uh... er.. THAT'S different!!"</B> :D Yer welcome.. :D <I>But Rudy's involvement is really just the icing on the cake, since Trump's direct involvement is the real scandal, and it's about as obvious as a punch in the face.</I> Funny.. It's Zelensky who brings up Guiliani, not President Trump... Once again We have the Democrat HYSTERIA.. And then we have the FACTS... OK Much better... Ooo carp!!!

Trump himself was the instigator of this action, in (at the very least) a phone call to the Ukrainian leader. He also dispatched Rudy Giuliani to make the same case to the incoming Ukrainian administration. Giuliani, importantly, is Trump's private lawyer. "Private" is the key word here, because Giuliani holds no public office or position within the government. As such, he is absolutely not authorized to conduct American foreign policy with world leaders.

MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP I TELL YOU!!! MOOSE POOP!!!

The President can SEND anyone he chooses to represent him to foreign leaders..

How many times has a President sent a sports star or hollywood star overseas to represent him and his interests?? How many times has a President choose Dozens, if not hundreds..

Laurence Fishburne. Halima Aden. Selena Gomez. Dayle Haddon. Angie Harmon. Téa Leoni. Lucy Liu. Alyssa Milano.

All have been chosen as UNICEF "Ambassadors"

Emma Watson, Nicole Kidman, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie have all been chosen as UN Ambassadors...

President Trump can appoint his second cousin Filbert to go over and talk to ANY foreign leader he wishes...

Yer letting your HHPTDS cloud your reasoning, CW...

But, I'll help ya out..

"Well.. uh... er.. THAT'S different!!" :D

Yer welcome.. :D

But Rudy's involvement is really just the icing on the cake, since Trump's direct involvement is the real scandal, and it's about as obvious as a punch in the face.

Funny.. It's Zelensky who brings up Guiliani, not President Trump...

Once again We have the Democrat HYSTERIA..

And then we have the FACTS...

OK Much better...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144805 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:05:39 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144805 <I>Trump himself was the instigator of this action, in (at the very least) a phone call to the Ukrainian leader. He also dispatched Rudy Giuliani to make the same case to the incoming Ukrainian administration. Giuliani, importantly, is Trump's private lawyer. "Private" is the key word here, because Giuliani holds no public office or position within the government. As such, he is absolutely not authorized to conduct American foreign policy with world leaders. <I> MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP I TELL YOU!!! MOOSE POOP!!! The President can SEND anyone he chooses to represent him to foreign leaders.. How many times has a President sent a sports star or hollywood star overseas to represent him and his interests?? How many times has a President choose Dozens, if not hundreds.. Laurence Fishburne. Halima Aden. Selena Gomez. Dayle Haddon. Angie Harmon. Téa Leoni. Lucy Liu. Alyssa Milano. All have been chosen as UNICEF "Ambassadors" Emma Watson, Nicole Kidman, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie have all been chosen as UN Ambassadors... President Trump can appoint his second cousin Filbert to go over and talk to ANY foreign leader he wishes... Yer letting your HHPTDS cloud your reasoning, CW... But, I'll help ya out.. <B>"Well.. uh... er.. THAT'S different!!"</B> :D Yer welcome.. :D <I>But Rudy's involvement is really just the icing on the cake, since Trump's direct involvement is the real scandal, and it's about as obvious as a punch in the face.</I> Funny.. It's Zelensky who brings up Guiliani, not President Trump... Once again We have the Democrat HYSTERIA.. And then we have the FACTS... Trump himself was the instigator of this action, in (at the very least) a phone call to the Ukrainian leader. He also dispatched Rudy Giuliani to make the same case to the incoming Ukrainian administration. Giuliani, importantly, is Trump's private lawyer. "Private" is the key word here, because Giuliani holds no public office or position within the government. As such, he is absolutely not authorized to conduct American foreign policy with world leaders.

MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP!!! MOOSE POOP I TELL YOU!!! MOOSE POOP!!!

The President can SEND anyone he chooses to represent him to foreign leaders..

How many times has a President sent a sports star or hollywood star overseas to represent him and his interests?? How many times has a President choose Dozens, if not hundreds..

Laurence Fishburne.
Halima Aden.
Selena Gomez.
Dayle Haddon.
Angie Harmon.
Téa Leoni.
Lucy Liu.
Alyssa Milano.

All have been chosen as UNICEF "Ambassadors"

Emma Watson, Nicole Kidman, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie have all been chosen as UN Ambassadors...

President Trump can appoint his second cousin Filbert to go over and talk to ANY foreign leader he wishes...

Yer letting your HHPTDS cloud your reasoning, CW...

But, I'll help ya out..

"Well.. uh... er.. THAT'S different!!" :D

Yer welcome.. :D

But Rudy's involvement is really just the icing on the cake, since Trump's direct involvement is the real scandal, and it's about as obvious as a punch in the face.

Funny.. It's Zelensky who brings up Guiliani, not President Trump...

Once again We have the Democrat HYSTERIA..

And then we have the FACTS...

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144804 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:59:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144804 On twitter: Tom Malinowski @Malinowski I was an Assistant Secretary of State when this happened. All of us working on Ukraine wanted this prosecutor gone, because he was NOT prosecuting corruption. So did the Europeans. So did the IMF. This didn't come from Joe Biden - he just delivered our message. On twitter:

Tom Malinowski
@Malinowski
I was an Assistant Secretary of State when this happened. All of us working on Ukraine wanted this prosecutor gone, because he was NOT prosecuting corruption. So did the Europeans. So did the IMF. This didn't come from Joe Biden - he just delivered our message.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144803 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:54:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144803 <B>Having read DOJ’s Trump-Ukraine release, here’s the real story: This is another internal attempt to take out a president, on the basis of another non-smoking-gun.</B> -Kimberly Strassel Funny how NO ONE can point to the transcript of the call and point out ANY smoking gun... THIS is what Democrats are going to impeach President Trump with?? BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Having read DOJ’s Trump-Ukraine release, here’s the real story: This is another internal attempt to take out a president, on the basis of another non-smoking-gun.
-Kimberly Strassel

Funny how NO ONE can point to the transcript of the call and point out ANY smoking gun...

THIS is what Democrats are going to impeach President Trump with??

BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144802 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:52:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144802 Funny how the temp in here dropped 20 degrees once the Biden video where he brags about threatening Ukraine is released.. :D Funny how the temp in here dropped 20 degrees once the Biden video where he brags about threatening Ukraine is released.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144801 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:34:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144801 <B>Kevin McCarthy: If you want to know what Pelosi will do tomorrow, read AOC's tweets tonight</B> https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-aoc Heh <B>"It's funny because it's true"</B> -Homer Simpson :D Kevin McCarthy: If you want to know what Pelosi will do tomorrow, read AOC's tweets tonight
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-pelosi-democrats-impeachment-aoc

Heh

"It's funny because it's true"
-Homer Simpson

:D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144800 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:27:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144800 And Democrats lost to President Trump in court... AGAIN!!! :D <B>Judge blocks Trump tax return subpoenas for 1 day phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Trump’s lawyers went head-to-head with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. in court Wednesday morning as the two parties continued their back-and-forth over whether Trump, as a sitting president, can have his tax returns subpoenaed. U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero heard arguments from both sides in the wake of a lawsuit filed by the president’s attorneys on Sept. 19 to block a subpoena issued at the end of August seeking eight years of tax returns for Trump and the Trump Organization. Marrero ultimately granted to block the subpoena for one more day.</B> https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/judge-blocks-trump-tax-return-subpoenas-for-one-day How can Democrats stand up to all the LOSSES!!??? heheheheheheehehehehehehehe :D And Democrats lost to President Trump in court...

AGAIN!!! :D

Judge blocks Trump tax return subpoenas for 1 day

phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

President Trump’s lawyers went head-to-head with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. in court Wednesday morning as the two parties continued their back-and-forth over whether Trump, as a sitting president, can have his tax returns subpoenaed.

U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero heard arguments from both sides in the wake of a lawsuit filed by the president’s attorneys on Sept. 19 to block a subpoena issued at the end of August seeking eight years of tax returns for Trump and the Trump Organization.

Marrero ultimately granted to block the subpoena for one more day.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/judge-blocks-trump-tax-return-subpoenas-for-one-day

How can Democrats stand up to all the LOSSES!!???

heheheheheheehehehehehehehe :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144799 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:25:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144799 Wait a tic... <B>Benjamin Netanyahu given first crack at forming Israeli government</B> https://www.foxnews.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu-given-first-crack-at-forming-israeli-government Didn't someone around here say something about Netanyahu LOST the election??? :D Wait a tic...

Benjamin Netanyahu given first crack at forming Israeli government
https://www.foxnews.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu-given-first-crack-at-forming-israeli-government

Didn't someone around here say something about Netanyahu LOST the election??? :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144798 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:23:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144798 <B>Minnesota police release body camera video of deadly shooting of man carrying knife, charging at officer</B> https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-police-ronald-davis-shooting-body-camera-video Once again, Democrats want to attack and vilify an LEO simply because he defended himself from a deadly attack by a black person.. One has to wonder if Democrats could EVER condemn a criminal without checking first on the color of the criminal's skin.. :eyeroll: Minnesota police release body camera video of deadly shooting of man carrying knife, charging at officer
https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-police-ronald-davis-shooting-body-camera-video

Once again, Democrats want to attack and vilify an LEO simply because he defended himself from a deadly attack by a black person..

One has to wonder if Democrats could EVER condemn a criminal without checking first on the color of the criminal's skin..

:eyeroll:

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144797 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:22:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144797 So this is really interesting: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/25/5-reasons-warren-best-chance-beat-trump-column/2419281001/?fbclid=IwAR3Jj2ujG6ABbyQJIKCb5lJF5GKauiHxN17mTw8OoXHqGG9uAQO80Am4CQM He sets up his reasons for why EW can win with stats that I hadn't previously heard formulated this way: <blockquote> To understand why, take a close look at what really happened in 2016. The Trump victory didn’t result mainly from a mass exodus of blue-collar Democratic voters to the Republican candidate. It’s true that 9.8% of voters changed their votes from 2012 to 2016. But only 3.6% of voters moved from President Barack Obama to Trump. More than half of these were offset by the 1.9% who switched from Mitch Romney to Hillary Clinton — leaving a net loss of only 1.7%. The lion’s share of vote-changers were the 4.3% of the voters who moved from Obama in 2012 to a third-party candidate or to not voting for any presidential candidate in 2016. Of course, much of the net loss of vote-changers was concentrated in critical electoral states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The loss of white working-class voters to Trump was definitely a component of Clinton’s defeat. But a greater component was that so many former Obama voters elected not to vote at all or vote for a third-party candidate. </blockquote> So this is really interesting: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/25/5-reasons-warren-best-chance-beat-trump-column/2419281001/?fbclid=IwAR3Jj2ujG6ABbyQJIKCb5lJF5GKauiHxN17mTw8OoXHqGG9uAQO80Am4CQM

He sets up his reasons for why EW can win with stats that I hadn't previously heard formulated this way:

To understand why, take a close look at what really happened in 2016.

The Trump victory didn’t result mainly from a mass exodus of blue-collar Democratic voters to the Republican candidate.

It’s true that 9.8% of voters changed their votes from 2012 to 2016. But only 3.6% of voters moved from President Barack Obama to Trump. More than half of these were offset by the 1.9% who switched from Mitch Romney to Hillary Clinton — leaving a net loss of only 1.7%.

The lion’s share of vote-changers were the 4.3% of the voters who moved from Obama in 2012 to a third-party candidate or to not voting for any presidential candidate in 2016.

Of course, much of the net loss of vote-changers was concentrated in critical electoral states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

The loss of white working-class voters to Trump was definitely a component of Clinton’s defeat. But a greater component was that so many former Obama voters elected not to vote at all or vote for a third-party candidate.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144796 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:20:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144796 <B>Ukraine call whistleblower showed 'political bias,' favored Trump's 'rival' candidate: memo The intelligence community inspector general found that the whistleblower who leveled explosive allegations against President Trump concerning his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed indications of “political bias” and was “in favor of a rival political candidate,” a new document shows.</B> https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ukraine-whistleblower-had-political-bias-and-was-in-favor-of-trumps-rival-candidate-doj Who could have POSSIBLY predicted this!!??? Oh... Wait.. :D Ukraine call whistleblower showed 'political bias,' favored Trump's 'rival' candidate: memo

The intelligence community inspector general found that the whistleblower who leveled explosive allegations against President Trump concerning his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed indications of “political bias” and was “in favor of a rival political candidate,” a new document shows.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ukraine-whistleblower-had-political-bias-and-was-in-favor-of-trumps-rival-candidate-doj

Who could have POSSIBLY predicted this!!???

Oh... Wait.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144795 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:05:10 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144795 <I>But we're not, so you don't.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA--dj2-CY I know you don't WANT to believe the facts.. But hay.. Facts are facts irregardless of whether you choose to believe them or not.. You prefer to believe Biden's bullshit over your own eyes and ears.. It's kewl. I won't begrudge you your delusions.. :D But I will point them out. :D</I> Don't tell me, let me guess.. That's NOT Joe Biden speaking.. :D But we're not, so you don't..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA--dj2-CY

I know you don't WANT to believe the facts..

But hay.. Facts are facts irregardless of whether you choose to believe them or not..

You prefer to believe Biden's bullshit over your own eyes and ears..

It's kewl. I won't begrudge you your delusions.. :D

But I will point them out. :D

Don't tell me, let me guess..

That's NOT Joe Biden speaking.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144794 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:04:18 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144794 Still waiting for someone here to point out what is impeachable about the following: <B>Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue. "I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript. Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.” “Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript. Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.” That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.</B> Since no one can point to any impeachment "smoking gun", the *ONLY* logical conclusion is that ya'all concede that there IS nothing impeachable about the call... I accept ya'all's concession. :D Still waiting for someone here to point out what is impeachable about the following:

Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue.

"I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript.

Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.”

“Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript.

Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.”

That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.

Since no one can point to any impeachment "smoking gun", the *ONLY* logical conclusion is that ya'all concede that there IS nothing impeachable about the call...

I accept ya'all's concession. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144793 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:59:56 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144793 Looks like "electability" has taken a back seat to "Party Purity"... Who could have POSSIBLY predicted this!!! Oh wait.. :D Looks like "electability" has taken a back seat to "Party Purity"...

Who could have POSSIBLY predicted this!!!

Oh wait.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144792 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:57:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144792 <B>Biden nosedives in early-state polls Recent surveys show the former veep’s leads have vanished in Iowa and New Hampshire, while his South Carolina firewall shows signs of cracking.</B> https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/25/biden-iowa-new-hampshire-polls2020-1510351 Looks like Ukraine is already exacting it's pound of flesh from Biden.. :D Hay Joshua, do you want to have a VOTE FOR TRUMP FaceBook Party where we can stream live our votes for President Trump?? :D Biden nosedives in early-state polls

Recent surveys show the former veep’s leads have vanished in Iowa and New Hampshire, while his South Carolina firewall shows signs of cracking.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/25/biden-iowa-new-hampshire-polls2020-1510351

Looks like Ukraine is already exacting it's pound of flesh from Biden.. :D

Hay Joshua, do you want to have a VOTE FOR TRUMP FaceBook Party where we can stream live our votes for President Trump??

:D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144791 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:53:47 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144791 <I>not that youtube is necessarily always wrong, but it's not vetted or accountable, so it's a forum where absolutely anyone can claim absolutely anything and call it proof. there's also youtube proof of ufo's, bigfoot and a second shooter in the jfk assassination.</I> And if we were talking about grainy, out of focus or jerky "Found Footage" type videos, then you would have a rational point. But we're not, so you don't.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA--dj2-CY I know you don't WANT to believe the facts.. But hay.. Facts are facts irregardless of whether you choose to believe them or not.. You prefer to believe Biden's bullshit over your own eyes and ears.. It's kewl. I won't begrudge you your delusions.. :D But I will point them out. :D not that youtube is necessarily always wrong, but it's not vetted or accountable, so it's a forum where absolutely anyone can claim absolutely anything and call it proof. there's also youtube proof of ufo's, bigfoot and a second shooter in the jfk assassination.

And if we were talking about grainy, out of focus or jerky "Found Footage" type videos, then you would have a rational point.

But we're not, so you don't..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA--dj2-CY

I know you don't WANT to believe the facts..

But hay.. Facts are facts irregardless of whether you choose to believe them or not..

You prefer to believe Biden's bullshit over your own eyes and ears..

It's kewl. I won't begrudge you your delusions.. :D

But I will point them out. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144790 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:49:39 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144790 <I>I take issue with 5 because you imply that Burisma was under legal scrutiny by the Ukrainian prosecutor general and this is not the case. </I> Whatever implication you may think is there, the FACT is factually accurate.. <I>In fact, the prosecutor general - the one Biden forced out of office - was ignoring corruption investigations, including any investigation of Burisma. </I> Facts to support?? <I>Biden wanted this corruption-shy prosecutor replaced with someone who would actually investigate and prosecute corruption. </I> Resorts to mind-reading.. <I> Trump lies about this at every opportunity.</I> I really don't think you want to go down the road of lies, considering many of Biden's recent statements, eh? :D I take issue with 5 because you imply that Burisma was under legal scrutiny by the Ukrainian prosecutor general and this is not the case.

Whatever implication you may think is there, the FACT is factually accurate..

In fact, the prosecutor general - the one Biden forced out of office - was ignoring corruption investigations, including any investigation of Burisma.

Facts to support??

Biden wanted this corruption-shy prosecutor replaced with someone who would actually investigate and prosecute corruption.

Resorts to mind-reading..

Trump lies about this at every opportunity.

I really don't think you want to go down the road of lies, considering many of Biden's recent statements, eh? :D

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144789 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:47:14 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144789 Oh, I'm pretty sure there was another shooter in the JFK assassination ... Oh, I'm pretty sure there was another shooter in the JFK assassination ...

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144788 nypoet22 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:34:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144788 <i>And yet, there is YOUTUBE proof that the claim is NOT false but is factually accurate.</i> not that youtube is necessarily always wrong, but it's not vetted or accountable, so it's a forum where absolutely anyone can claim absolutely anything and call it proof. there's also youtube proof of ufo's, bigfoot and a second shooter in the jfk assassination. And yet, there is YOUTUBE proof that the claim is NOT false but is factually accurate.

not that youtube is necessarily always wrong, but it's not vetted or accountable, so it's a forum where absolutely anyone can claim absolutely anything and call it proof. there's also youtube proof of ufo's, bigfoot and a second shooter in the jfk assassination.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144787 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:31:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144787 And, so do you, I might add. And, so do you, I might add.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144786 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:30:12 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144786 1 through 4 sounds fair enough. I take issue with 5 because you imply that Burisma was under legal scrutiny by the Ukrainian prosecutor general and this is not the case. In fact, the prosecutor general - the one Biden forced out of office - was ignoring corruption investigations, including any investigation of Burisma. Biden wanted this corruption-shy prosecutor replaced with someone who would actually investigate and prosecute corruption. Trump lies about this at every opportunity. 1 through 4 sounds fair enough.

I take issue with 5 because you imply that Burisma was under legal scrutiny by the Ukrainian prosecutor general and this is not the case. In fact, the prosecutor general - the one Biden forced out of office - was ignoring corruption investigations, including any investigation of Burisma.

Biden wanted this corruption-shy prosecutor replaced with someone who would actually investigate and prosecute corruption. Trump lies about this at every opportunity.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144785 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:13:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144785 Looks like everyone got scared away again.. :( Looks like everyone got scared away again.. :(

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144784 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:13:00 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144784 Aww right, Liz.. You want FACTS??? Since I know you hate to go to links, I'll post the FACTS here.. <B>1. Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, joined the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma in April 2014, according to RSB bank records. Hunter Biden had little background in energy. Over a 16-month period, Burisma paid $3.1 million to a bank account associated with Hunter’s business. 2. Joe Biden led the Obama administration’s policy toward Ukraine when he served as vice president. Biden helped shape Ukraine’s energy and anti-corruption policies, issues that directly impact Burisma. 3. Burisma sought to capitalize Hunter Biden’s name and relationships. According to The New York Times, Hunter Biden helped assemble the company’s legal team, which consisted of American attorneys and consulting firms, including a former Obama Justice Department official. 4. Burisma is led by an oligarch named Mykola Zlochevsky. Zlochevsky served as ecology minister under pro-Russia former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovich, leading to allegations that he used his office to benefit Burisma. 5. Burisma was under legal scrutiny. Shortly before Hunter Biden was appointed to Burisma’s board, British authorities froze $23 million of Zlochevsky’s assets as part of a corruption investigation. Ukraine opened its own probe later that year. 6. Financial records from Morgan Stanley show numerous lines of money going into the account of “Robert H. Biden.” The funds originated from oligarchs and anonymous LLCs in Ukraine, China, Kazakhstan and elsewhere. 7. In 2013, then-Vice President Biden and his son Hunter flew aboard Air Force Two to China. Ten days later, Hunter Biden’s firm scored a $1.5 billion deal with a subsidiary of the Chinese government’s Bank of China.</B> Change all the "Biden"s to "Trump"s and you'll see exactly the problem Biden faces.. :D Nothing but the facts, ma'am... Aww right, Liz..

You want FACTS???

Since I know you hate to go to links, I'll post the FACTS here..

1. Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, joined the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma in April 2014, according to RSB bank records. Hunter Biden had little background in energy. Over a 16-month period, Burisma paid $3.1 million to a bank account associated with Hunter’s business.

2. Joe Biden led the Obama administration’s policy toward Ukraine when he served as vice president. Biden helped shape Ukraine’s energy and anti-corruption policies, issues that directly impact Burisma.

3. Burisma sought to capitalize Hunter Biden’s name and relationships. According to The New York Times, Hunter Biden helped assemble the company’s legal team, which consisted of American attorneys and consulting firms, including a former Obama Justice Department official.

4. Burisma is led by an oligarch named Mykola Zlochevsky. Zlochevsky served as ecology minister under pro-Russia former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovich, leading to allegations that he used his office to benefit Burisma.

5. Burisma was under legal scrutiny. Shortly before Hunter Biden was appointed to Burisma’s board, British authorities froze $23 million of Zlochevsky’s assets as part of a corruption investigation. Ukraine opened its own probe later that year.

6. Financial records from Morgan Stanley show numerous lines of money going into the account of “Robert H. Biden.” The funds originated from oligarchs and anonymous LLCs in Ukraine, China, Kazakhstan and elsewhere.

7. In 2013, then-Vice President Biden and his son Hunter flew aboard Air Force Two to China. Ten days later, Hunter Biden’s firm scored a $1.5 billion deal with a subsidiary of the Chinese government’s Bank of China.

Change all the "Biden"s to "Trump"s and you'll see exactly the problem Biden faces.. :D

Nothing but the facts, ma'am...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144783 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:06:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144783 <I> Brandi Buchman @BBuchman_CNS BREAKING: The Senate has voted 54-41 to terminate President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border and to stop the diversion of military funds to pay for a wall along the border. Story to come for @CourthouseNews </I> Meaningless.. President Trump merely vetoes the measure.. You Democrats lose again.. :D

Brandi Buchman
@BBuchman_CNS

BREAKING: The Senate has voted 54-41 to terminate President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border and to stop the diversion of military funds to pay for a wall along the border.
Story to come for @CourthouseNews

Meaningless.. President Trump merely vetoes the measure..

You Democrats lose again.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144782 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:04:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144782 <B>Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa also brushed off Wednesday's news. "I’ve read the transcript in its entirety," he said in a statement. "It shows that there was no quid pro quo. The Ukrainian President admitted problems with corruption in the country and agreed that the issue at hand warranted looking into further." Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a close ally of Trump's, told MSNBC's Hallie Jackson that he and some other GOP lawmakers were invited to the White House in the morning to review the call summary, and that they spoke to Trump on the phone about what it contained. "The bottom line here is that in this transcript there is no quid pro quo, there is no improper leverage and the overall tone of this transcript is that it is mutual laudatory," he said. The ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee, Jim Jordan of Ohio, maintained the summary "shows no wrongdoing," and that "the real scandal" involves Biden and his son.</B> Democrats totally and inexorably scrooed da pooch here.. :D It's gonna be a thrill when Pelosi cancels the impeachment push because there are no facts to support it. It's gonna be HILARIOUS to watch Pelosi put the genie back in the bottle. :D Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa also brushed off Wednesday's news.

"I’ve read the transcript in its entirety," he said in a statement. "It shows that there was no quid pro quo. The Ukrainian President admitted problems with corruption in the country and agreed that the issue at hand warranted looking into further."

Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a close ally of Trump's, told MSNBC's Hallie Jackson that he and some other GOP lawmakers were invited to the White House in the morning to review the call summary, and that they spoke to Trump on the phone about what it contained.

"The bottom line here is that in this transcript there is no quid pro quo, there is no improper leverage and the overall tone of this transcript is that it is mutual laudatory," he said.

The ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee, Jim Jordan of Ohio, maintained the summary "shows no wrongdoing," and that "the real scandal" involves Biden and his son.

Democrats totally and inexorably scrooed da pooch here.. :D

It's gonna be a thrill when Pelosi cancels the impeachment push because there are no facts to support it.

It's gonna be HILARIOUS to watch Pelosi put the genie back in the bottle. :D

]]> By: Paula http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144781 Paula Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:03:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144781 <blockquote> Brandi Buchman @BBuchman_CNS BREAKING: The Senate has voted 54-41 to terminate President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border and to stop the diversion of military funds to pay for a wall along the border. Story to come for @CourthouseNews </blockquote>

Brandi Buchman
@BBuchman_CNS

BREAKING: The Senate has voted 54-41 to terminate President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border and to stop the diversion of military funds to pay for a wall along the border.
Story to come for @CourthouseNews

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144780 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:02:15 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144780 So, everyone here (sans CRS) thinks that impeachment based on this innocuous and innocent phone call is warranted.... Got the marching orders from Pelosi and ya'all are all aboard.. :D So, everyone here (sans CRS) thinks that impeachment based on this innocuous and innocent phone call is warranted....

Got the marching orders from Pelosi and ya'all are all aboard.. :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144779 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:01:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144779 <I>Didn't CW just do that today???</I> Oops I meant yesterday... CW's yesterday is my today... Didn't CW just do that today???

Oops I meant yesterday...

CW's yesterday is my today...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144778 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:00:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144778 <I>I think it is high time for Chris to write about this if he cares at all about what is being written in the comments sections under his good name.</I> Didn't CW just do that today??? Granted he didn't have the actual official transcript of the call.. If he had, I am betting his commentary would have been COMPLETELY different.. :D Let me know when you have something that is actually impeachable in that transcript.. :D I think it is high time for Chris to write about this if he cares at all about what is being written in the comments sections under his good name.

Didn't CW just do that today???

Granted he didn't have the actual official transcript of the call..

If he had, I am betting his commentary would have been COMPLETELY different.. :D

Let me know when you have something that is actually impeachable in that transcript..

:D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144777 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:59:17 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144777 <B>"Wow. Impeachment over this? What a nothing (non-quid pro quo) burger," Graham tweeted shortly after summary was made public.</B> Democrats have truly gone off the deep end if they think that this innocent and innocuous call amounts to an impeachable offense.. :D "Wow. Impeachment over this? What a nothing (non-quid pro quo) burger," Graham tweeted shortly after summary was made public.

Democrats have truly gone off the deep end if they think that this innocent and innocuous call amounts to an impeachable offense.. :D

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144776 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:59:07 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144776 I think it is high time for Chris to write about this if he cares at all about what is being written in the comments sections under his good name. I think it is high time for Chris to write about this if he cares at all about what is being written in the comments sections under his good name.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144775 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:57:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144775 Warren says that the transcript of the call is a "smoking gun".. BBBBWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA And yet NO ONE can point to ANY PART of the call that is not completely innocent and innocuous... :D Warren says that the transcript of the call is a "smoking gun"..

BBBBWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

And yet NO ONE can point to ANY PART of the call that is not completely innocent and innocuous... :D

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144774 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:55:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144774 <I>I also wonder what President Trump trying to hide while he spoon-feeds the press the memo on the call and the idea that the administration is working out the details for the whistleblower to tell his or her story ...</I> I wonder what ya'all are trying to hide when ya'all can't answer a simple question.. <B>Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue. "I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript. Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.” “Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript. Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.” That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.</B> What about that is "impeachable".. But hay.. At least I got you to admit by default that the call was completely innocuous and innocent.. :D I also wonder what President Trump trying to hide while he spoon-feeds the press the memo on the call and the idea that the administration is working out the details for the whistleblower to tell his or her story ...

I wonder what ya'all are trying to hide when ya'all can't answer a simple question..

Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue.

"I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript.

Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.”

“Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript.

Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.”

That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.

What about that is "impeachable"..

But hay.. At least I got you to admit by default that the call was completely innocuous and innocent.. :D

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144773 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:54:18 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144773 I also wonder what President Trump trying to hide while he spoon-feeds the press the memo on the call and the idea that the administration is working out the details for the whistleblower to tell his or her story ... I also wonder what President Trump trying to hide while he spoon-feeds the press the memo on the call and the idea that the administration is working out the details for the whistleblower to tell his or her story ...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144772 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:45:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144772 <I>Remember, Michale, President Trump is truly his own worst enemy ...</I> No more so than the Democrats are their own worst enemies.. <B>Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue. "I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript. Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.” “Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript. Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.” That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.</B> Anything impeachable in there?? Of course not.. So, how are Demcorats going to explain that THIS is what prompted their calls for impeachment??? Hmmmmm????? Remember, Michale, President Trump is truly his own worst enemy ...

No more so than the Democrats are their own worst enemies..

Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue.

"I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript.

Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.”

“Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript.

Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.”

That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.

Anything impeachable in there??

Of course not..

So, how are Demcorats going to explain that THIS is what prompted their calls for impeachment???

Hmmmmm?????

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144771 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:36:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144771 Remember, Michale, President Trump is truly his own worst enemy ... Remember, Michale, President Trump is truly his own worst enemy ...

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144770 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:35:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144770 I wonder what Trump will say in his presser today … Heh. I wonder what Trump will say in his presser today … Heh.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2019/09/24/simple-obvious-and-indefensible/#comment-144769 Michale Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:33:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=17441#comment-144769 JL, <B>Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue. "I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript. Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.” “Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript. Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.” That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.</B> Find anything impeachable in there?? Anything at all??? JL,

Later, Trump veers into the Biden issue.

"I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down, which is really unfair,” Trump says on the call, according to the transcript.

Trump then says, "There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.”

“Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it, It sounds horrible to me,” Trump said on the call, according to the transcript.

Zelenskiy replies that he’s appointing a new prosecutor who will “look into the situation.”

That is the only mention about Biden in the transcript of the call. The call transcript is five pages.

Find anything impeachable in there??

Anything at all???

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