Robert Costa connects the dots...Zelensky, Pence, Bolton...& Trump's decision on "financial support"

[Miles Archer]

Robert Costa
@costareports

VP Pence met with Ukraine's Zelensky a few weeks ago in Poland, sitting in for Pres. Trump, who couldn't make the trip. The meeting was in a windowless hotel room. Bolton sat silent, Sec. Perry there, too, as pool reporters were brought int. Zelensky kept bouncing his knees...

8:56 PM · Sep 19, 2019·Twitter Web App

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Robert Costa
@costareports

I was the pool reporter in the room. VP Pence did not respond to questions, including questions from reporters about whether the Trump administration would still allocate $250 million in planned security aid to Ukraine.

9:00 PM · Sep 19, 2019·Twitter Web App

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Robert Costa
@costareports

As Bolton looked on, VP Pence said that he could assure Zelensky "that we will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine on your security, on territorial integrity," but didn't get into details.

Zelensky said his administration is poised to "defeat corruption."

9:04 PM · Sep 19, 2019·Twitter Web App

Robert Costa
@costareports

A day later, VP Pence took questions at a news conference. Pay attention to this response to a question from AP's @colvinj
. Full remarks at the link. https://whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-vice-president-pence-president-duda-poland-joint-press-conference-warsaw-poland/

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[madaboutharry]

1. Pence is in on it.

Bolton is going to talk because he is bitter and he will implicate both Trump and Pence in this out of control scandal.

This would really be a gas: By Christmas Nancy Pelosi is President!

[OliverQ]

2. Sadly she won't because the Senate will never convict

and remove Trump and Pence.

[ehrnst]

6. Won't happen without McConnell's cooperation, which means it won't happen. (nt)

[ScratchCat]

8. Pelosi is now Trumps insurance policy

This had dawned on me last night - if Pence is knee deep in this, the Senate will never remove them because she would be POTUS.

Lets hope Bolton comes forward and confirms this and sinks them all.

[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[leftstreet]

4. DURec

[ffr]

5. K & EFFing R

[hughee99]

7. So the concern is that Pence was trying to coerce them

Into taking an action by threatening to withhold aid?