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ffr

(22,669 posts)
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 11:44 AM Sep 2019

Trump Falls Apart And Admits Pressuring Ukraine To Investigate Biden



Trump’s defense against the whistleblower complaint was all over the place, but he never denied trying to pressure Ukraine into investigating former vice president Joe Biden.

Trump said, “It doesn’t matter what I discussed..."
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Notice that nowhere in Trump’s answer was there a denial that he tried to get Ukraine to investigate Biden. It is still unknown what Trump promised in exchange for dirt on Joe Biden. but it was so alarming that a person working in the Executive Branch of the United States government filed a whistleblower complaint against the President Of The United States.

Trump doesn’t have a leg to stand on, and his answer only served to throw gas on the fire and make the scandal grow. - PoliticusUSA


Because, when the president does it, it's not against the law, right Nixon, I mean tRump?
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Trump Falls Apart And Admits Pressuring Ukraine To Investigate Biden (Original Post) ffr Sep 2019 OP
The WH must not use the old light bulbs. Trump looks pretty orange today--and PUFFY! riversedge Sep 2019 #1
The phone call means nothing. The fact Trump True Blue American Sep 2019 #2
BLAME the can of Spray Tan..... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2019 #3
spray it in his eyes. bdamomma Sep 2019 #8
Hahahahahaha not fooled Sep 2019 #10
Trump's Base is Really Base ritapria Sep 2019 #4
I'll say it everytime ScratchCat Sep 2019 #5
I agree, Trump's base is solid at 40% patphil Sep 2019 #14
Red herring alert. GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #6
what a fucking ignorant POS bdamomma Sep 2019 #7
K&R w/ current news on the crime, according to CNN Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2019 #9
And no one can investigate him anymore.... SergeStorms Sep 2019 #11
"his answer only served to throw gas on the fire" Javaman Sep 2019 #12
most chilling: 'It doesn't matter what I discussed...' . He may be right, it wiggs Sep 2019 #13

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
2. The phone call means nothing. The fact Trump
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 12:00 PM
Sep 2019

With held money from The Ukraine, sent Rudy there to smear Biden is the crime!

 

ritapria

(1,812 posts)
4. Trump's Base is Really Base
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 12:09 PM
Sep 2019

Trump hates the same people they do ...That's all that matters to them ...They will never abandon him ….The Dems will need a huge turnout from their base to remove this guy from office ..Otherwise we're stuck with him for another 5 years …

ScratchCat

(1,981 posts)
5. I'll say it everytime
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 12:32 PM
Sep 2019

Trump's "base" did not elect him. Rank&file Republicans who didn't really want him as their candidate but hated Hillary Clinton more elected him. He loses in landslide if the rank&file type stay home, even at a rate of 10%.

patphil

(6,169 posts)
14. I agree, Trump's base is solid at 40%
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 02:52 PM
Sep 2019

It was the moderate Republicans and Independents that were fooled into thinking Trump could "fix" Washington, and also hated Hillary that got him elected.
Now after 3 years of incompetence, the middle is not really liking the possibility of 4 more years.
That's why Biden is looking so strong in the polls. He's the honorable, rational, intelligent alternative, and they see him as restoring stability and trust to the Office of the President.
Every day Trump's bizarre words, tweets, and actions lose him votes.
The country is getting very tired of all his crap.
His "reality show" is no longer entertaining; not going to be renewed.

Patrick Phillips

bdamomma

(63,837 posts)
7. what a fucking ignorant POS
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 01:54 PM
Sep 2019

"it doesn't matter what you discuss??????? you fuck you are putting the US in jeopardy. Can that bastard just go. So unfit and mentally deranged.

SergeStorms

(19,195 posts)
11. And no one can investigate him anymore....
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 02:30 PM
Sep 2019

or so his lawyers say so he considers this matter done with and we can all move on.


FAT FUCKING CHANCE, LOSER! WE'RE COMING FOR YOU, SO BUCKLE THE FUCK UP!

wiggs

(7,812 posts)
13. most chilling: 'It doesn't matter what I discussed...' . He may be right, it
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 02:44 PM
Sep 2019

doesn't matter because either 1) I'm resigning shortly, or 2) I can shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, or use the power of the presidency to blackmail foreign nations into making up dirt on a political opponent AND IT WON'T MATTER TO MY BASE OR TO ELECTED GOP OFFICIALS.

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