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GOP is playing a weak hand in defending Trump on Ukraine
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/gop-playing-weak-hand-defending-trump-ukraine-n1060216?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_mtp
Sept. 30, 2019, 8:54 AM EDT
By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
WASHINGTON — Maybe the most telling aspect of this Ukraine story have been the Republican defenses and explanations of President Trump.
When you add them all up, it becomes pretty clear the GOP is playing a weak hand.
Here’s what we heard from Republican lawmakers over the weekend:
It’s all hearsay: “It's all hearsay. You can't get a parking ticket conviction based on hearsay. The whistleblower didn't hear the phone call,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on CBS.
In fact, we have the transcription memo of Trump’s call with Ukraine’s new president, which pretty much matches the whistleblower’s complaint.
What’s in the transcript really isn’t in the transcript: From “60 Minutes” last night:
CBS News' Scott Pelley: And President Trump replies, “I would like you to do us a favor though.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: You just added another word.
Pelley: No, it’s in the transcript.
McCarthy: He said, “I’d like you to do a favor though?”
Pelley: Yes, it’s in the White House transcript.
In fact, here’s what Trump said per the transcription memo: “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.”
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Sept. 30, 2019, 8:54 AM EDT
By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
WASHINGTON — Maybe the most telling aspect of this Ukraine story have been the Republican defenses and explanations of President Trump.
When you add them all up, it becomes pretty clear the GOP is playing a weak hand.
Here’s what we heard from Republican lawmakers over the weekend:
It’s all hearsay: “It's all hearsay. You can't get a parking ticket conviction based on hearsay. The whistleblower didn't hear the phone call,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on CBS.
In fact, we have the transcription memo of Trump’s call with Ukraine’s new president, which pretty much matches the whistleblower’s complaint.
What’s in the transcript really isn’t in the transcript: From “60 Minutes” last night:
CBS News' Scott Pelley: And President Trump replies, “I would like you to do us a favor though.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: You just added another word.
Pelley: No, it’s in the transcript.
McCarthy: He said, “I’d like you to do a favor though?”
Pelley: Yes, it’s in the White House transcript.
In fact, here’s what Trump said per the transcription memo: “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.”
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