Sondland Revises and Extends, Loops Pence Into Ukraine Scandal

[ffr]

….In his updated testimony, Mr. Sondland recounted how he had discussed the linkage with Andriy Yermak, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, on the sidelines of a Sept. 1 meeting between Vice President Mike Pence and Mr. Zelensky in Warsaw. Mr. Zelensky had discussed the suspension of aid with Mr. Pence, Mr. Sondland said.

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, this is the first time the Pence has been explicitly tied to the quid pro quo. Pence’s previous testimony have been the usual favorite of VPs throughout history: he was out of the loop and knew nothing. But if Sondland is to be believed, that’s not true.

So now it looks like pretty much everyone knew about Trump’s extortion of Ukraine. - Mother Jones

We'll need to speak to you now too, Mr. Vice pResident.

[Scurrilous]

1. K&R

[gibraltar72]

2. More long pauses in interviews by the Albino.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Oh my!

Shit is getting real!

meeting between Vice President Mike Pence and Mr. Zelensky in Warsaw. Mr. Zelensky had discussed the suspension of aid with Mr. Pence, Mr. Sondland said.

[Jarqui]

4. Trump will be ticked that he spoke up but delighted to see Pence dragged into this mess nt

[crickets]

13. I know I'm delighted to see Pence dragged into this mess. It was always just a matter of time. nt

[joost5]

15. Senate Repubs won't vote to impeach drumpf if P is also implicated.

That's drumpf's real motivation. By chaining himself to Pence, drumpf is inoculating himself from Rs voting to impeach in the Senate considering Rs would never allow Pelosi to ascend to the presidency. The 33% crazy for cocopuffs Faux News base wouldn't allow it either.

[Jarqui]

18. Yep.

Pence could go first but like Gerald Ford, can you imagine someone like VP McCarthy becoming president?

I would think that is equally nightmarish for Democrats. I can't stand that dishonest weasel.

[malaise]

5. Oh Happy Day

[el_bryanto]

6. I wonder how this will turn out

I kind of feel like changing testimonies will make him seem less credible - but at the same time it does seem to tie in with other pieces of evidence.

Bryant
http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Blue_true]

23. Republicans will attack his credibility and imply that if his recollections shift, how can

he be believed. They are evil bastards, but geniuses at clouding up the water to such an extent that some people get confused.

[Thomas Hurt]

7. Ruh Roh Raggy...

Soundland decided getting charged with perjury was a bridge to far to go for the amoral pig.

sigh, and now the christofascist theocrat's deeds are dragged into the sunshine.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. shorter headline: Pence Pantsed!

[triron]

9. Pence was also involved with the conspiracy involving the 2016 campaign shit with Russia, wikileaks,

Cambridge et al, etc. It's all really one humongous scandal.

[dweller]

10. LOCK THEM ALL UP !!!

[Submariner]

11. I'd give a social security check to charity

if I could stand in front of Pence and ask "Mikey, what's it like being a very devout christian that strongly believes in the 10 Commandments, and at the same time lying to me and the public about your involvement as an enabler in the Ukraine extortion scheme?"

I would really like to hear a republican, any republican, tell the damn Truth for chrissakes.

[True Blue American]

19. Mother is not

Going to like this!

[Pachamama]

12. Oh Dear....

What will Morher say?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. So God's involved? Pence must have heard wrong.

[LiberalLovinLug]

16. And the first female POTUS......Nancy Pelosi!

I'd way prefer Warren, but I'll take it!


I was just wondering....IF it looks like Pence is up to his albino eyebrows in all this, and he is also in danger of being impeached, could Trump just ask for Pence's resignation, and appoint a "clean" VP to make sure the job doesn't go to Nancy?

[patphil]

17. Pence reminds me of Sargent Schultz from Hogan's Heroes.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. And thank you, Mother Jones,

For calling it what it is: extortion.

[coeur_de_lion]

21. Beautiful. President Pelosi?

[hughee99]

22. If Sondland just admitted HE offered the quid pro quo,

Doesn’t he also need to testify that Trump told him to do this? Otherwise, Trump can just say that Sondland did this on his own?