Do The Kurt Volker Texts Lock Down The Impeachment Argument? | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC

Watch Stephanie Ruhle beak down the stunning text messages between Trump-appointed diplomats and explain how they suggest quid pro quo in the Trump-Ukraine controversy. Weighing in: Politico’s Anna Palmer, former Ambassador Michael McFaul, and former Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk. Aired on 10/4/19.
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Do The Kurt Volker Texts Lock Down The Impeachment Argument? | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC

85 comments

  1. There’s a boatload of impeachable offenses .
    There are several criminal investigations going on.
    It’s not if but for which crime. Just get it done.

    1. The whole Biden story was already investigated.
      It’s not a scandal.
      Biden acted with The full support of the United States and the international community. He got his deal done in one day.
      The orange one withheld military aid from the Ukraine for over a month and then asked them to investigate his already investigated political opponent. Why does he want the Ukraine to investigate his political opponent?

      His intent is to extort the president of the Ukraine to provide dirt on his opponent. The prosecutor that Rudy got his info from is an unreliable source.
      The orange one is spreading lies and misinformation.
      This is what he does.

    2. Maybe that is the real reason Trump needed to be President to reduce his 10k audits of these in debt businesses that borrow from Rich Russians

    1. well at least they dont have nuclear weapons so you know at lest we dont have to worry about that lol right….right?… right?!?!

    2. About damned time the Dems put up or shut up!  But they will draw out this sham ‘investigation’ as long as they can because they DO NOT WANT SUBPOENA POWER GIVEN TO THE REPUBLICANS.  Once Adam Schiff admitted contact with the Whistleblower he became a potential witness and I’d bet Jim Jordan is salivating at the prospect of putting lying Schiff under oath…

    3. Funny how the Republicans want the full transcripts of the Volker hearing released but the Dems refuse to do it lol!

  2. This Orange Thug with over 200 lawyers is going to want a bigly DEAL for himself !!! Just saying ! Coming soon !

    1. @Randy Sanders I LOVE the smell of desperation and you positively reek of it!! What’s next? Gonna invoke the “I know you are, but what am I?” defense??

    2. @Larry Byrd can you tell us who ordered the Obama Administrations DOJ and FBI to spy on the Trump campaign? I mean you better have the goods to spy on a US Presidential election right? Especially the other party? Mueller said “No Collusion” so we have a huge problem here your media and career politicians aren’t telling you about huh? Weird none of the fake names like yours can answer this question? I guess that’s why AG Barr is on it. We cant trust people like you!

    3. @Randy Sanders You’re obviously referring to trumps delusional series of tweets about being spied on with zero proof ever being provided (i.e. spygate)? What I’m wondering is: how long after trump is removed from office will it take before you eat a piece of copper-coated-candy? C’mon, tell us! Inquiring minds want to know!!! 🙂

    4. @Larry Byrd Are you even from America? Do the Dems have a call center in Iran or something? You’re a keyboard warrior trollio dude. Come back when you can be a Patriot and stand by your comments with your real name. Don’t use Magic Johnson or Fernando Venezuela either haha

    1. @SCIL Films Biden was heading a bi-partisan movement four Republicans backed in a committee, on behalf of the IMF, the UN and the EU. They all wanted Shokin gone for NOT investigating hard enough against corruption. The investigation into Burisma began before Hunter Biden worked on the board and continued after Shokin was removed. That Hunter Biden was under investigation for anything is demonstrably false. But let’s not let facts get in the way of a Trump conspiracy theory. Neither Trump, nor you, can name one one law the Bidens have broken. US or Ukrainian.

    2. @Sheree Brandon I’m sorry “Sheree” but you failed to type your entire post in all caps so, naturally, it does not sound very convincing.

      Remember, you need to use all caps start to finish if you want to come across as credible.

    3. @Sheree Brandon again, I asked for FACTS, not Trump pundit mouthpieces which regurgitate WH / Republican talking points. No actual investigative reporting. Please do your OWN research, stop the chain of stupidity which proliferates your party. Thank you.

    1. Mondfischli …. I have a brother that is every bit as predictable as Trump. And every bit as amoral. I learned to read these people early on.

    2. @McKittrick Hyatt They are absolutely predictable, you’re right. When someone with clinical Narcissistic Personality Disorder gains power they become malignant.

  3. Mitt is not the only republican, for sure. The other repubs are simply scared shittless to move.

    1. Apparently not, since he’s on an island with his criticism. Elected GOP doesn’t appear to have a conscience at the present time

    2. That’s okay, he only says stuff. In the end he got on his knees and paid tribute to Trump just like all the other senior Republicans.

    1. Trump can’t afford the scrutiny, he’s done too much money laundering, tax evasion, other financial crimes, and sexual harassment. You poor fool.

    2. @Jim Brew ummmm no. He has never called the FBI before in the same way bank robbers would never call the FBI. He has been a crook all his life.

  4. What bothers me the most about this whole situation is how complicit the Republicans can be they’ve known the entire time exactly what this man was doing then sat back and allowed it simply because they thought it would put them in a better political position they are steel complicit in his illegal activities and lawlessness they should all be in prison

    1. Kevin Martin
      Trump and Pence claim that it’s all about fighting corruption in Ukraine, when they and others have been putting pressure on the president of that same country to engage in corruption by investigation Biden and his son.
      Does that even make sense?
      Notice that Trump is not concerned about his and his family’s corruption or the corruption in any other country.
      https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/opinion/trump-administration-corruption-conflicts.html

    1. @S T23 Could US Marshalls carry this out? There must be someone who can do this otherwise he really will be “above the Law.”

    2. He will be yelling “fake new! its all a hoax! But what about her emails??!!!” while being dragged out of the office

    3. That would be awesome to see 😁 hopefully, whoever drag’s him out it’s a Mexican n a black !!!
      And go put him in the cage at the border, and see what happens.?

    1. Brian
      The “intelligence” using foreign governments to meddle with our elections is more than high crimes.

    2. @Dmitri Fukov That is exactly what hes doing, Trump is doing Putins work in the open. Trump is a traitor and will be remembered in history as the one who sold out USA

    1. Mitt Romney is worse than most. Most of them are deranged and don’t even know what they are doing is wrong due to mental health problems. Romney knows full well that everything for the last 3 years have been wrong but has less back bone than a jellyfish.

  5. “Bill Taylor: As I said on the phone, I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign.” Fire the Liar in the White House!

    1. There is a response to that which msnbc. Volker responded “you misunderstand the president’s intentions. The president was crystal clear there is no quid pro quo. He wants to make sure President Zelenski abides by the reforms in his country.” WHY DON’T YOU GUYS READ THE TEXTS FOR YOURSELF. THEY PUBLISHED IT

    1. Jared & Don Jr. and possibly Ivanka know that the Donald is working for Putin, like he has been for years….

  6. He’s selling out the country and you’re letting him! He’ll run down the country before he gets impeached.

    1. Trump is facing Prosecution & Civil Forfeiture once he leaves office, 
      so he will burn our Nation before he is willing to leave office…

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