House Releases transcripts Of Sondland’s And Volker’s Testimony | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC

The House of Representatives has released excerpts from the testimony of Amb. Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. NBC News' Garrett Haake discusses what was said and how it impacts the investigation going forward. Aired on 11/05/19.
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House Releases transcripts Of Sondland's And Volker's Testimony | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC

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  1. The Republicans cried for days about the release the transcripts. Didn’t they think that they would be worse than the brief excepts that were released? There is enough there to impeach Trump 3 times. Rudy has got to do some hard time for his involvement and Pompeo needs to be impeached too. What a bunch of traitors, they sold out their country.

    1. @Josh Allen Except you don’t have a “transcript”, you have an edited recollection of a summary. The person listening to the phonecall, who speaks Russian, Ukrainian and English, who was responsible for the accuracy of the record says there was Quid pro Quo and reported his concerns 3 times, he’s testified to the inaccuracy of the “transcript” that the WH released.
      The Ambassador, a West Point Grad, Vietnam Vet and decades of service in the diplomatic corp testified there was Quid pro quo. Trump’s own man has testified that there was Quid pro Quo.
      And all Trump has is his own word, the word of a man who lies in almost every sentence.

    2. Pogo dude the transcript is the transcript. Stop believing the CNN lies. There’s nothing there. And funny, the other person on the other side of the phone who was actually involved in the call said he felt ZERO PRESSURE. Give it up you clown and go take down biden and Clinton and Obama

    3. @Josh Allen Funny, I’m not the one clinging to the words of a person who was demonstrated to lie 75-80% of the time.

    4. @Josh Allen actually the Democrats lie 25-50% of the time, Trump lies 75-80% of the time 90% if you count half truths.

  2. The Trump crime syndicate initially told Congress it was releasing the aid to Ukraine on February 28. It repeated that assertion to Congress again on May 23, but failed to explain to the lawmakers who approved the aid — exactly why the funds were withheld.

    Even Mitch McConnell couldn’t get a straight answer from Secretary of State Pompous  Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper over the summer on why the aid hadn’t been dispersed yet.

    The crime syndicate in the White House notified Congress in February 2019 and May 2019 that it intended to release this aid to Ukraine. Despite the notifications to Congress, in June 2019 the Trump administration placed military aid to Ukraine on hold. The date of the hold was originally reported as mid-July.
    But then on September 11, the Trump administration suddenly disbursed the money. That was exactly 2 days after the whistleblower story broke. Now it all makes sense. GUILTY AS CHARGED!!!!

    1. Traitor-in-Thief Trump tapped a cantina after closing time, tagged taking away a tolerable tote of T-bones, tequila, tacos, and Tums. Can’t say he’s guilty yet….need more evidence!

    2. @MrDiscostu4u The president of the United States of America Trump is, was, and always will be his own worse enemy. Straight up truth!

  3. Foreign diplomats and officials, who swore an oath to this country, lost their jobs because they wouldn’t violate their oaths for Trump.  He had them fired because of the oaths they took to this country.  Let that sink in for a moment.

  4. Sondland just updated his testimony and admitted there was a quid pro quo. Ha, ha, ha, who wooda thunk a guy who donated a million dollars to Trump’s campaign was secretly a “Deep State” plant. Start smearing him GOP, I’m sure you can come up with another conspiracy theory your dimwitted supporters will buy.

    1. @Larry Byrd it’s funny, I used to try to have respectful, rational discourse with Trump supporters until I realized many are truly cult members. Remember back in the day they all used to have screen names like “Truth seeking Patriot” and “Constitution Defender”? They all seemed to have dropped the “Truth” and Patriot references, guess they realized how hypocritical it sounds when they are loyal to their dear leader instead of the constitution.

    2. @3LD I used to have respect for both sides of the political coin, so to speak, but now there is such a cult mentality that I’ve lost all respect for the trumpers. Same for the members of congress who refuse to acknowledge simple truth in favor of keeping their political power. I realize that there is a high percentage of republicans who will ALWAYS vote their party, no matter what. Same applies to Democrats, but THIS is beyond partisan. This heads straight off into Jim Jones “let’s have a kool-aid party” territory where the trump supporters are concerned. I want my country back. I spent 30+ years in uniform defending it but I have never been embarrassed to call myself an American until now.

    3. @Larry Byrd I think there are three primary types of Trump supporters. Working class dimwits who are the Kool aide drinkers, phony evangelicals who have a tendency towards racism and have sold out any and all moral authority they may have had for political power and wealthy people, who hate him, but are willing to go along in exchange for his favorable treatment of them. In some ways I find the wealthy enablers the most vile and have a hint of empathy for the working class dimwits, if only for the fact I am working class. Good for you and your service, it always breaks my heart seeing military people defend person who has zero respect for Democracy, freedom and the constitution, they very things they once bravely defended. I just don’t get it.

  5. When Trump’s own appointees corroborate the whistleblower’s complaint, it bodes very ill for Mango Mussolini…

    1. @Janine Perez Ah, that low key supposed intellectual supremacy of the tolerant left’s egomania. It’s so sweet.

  6. Quid pro quo by the Don & his Disorganized Crime Family: “Extort A Vulnerable Ally Into Helping Him Rig The 2020 Election On His Behalf.”🤔🙄🤪

    1. Don’t forget the gift to Vlad this all equates to. A weakened Ukraine and a weakened U.S. standing worldwide.

    2. If you can leave an ally on the battlefront for certain hardship and attempt to justify it in the media you can do anything despicable.

    1. He suddenly realized that buying an ambassadorship for a $1 million donation to Trump’s sleazy, inauguration slush fund wasn’t worth going to jail.

    2. @Grover G It’s also not worth seeing his hotel businesses suddenly getting shunned by everyone (already happening) and him being forever known as part of that cabal of Benedict Arnolds that helped Trump misuse American diplomatic power abroad. But, hey, when you lie with dogs you get fleas.

  7. Sondland has changed his testimony in the hopes that he has something resembling a chair when the music stops

  8. It’s starting to fall a apart. Soon they will all turn on each other. Just need the Law and Order team to question them

  9. Will the journalists please look into the accusation that Kushner gave the Saudi permission to arrest Khashoggi. The English paper are reporting this and I believe it. Turkey has a copy of the call and used it to make Trump leave Syria immediately. Please look into this.

    1. Diane Veilleux I checked that and that paper is like America’s National Enquirer. In fact if you look up the chairman of that paper you find he likes trump. it’s doubtful true.

    2. Diane Veilleux PS: In my opinion it was actually a purpously made up story, hoping the major news outlets would pick it up, Trump could then scream; fake news, which he did. But the real media did not buy into it.

    1. Or, “I thought a million bucks and a title was a great deal”, — “So, it’s not just all black tie dinners and fab photos”?

    2. If the committee wants to charge him with perjury they can. It doesnt matter that he changed his testimony.

    3. Like all other Trump supporters, Sondland is a coward. First he lies, then he changes his story when he finds out he can be charged for lying to Congress hahahaha.
      That type of behavior is so typical for Trump supporters. Big mouths but cowards when reality kicks in, and why not? After all, they just follow the ultimate coward, their draft dodging Cadet Bone Spur.

  10. The fat lady sung, the dam broke, the party’s over, the scales have tipped, the jury is in. It’s over. Now it’s time for the sentencing phase.

    1. @MrDiscostu4u can you please think up a different catch phrase other than” nothing burger . That phrase has been around the block, and is used up.
      Thanks.

    2. There hasn’t even been a trial yet, moron. You libbies are so desperate for a score that you’re clearly grasping at straws. MAGA 2020!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    3. @MrDiscostu4u once you put some facts on them they actually taste pretty good. I assume we’ll be having a nothing Burger party serve with a lot of facts in Congress after the first of the year.

  11. From day one, this entire administration has been nothing but a 20 layer cake of corruption, lies, obstruction, and cover-up. Put all of them in jail and throw away the key!

    1. @Jesse Smith I think you are the one who is mentally challenged. And giving your own comment a thumbs up doesn’t add credibility to it neither.

  12. When Mike Bloomberg said he knew a con when he saw one he meant it. Will never understand why Trump associates (both inside and outside of the WH) are willing to risk going to jail on his behalf.

    1. @Jordan Moir yeah just like the transcript that he released about word for word on the phone call? Hahaha on the very first page on the very bottom it says caution this is not in verbatim! Gee I wonder why it says that?maybe because it wasn’t the full phone call that everybody keeps claiming it was? You keep fighting the good fight and keep spreading lies!

    2. “I don’t recall” can mean a dozen different things, but in a congressional testimony usually just means “I’m not prepared to give an answer on that and if I’m incorrect in any way, that’s something that will result in fines.” or “I don’t want to say anything on that.”

  13. While Trump continues to demonize the whistle blower; literally everyone of his people who testified corroborated the whistle blowers complaint.

    1. Sondland really needs to lay off the weed…his short-term memory of his complicity in Trump’s crimes is completely shot!

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