McFaul: Sondland’s Assertion That He Did Not Connect Burisma, Biden Is ‘Insulting’ | MSNBC

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul shares his thought on the testimony of Amb. Gordon Sondland, and says that his and other's assertion that they did not connect the request to investigate Burisma with its connection with Hunter Biden is "insulting to our intelligence". Aired on 11/20/19.
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McFaul: Sondland’s Assertion That He Did Not Connect Burisma, Biden Is ‘Insulting’ | MSNBC

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    1. @Sean S That stupido is from Fresno, CA and he barely got reelected because his constituents thought he was trying to become a celebrity rather than going after their interests…now he became a celebrity…he’s stupider than Forrest Gump :-))0

    2. @boxfrotwres TRUE – HE’S GOING DOWN – just in!!! The Daily Beast Story of today that was put in the impeachment record – Devin Nunes was being assisted by Lev Parnas to arrange Nunes’ trip to Ukraine in 2018 – ahahahahahah – time to stir the cheese – MOOOOOOOO!

  1. Sondland didn’t want to go to a Federal jail… and be a screaming suicide with a broken hyoid bone, like Jeffrey Epstein.

  2. My guess is that trump will fake an illness to resign the presidency, just like he fake illness to get out of serving his country his whole life.

    1. @oneandatwoanda I doubt he’ll resign, but it was a hoax to get out of testifying in the impeachment trial if Mitch holds it.

  3. The outlaw “president” and his administration of outlaws will face a reckoning of their own making: you can’t escape who you are!

  4. Republicans are now saying that it’s ok if there was a quid pro quo. Just moving the goal posts at every step.Anything to exonerate the Mango Mussolini.

    1. I’d like to see Trump have the same end as Mussolini. He deserves it. Hanging from a rope with his balls stuffed in his mouth.

    2. MSNBC produces retardation in their viewers. There is a simple explanation for that confusion of yours, unless you are a determined democrat moron. Something for something is always the case in foreign aid. Always. The question the democrats fail to answer is corrupt purpose. Luckily you are too thick to notice.

    3. @1247.cc True enough, as long as the favors exchanged are in the interests of the entire nation, NOT just the President’s personal and political interests, which is what this particular quid pro quo was about. Businesses and governments negotiate all the time, and they make compromises all the time, and ideally it concludes in a win-win outcome for all involved (we get something we want and you get something you want). But what happened here is Ukraine needed military assistance to fight its enemy Russia and tRump wanted in exchange for Ukraine do make his political opponent look like a criminal. First of all, Ukraine was getting the military aid without those requirements–that had already been decided by Congress. So Trump was holding the assistance hostage to get something that not only was ONLY of benefit to him personally and politically but would ALSO be used to manipulate an upcoming U.S. election. Now would that be okay with you if a Democratic presidential candidate (maybe Sanders or Warren) used your tax dollars to ask a foreign national to help manipulate the outcome of the next presidential election? Be careful how you answer because if it turns out that this country decides that what tRump did is okay, then that sets the state for every President after him–and there will be Presidents after him–to do exactly the same thing.

    1. KC P, those links you posted no credibility, none. If there was even an ounce of credibility the European news outlets would have published and done some serious investigated journalism

  5. He didn’t want any piece of what Roger Stone got 😂😂😂. The GOPs new tactic – Guilani was a Never Trumper 😂😂😂

  6. Sondland took a serious fight today not to end up as the comic figure who paid a million dollars for a ticket to jail

    1. 🎶 “he’s got a ticket to jail, he’s got a ticket to jay-ay-ail, he’s got a ticket to jail and we don’t care”🎵🎶

  7. *GOP members who are actively encouraging the “Normalisation” of Criminal Activity, are Guilty of SEDITION! **#ComplicitGOP**😡*

    1. ​:@joe Domjan Trump did not run in the election for his love of country, but because Cadet Bone Spurs hate for Barrack Obama was so strong. In his attempt to bury Obama’s legacy, Trump and his cronies have shredded the constitution of the United States. The only hope is that when the Senate lets him off the hook, he has exposed himself and all the politicians in the Trump swamp. His party will forever be linked to defending the most corrupt POTUS in history. These spineless politicians who have betrayed Americans and the oath of office they took are even worse than TRUMP IMHO. Trump was always a snake in the grass and he has been joined by Moscow Mitch and the rest of the “Grand Old Party.” Well it won’t be too long before the party is over boys.

    2. Carol – I wish he’d shove something in his piehole to shut it off for awhile. As the accused, Trump has the right to remain silent…he just doesn’t have the ability.

    3. “Barely know him” is what he actually said fwiw. Still, yes he did shoot himself. He is not a good liar. He sounded just like Randy Andy denying he ever met the teen girl he is photographed with but denies ever meeting her.

    1. He said he was told he didn’t want anything from the Ukrainian president. Can’t explain, just know the orange man is bad. No defense, then they’re nazis lol

    1. mz Kaye no we don’t we also don’t like our tax dollars going to a curupt country but it’s all gonna come out and everyone will see how crooked the Obama administration and Hillary really were

    2. You guessed my thoughts I just wondered about it myself……regardless how one thinks …..? He should be embarrass, but, I am not sure whether he knows what that means…..

    3. @Hydrocarbon82 he was talking about the people that were protesting a civil war statue being removed not about white supremacists or antifa. If you had half a brain or were able to think for yourself and not spoon fed by CNN then you would realize that and see the whole context of the statement rather than a bad cut and paste job

    1. They pull childish tactics that makes them look more stupid and irrelevant. Why put up those signs “days that Schiff knew who the whistleblower is?” And two more signs after that that shows their ignorance.

    1. Indeed. I sometimes think Trump gets off on being “persecuted” in a “witch hunt,” like, it’s his thing. Just saying. lol

    2. It’s kind of incredible that his supporters still don’t find it weird that, this innocent man hides, stifles and blocks all of the people and documents that would exonerate him.

    3. @LB2007 Right up until the witch hunters start persecuting him in a civilian court that can send him to prison.

    1. @bretert just because you were diagnosed as a shizophrentic doesn’t mean you should insult others with it, it’s a serious mental condition. Though continuing to use the same pathetic insult is adorable, especially when we both know it’s your greatest fear in life, not mine…😘

    1. @Jeffery chamberlain McConnell, Graham and Jordan could probably tell us if the same holds for the other end.

    1. Looks like Trump will increase the number of nights Sondland has to stay at his properties to maintain his Elite status!

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