The top U.S. diplomat for Ukraine, Bill Taylor, breaks his silence and tells Congress about a ‘direct line’ from Pres. Trump to the Ukraine plot at the center of the impeachment probe. In this report within hours of that news breaking on Oct. 22, MSNBC anchor and attorney Ari Melber breaks down the key parts of the new impeachment testimony, and how it goes beyond what other witnesses have said. The report runs through the legal highlights and shows why some experts and members of Congress say this marked the ‘most damning testimony’ to date in Trump’s impeachment probe. Aired on 10/22/19.
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See Impeachment Smoking Gun Go Off: Aide Says Trump Led Bribery Plot | MSNBC
Bill Taylor is a patriot. Thank you, Mr. Taylor.
@Chris P Bacon – Yup – the problem is when you drain the swamp, the crocodiles appear.
Bigus Dickus, I hope you’re joking. People lie under oath all the time. Jeff Sessions perjured himself flagrantly at his confirmation hearing. So did Brett Kavanagh. They were both under oath.
@52Ricoman what kind of crimes, tell us the crimes
@52Ricoman what crimes? tell us
Nik kaka8 If I knew exactly I would tell you. But likely related to extortion, emoluments violations, campaign violations, graft and treason.
I wonder if trump remember when he tried to lynch the Central Park 5?
Thanks for the reminder!
Don’t forget robbing cancer children. What a horrible human being. Who steals from children with cancer. Oh yea Trump does.
Windmill cancer survivor ?windmill of course. He’s an abuser and his allies are too
Good question. And the answer is no, he doesn’t. And not because of his dementia, but because he has no conscience, no morals and, ultimately, no humanity. He was raised by a father who was arrested at the KKK meeting, so maybe we shouldn’t have expected anything else. Only, millions elected him not inspite, but BECAUSE of this. AND they are preparing to do it again in 2020.
Trump can’t deal with anyone or anything legitimate. He’s been a loser all his life.
@Addams29 how do you know he has 10 billion dollars, did he call you and tell u? Grow up
Really numbnutts he’s a billionaire married to a supermodel who got elected to the most powerful position in the world sounds like an winner to me
@muadhib001 can’t wait to come back to this post next year to rub in your face how it will be another 4 years..
Trump loves money, TV,
and one of his kids.
@Team LA haha 🤣🤣
@Utha he’s the Melon Felon!
In some ways that might be close to the truth but in my opinion trump has only one love, HIMSELF
@DG 1 You’re 100% correct there. When it boils down to it, and when the sh!t hits the fan you can be sure of only one thing. There’s only one person Trump is looking after, and it won’t be Ivanka.
I really can’t understand how there are so many of his blind followers that continue to defend this self serving monster. He is an out and out traitor to his country but they they continue to overlook this and are sucked in by all the lies he tells them. They themselves are traitors by doing this.
It’s happening. “Sighs and gasps in the room” as he spoke. Mr. Tayor, you are a patriot at a critical time in America’s history. Thank you for all you do.
Bill Taylor’s testimony of his first-hand experience is equal to Nixon’s tapes being handed over. This is the witness to the illegal and unconstitutional quid pro quo.
What about Lindsey Graham ?
@Chee Hoe, Foo Probably has his own pee tape.
Oh, c’mon.
Not your point re: Taylor but the “sighs and gasps” quote.
Unless it’s attributed to some Republicans it’s a useless quote.
We already saw months ago how Feinstein and Grassley looked like they were gonna vomit after hearing about the Mueller report.
Unless EVERYONE left the room and screamed “IMPEACH NOW” it’s meaningless.
Thank you Bill Taylor. You will be the final nail in the impeachment coffin.
Well done Bill Taylor
Have you heard that
Trump’s new favorite food is hummus:
he heard it was made of chick pea.
😆
You’re clearly having a good time here 😁
You are having fun. Reading 7 comments from you.
Maybe he likens himself to General Aladeen from the Dictator.
Ann van de Kew bahahahahaaaaa
Mr. Taylor thank you for trying to right this ship that have sunken to a new low!
Icare – Trump’s ship is now a salvage operation.
Hats off to Bill Taylor. 🎩
More balls than Mullier, that’s for dam sure.
If Republicans can`t see this…..America is doom.
“ed”
The Republican Congress and Senate are at Trump will cause they want to be voted back in next go around. Most ppl who are Republican don’t care you either with Trump or against him so the vote is base on that….
They’ve seen it all along. They just made the calculation that their careers were more important than the country.
Gary Gagnon I’ve watched a lot of interesting documentaries about this topic & what I conclude after watching from all the diverse sources is that the Republican politicians truly believe that Trump is the “chosen one” straight from god! They absolutely do not care if he has flaws because who are they to question who god has put in the White House!? They absolutely believe that Trump (and themselves) are above the law because this is a holy war! The reason they tolerate Israel & the Jews is because Israel is where Jesus is coming back to & that’s why they named Jerusalem the capital of Israel! Apparently, Christians won’t be saved unless that is so.
They were able to get their fan base motivated to come out in droves to vote by promising to outlaw abortion & instilling fear. The fan base tend to be illiterate & uneducated and believe what they are told.
This is absolutely no better than what they accuse Muslims of. These so-called christians will be the ones who are the homegrown terrorists! And they’re coming for us!
They are the ISIS and Taliban equivalent of Christians.
@Cindy S Republican voters believe that. Few Republican politicians at the national level believe that. They are simply grifters cynically parroting the garbage their voters believe, while dutifully serving their corporate donors.
The House Of Cards are falling. Tramps Offsprings are next; Trump, Pence, Giuliani, Barr, Pompeo, Mulvaney, Rick Perry, etc.🤔🙄..🤪
Enough talk already . I want action- impeach the crazy lunatic and take all his complicit family and cowards with him.
That’s what I’m saying. Just get it over with already. I may just be naive, but it seems like they could have impeached him 8 times over already. Pull. The. Trigger..
And then, once he and all the tRump-humpers have been run out of town, RICO his a$$!
@Outlaw Shogun unfortunately, you’re being naive. Trust that the house Dems are playing the game the right way
@Austin Conner after what the dems pulled in 2016? Nah, I dont trust anybody…
Sick to my stomach after reading Bill Taylor’s opening statement. Trump is a nasty, evil piece of work and needs to be locked up in prison NOW.
@Jay Sim thanks for the link
A much as I’d like to see Trump imprisoned I doubt that will happen. UNLESS he hangs on to his office and continues to wreak havoc on America and the world.
@Jay Sim Thanks for the link, it is truly disturbing the lengths Trump and his cronies have gone to subvert the Ukrainian Government to gain local political advantage. Bill Taylor is a hero and a patriot that will be commended once this pathetic excuse for a WH administration are removed from office. Until then, unfortunately, he will be seen as an enemy by Trump and his comrades. I only hope Republican Senators can see the absolute corruption before them and vote accordingly. I won’t be holding my breath.
@Janne – Fortunately the state of NY has got him by the balls. trump has reasoned that if he gets reelected he can avoid prosecution because of the statute of limitations. His problem is that that time starts when the investigation ends but it’s not ended in NY or on the Hill
haha he is a nasty evil piece of work and there is no other way to put it.
Republicans are losers , and are currupt as trump , …. comfirmed by 🍑
Let’s split the country. We hate you and you hate us. Deal?
Criminals being tried for their crimes. What’s to hate in that?
EXTORTION; not bribery.
It’s _worse._
It’s the _cheap_ thug’s version of bribery.
*_Bribing them with something that’s already theirs._*
They’re finally calling it bribery. About time. “All roads lead to Putin.”
Bribery, extortion, blackmail…call it what you will. Trump is toast.
Bribery like what AIPAC does everyday Israel is the evil in this country and the world you people are sick
@Stephanie Stephanie When people don’t use punctuation, the meaning of their comment gets lost.
I like Presidents who aren’t career criminals.
Leo29 Is funny your wording choice; I was telling many friends early in 2017 that Trump is doing the world a real favour, waking up those with decency in their soul to the corruption of power and greed. As they say, follow the money. Which party gets more big money support…DEMS or GOP? Which party does the NRA leadership support, those honest community caring in-bed-with-Russian-money folks.
It’s so wrong that msnbc and cnn are playing you idiots by making you think that President Trump is going to be removed from office it’s sad I almost feel sorry for you people
@Hazzycakes need 20 republican senators to vote for removal name them numbnutts
As Trump would say, “I love presidents who don’t get caught, I got caught.”🤔
Ha! Ha! Looks like Pompeo is the one who hires “only the best.”
He had better stay away from Trump for a while. At least, that is, until Mulvaney or Giuliani is on television again.
It gives me hope knowing there are more “Taylor’s” left in the world 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Gigi Schiller Faith Restored
“Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for an Orange, and perhaps a few lemons,” … say the bells of St Clement’s