‘Shakedown Scheme’: Top Dem On Explosive Giuliani Letter To Ukraine | MSNBC

House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees Member Eric Swalwell joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss new impeachment evidence revealed by Democrats. Swalwell argues the “new evidence” reveals Trump was “focused on having President Zelensky investigate the Bidens,” characterizing the plot as a “shakedown scheme.” Aired on 01/14/20.
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'Shakedown Scheme': Top Dem On Explosive Giuliani Letter To Ukraine | MSNBC

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    1. @Aleks palomar this is a hand written note handed off the same day it was voted on to be turned over to the Senate!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    1. Ro G   ………………    trump’s memo: “Note to self >>>> Shoot someone on 5th Avenue” .  Scratch that : “Get Rudy and his helpers to shoot someone on 5th Avenue:” . Yeah, that’s the ticket !

    1. joe sifford … oh please leave the vulgarity and the old old accusations to Trump.
      Trump refers continuously to the 2016 Hillary, to the 2008 – 20016 Obama.
      Let’s stop the fixations on the old and the boring.

  1. The Founders understanding of bribery was derived from English law, under which bribery was understood as an officeholder’s abuse of the power of an office to obtain a private benefit rather than for the public interest. This definition not only encompasses Trump’s conduct—it practically defines it.

    Trump took 400 million in taxpayer dollars, which had been appropriated by Congress, and used it to bribe a foreign country into taking specific actions that would only benefit him personally.

    What Trump did, is the equivalent of a Mayor of a city, taking funds that have been allocated for the city’s local Police Department, and withholding it until they launch a bogus investigation on one of his political opponents in the upcoming elections.

    The Founders placed articles of impeachment in the Constitution for the purpose of protecting our democracy. A democracy that Trump clearly has no respect for, and is trying to tear apart.

    Article II, Section 4, says the president “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

  2. As we see clearly demonstrated, “winning” to Republicans means turning America into an Orwellian Russian banana republic. We can’t–must not–allow that to happen!

    1. GOP is the ‘Government of Putin’. They are clearly beholden and have no qualms about turning traitor to America.

  3. This was all about “corruption”
    *Trump’s* corruption in this scheme to extort Ukraine for political dirt in the election 2020.

    Nothing else.

  4. They better have witnesses and this will only show america that our government is straight up corrupt we have to stand up for our Democracy! It’s we the people #SaveOurDemocracy

  5. This is by far the most corrupt, criminal, and incompetent Administration in American History. Our children and grandchildren will read of Trump’s corruption and crimes in US History books.

    1. 🤣🤣😢😢😢😢😢Nothing is really funny right now. So the fascists again made a lib cry. What does this say about them if it has no effect on them?

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