Trump asked Ukraine leader for 'a favor' and to investigate Biden, memo shows

[TygrBright]

Last edited Wed Sep 25, 2019, 01:34 PM - Edit history (3)

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump will meet with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday, as the president finds himself at the center of one of the most extraordinary periods in recent US history.

The timing of the pre-planned meeting with Zelenskiy, in New York City, comes less than 24 hours after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House would begin formal impeachment inquiry. Trump is the fourth president in US history to face such an extraordinary investigation.

At the heart of that inquiry is Trump's 25 July phone call with Zelenskiy, and whether Trump pressured the Ukraine leader to investigate Joe Biden, the current frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2020 election.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/25/ukraine-trump-meeting-impeachment-inquiry-whistleblower-conversation

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On edit: This article was originally about the scheduled meeting between Trump and Zelenskiy in New York today. The Guardian has edited and updated the article, but apparently not the link. Additional Guardian coverage of the scheduled meeting is now in this article (for the moment, apparently...):

Trump scandal: Ukraine fears it could become Russia of 2020 election

He is SOOOOOOooooo +@*ked...

If he cancelled the meeting, it would be widely interpreted as an admission of guilt.

If the meeting happens, it's a) terrible optics and timing; and b) assumptions will be made about shady subtext involving obstruction.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving individual.

interestedly,
Bright

[underpants]

1. Wow talk about bad timing

[Mike 03]

2. Zelenskiy should be the one to cancel. This is just too unseemly.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Absolutely. Trump has put Zelensky in an impossible position.

[MontanaMama]

3. Getting their stories straight?

Does Zelenskiy not realize the MF was extorting him?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. If he didn't before, he sure does now.

[DENVERPOPS]

10. Amen Montanamama

The Dems should make a big stink about him being allowed to meet with his co-conspirator. Period

The guy should not even be allowed into our country. Period

I'm sure the translator/note taker will be asked to destroy their notes of this meeting........

Trump will dictate the "party line" and get their stories to match, and promise/threaten him like Trump usually does.

[ArizonaLib]

14. Conference call with Putin

I hope no one disappears.

[MontanaMama]

18. Who is going to taste test the MF's

Big Macs?

Blech!

[MineralMan]

4. That's, you know, complicated, isn't it?

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Show time baby,show time.

[Nasruddin]

8. This is insane

He has to cancel this meeting.

[empedocles]

9. Zelensky at least needs a good witness

[ffr]

11. Wanted to get his story straight on VP Mike Pence's communications with UKR Prez

Link to tweet

Since there's an active cover-up of Pence's interactions in tRump's "official" transcript today and VP is hiding in a bunker somewhere.

[ancianita]

12. Hope Zelensky's wearing a wire. Putin could be pushing behind both of them.

[Lulu KC]

15. This is my question and I'll keep asking until someone somewhere answers

Ukraine + RF = enemies
DT + Putin = friends
DT + Zelensky = friends

Not making sense.

[ancianita]

19. Well put!

[BamaRefugee]

13. THis is the meeting where tells the guy "I'm not paying you". He loves this kind of meeting.

[Lulu KC]

16. And who else will join them in the meeting?

Or will it be like the meeting with Putin in Iceland?
Seriously.

[B Stieg]

17. More attempted collusion by tRump, no doubt...

Grifterism is all he knows.

[Marcuse]

20. Not someday - today.