Tag Archives: Kurt Volker

House Republicans argue that Donald Trump withheld Ukrainian security aid because he’s a tireless fighter of foreign corruption. This is not even remotely true. Here are the facts.

By Mark | December 2, 2019

House Republicans just released a 123-page report which they claim refutes the case for Donald Trump’s impeachment. In the report, Republicans argue that Donald Trump did not withhold military aid from Ukraine for his own self-interest, but because of “a deep-seated, genuine, and reasonable skepticism of Ukraine due to its history of pervasive corruption.” The […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, Arlo, bribery, corruption, Crowdstrike, Donald Trump, extortion, foreign aid, Gordon Sondland, House Intelligence Committee, Hunter Biden, impeachment, Joe Biden, John Rood, military aid, mochi, Republican lies, Russia, the collapse of the Republican party, Ukraine, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky | 58 Comments

Republicans asked for a “quid pro quo.” Well, here it is. Now let’s see them do something about it.

By Mark | October 4, 2019

Damn. While most of us were sleeping last night, text messages between Trump administration diplomats and a senior Ukrainian aide were released in unison by several House committees. They show, without any question, that the Trump administration’s refusal to advance relations between Ukraine and the United States was tied to a demand on the part […]