Fiona Hill and David Holmes set to testify TODAY in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
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Fiona Hill, a former top White House adviser on Russia, and David Holmes, a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, are the final witnesses testifying on week two of public hearings as part of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Hill served in the Trump administration for two-and a half years on the National Security Council until her resignation, which was announced one week before Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's new president.
Hill accused Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee of advancing Russian propaganda with "politically driven falsehoods" that portray "an alternate narrative that the Ukrainian government is a U.S. adversary, and that Ukraine—not Russia—attacked us in 2016.”
“Based on questions and statements I have heard, some of you on this committee appear to believe that Russia and its security services did not conduct a campaign against our country—and that perhaps, somehow, for some reason, Ukraine did," Hill said in her prepared opening statement. "This is a fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves. The unfortunate truth is that Russia was the foreign power that systematically attacked our democratic institutions in 2016."
Fiona Hill, a former top White House adviser on Russia, and David Holmes, a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, are the final witnesses testifying on week two of public hearings as part of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Hill served in the Trump administration for two-and a half years on the National Security Council until her resignation, which was announced one week before Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's new president.
Hill accused Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee of advancing Russian propaganda with "politically driven falsehoods" that portray "an alternate narrative that the Ukrainian government is a U.S. adversary, and that Ukraine—not Russia—attacked us in 2016.”
“Based on questions and statements I have heard, some of you on this committee appear to believe that Russia and its security services did not conduct a campaign against our country—and that perhaps, somehow, for some reason, Ukraine did," Hill said in her prepared opening statement. "This is a fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves. The unfortunate truth is that Russia was the foreign power that systematically attacked our democratic institutions in 2016."
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Washington — The embassy staffer in Kiev who overheard a top diplomat's conversation with President Trump testified that the president inquired about the status of investigations into his rivals one day after his call with the president of Ukraine.
David Holmes, an aide to the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, told the committees leading the impeachment probe that he overheard Mr. Trump asking EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about the Ukrainian president's willingness to carry out investigations.
"So, he's gonna do the investigation?" referring to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. "He's gonna do it," replied Sondland, adding he'd do "anything you ask him to."
Holmes said the phone call he heard occurred on July 26, the day after the conversation at the center at the impeachment probe, according to a copy of Holmes' opening statement obtained by CBS News. Holmes said he was sitting near Sondland at a restaurant in Kiev and could overhear the call.
Holmes also said in his opening statement that he asked Sondland about Mr. Trump's views on Ukraine. "I asked Ambassador Sondland if it was true that the President did not 'give a s—t about Ukraine.'" Holmes said that "Sondland agreed that the President did not 'give a s—t about Ukraine'" and that he only cares about "big stuff" like the "Biden investigation."
Washington — The embassy staffer in Kiev who overheard a top diplomat's conversation with President Trump testified that the president inquired about the status of investigations into his rivals one day after his call with the president of Ukraine.
David Holmes, an aide to the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, told the committees leading the impeachment probe that he overheard Mr. Trump asking EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about the Ukrainian president's willingness to carry out investigations.
"So, he's gonna do the investigation?" referring to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. "He's gonna do it," replied Sondland, adding he'd do "anything you ask him to."
Holmes said the phone call he heard occurred on July 26, the day after the conversation at the center at the impeachment probe, according to a copy of Holmes' opening statement obtained by CBS News. Holmes said he was sitting near Sondland at a restaurant in Kiev and could overhear the call.
Holmes also said in his opening statement that he asked Sondland about Mr. Trump's views on Ukraine. "I asked Ambassador Sondland if it was true that the President did not 'give a s—t about Ukraine.'" Holmes said that "Sondland agreed that the President did not 'give a s—t about Ukraine'" and that he only cares about "big stuff" like the "Biden investigation."
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thanks to Manafort. Yeah, that Manafort. Coincidence ? No !
"Between 2014 and 2016, the United States committed more than $600 million in security assistance to Ukraine."
"By March 2015, the US had committed more than $120 million in security assistance for Ukraine and had pledged an additional $75 million worth of equipment including UAVs, counter-mortar radars, night vision devices and medical supplies, according to the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
That assistance also included some 230 armoured Humvee vehicles."
Outright lies do nothing to support credibility
But you made up for it today.
I do like pictures with my words.
As usual, they give you a time and then you wait in the office for hours until they call you.
Gordon Sondland was the only one I saw yesterday, none today, been too busy.
Sondland actually said quid pro quo but he wasn't talking about Trump and Biden. He never heard Biden's name mentioned at all. But yet he thinks he was in the loop. It was like going on a roller coaster ride. Then towards the last he just started throwing everyone under the bus. Then he didn't know anything, he just wanted to get the heck outta there before he lost his job, which he may have already lost.
Trump has provided real military aid and continues to do so.
Too bad the Ukraine enlistment by demonrats is actually TRUE!!!...Plus a whole lot more.
All the other people that testified brought made an impact on this impeachment hearing however, Fiona Hill and David Holmes turned the key on Trump's cell door (that's a metaphor).
If he doesn't get impeached he will sleep four more years in the White House. After that he will go back to his business world. Anybody who attempts to do business with him will think twice, three and four times about it before they sign on the dotted line with him.
Not much for credible on that alone since it's wasted so much time and tax payer dollars around lies and illegal activities to try an impeachment. Much like the one now.
No one can attest to any bribery or quid pro quo. It's already stated by sondland that Trump wanted nothing from Ukraine but to do the right thing. No awareness of funds being with held or why. He also stated, while being strong armed by a demonrat to make a literal ASSUMPTION, that Trump never mentioned the bidens to him. Of course that didn't come until later in the testimony.
In a real due process where schiff and the whistle blower can be subpoenaed, full questioning is allowed to take place, the demonrats are sunk. schiff could even face charges in the right court with the proper enforcement of law for his antics, perjury, and more. He wouldn't be the only one.
The whistle blower is NOT protected identity wise as far as appearing and testimony. They're only protected from back lash such as demotion, other negative treatments, and such. The I.G. isn't allowed to disclose names unless it's unavoidable.
It's already stated by sondland that Trump wanted nothing from Ukraine but to do the right thing.