Today, Public Polling Shows No One Is Watching The Inquiry As Witnesses Continue To Undercut Democrat Allegations Stating There Was No Quid Pro Quo Arrangement
The Facts:
ONCE AGAIN, TODAY'S HEARING SHOWED THAT THE JULY 25th TRANSCRIPT WAS ACCURATE AND THAT THERE WAS NO QUID PRO QUO PRESSURE ON UKRAINE
- Director for European Affairs on the National Security Council Alexander Vindman testified that he cannot remember any Ukrainian ever mentioning any pressure to do investigations.
- Senior White House national security official Tim Morrison and Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker confirmed that Ukraine did not know aid was on hold , undercutting any allegation of a quid pro quo arrangement.
- Volker said he received no " indication whatsoever or anything that resembled a quid pro quo " and that he was never involved in anything "considered to be bribery."
- Rep. Jim Jordan outlined how the transcript of the July 25th phone call showed no linkage or pressure on Ukraine.
- Both State Department official Williams and Vindman agreed the transcript was "substantively correct" and "very accurate," respectively.
- Morrison said nothing concerned him about the July 25th phone call.
WITNESSES CONTINUE TO TESTIFY ON THE WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION WITHIN UKRAINE, INCLUDING BURISMA
- Both Vindman and Williams testified that Hunter Biden and Bursima had the " appearance of conflict of interest ."
- Vindman testified that Burisma had a " pattern of questionable dealings & questions about corruption ."
- Vindman testified that the President was " certainly " within his right to ask for investigations into corruption.
THE WITNESSES TESTIFIED THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAD PROVIDED CRITICAL AID TO UKRAINE WHEN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DID NOT
- Vindman testified that President Trump provided important Javelin missiles to Ukraine when the Obama Administration had not.
- Volker testified that President Trump's policy on Ukraine fundamentally turned U.S. policy around after Obama.
- Volker testified that U.S. policy had " absolutely " been strengthened due to President Trump.
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, DEMOCRATS RESORTED TO BIZZARE THEORIES AND GOAL POST MOVING, CHANGING THEIR ARGUMENTS AS THEY WENT ON
- CNN's Dana Bash said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made a political shift in moving the allegations against President Trump from quid pro quo to bribery.
- Rep. John Ratcliffe outlined how the Democrats narrative changed from "quid pro quo" to "extortion" to "bribery."
- Rep. Eric Swalwell bizarrely compared the July 25th call with Ukraine to attempted murder .
- Ranking member Devin Nunes called out Democrats for changing their messaging after political polling .
MEANWHILE, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS EITHER TUNING OUT OR TURNING AGAINST THE HEARING ACCORDING TO NEW POLLS
- The Hill reported today that opposition to the impeachment inquiry has jumped by 10 points among independents.
- The Hill : "Viewership fell by more than 1 million for Friday's televised hearings" compared to Wednesdays.
- NPR reported that Americans overwhelmingly say the impeachment hearings won't change their minds.
- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's polling of suburban voters showed there was more support for dropping the inquiry than supporting it.
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