House Inquiry Releases Testimony Of State Dept. Official George Kent | Talking Points Memo

The House Impeachment inquiry on Thursday released a transcript of the testimony of George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eastern Europe. Reports emerged after Kent’s testimony last month that he was told to “lay low” after criticizing Rudy Giuliani’s involvement in Ukraine policy.


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“Reports emerged after Kent’s testimony last month that he was told to ‘lay low’ after criticizing Rudy Giuliani’s involvement in Ukraine policy.”

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like we’re living through the worst “Godfather” sequel ever?

(“Godfather 4½: The Ed Wood Cut”)

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I think it’s closer to a Mafia! sequel, the Alan Smithee cut.

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It’s just you. It’s more like Jurassic Park 8, with all the dinosaurs from an earlier Era running around destroying anything they see.

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It’s a hard rain.

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Except the Trump Crime Family is populated by morons. They’re thugs, but incredibly stupid.

But they do have the protection of the Presidency, the OLC memorandum stating that indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President is unConstitutional, and their own consigliere, William Barr.

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Drip, drip, drip…

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Morans, not morons. Pfft…

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I think it’s more like Pee Wee Herman 3 1/2 - Pee Wee Goes Crazy where Pee Wee rides his bike through the circus running into all the clowns and kids with cotton candy screaming, "I’m a stable genius and I meant to do that! Witch Hunt! Aahahahahaha!!!

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Rudy, Barr, and Pompeo are made men and Donald is, well, the Don.

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  • Kent was told to “Lay low”
  • Vindman was told to “‘not to discuss Ukraine call’ after expressing concerns…
    And
  • 2 Un-named US senators told Zelensky that “only Trump” could release military aid per NYT report!

The solicitation, QPQ, extortion, the threats/intimidation, witness tampering, the coverups…the abuse of power…and it’s just for Ukrainegate! Add Stormygate, Russiagate, Tax-fraud, Sexual predation…inciting violence and stochastic terrorism…on and on

What a systematic and repeated criminal enterprise Trump and his Thugs-R-Us are running inside our government!

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I stand corrected.

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Wonderful!

So… Shouldn’t those two senators be struck from the jury?

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If you’re going to use the noun ‘morons’ with regard to Trump or any of his crime family members, it has to be preceded by its proper descriptive adjective … ‘fucking.’

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Sondland ordered* State Department officials NOT to monitor the Ukraine call with Toadglans.

*You’d think that only Pompeo could do that, wouldn’t you?

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It’s as if Fredo became the Don.

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Melania and 45* in happier days.

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Even Sonny Corleone was more circumspect than this crew.

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