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Chief of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv William Taylor cited “domestic political reasons” as leading to Washington’s relationship with Ukraine being undermined, according to an opening statement made public on Tuesday.


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That… looks bad if you’re a tangerine moron.

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The reactions I’m reading from various Congressfolk on the committee are pretty damning. This guy has the goods.

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He’s toast

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Time for an old classic…

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If you think this is a problem for the orange dumpster fire administration, wait until the public hearings start…

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Lesson no. 673 for the Trumpsters:

Don’t pull a career diplomat out of retirement and expect him to give up his reputation and conscience to go along with your illegal schemes.

We know it’s hard to see from your perspective, but not everyone is a grifter.

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He’s not toast until Mitch McConnell decides he’s toast.

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BOOM! Oh, not yet? Sorry, my bad.

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Perfect time for the P-Dog!

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He’s already the toast of Moscow.

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Can I just say it one more time?

wait for it

wait for it

BUT HER EMAILS?

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Taylor lays out a smoking arsenal big enough to equip a battalion. I want to say it’s unfucking believable, but in fact it is so totally fucking believable.

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At that point, it will be utterly unprecedented that they are having the hearings in public.

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So it would appear the whole Compromise-All-Your-Values-For-A-Tax-Cut “Conservatism” might have a downside.

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What do you want to bet Trump saw this coming which is why he went all out with the lynching comment this morning?

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They were this close to finally finding them, somewhere in Kyiv!

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Trump16

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Republicans are fanning out across the airwaves claiming Taylor’s testimony is much ado about nothing, proves nothing, is nothing but more of a hatchet job.

Trump is incapable of doing anything a GOPer will publicly cop to as inappropriate, ill-advised, criminal or concerning. Anything at all.

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My apologies, you are not clear, are you referring to Moscow Mitch or Benadick Donnie two scoops?

Regardless, I think they should not rest until Benadick becomes Has-benadick.

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