Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland will show up armed with new evidence, planning to hammer home the idea that the Ukraine pressure campaign was carried out completely on President Donald Trump’s orders, according to his opening statement.
Everyone prepare for the tweetstorm. Forecasters predict a category 5.
Underbusses White House and State Dept right at the start, for denying himself access to notes, emails, memos and other documents. Which all could have helped his memory be better (snicker).
Today is not going to end well for Herr Ubertweeter
Sondland looks a kindergartner who just wet his pants.
Can’t wait to watch this fucking loser spill his guts. maybe he can make fun of Vindman’s uniform or come up with some new Latin phrases to dupe the rubes. Trump sure knows how to pick em. This guy has a pasta spine and the least Trump could have found one a bit more al dente.
Where will the Republican senators be hiding today? They’re so very busy–can’t be bothered to consider this or any other aspect of the hearings.
Isn’t President Trump traveling to Texas today for a visit? Is he going to hide behind the wall to shield himself from impeachment? Where is Secretary Perry? Is he going as well? Is this a two-for-one sale? Wow, too many opportunities…
This is what you bought with your one-mil donation to Trump’s inaugural committee, Gordo.
I see that he can’t remember the “drug deal” moment with Bolton either. He’s trying to follow the path through the thicket that Volker attempted. “I was acting in good faith, I was following orders, only in retrospect do I see that it was maybe a bit inappropriate.”
I would go after the Bolton angle hard. Make it hard for Bolton to keep quiet.
And reading just the first 7 pages of his opening statement Gordo is not a novice, he’s worked on other Presidential committees, so why didn’t he know that what was going on was leading him straight to pits of Hell?
Hole E Fuck.
Got up late this morning - and just read his opening statement.
As I recall from kindergarten class (apocryphal no doubt) colonial Americans ate popcorn for breakfast.
Time to stock up.
Well, well, well. It appears that Sondland rode into town driving a bus of his own.
He had no Idea that ETTD
Some phrase to the effect “never heard of this guy” will become threadbare in the next few hours.
This. I think if the committee simply ‘assumes’ it’s all on Bolton. Loudly, publicly announcing their assumptions - then Bolton will have to step forward to ‘clarify’ his role.
Tick. Tock.
Still enduring the torture of listening to Nunes’ repeatedly saying “The earth is flat! The earth is Flat! Dems Suck! The earth is Flat! I so much need to take a shit! The earth is Flat!”.
Yes Nunes is an extremely irritating little porker.
Beyond that, Sondland’s obviously gotten some sagacious legal advice. Save your own ass, friend. No one from that crew’s going to save it for you.
Finally, Orange Voldemort’s propensity for appointing “only the best” is blowing up right in his face. This, I have been waiting for.
I feel like OV’s wall of defense is not just crumbling but beginning to collapse at a rapid rate. Too many people who have decided to cover their own asses rather than his. The tipping point seems nigh.
I’m imagining what happens when everyone asks themselves, “why do I continue to defend this clown?” If we hit that tipping point, does the Senate flip?
Besides OV, who else becomes collateral damage? I’m hoping for indictments. Too many to list.
There are three options here as I see them. (1) Sondland saves himself from a perjury charge with “clarifying” testimony. (2) Sondland divulges information that indicates he is perfectly fine with producing additional evidence against tRump. (3) He is going to hell and plans to take some “amigos” with him.
Did I miss anything?
(4) All of the above.