It’s clear Trump withheld aid to Ukraine. It was aid in the amount of $400 million that had been appropriated by Congress that had already determined that Ukraine had been meeting its obligations to receive the aid. Part of its obligation was to act against the Soviet legacy corruption that had grabbed Ukraine by the…
Author: mtc9393
Trump’s Contempt for Government Workers
I saw it early on after Trump announced his candidacy. He never did any public service for the country. I felt that not having thought of the nation all his life rather than himself, he would be unable to appreciate what it meant to work for the benefit of others. He easily confirmed my feelings…
The Fallacy of the Trump defense: It Comes Down To Accepting Corruption If Trump Does It.
I received a comment that sets out the full GOP/Trump defense. I examine it 1. Your error in logic is this: Because X occurs AFTER fact Y, does not mean it occurred because of fact Y. After Trump’s phone call with the New Ukrainian President (read the TRANSCRIPT) aid continued to be withheld for several…
Trump’s Toast: Knowing The Time Line
The Republican position used to try to save Trump from the toaster is that the allegation that he tried to squeeze Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy into making a public announcement about opening an investigation into the Biden’s and Ukraine’s interference into the U.S. 2016 presidential election that put Trump into office can’t be true because he restored…
Criminal Pat Nee’s Thinking: A Mirror of Trump’s.
Pat Nee had a funny feeling about the bank robbery he was about to pull off with some other guys. As they waited outside the bank for the right opportunity with the necessary firearms. Pat asked the name of the guy who had set it up. When he was told, a gloom descended on him. …
Telling When A Person Lies Is An Exercise in Folly
One thing to keep in mind is that there is no way to tell when a person is lying without having other knowledge of facts surrounding the person’s statement. One of the great deficiencies in our judicial system is pretending that a judge or jury has that ability without that added material. We see that…