According to Kent, Republican Senators Inhofe, Portman, and McConnell knew about the hold on the aid

[Mrs. Overall]

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Republican Senators Inhofe, Portman, and McConnell called and asked Trump about the hold on military assistance aid just before it was lifted, Kent testified.

[Demsrule86]

1. GOP Senators Scumbags.

[maxsolomon]

12. However, it looks like they were instrumental in getting the aid released

and ending the Extortion.

Portman in particular.

[erronis]

2. I'm guessing that some of the (R)epuglicon critters knew of the scheme while it was being hatched.

Somewhere there's a well shielded war room. The "war" is against the US and the enemy is the (R)s and trump and oligarchs from the US and elsewhere.

Apparently bacefook and Thiel and others are part of the conspiracy to take down the legitimate government. (Well, legitimate if it was fairly elected.)

[Botany]

3. Both Portman and McConnell took millions in Russian money in 2016

n/t

[blueinredohio]

6. Portman also took millions from the NRA.

I hope he was involved in this Maybe then he will resign or get voted out in 2022

[Botany]

7. The NRA money Portman took was Russian money.

n/t

[blueinredohio]

8. True and its not like he didn't know either.

[patphil]

13. Yeah, that was an open "secret" in Republican circles.

[Botany]

19. And Portman and others got tons of their money from dark money sources thanx to Citizen's United

Portman and others ran campaign ads blaming Ted Strickland for problems caused
by Republican actions and the money was just so overwhelming Ted didn't have a
chance.

[irisblue]

20. From the Ohio group

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10714070
Portman got called out by Rubin at WaPo a very short time ago.


He is deep in this

[robertpaulsen]

4. Two US senators told Ukraine's president that 'only Trump' could release military aid

Could Inhofe, Portman or McConnell be the ones who put the pressure on Zelensky?

Two US senators told Ukraine’s president that ‘only Trump’ could release military aid: report

https://www.alternet.org/2019/11/two-us-senators-told-ukraines-president-that-only-trump-could-release-military-aid-report/

[ok_cpu]

9. Wouldn't surprise me one bit with Portman

As noted above, he loves the cash and he's outsourced all of his other Senate responsibilities to the White House.

[CharleyDog]

23. these senators must recuse themselves from the Senate voting on impeachment

and testify to the House investigation committee(s). Or be forever shunned as liars and corrupt. Persona liars corruptus

[robertpaulsen]

28. Once identified, I say these 2 Senators should be INDICTED as co-conspirators in an EXTORTION PLOT.

If they told Zelensky this prior to September 11, they are guilty.

[GoCubsGo]

5. Damn. I picked the wrong time to cut back on carbs.

I sure would love some popcorn right now. Just as well, I guess. I'd be overdosing on it at this point.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Pork Rinds. Keto Friendly.

[kentuck]

10. This shit is coming down like a mudslide...

Wow!

[CharleyDog]

25. I can hardly wait for the media interview in the halls and outside the elevators. lol

Sir did you have forehand knowledge of the quid pro quo? How much Russian money did you accept? Why did you go to Moscow?
The will hide, but they must face the music. Let us grind it in their face.

[spanone]

14. Talk about your coup.

They were all in on it.

[safeinOhio]

15. Might have been a little birdie

in the corner. What a song it could sing.

[SunSeeker]

16. Traitorous, conspiring scumbags.

[TruckFump]

17. Co-conspirators.

And assholes to the max as well.

[Duppers]

24. F yes! They are *Complicit* !

👍

[Hassler]

18. With each passing day Moscow Mitch's criminal complicity becomes clearer

[bdamomma]

21. McConnell

Moscow Mitch is involved in everything. Lock him up.

[ffr]

27. +1

They're all thick as thieves, these ethically bankrupt conservative scumbags!

[LiberalLovinLug]

22. No wonder they don't want an impeachment trial.

the whole GOP leadership we will find out knew all along.

[Botany]

26. And any sort of deep dive into the 2016 election will show votes were flipped too.

Trump has all but admitted as much by saying something like, "well you know those voting
machines can do funny things sometimes .... paper ballots are better." very rough quote

Pence knew, McConnell knew, Ryan knew, and McCarthy knew about Russian "meddling."

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/paul-ryan-keeps-it-family-kevin-mccarthy-russia-trump

[OAITW r.2.0]

30. Organized Crime Party.

The former GOP is led and protected by a bunch of co-conspirators and a lot of elected GOP morons who aren't smart enough to understand where these bunch of criminals are taking this "Party".

[robertpaulsen]

31. K & R