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Posted on Mon, Nov 11th, 2019 by Sean Colarossi
Bombshell Impeachment Testimony Shows Trump Let Russia Run Americas Ukraine Policy
New testimony from Catherine Croft, a former White House official, shows that Donald Trump and Mick Mulvaney were essentially letting Russia run Americas policy toward Ukraine during the first year Trump was in office.
As The Daily Beast reported on Monday, citing Crofts testimony, Under Mick Mulvaneys leadership, the Office of Management and Budget temporarily put a hold on the delivery of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in 2017 because of concerns their arrival would upset Russia.
@kylegriffin1
Via key Catherine Croft excepts: OMB placed a separate, earlier hold on Javelin missiles because Mick Mulvaney was concerned that "Russia would react negatively to the provision of Javelins to Ukraine," despite the fact that "all of the other policy agencies were in support."
6:50 PM · Nov 11, 2019·
The Daily Beast notes that Croft called the move highly unusual.
More from the report:
Did you understand why? asked the congressional staffer questioning her.
I understood the reason to be a policy one, she replied.
What was the policy one?
In a briefing with Mick Mulvaney, the question centered around the Russian reaction, she continued.
What was the concern about the Russian reaction? asked the staffer.
That Russia would react negatively to the provision of Javelins to Ukraine, she said.
Trump has repeatedly shown that he is beholden to Russia
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https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/11/bombshell-impeachment-testimony-shows-trump-let-russia-run-ukraine-policy.html
bdamomma
(63,955 posts)is not tRump, it's Putin.
tRump wants to be in the club.
so Trump is supporting Putin's extermination of the Ukrainians. Add that to the Kurds too.
Stuart G
(38,454 posts)traitor Donald Trump.. Everyone needs to know Trump is a traitor
Faux pas
(14,703 posts)shit just keeps getting deeper
2naSalit
(86,900 posts)moondust
(20,019 posts)Per Rachel's and Lawrence's coverage of this, a number of agencies had to sign off on delivery of the Javelins and they all gave it the go-ahead except one: Mulvaney's OMB.
The OMB Director reports to the President, Vice President and the White House Chief of Staff.
K/R
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)The headline, at least, needs to go viral.
tavernier
(12,412 posts)Wouldnt it be funny if Wikipedia revealed that as his real name.
Kid Berwyn
(15,040 posts)Is what traitors do.
crickets
(25,989 posts)I don't think we're just talking about election funny business any more, or even extortion and bribery.
The Rubicon has been crossed.
triron
(22,029 posts)kairos12
(12,892 posts)lastlib
(23,356 posts)They (along with Moscow Mitch, Leningrad Lindsey, and Devin NuNyet, et al.) need to be in isolation cells at Leavenworth to contain it.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)Greg K
(599 posts)triron
(22,029 posts)triron
(22,029 posts)triron
(22,029 posts)crickets
(25,989 posts)gademocrat7
(10,680 posts)triron
(22,029 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,785 posts)People have died because of his foreign non-policies.A liar, a traitor and a murderer.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,544 posts)Lock the whole damned treasonous bunch up and throw away the key.
malaise
(269,260 posts)They all must go to prison
Botany
(70,635 posts)All roads lead to Puitn.
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)that no one is paying attention
Johnny2X2X
(19,253 posts)This should be a huge story, but it's not, Americans hear too many bombshells to care now. And that's part of the Trump strategy.