Kurt Volker Appears to Have Lied to Congress

[RandySF]

Ryan Goodman: “Ambassador Kurt Volker faces a serious credibility problem for having denied knowledge or involvement in President Trump and Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to press Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. He also appears to have lied about a crucial July 10 meeting at the White House and other related matters. Volker faces a serious legal liability problem too. He made these apparent false statements to Congress in his deposition under penalty of law.”

“This chart presents detailed information comparing Volker’s testimony to the testimony of at least eleven other current and former U.S. officials whose statements contradict what Volker told Congress.”




https://politicalwire.com/2019/11/18/kurt-volker-appears-to-have-lied-to-congress/

[edhopper]

1. I guess i am the first

"LOCK HIM UP!!"

[Submariner]

15. I see what you're doing, you're just trying to divert attention away from her emails

[edhopper]

16. BEN-GHA-ZI!!!!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. She's not very healthy, at death's door. . . . nt

[uponit7771]

2. k&R

[Baked Potato]

3. Time to come clean and give up something

We don’t already know. This is why the closed sessions are so important. Keep the witnesses from comparing notes.

[spanone]

4. this administration is a den of liars

[gratuitous]

5. And that, my dear Republican friends

That is one of the reasons why you take the first deposition in private session, so that the witnesses can't tailor their testimony to what others said. (The other major reason is to sanitize any references to sensitive or classified information.)

Volker is going to have to do a high-wire act without a net to avoid perjuring himself or displeasing Trump. Good luck with that, Kurt.

[H2O Man]

19. Right.

Well said. Thank you.

[tblue37]

6. I am always amazed that people with experience and education think that they can tell easily

disprovable lies under oath, especially in a case with a huge spotlight shining on it.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. piles of documents ...

The chart linked in the article is from justsecurity.org, which has a huge archive of documents, such as:

https://www.justsecurity.org/67076/public-document-clearinghouse-ukraine-impeachment-inquiry/#WitnessTestimony

[UpInArms]

8. More at this link

With side by side comparison of statements

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/chart-side-by-side-comparison-of-ambassador-kurt-volker-vs-other-witnesses-testimony-ukraine-impeachment-inquiry-just-security-final.pdf

[lastlib]

9. I'm almost ready for a waterboarding session with these criminals....

One by one, we have to beat the truth out of them. I'm so seething with contempt for them that I wouldn't care if they were tortured to get that truth out. I'm fed up with them, and it's time they all got with the program, and told us the freakin' TRUTH!

[calimary]

11. I hear ya, lastlib.

[Chakaconcarne]

10. Ha Ha... and some of the GOP'ers have been pointing to Volker's testimony.....

as the gospel it seems...

Well, well.......

Going to be another interesting week.

[aggiesal]

12. Here is the ...

Chart mentioned

[crickets]

23. Very interesting - doesn't look good for Volker. Thanks for the link! nt

[bitterross]

13. I guess he needs to be "Stoned"

As in, convicted of lying to Congress just like Roger Stone.

[Stuart G]

17. And the Ambassador will indeed be "Stoned" It is against the law to lie to Congress..

..Perhaps Volker will be convicted and then pardoned. But Volker will indeed be convicted. Volker was sure he could, "get away with it." NO.

[Perseus]

14. Let us not forget Yovanovitch's response when asked about Volker

Not sure if it was Gym Jordan who asked about Volker and she answered "I am sure he felt he was doing the right thing at the time." She knew he had gone astray.

[MartyTheGreek]

18. And Ambassador Volker volunteered to be Ambassador? What was in it for him?

I thought he was a straight up career guy, now I learn he volunteered for the position and now he lied twice. He lied the first time by not telling the truth and not telling the full truth of what he really knows is the second lie in my book. Was he gonna be in on the Gas deal too? Or, some other deal? Seems that there are more underlying reasons why all this un-coordinated lying is going on. There's one main story still not fleshed out! And it smells like Mercaptan!

[asiliveandbreathe]

20. So, it is Nov. 18 2019 @ 11-29am mst..this comparison chart and Ryan Goodmans

introduction deserve an award...Volker is in deep chit...I must be a slow reader..took me 2 hrs to read thru..I read Williams and Morrisons transcripts this week-end...is very helpful to have had that insight to be able to digest this chart.....

Just Security is working overtime to help the public understand we have a clear and present danger in the WH..as well as rogue evil doers lurking in our National Security...

If you have the time, I strongly suggest reading this chart..Ryan Goodmans introduction sums it up perfectly ..why Volker is in deep doo-doo - as well as Sondland..

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Covered-up crime must be really bad if he'd risk that crime for a cover-up. . . . nt