Trump says White House will release transcript of another call with Ukraine 'probably' Tuesday

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said he will release the transcript of another phone call with the President of Ukraine "probably" on Tuesday -- this communication having taken place in April before the July conversation at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. "They want to have a transcript of the other call, the second call, and I'm willing to provide that," the President told reporters Saturday on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, before boarding Air Force One.

Trump said he first spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in April, but his communication with Zelensky in July has so far been the focus of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry. In September, the White House released a rough transcript of that July 25 call following a whistleblower complaint that alleged Trump solicited "interference" from a foreign country to help his 2020 presidential campaign. Trump has denied doing anything improper.

On Saturday, the President called the April call transcript "very important." "You'll read the second call, and you'll tell me if there's anything wrong with it," he said. The call took place months before the July conversation at the center of the impeachment inquiry. Trump also claimed that he doesn't care if congressional impeachment proceedings are behind closed doors or in public because, he said, they shouldn't be happening at all."There shouldn't be anything. There shouldn't be impeachment hearings," he said, also calling the testimony so far "all third-hand knowledge."

While Trump dismissed some of the importance of the witnesses who have been deposed in private so far, the witnesses have provided key information to congressional investigators. Some have stated their belief there was a quid pro quo, with the Trump administration requiring the Ukrainian government to open investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in exchange for US military assistance. There is no evidence of wrongdoing by either Joe or Hunter Biden in Ukraine.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/09/politics/trump-second-transcript-ukraine-call-zelensky/index.html

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If this did actually happen, it would probably be a "Barr Special".

[SWBTATTReg]

1. All fake as usual ... desperate to hide the truth of how corrupt etc. they are. nt

[keithbvadu2]

2. Another fantasy phone call?

[mpcamb]

8. How about the original call. Take it off the secret server where it was hidden.

Let's see unredacted and with text instead of ellipses.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. It is all white noise now, he is a fascist and has signed off killing journalists and Ukrainians.

He is not going anywhere, putin cant have that.

Nothing he says NOTHING is true.

NOTHING

We must be prepared for a major problem on election day. Orchestrated by putin and the gop and the filthy fucking traitor in the WH

[NanceGreggs]

4. And this call will be ...

... even more perfecter than the other one!

[Pachamama]

29. More beautiful!!!!

[riversedge]

5. We have witnessess about Trumps abuse of power which will be the

focus of the impeachment. Not just one willy nilly memo from you silly little boy.

[BlueIdaho]

6. Aren't most fake releases scheduled for

“Probably next Thursday?”

[paleotn]

7. And that will change things how?

This is getting ridiculous. Just admit you fucked up and take your punishment and be gone.

[erronis]

9. "transcript"? You're not fooling anyone, not even your paid-for fools.

[SeattleVet]

10. How many more crimes will that one reveal?

He and his lawyer/henchman/co-conspirator Giuliani are way too stupid to realize that they *do* have the right to remain silent, yet they keep on self-incriminating without realizing how damaging they are being to themselves.

Proceed, tRumpie and Noun-Verb-9/11!

[Marie Marie]

11. Will it be written in Sharpie?

[SergeStorms]

17. No, standard "flesh" colored crayon.

Orange.

[Talitha]

12. Wow - he's really scrambling, isn't he?

Save your staff the trouble, shitler.

We've already got all we need.

And you're goin' down.

[George II]

13. It's taken all this time to doctor it.

[lanlady]

14. Hate to break this to you, Donnie

The President of Ukraine in April was Petro Poroshenko. Zelensky was sworn in in May.

[onenote]

15. Trump called Zelensky in April to congratulate him on his election.

As was reported at the time.

[Harker]

16. Is it perfect? n/t

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. I can see it now

" hey, remember that last call, how it seemed like I was asking you for a favour? To investigate the Bidens in order to get the aid money? Well I just wanted to follow up to tell you ..April Fools! It was all a big joke. There is no way I'd ever do that. "

[Cattledog]

19. This is a defense for a crime?

Judge, I robbed the store in July, but in April I made a perfect, honest purchase.

[gab13by13]

20. Exactly, even if there was an earlier non-incrimminating call,

what bearing does that have on the second call? No way this first call won't be doctored though or they would have just released it by now. Maybe his Sharpie went dry from scribbling his signature on one of his many EO's that he berated president Obama for doing?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Day after Zelensky elected. Either was fluffy call or "transcript" will conceal first phase of crime

[iluvtennis]

22. 1) not a complete transcript -it's a summary of the call. 2) another nothing burger to distract. nt

[Doitnow]

23. I never heard of the accused having the nerve to say only his "proof" can be taken as fact.

Stupid people don't know they're stupid.

[truthisfreedom]

24. Perfect.

[jmowreader]

25. And which fantasy writer created this one?

[dewsgirl]

26. All if this to sew chaos and confusion.

[Turbineguy]

28. If Zelensky doesn't have a recording

you can bet Putin does.

I suppose there comes a point where blackmail becomes superfluous.

[fleur-de-lisa]

30. Why would this matter?

So maybe he didn't engage in extortion in one phone call, if this new 'transcript' is to be believed. And it will probably be a memorandum, not an actual transcript.

That has no bearing on the other call in which HE DID TRY TO EXTORT A FOREIGN LEADER FOR POLITICAL GAIN.

[OAITW r.2.0]

31. So this is how the April telcon went.

Hello President Zelensky...President Trump here. Just a heads up. I will be calling you in July to extort you on US military aid I am holding up. I will be doing this to trap Democrats into impeaching me. Thanks in advance.