ADThe latest GOP defense of Trump is that the extortion plot never came to fruition, which means that nothing untoward took place. Ukraine got the money.”ADWe’ve heard this before, but as Sheryl Gay Stolberg notes, the coordination suggests it will be a core defense. Sondland told the officials Zelensky “will assure” Trump that he’ll “turn over every stone” in carrying out those investigations. Remember, Sondland ultimately confirmed that he communicated to Ukraine that the aid was indeed conditioned in that fashion. If nothing untoward happened, then why the need to keep the full extent of Trump’s corrupt intent from seeing the light of day?

Source: Washington Post November 18, 2019 14:33 UTC