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(Thread) Fiona Hill Issues a Warning
She also implicates Mick Mulvaney, makes Sondland look like a fool, and shows how Giuliani tried to game Ukraine.
Here are my Notes from her deposition (now called Over the Cliff Notes, as per followersu2019 suggestion)
First, her credentials
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She also implicates Mick Mulvaney, makes Sondland look like a fool, and shows how Giuliani tried to game Ukraine.
Here are my Notes from her deposition (now called Over the Cliff Notes, as per followersu2019 suggestion)
First, her credentials
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1/ Hill testified that Ambassador Yovanovitchu2019s removal was a turning point because there was no basis for the removalu2014her removal was based on a u201cmishmashu201d of baseless lies.
She understood that Giuliani was responsible for these lies.
She understood that Giuliani was responsible for these lies.
2/ She also understood that pushing for an investigation into Burisma was part of a u201cpackage of issuesu201d for Giuliani that included promoting the business interests of his associates.
Her u201cjaw droppedu201d when she heard about the indictments of his associates Fruman and Parnas. . .
Her u201cjaw droppedu201d when she heard about the indictments of his associates Fruman and Parnas. . .
3/ . . . but sheu2019d already heard that they were up to no good.
She also knew they had financial interests in Ukrainian energy.
She testified that in April, Bolton said u201cGiuliani is a hand grenade that is going to blow everybody up.u201d
She also knew they had financial interests in Ukrainian energy.
She testified that in April, Bolton said u201cGiuliani is a hand grenade that is going to blow everybody up.u201d
4/ However Bolton didnu2019t think there was anything he personally could do about the Giuliani situation.
Ambassador Sondland (businessman appointed by Trump) told Hill that Trump gave him u201cbroad authority" and he was the u201cPresidentu2019s point man" on all matters regarding Europe.
Ambassador Sondland (businessman appointed by Trump) told Hill that Trump gave him u201cbroad authority" and he was the u201cPresidentu2019s point man" on all matters regarding Europe.
5/ Hill received messages from officials who& #39;d been told by Sondland to meet with her.
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She described him as a u201ccounterintelligence risk.u201d
Sondland failed to follow protocol by briefing her, so she had no idea what she was supposed to do. He gave out her personal phone number
She described him as a u201ccounterintelligence risk.u201d
6/ At a crucial July 10 meeting with Ukrainian and White House officials, Sondland u201cblurtedu201d out: u201cWell we have an agreement with the chief of Staff for a meeting if these investigations in the energy sector start.u201d
Bolton stiffened and ended the meeting.
Bolton stiffened and ended the meeting.
7/ As Sondland was leaving, Sondland told Volker, Perry and the Ukrainian officials to come with him to the Ward Room to talk about u201cnext steps.u201d
Bolton pulled Hill aside and told her to go find out what they were talking about.
Bolton pulled Hill aside and told her to go find out what they were talking about.
8/ Hill entered the room as Sondland was talking about his agreement with Mulvaney for a Trump-Zelenskyy meeting if the Ukrainians u201cwere going forward with the investigations.u201d
A few people were alarmed. . .
A few people were alarmed. . .
9/ Yermak, one of Zelenskysu2019 top official, didnu2019t appear surprised. [Narrator: and we know why!]
Hill told Sondland that they couldnu2019t make u201ccommitments at this particular juncture.u201d
Sondland cut her off and repeated that he and Mulvaney had an u201cagreement."
Hill told Sondland that they couldnu2019t make u201ccommitments at this particular juncture.u201d
Sondland cut her off and repeated that he and Mulvaney had an u201cagreement."
10/ Hill reported back to Bolton, who told her to report this to NSC counsel, and to John Eisenberg.
Then he said, u201cYou go and tell Eisenberg that I am not part of whatever drug deal Sondland and Mulvaney are cooking up on this.u201d [She was certain about his exact words]
Then he said, u201cYou go and tell Eisenberg that I am not part of whatever drug deal Sondland and Mulvaney are cooking up on this.u201d [She was certain about his exact words]
11/ Hill explained that by u201cdrug dealu201d Bolton meant u201can improper arrangement to have a meeting at the White House predicated on Ukrainians agreeing to restart investigations that had been dropped.u201d
12/ She reported all of this to Eisenberg, who u201cwas also concerned." He told her he would follow up.
She testified that Eisenberg u201cwasnu2019t awareu201d that Sondland was u201crunning aroundu201d conducting his own independent foreign policy.
She testified that Eisenberg u201cwasnu2019t awareu201d that Sondland was u201crunning aroundu201d conducting his own independent foreign policy.
13/ She and Bolton warned Volker to stop meeting Giuliani.
She said, u201cthe more you engage with someone who is spreading untruths, the more validity you give those untruths.u201d
Volker thought it better to try to u201cmanageu201d Giuliani.
She testified that Volker behaved with integrity.
She said, u201cthe more you engage with someone who is spreading untruths, the more validity you give those untruths.u201d
Volker thought it better to try to u201cmanageu201d Giuliani.
She testified that Volker behaved with integrity.
14/ Hill testified that during her first year in her White House job, she received u201chateful callsu201d including death threats because she wasnu2019t sufficiently pro-Trump (she saw herself as non-partisan).
The threats began again when she agreed to give a deposition.
The threats began again when she agreed to give a deposition.
15/ Hill warned Kupperman (Deputy National Security Advisor) that, u201cUkraine was going to be played by Giuliani in some way as part of the campaign.u201d
She also said Giuliani was u201ccreating a kind of a story. .. that was being packaged.u201d
She also said Giuliani was u201ccreating a kind of a story. .. that was being packaged.u201d
16/ She said the July 25 Trump-Zelensky call was her u201cworst fears and nightmares.u201d
[Narrator: Trump really slipped up in that call because "do us a favor though" and the mention of Biden rules out the tried-and-true u201cI didnu2019t know what my underlings were doing" defense.]
[Narrator: Trump really slipped up in that call because "do us a favor though" and the mention of Biden rules out the tried-and-true u201cI didnu2019t know what my underlings were doing" defense.]
17/ By "tried and true" I meant that it& #39;s been tried and has worked (see Reagan Iran-Contra) not that it& #39;s factually true.
Rep Zeldin (R-Fl) questioned her about u201cUkrainians attempting to interfere with the U.S. election,u201d when she delivered a remarkable warninghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="u2935ufe0f" title="Arrow pointing rightwards then curving downwards" aria-label="Emoji: Arrow pointing rightwards then curving downwards">
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18/ Several depositions touched on the history.
Most Ukrainians want to break free from Russia, embrace rule of law, and join the western democracies.
Putin & corrupt oligarchs want control of Ukraine.
Career U.S. diplomats have spent years helping Ukraine embrace rule of law.
Most Ukrainians want to break free from Russia, embrace rule of law, and join the western democracies.
Putin & corrupt oligarchs want control of Ukraine.
Career U.S. diplomats have spent years helping Ukraine embrace rule of law.
19/ Under the Soviet Union, the state owned all the industries and resources.
When the Soviet Union broke up, before rule of law could be put into place, a few people seized ("privatized") the nation& #39;s wealth.
They became billionaires and oligarchs.
When the Soviet Union broke up, before rule of law could be put into place, a few people seized ("privatized") the nation& #39;s wealth.
They became billionaires and oligarchs.
20/ They created what are basically Mafia states.
Fiona Hill asked: Is the GOP OK with Russia making fools of the U.S. again?
Answer: Yes. Because the reactionaries in control of the GOP are carrying on a love affair with Putin and Russia.
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Fiona Hill asked: Is the GOP OK with Russia making fools of the U.S. again?
Answer: Yes. Because the reactionaries in control of the GOP are carrying on a love affair with Putin and Russia.
See
21/ Trump & pals are on Russiau2019s side.
Trump wants to BE a Putin-style oligarch.
To accomplish this, Trump & pals tried to game Ukraine in order to:
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And here we are.
Trump wants to BE a Putin-style oligarch.
To accomplish this, Trump & pals tried to game Ukraine in order to:
And here we are.
22/To see how Hill& #39;s testimony fits into the narrative, see my notes here: https://impeachment-trump.com"> https://impeachment-trump.com
I& #39;ve wondered who the mastermind was who thought up the whole Ukrainian scheme. The scheme really kicked off right after the 2018 midterms, when Trump saw the writing on the wall.
I& #39;ve wondered who the mastermind was who thought up the whole Ukrainian scheme. The scheme really kicked off right after the 2018 midterms, when Trump saw the writing on the wall.
23/ I tried to imagine Rudy and Trump sitting around concocting this scheme, but I& #39;m just not seeing that.
My guess is that Manafort was the mastermind--he& #39;s the one who really understands Ukrainian politics and devious strategy. What else does he have to do all day. . .
My guess is that Manafort was the mastermind--he& #39;s the one who really understands Ukrainian politics and devious strategy. What else does he have to do all day. . .
24/ . . . sitting there in that prison cell but come up with a plan to undermine Mueller, compromise Ukraine, help his Russian pals, rehabilitate his image, and seek general revenge on the Ukrainians who helped bring him to justice.
All my threads are also blog posts. This one is here.
https://terikanefield-blog.com/fiona-hill-issues-a-stern-warning/
Correction:">https://terikanefield-blog.com/fiona-hil... Zeldin is the representative from NY, not FL.
h/t @webfashioner
https://terikanefield-blog.com/fiona-hill-issues-a-stern-warning/
Correction:">https://terikanefield-blog.com/fiona-hil... Zeldin is the representative from NY, not FL.
h/t @webfashioner
Certainly this is true.
I meant that the timeline for this particular sequence begins with Guiliani making contact with Ukrainian officials, particularly Shokin and Lutsenko.
They gave airtime to the invented stories about Biden, 2016 . . . https://twitter.com/navgirl63/status/1193598793247318016">https://twitter.com/navgirl63...
I meant that the timeline for this particular sequence begins with Guiliani making contact with Ukrainian officials, particularly Shokin and Lutsenko.
They gave airtime to the invented stories about Biden, 2016 . . . https://twitter.com/navgirl63/status/1193598793247318016">https://twitter.com/navgirl63...
. . .and the hacked DNC "server" hidden in Ukraine.
As a result of Giuliani& #39;s trips to Ukraine, these lies got airtime on right wing media, leading to the ousting of the Ambassador.
So it seems this particular plot was put in motion in late 2018.
See: https://impeachment-trump.com/key-documents/ ">https://impeachment-trump.com/key-docum...
As a result of Giuliani& #39;s trips to Ukraine, these lies got airtime on right wing media, leading to the ousting of the Ambassador.
So it seems this particular plot was put in motion in late 2018.
See: https://impeachment-trump.com/key-documents/ ">https://impeachment-trump.com/key-docum...
