November 13, 2019
Ambassador Taylor had the grace not to equivocate, at least.Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) decimated the Democrats’ "star witness†by demonstrating Ambassador William Taylor’s stunning lack of knowledge of the conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and highlighting the layers upon layers of hearsay that the impeachment-driven Democrats’ inquiry is largely relying on.
Taylor testified in his prior deposition that he had a "clear understanding†that Ukrainians weren’t going to get U.S. aid until they announced the requested investigations.
Jordan said, quoting Taylor, "My clear understanding was security assistance money would not come until President Zelensky committed to pursue the investigations.â€
"With all due respect, your clear understanding was obviously wrong, because it didn’t happen,†Jordan added, noting that Zelensky never stated that he was going to investigate the Bidens – not in a tweet, press conference, or media appearance.
"Where did you get this clear understanding?†Jordan asked, reading an excerpt of the addendum from U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. Jordan read:
"Ambassador Taylor recalls that Mr. Morrison told Ambassador Taylor that I told Mr. Morrison that I had conveyed this message to Mr. Yermak on September 1, 2019, in connection with Vice President Pence’s visit to Warsaw and a meeting with President Zelensky.â€
"This is is [sic] clarification. Let me read it one more time,†he said, reading the excerpt aloud again.
"Ambassador, you weren’t on the call were you?†You didn’t listen in on President Trump’s call and President Zelensky’s call? he asked.
"I did not,†Taylor said.
"You never talked with Chief of Staff Mulvaney?†he asked.
"I never did,†Taylor said.
"You never met the president?†Jordan asked.
"That’s correct,†Taylor confirmed.
"You had three meetings, again, with Zelensky and it didn’t come up,†Jordan said.
"And two of those – they never heard of about it as far as I know – there was no reason for it to come up, †Taylor said.
"And President Zelensky never made an announcement,†Jordan said, mocking the Democrats for choosing such a weak "star witness.â€
"This is what I can’t believe. And you’re their star witness. You’re their first witness. You’re the guy – you’re the guy.
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Hearsay evidence is not permitted in a legitimate court not because it is bad evidence. Not because it is unreliable evidence. It is not permitted because it is not evidence at all. It is nothing more than gossip.
Bu calling for testimony from someone who is "just here to pass along what was told to me by others," the Democrats have said that they are not interested in gathering evidence at all. They are just interested in collecting the latest gossip. They believe we should impeach the President of the United States of America based on gossip.
Posted by: Bill H at November 13, 2019 07:13 PM (vMiSr)
This farce reminds me of the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin. According to Wikipedia:
"In the narrative of all the canonical gospels, after the arrest of Jesus he is taken to the Sanhedrin. From a historical perspective, in the era in which the narrative is set, the Sanhedrin body was an ad hoc gathering, rather than a fixed court.[3]The portrayal of the Sanhedrin contradicts that of Jewish tradition and texts, which portray the Sanhedrin to be an established court based in Jerusalem with strict guidelines on how to function.[4]This is often considered by Christian sources to have been a deliberate contradiction by the Gospel authors, accusing the Sanhedrin of illegally violating the Torah during the trial."
In other words, it was a kangaroo court whose sole purpose was to convict - much like Schiff's fake hearings.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at November 14, 2019 09:28 AM (I9Hao)
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