Gordon Sondland corrected his questioners a few times today – other times he didn’t – when they spoke of Trump wanting investigations [of Burisma/Biden/Crowdstrike]. He wanted people to understand that the requirement for the release of aid and the Oval Office meeting was for an announcement of investigations.
Why is that distinction important? Because that’s all Trump wanted: a big fat lie, on video, from Ukraine’s shiny new anti-corruption, reformist president. A video Trump could play over and over. To smear Joe Biden. To exonerate Vladimir Putin. To find out that Zelensky was a pushover in case Trump ever needed to use him again.
Oh, hell no! Trump didn’t want a real investigation! What if there really was an investigation and Zelensky had to announce it didn’t find anything? That would be kinda messy to explain…
But an announcement of an investigation that never takes place means Trump can keep proclaiming, “The investigation is a huge success but it’s still ongoing, so nothing specific can be disclosed yet.” That’s Trump gold!
Even if it’s fake gold. Fool’s gold. Hey, whatever it takes!
Even if you have to bribe another country’s president with military aid passed in good faith by both houses and both parties in Congress. Even if that country’s in the middle of a border war. Even if that border war is with… Well, you get the idea.
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