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Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: ketsuko
Parnas called Nunes earlier in the day on April 12. That is the one minute call. Nunes then tried to return the call twice. These are the two second and zero second calls. Parnas then got back to Nunes that same day and they had a conversation that lasted almost nine minutes.
That same day Parnas also had conversations with Giuliani and Solomon.
a reply to: shooterbrody
Sondland testified about a conversation with Trump where he asked the president what he wanted from Ukraine.
“And it was a very short, abrupt conversation,” the ambassador said. “He was not in a good mood. And he just said, ‘I want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Tell Zelensky to do the right thing.’ Something to that effect.”
so again please tell me how what sondland testified to shows any crime by trump?
In clear terms, Sondland confirmed for all to see that there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine, that Trump withheld a White House meeting until Ukraine launched investigations into the Bidens.
"I know that members of this committee frequently frame these complicated issues in the form of a simple question: Was there a quid pro quo?" Sondland said. "As I testified previously, with regard to the requested White House call and the White House meeting, the answer is yes."
Sondland later said, "Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret."
In his opening statement and throughout his testimony, Sondland said he was working with Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine matters at the "express direction of the President of the United States."
"We did not want to work with Mr. Giuliani," Sondland said, referring to himself, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker. "Simply put, we were playing the hand we were dealt."
During the hearing, Sondland undercut a key Trump defense and simultaneously confirmed a claim from the whistleblower complaint that triggered the impeachment inquiry.
Zelensky "had to announce the investigations," Sondland said, referring to the probes into Biden's family and the 2016 election. "He didn't actually have to do them, as I understood it."
But it still shows NO CRIME OR EVEN SUSPICION OF SUCH to warrant the violation of 4th amendment rights of American citizens clearly not involved.
with regard to the requested White House call and the White House meeting, the answer is yes
As a reporter, you would expect Solomon to have an interest in talking to the actual sources of any potential story. As part of the president's legal team, you expect Giuliani to likewise have an interest in preparing a defense if this hits the Senate.
You seem pretty confident in this.
The whole reason Giuliani was trying to dig up dirt on Biden in the first place is because he was directed to do so by the President.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: shooterbrody
So yes, like it or not, Trump is tied to Parnas. And that's before we really know the details of Trump and Parnas' relationship.
Trump claims they don't know each other but Parnas and physical evidence shows that's a lie.
The whole reason Giuliani was trying to dig up dirt on Biden in the first place is because he was directed to do so by the President.
So yes, like it or not, Trump is tied to Parnas.
Solomon's reporting was so blindingly bias that even The Hill fired him because he couldn't be impartial.