That transcript is a smoking gun that points to a President having used his office and his responsibilities as commander in chief in dealing with military aid, having used that as leverage to try to get the president of the Ukraine to investigate a political opponent.
Panetta describes the released transcript as evidence of the President's misuse of power.
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I think America will be back fighting Iran again in a few years, no matter what happens now.
It is inexcusable not to do the proper planning that has to be done in order to make sure that their deployment is not overextended, that they’re getting the supplies they need, that they’re getting the support they need.
Well, it should not have happened. I don’t care what excuses you want to use, it should not have happened.
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