Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I have a question for the House managers I will send to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senator King's question for the House managers reads as follows: Mr. Rudolph Giuliani was in Ukraine exclusively on a political errand--by his own admission--so doesn't the President's mention of Giuliani by name in the July 25th call conclusively establish the real purpose of the call? Mr. Manager NADLER. Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the Senate, Mr. Giuliani played a key role in President Trump's monthslong scheme to pressure Ukraine to announce political investigations to benefit the President's reelection campaign. Remarkably, the President's defense is wrapping themselves in Rudy Giuliani's involvement in Ukraine while trying to minimize his role. There is overwhelming evidence--not just testimony but texts, call records, and other corroborating documents--establishing Mr. Giuliani's key role in executing the President's pressure campaign beginning in early spring 2019 with a smear campaign against Ambassador Yovanovitch and then throughout the summer. Everyone knew that Rudy Giuliani was the gatekeeper to the President on Ukraine. On May 10, Mr. Giuliani canceled the trip to Ukraine, during which he planned to dig up dirt on former Vice President Biden and on a discredited conspiracy theory after his plans became public.…”