Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. I have a question for myself and also for Senator Portman and Senator Boozman. It is for the President's counsel, and I am sending it to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from the Senators is as follows: In September of 2019, the security assistance aid was released to Ukraine. Yet, the House managers continue to argue that President Trump conditioned the aid on an investigation of the Bidens. Did the Ukrainian President or his government ultimately meet any of the alleged requirements in order to receive the aid? Mr. Counsel PURPURA. Mr. Chief Justice. Thanks, Senator, for the question. The very short answer is no. I think that is fair. I think we demonstrated in our presentation on Friday and Monday that the aid was released. The aid flowed. There was a meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. There was a meeting previously scheduled in Warsaw, precisely as President Zelensky suggested, and there was never any announcement of any investigations undertaken regarding the Bidens, Burisma, the 2016 election, no statements made, and no investigations announced or begun by the Ukrainian Government. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you, counsel. The Senator from Virginia.”