Coup aka Impeachment

On Thursday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko appeared on CNN and dismissed Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani who has claimed President Trump personally directed him to get Ukrainian officials to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.

“Frankly, I have not spoken with [Lev Parnas], and again, frankly, I don’t trust any word he is now saying.” Prystaiko said.



In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Parnas said Trump’s efforts in Ukraine were all about the 2020 election and were focused on personal interests.

“That was the way everyone viewed it,” Parnas told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “That was the most important thing, for him to stay on for four years and keep the fight going. I mean, there was no other reason for [withholding the Ukrainian aid].”

Prystaiko noted that military aid in question is reviewed by the U.S. once every six months. “We knew that this assistance is to be reviewed sometimes”, Prystaiko continued, adding that aid could be cut depending on if Ukraine fulfills its obligations. “Sometimes it is raised, which we are now observing. At the end of the year, we will have received even more than it was planned,” the minister explained.

Parnas’ claims were also dismissed by White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, who said: “These allegations are being made by a man who is currently out on bail for federal crimes and is desperate to reduce his exposure to prison. The facts haven’t changed — the president did nothing wrong and this impeachment, which was manufactured and carried out by the Democrats has been a sham from the start.”

The best persuasion play of the past year has been Democrats/press brainwashing the public to not ask the only relevant question about the “perfect call” with Ukraine.
The only relevant question is this: Is there a legitimate national interest in finding out if the guy leading the polls to be our next president has any blackmail potential from Ukraine?
That should be a top national concern. Especially since Russia probably finds out anything Ukraine knows.

Ukraine corruption in general matters, but nothing so much as possible influence over our next president. So treating it as the top corruption risk involving Ukraine is sensible.
Does it matter if Trump’s inner thoughts were only about re-election? No. As long as he is working on a national priority, he is allowed to benefit politically.

Imagine a President Biden negotiating with Ukraine when he knows they probably (or might) know more about Hunter than we know. Does he go hard at them when it could be bad for his son?

Lev Parnas tells us that getting Ukraine to announce an investigation was the focus because no one trusted Ukraine to do the actual investigation. Getting them “a little bit pregnant” with a public announcement creates pressure for them to follow through. Smart play.

If we accept the obvious, that finding out if Biden could be unduly influenced by Ukraine is a top national priority, and no one trusted Ukraine to do the right thing via normal lower level contacts, what option did Trump have?
He used Rudy to “hack” a broken system, shake the box, and put pressure on Ukraine, any legal way he could.

We don’t impeach presidents for operating differently than we would have done in the same situation. Trump ONLY operates differently, hacking one system after another, generally successfully.

If the way I just framed things is the first time you have thought of it this way, and it probably is, you know why I say making you blind to it is the best persuasion play of the past year.