Ukraine Extortion Scheme Was Financed by Russia

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/12/ukraine-extortion-scheme-was-financed-by-russia/?fbclid=IwAR1x3qIF9zKvOUEVoHD20uBQeA7HXnWvy3LnsBlAb1YsUDep1J_cO56Rr3w

Ukraine Extortion Scheme Was Financed by Russia
December 12, 2019 at 9:57 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Jonathan Chait: “President Trump is facing impeachment primarily for abusing his power for political gain, extorting a foreign country to discredit his political rivals. The secondary aspect of the plot is that the target of his extortion is hardly random. Ukraine is the victim of Russian aggression, and Russia’s continuing incursions into Ukrainian territory is the muscle that gave Trump’s threats leverage. Trump’s domestic interests are one intended beneficiary of his scheme. The other is Vladimir Putin…”

“Meanwhile, federal prosecutors charged yesterday evening that Lev Parnas, an associate of President Trump who represented him in Ukraine, was wired $1 million from a Russian bank account weeks before his arrest. Which is to say, Trump’s Ukraine plot appears to have been financed by Russia…”

“Rudy has worked as Trump’s lawyer for ‘free,’ but Parnas paid him half a million dollars for his work. If Parnas himself was being paid by Russian sources, this means the Russians were essentially subsidizing Trump, paying for the work themselves so he didn’t have to lay out a dime of his own money.”

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1. And this is why...

I believe it's wrong to rush impeachment. I don't want to find out about fuckery like this after Senate repugs have let him off the hook.