Recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired

[brooklynite]

Source: ABC News

A recording reviewed by ABC News appears to capture President Donald Trump telling associates he wanted the then U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch fired – and speaking at a small gathering that included Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman -- two former business associates of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who have since been indicted in New York.

The recording appears to contradict statements by President Trump and support the narrative that has been offered by Parnas during broadcast interviews in recent days. Sources familiar with the recording said the recording was made during an intimate April 30, 2018 dinner at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Trump has said repeatedly he does not know Parnas, a Soviet-born America who has emerged as a wild card in Trump’s impeachment trial, especially in the days since Trump was impeached.

"Get rid of her!" is what the voice that appears to be President Trump’s is heard saying. "Get her out tomorrow. I don't care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/recording-appears-capture-trump-private-dinner-ukraine-ambassador/story?id=68506437

[Thomas Hurt]

1. yeah, is it some garbled mess they are using to stir things up or is it clear.

ABC better have it reviewed by a third party to make sure isn't bee ess.

[pandr32]

2. "Take her out" does not mean fired necessarily

It could mean to kill or permanently disable her.

[yellowcanine]

4. I agree - at the least means "Do anything necessary" - could mean lethal with plausible deniability

This is gangster language.

[pandr32]

9. Exactly!

[Varaddem]

5. He never said fired did he?

We are dealing with a mobster here. She was warned about her safety.He would not care either way.

[pandr32]

10. True

A mobster would mean to permanently remove the threat. "Fired" was never said and 'The DONald' has been mob-connected for decades (if not life-long due to his father's connections).

[WestLosAngelesGal]

20. The word fired was never used.

The words used are more ominous than that.

[Leghorn21]

3. What a fabulous article!! What a delightful piece of smokin-hot news!!

...The identities of others participating in the recorded conversation are unclear. During an early portion of the recording where video can be seen, Donald Trump Jr. appears on the recording posing for pictures with others. Sources say they were attending a larger event happening at the hotel that night for a super PAC that supports the president.

Another clip seen on the recording, according to the sources, is of individuals entering what appears to be a suite at the Trump Hotel for the intimate dinner. The phone that was recording the Trump conversation appears to be placed down on a table with the audio still recording the conversation between the commander-in-chief and other guests, according to the sources. The image of the president does not appear on the video reviewed by ABC News...

doink doink doink

[riversedge]

6. Trumpy does sound mobstery!! "TAKE HER OUT" #MobsterIMPOTUS

BREAKING: New recording of Trump proves he wanted Yovanovitch fired. Trump said on tape: "Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don't care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it." Trump is a mobster. This is ridiculous. The Senate needs to remove him immediately.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. "Is there not someone who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?" . . . nt

[DavidDvorkin]

7. Even this won't matter to Republicans

They've sold what little was left of their souls.

[Travel Hat]

11. What a moron

All he had to do was to call Pompeo and tell him to recall her. That would have been it. But no, he tells two people who don't work for the government to "take her out.

[Maraya1969]

12. Can someone post a link to the actual audio? I only see IQ45 talking

about how he doesn't know Parnas.

[brooklynite]

13. UPDATE: White House responds

Link to tweet

[MissMillie]

14. Yet another change in tune...

"I don't know him. I have my picture taken with a lot of people."

[catbyte]

15. Or worse. That thing did say that she "was going to through some things" and that monster is

just psychotic enough to actually order "his very best people" to actually take her out. After all, he does love tyrants that murder their own people.

[EndlessWire]

17. Is it true?

Because, if so, to me he is telling someone to get rid of her in any way possible, that he didn't care how they did it. "Take her out" does not mean "Fire her." He means, "Kill her if you have to." He is authorizing a hit on this ambassador.

It is a mystery as to why he just didn't recall her, unless he didn't have a plausible reason to tell her or the Ukrainians.

So, is it real?

[drray23]

28. Yes it's real. And I agree with your assessment.

He could have said, I will fire her tomorrow and order his aides to put it in motion and get the state department to recall her.
Instead, in a room full of dubious characters, he uses language which is closer to that of a mob boss ordering a hit than a rex recalling an ambassador.

[FiveGoodMen]

18. ...or killed

[True_Blue]

19. So why would Trump ask Parnas to "fire" Ambassador Yovanovich?

Was Parnas working for the WH HR dept? Trump could fire her at any time. IMO Trump wanted to "get rid of her", so he could have "lock him up" chants at his rallies.

[onenote]

25. He didn't. Parnas said he directed that command to John DeStefano

DeStefano is the staffer that wrote the letter to Sally Yates informing her Trump was firing her, so it makes sense. It also seems likely that DeStefano, for some reason, decided to ignore Trump, which resulted in it being a year before she was fired -- interestingly, DeStefano "resigned" the day Yovanovitch finally was fired.

[Hekate]

21. "Take her out" doesn't mean anything like "fire her." ...

Confirmation of arrival in Hell just served to the country on a platter.

[question everything]

22. A real mobster

[BigmanPigman]

23. Is this the same tape Parnes and Bondy just "found"

and handed over to the House Intel Comm? It was just discovered in the icloud by them. Are there two tapes?

[FailureToCommunicate]

24. Rachel just played a clip from the tape. Far worse than the "take her out"part is

a different section where Trump asks how long Ukraine would last is US military aid is withheld! He is answered "about 30 seconds" This is him asking the vulnerability of Ukraine a FULL year before doing just that, withholding their congressionally approved aid, knowing full well the harm it would cause them in their resistance to Russian invasion!

[napi21]

26. Sorry, but I don't see this tape as very important at all It confirms Lev's statement of

DT wanting Yovanovitch gone, but we already knew that, and most of the public aren't going to soo any of this info as new. I'm hoping for some info that's new & corroborating, like could come from some of the potential witnesses.

[dem4decades]

27. Is from 2018, shows Trump knew how desperate Ukraine was for the money.

They would crumble if they didn't get it, Trump knew it, and took advantage of it.

[Hugin]

29. K&R