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OhhhJa posted...

And yes he will be exonerated because in the transcript he never outright says that he's withholding aid for biden info

Having your case dismissed is not the same thing as being exonerated. OJ Simpson was declared Not Guilty because even though the evidence implicated him, the prosecutors failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Here there's even less of a chance of that happening because the senate is not an impartial jury. Even before the full facts of the case were known, most people - even hardcore Democrats - were already calling that the senate wouldn't vote to impeach unless Trump's numbers absolutely cratered and forced their hand.

And yes, you're right, the transcript never does outright say that he's withholding aid for the Biden info. But a parade of witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the situation sure did, and their testimony is about as damning an indictment as I've ever seen in a political corruption case.

Not to mention Trump just immediately brings up Biden and Crowdstrike directly after Zelenskiy talks about the substantial aid the US has given Ukraine, leading in with those famous ten words, "I would like you to do us a favour, though". That may not be Trump saying, "I will not release the aid until you do the following things for me", but it's about as close as you're going to get. Criminals generally try to keep their words vague to avoid incriminating themselves on conversations that might be recorded.

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