Mike Purpura: The Two People Who Asked Trump About Any Link Between Security Assistance and Investigations Were Told There Wasn’t Any

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PURPURA: “Know about it until August 28 when the article was published. We know there was no quid pro quo, July 25 call. The Ukrainians did not know it had been paused. There is simply no evidence anywhere that President Trump ever linked security assistance to any investigations. Most of the Democrats witnesses have never spoken to the president at all. Let alone about Ukraine security assistance. The two people in the house record who asked President Trump about any linkage between security assistance and investigations were told there was no connection between the two. When Ambassador of the European Union, Solomon asked the president in the timeframe, the president told him I want nothing, I want nothing, I want no quid pro quo. Even earlier on August 31, senator Ron Johnson asked the president if there was any connection between security assistance and investigation. The president answered no way. I would never do that. Who told you that? To witnesses, Ambassador Taylor and Tim Morrison said they came to believe security assistance was linked to investigations. But those witnesses based this — ”