Dennis Donovan
Dennis Donovan's Journalnone of this is funny. it's dangerous for the world. it's life and death for allies.
John Harwood ✔ @JohnJHarwood
none of this is funny
its not entertainment
its dangerous for the world
its harming our country
its life and death for allies
8:21 PM - Oct 16, 2019
Amid impeachment probe, Gordon Sondland is overseeing a renovation of his residence that has cost $1
Source: WaPo
Amid impeachment probe, Gordon Sondland is overseeing a renovation of his residence that has cost $1 million in taxpayer money
By Michael Birnbaum, Shane Harris and John Hudson
Oct. 16, 2019 at 7:10 p.m. EDT
BRUSSELS Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump, is overseeing a nearly $1 million renovation of his government-provided residence, paid for with taxpayer money, that current and former officials have criticized as extravagant and unnecessary.
The work on the ambassadors home on the outskirts of Brussels includes more than $400,000 in kitchen renovations, nearly $30,000 for a new sound system and $95,000 for an outdoor living pod with a pergola and electric heating, LED lighting strips and a remote-control system, government procurement records show.
The State Department also has allocated more than $100,000 for an alternate residence for Sondland for September and October, while work is performed.
Sondland, a hotel developer and major Trump fundraiser who had no diplomacy background before he was confirmed by the Senate in June 2018, was pivotal to the administrations efforts to pressure the government of Ukraine to investigate Trumps political rivals, according to text messages and testimony from current and former officials.
He is scheduled to be deposed by impeachment investigators on Thursday and plans to say that a text message he sent Sept. 9 to the senior U.S. diplomat in Kyiv denying any quid pro quo with Ukraine, which was desperate for U.S. military aid and diplomatic support, was relayed to him directly by Trump, according to a person familiar with his testimony.
The renovations at the E.U. ambassadors residence, which include $33,000 for handmade furniture from Italy, appeared driven by Sondlands lavish tastes rather than practical needs, people familiar with the matter said. Like others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity citing the situations sensitivity and a desire to be candid with their insights.
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Trump's cuckoo letter displayed as a Star Wars scroll-opening:
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1184606823908810753Oh yeah, now it makes sense!
Trump tweets photo of meeting w/ Dems (The Speaker in extreme badass mode!)
I see everyone around Trump with their head down. She looks great!Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown!
6:29 PM - Oct 16, 2019
Speaker Pelosi has hard time containing her laughter after bizarre meeting w/ Trump!
Edited w/ better video:https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1184571047426740224
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon re: Trump letter: "He is unhinged."
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon ✔ @RepMGS
He is unhinged.
(image of Trump letter)
6:06 PM - Oct 16, 2019
Trump: "I captured ISIS. Mattis said it would take 2 yrs. I captured them in 1 month"
Geoff Bennett ✔@GeoffRBennett
Trump at todays WH meeting with congressional leaders said Gen. Mattis was the worlds most overrated general. You know why? He wasnt tough enough. I captured ISIS. Mattis said it would take 2 yrs. I captured them in 1 month. 2 sources confirm to @frankthorp and @AlexNBCNews
5:26 PM - Oct 16, 2019
WH confirms this letter is real
Jake Tapper ✔@jaketapper
WH confirms this letter is real
Trish Regan ✔ @trish_regan
EXCLUSIVE: I have obtained a copy of @realDonaldTrumps letter to #Erdogan. @POTUS warns him to not be a tough guy! Dont be a fool! Says he could destroy Turkeys economy if #Syria is not resolved in a humane way. Details tonight at 8pm #TrishRegan #FoxBusiness
View image on Twitter
4:47 PM - Oct 16, 2019
Holy shit! That *has* to be completely written by Trump!
Breaking: WH meeting blows up. Pelosi says Trump had a "meltdown"
Geoff Bennett ✔ @GeoffRBennett
Breaking: WH meeting blows up. Pelosi says Trump had a meltdown during their WH meeting. Schumer says Trump called Pelosi a third-rate politician. The meeting was supposed to be focused on Syria/Turkey.
4:19 PM - Oct 16, 2019
Aaron Rupar ✔ @atrupar
.@LeaderHoyer on meeting that just ended with Trump: "You're gonna hear the president say we walked out -- we were offended, deeply, by his treatment of the Speaker... I have served with 6 presidents... never have I seen a president treat so disrespectfully a coequal branch."
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4:27 PM - Oct 16, 2019
Romney: "The reality is what's happening in Syria is a result of our decision."
NBC News ✔ @NBCNews
Sen. Romney on US troop withdrawal from northern Syria:
"Turkey let us know what they were going to do. This is not a surprise. Everybody told the administration what would happen ... The reality is what's happening in Syria is a result of our decision."
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3:36 PM - Oct 16, 2019
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