The Ukrainian Government adopted a unilateral position in favor of one candidate. More than that, certain oligarchs certainly with the approval of the Political Leadership funded this candidate or female candidate to be more precise. And if there was ever any doubt about who benefits from this unfounded theory put forward by President Trump and his associates, President Putin made it clear very recently when he said thank god no one is accusing us anymore of interfering in u. S. Elections. Now theyre accusing ukraine. In the face of clear evidence, not only from Intelligence Community experts, but from his own National Security team that russia, not ukraine, interfered in the 2016 election for the benefit of donald trump, President Trump still pressed the Ukrainian Government to announce an investigation into this Conspiracy Theory. Why . Because it would help his own
political standing. President trump even saukt sought to with hold an Oval Office Meeting from the president of ukraine
testified so clearly about. numerous witnesses testified about the importance of a white house meeting with the president of the united states. specifically a meeting in the oval office, an official act by president trump. as david holmes, senior official in the u.s. embassy in ukraine said, it is important to understand that a white house visit was critical to president zelensky. president zelensky needed to show u.s. support at the highest levels in order to demonstrate to russian president vladimir putin that he had u.s. backing as well as to advance his ambitious, anti-corruption reform agenda at home. in other words, the white house visit would help zelensky s anti-corruption reforms. and that support remains critical as president zelensky meets today with president putin to try to resolve the conflict
president trump required and that ambassador sondland had testified sor clearly about. numerous witnesses testifiedbo about the importance of a white house meeting with the president of the united states. specifically a meeting in the oval office, an official act by president trump. as davidy holmes senior offici in theni u.s. embassy in ukrain said, it is important to understand that a white house visit was critical to president zelensky. president zelensky needed to show u.s. support at the highest levelsat in order to demonstrat to russian president putin that he had u.s. backing as well as to advance his ambitious anti-corruption reformit agendat home. in other words, the white house visit would help zelensky s anti-corruption reforms. and that support remains critical as r president zelensk meets today with president putin