Will sondland plead the 5th?
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I almost posted this as a poll.
Here are the options:
1. Lie some more.
2. Say, "I don't recall", 112 times
3. Plead the 5th, which as Donald Trump has said many times, is what guilty people do.
4. Spill the beans in order to avoid going to prison.
I do not think it will be #4. He'd need to get an immunity deal, and there isn't one out there right now. My guess is he makes liberal use of his 5th amendment rights. Down the road he'll be trying to get a deal of some sort. Everyone else is pointing their fingers at Sondland. If he took notes and kept a calendar Trump is screwed.
Here are the options:
1. Lie some more.
2. Say, "I don't recall", 112 times
3. Plead the 5th, which as Donald Trump has said many times, is what guilty people do.
4. Spill the beans in order to avoid going to prison.
I do not think it will be #4. He'd need to get an immunity deal, and there isn't one out there right now. My guess is he makes liberal use of his 5th amendment rights. Down the road he'll be trying to get a deal of some sort. Everyone else is pointing their fingers at Sondland. If he took notes and kept a calendar Trump is screwed.
Nobody knows what he's going to say. The guy's credibility will be attacked by whichever side doesn't like his testimony....and they'll have a point.
This is true, although Democrats will have the advantage of multiple people saying something different than what Sondland will have said, if he sides with protecting Trump. If he does that, I would think impending perjury charges would be incoming for him.
He doesn’t need to lie or be concerned about telling the truth. Trump’s own people, including him, have indicated Trump withheld aid as leverage to get Zelensky to make a public announcement that he was investigating Hunter Biden.
So it’s already been established that Trump was extorting Ukraine for his personal gain with US taxpayer money. But the Senate will not convict. They wouldn’t convict if Trump shot Biden on Fifth Avenue.
Sondland was simply carrying out Trump’s wishes, and the Senate will declare it was all legal, anyway. History will not look kindly upon him, but he’s not going to prison.
So it’s already been established that Trump was extorting Ukraine for his personal gain with US taxpayer money. But the Senate will not convict. They wouldn’t convict if Trump shot Biden on Fifth Avenue.
Sondland was simply carrying out Trump’s wishes, and the Senate will declare it was all legal, anyway. History will not look kindly upon him, but he’s not going to prison.
Sondland will say he was working based on direct orders from Trump. The right will attack him even though this is supported by numerous fact witnesses.
When all else fails, the truth is usually the best course of action.
Looks like he's between a rock and a hard place i.e. does he become a witness or a defendant...
Man you are all over this case.
Want to get back to your comments about the final nails in the Dems coffin.
he just said this. Worked with Giuliani on Trumps order.
All singing against Rudy.
Trump will now trash Sondland and we will hear that he is part of deep state.
Not a Twain quote...
"Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said."
I say no - unlike the dozens who were tied to Obamas administration investigations.
HROT lawyers (and want-of-bees)....
I'm pretty certain that if Sondland was on trial and gave sworn testimony, he surrenders his right to later invoke the Fifth. So, question 1....as a witness, Sondland can plead the Fifth selectively...even on matters to which he has already given sworn testimony...is that correct? Question 2...can he assert Fifth Amendment rights if he's charged and brought to trial? Does his sworn testimony in one venue prevent asserting his right to remain silent in another?
I'm pretty certain that if Sondland was on trial and gave sworn testimony, he surrenders his right to later invoke the Fifth. So, question 1....as a witness, Sondland can plead the Fifth selectively...even on matters to which he has already given sworn testimony...is that correct? Question 2...can he assert Fifth Amendment rights if he's charged and brought to trial? Does his sworn testimony in one venue prevent asserting his right to remain silent in another?
His opening statement says no. We are about to get all the details. "Everybody was in the loop." The executive branch will need to go all-in on the "yes, we did what we accused of doing, but the president is in charge of foreign policy, so we can do what we want" tack.
Good lord, Sondland is part of the deep state too? Unbelievable. Friggin Soros has everybody.
Republicans: "But did he ever even say the words 'quid pro quo?'"
"And isn't it true that you gave $1 million to the President, which proves you are a 'Never Trumper'"?
Totes related to Trump's Walter Reed visit.
Sondland "got the memo" that the Clinton Heart Attack Gun was back online....
He ain't no dummy.
Barr going to get involved even more to protect the WH.
Guess, after seeing the Roger Stone verdict after Stone lied, Sondland figured he better cover his ass first.
I bet Trump hardly knows Sondland.
FWIW....House is now also looking into the redacted Mueller Report elements that are now disclosable with the evidence presented in Stone's trial - high likelihood they show Trump lied in his written statements. That, alone, is the same crime Clinton was impeached for.
Tack on all the other criming here, and removal from office is a pretty straightforward responsibility for Congress...
Just as "The Force" works on the weak and feeble minded, the Conservative Propaganda Machine has the same effect....
Pretty straight forward. Multiple people sat with him while he called the WH, spoke to Trump directly, and discussed the deal. They heard both sides of the conversation. They - at the time - voiced concerns over what occurred. The phone records can confirm the timing and location of the call. It'll be pretty simple to determine if he tells the truth or not.
Cuz the Clinton Heart Attack Gun has a "Time Machine" attachment, to go back and hand Sondland a bunch of made-up emails, that are consistent with his testimony, Amirite?
Trump must go!
Quid Pro Quo!
Trump must go!
Quid Pro Quo!
Trump must go!
cmon now.
Quid Pro Quo!
Trump must go!
Quid Pro Quo!
Trump must go!
cmon now.
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