And this clown is one of the dems star witnesses, what a joke!! As predicted the full transcripts of the testimony are making the dems look like lying fools.
Note, Vindman said the transcript was accurate and when pressed to point out where in the transcript Trump made the alleged demand that bothered him he couldn’t find it.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/analysis-democrats-have-a-col-vindman-problem
“"So otherwise, this record is complete and I think you used the term 'very accurate'?"
"Yes," said Vindman.
Once Vindman had vouched for the rough transcript, his testimony mostly concerned his own interpretation of Trump's words. And that interpretation, as Vindman discovered during questioning, was itself open to interpretation.
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At another point, Castor asked Vindman whether he was interpreting Trump's words in an overly alarmist way, especially when Vindman contended that Trump issued a "demand" to Zelensky.
"The president in the transcript uses some, you know, words of hedging from time to time," Castor said. "You know, on page 3, he says 'whatever you can do.' He ends the first paragraph on page 3, 'if that's possible.' At the top of page 4, 'if you could speak to him, that would be great.' 'So whatever you can do.' Again, at the top of page 4, 'if you can look into it.' Is it reasonable to conclude that those words hedging for some might, you know, lead people to conclude that the president wasn't trying to be demanding here?"
"I think people want to hear, you know, what they have as already preconceived notions," Vindman answered, in what may have been one of the more revealing moments of the deposition. "I'd also point your attention to 'whatever you can do, it's very important to do it if that's possible.'"
"'If that's possible,'" Castor stressed.
"Yeah," said Vindman. "So I guess you can interpret it in different ways.".....”
Note, Vindman said the transcript was accurate and when pressed to point out where in the transcript Trump made the alleged demand that bothered him he couldn’t find it.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/analysis-democrats-have-a-col-vindman-problem
“"So otherwise, this record is complete and I think you used the term 'very accurate'?"
"Yes," said Vindman.
Once Vindman had vouched for the rough transcript, his testimony mostly concerned his own interpretation of Trump's words. And that interpretation, as Vindman discovered during questioning, was itself open to interpretation.
....
At another point, Castor asked Vindman whether he was interpreting Trump's words in an overly alarmist way, especially when Vindman contended that Trump issued a "demand" to Zelensky.
"The president in the transcript uses some, you know, words of hedging from time to time," Castor said. "You know, on page 3, he says 'whatever you can do.' He ends the first paragraph on page 3, 'if that's possible.' At the top of page 4, 'if you could speak to him, that would be great.' 'So whatever you can do.' Again, at the top of page 4, 'if you can look into it.' Is it reasonable to conclude that those words hedging for some might, you know, lead people to conclude that the president wasn't trying to be demanding here?"
"I think people want to hear, you know, what they have as already preconceived notions," Vindman answered, in what may have been one of the more revealing moments of the deposition. "I'd also point your attention to 'whatever you can do, it's very important to do it if that's possible.'"
"'If that's possible,'" Castor stressed.
"Yeah," said Vindman. "So I guess you can interpret it in different ways.".....”
