Greg Sargent of the Washington Post goes further, “Mike Pence knew exactly what he was doing” #UkraineGate
“It’s really hard for Pence to claim that he didn’t know exactly what he was doing.”
- He heard about the extortion directly from Trump. According to Trump himself, Pence was one of three administration officials (including Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mick Mulvaney) that Trump initially informed of his decision to withhold aid from Ukraine.
- He got the memo. According to The Washington Post, Pence “probably would have received the detailed notes of the president’s call”—that is, the five-page memo clearly showing the president’s quid pro quo—well before his sit-down with Zelensky.
- His top adviser was on the Zelensky call. Pence’s national security adviser, retired Lt. General Keith Kellogg, was reportedly one of several administration officials who listened in on the July 25 call as it happened.
Try as he might to stay out of the spotlight, Pence is directly implicated in Trump’s shakedown of the Ukrainian government. Trump made him the messenger in his corrupt ploy to turn America’s foreign policy into a tool for his personal political gain.
And then there’s ALL of this:
“I think you should ask for Vice President Pence’s conversation because he had a couple of conversations also,” Trump - Sept 26, 2019
Oct. 3, 2019: Pence declared himself ALL IN
"The fact that my predecessor had a son who was paid $50,000 a month to be on a Ukrainian board, at the time that vice president Biden was leading the Obama Administration’s efforts in Ukraine, I think is worth looking into." - VP @mike_pence
Oct. 4, 2016: Pence said foreign interference was illegal
“This is basic stuff. Foreign donors — and certainly foreign governments — cannot participate in the American political process.”, Mike Pence
"It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election,"