I ran across this written transcript of other testimony Friday that was behind closed doors. The testimony was by Vice President Pence's aide Jennifer Williams. Williams worked for Bush in Homeland Security, then as a Republican appointee for Chertoff, then a decade at state. I'm struck by how many very knowledgeable people Pence has working directly for him. Ms Williams area of expertise is Europe and the former Soviet Republics, and she follows all events in them very closely on a day to day basis both from open sources, embassies, intelligence, etc. She briefs the VP before calls, reviews talking points, etc. This is for the VP, and for one area of the world, for a VP whose purview covers everything domestic also.
It seems like Pence was out of the loop, as were all senators. Involved intimately in foreign policy but not with the bribe/extortion. It's 160 pages, I skimmed to the actual beginning then read 20 or 30, skipped to page 100 or so and read for a while. It sounded as if Williams was extremely forthcoming. Interviews are a lot longer than a soundbite on TV. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ny/4217655002/
It seems like Pence was out of the loop, as were all senators. Involved intimately in foreign policy but not with the bribe/extortion. It's 160 pages, I skimmed to the actual beginning then read 20 or 30, skipped to page 100 or so and read for a while. It sounded as if Williams was extremely forthcoming. Interviews are a lot longer than a soundbite on TV. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ny/4217655002/
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