For all the complaining about "the process," the Republicans are making, David Holmes' testimony is proof "the process" is perfect.
As the public hearings are transpiring people are hearing words that cause them to pause and in the case of David Holmes, it was a bit of an epiphany. He realized that as Ambassador Taylor was walking through "the process" he was in possession of unique information no else besides a small group of people could relay to the Intelligence Committee.
David Holmes states he did not seek this testimony, but, was in a place with Ambassador Sondland that provided additional proof of the actions by Donald J. Trump. The process works exactly as it is supposed to work. The public hearings are causing people across the USA, the world and in this case as an example, David Holmes to pause and reflect. It wasn't until the puzzle pieces started to fall into place that he realized he had information that was unique and important. That is exactly how the process is supposed to work and it is exactly why Donald J. Trump wants to silence the staff regardless of their standing.
The country is important to every American. Granted there are someways freedom to the extent it plays out in the USA seems a burden rather than a blessing, but, at the heart of the public hearings are the demands by the process to expose the facts to Americans in a way they can understand. That very process exposed David Holmes in a way he didn't expect. I am sure he is not alone.
The process as it is carried out in the US House of Representatives is perfect and Americans have every reason to be confident the country is better for it.
November 15, 2019
By Savannah Behrmann
Washington - David Holmes, (click here) the State Department official who overheard a key conversation between President Donald Trump and Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, told lawmakers during a closed-door deposition Friday that Sondland assured Trump that Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky “loves your ass” and would do “anything you ask him to” when asked about investigations he sought.
Holmes testified, "I then heard President Trump ask, 'So, he's gonna do the investigation?' Ambassador Sondland replied that 'he's gonna do it,' adding that President Zelensky will do 'anything you ask him to.'"
Holmes’ opening statement, which was first reported by CNN and confirmed by other outlets, recounted how he overheard the phone conversation between Sondland and Trump at a restaurant in Ukraine’s capital on July 26, just a day after the conversation between the two foreign leaders at the center of the inquiry....
